{"id":2351,"date":"2016-07-12T18:56:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T18:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picb-us.com\/?p=2351"},"modified":"2023-08-14T20:47:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:47:45","slug":"the-deception-of-perception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picb-us.com\/the-deception-of-perception\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deception of Perception"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The Deception of Perception” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:45|text_align:left|color:%230073aa” google_fonts=”font_family:Aladin%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css_animation=”zoomIn” css=”.vc_custom_1520445457907{margin-bottom: 50px !important;border-bottom-width: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_text]By Andrea Schlack & Robbie Burch<\/span><\/em><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”appear” css=”.vc_custom_1520445302674{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;}”]<\/p>\n

WARNING:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, or in \u2018credit speak\u2019 don\u2019t allow perception deception to turn your company\u2019s profit into road kill. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Over the years we at PICB have provided Printers with the nasty truth about Cons, explaining how they use motive, opportunity, and other means to lie, cheat, swindle, and steal. Perception is yet another tool criminals will use as a means to an end, which, in this case, is getting their hands on your money!<\/p>\n

Here is this year’s \u201cCon-Stars:\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]THE KARDASHIAN: IMAGE IS EVERYTHING<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"celebrity\"Often times the criminal will imply they are \u2018well connected\u2019, related, or in-fact famous themselves and, in the age of the Internet, EVERYTHING<\/u> &<\/u> ANYTHING<\/u> is verifiable. A recent story about an \u201cinvestor\u201d shows that anyone can be duped. An NBA player with the Miami Heat was approached by a man that claimed he worked for the Saudi government and had been charged with investing and finding investors for projects ranging from real estate to computer chip manufacturing. Instead of doing some follow ups to support the claim the NBA player ended up losing millions. If a claim cannot be verified then assume it is not true.<\/p>\n

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THE ROCKEFELLER EFFECT: I AM SO WEALTHY I DON\u2019T NEED CREDIT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"rich\"<\/p>\n

This con brags endlessly about what he has. Any recent acquisition will be crowed over \u2013 relentlessly. He wants his swagger to impress and lull a victim into becoming \u2018easy pickings\u2019. Recently a printer-victim did just that when the Perp arrived at the Printer\u2019s facility driving a new Ferrari, boasting about how he had paid cash \u2013 he was so rich! The printer was so enamored by the lure he forgot to check the facts (which he only discovered after losing $250,000). It turns out the Ferrari was an unpaid leased car and the Con skipped town leaving no traces of his whereabouts or the Printers\u2019 money.<\/p>\n

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THE ARETHA FRANKLIN \u2013 CRY LIKE A BABY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"crying\"<\/p>\n

This \u2018trauma-drama\u2019 Con-Artist knows no natural disaster or catastrophe that is off limits to exploitation of the public. After Sandy and Katrina, there were THOUSANDS of cons who fraudulently sought compensation for damages they never had (eventually they were caught and convicted). Printers were not immune either, as many were hired to print and distribute flyers, brochures, and business cards for these nefarious culprits, none of whom\u00a0were ever paid, and this eventually added MILLIONS to the uncompensated losses. Remember white collar criminals usually suffer no more penance than a slap on the wrist, so to sucker punch a Credit Con, check them out before they get you! Don’t let a dramatic circumstance keep you from checking the facts before any work is done.<\/p>\n

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THE ED MCMAHON \u2013 YOU WON A MILLION DOLLARS!
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\"money-lock\"<\/p>\n

Fall for this hustler and you WILL NOT be a winner! Since the dawn of the Gutenberg, unsuspecting Printers have fallen victim to this Prize. Legitimate sweepstakes do not require \u2018Pay to Play.\u2019 Unfortunately, a group targeting Midwestern Printers managed to have millions of phony announcements, submission forms, envelopes, return envelopes and secondary announcements<\/u><\/strong><\/span> printed and distributed before anyone became the wiser or got paid. When something is too good to be true, it generally isn\u2019t. Just because you print it, does not mean you will be paid for it! Printing something in furtherance of a scheme is never profitable. Don\u2019t be an unwitting accomplice. Take notice of the project, and if something doesn\u2019t make sense to you, there may just be something wrong with the project itself.<\/p>\n

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THE JIM BAKKER: TRUST ME I KNOW GOD<\/span>
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These charlatans PREY<\/strong> upon Printers\u2019, and others\u2019 goodwill, by insisting their superior morality dictates they MUST pay what is due when it is due. Sadly, the unsuspecting victim has faith until the money due becomes a tithe paid to this Devil\u2019s pocket! How many creditors lost how many millions of dollars when Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker (the religious fakers) filed for bankruptcy? How many victims did Bernie Madoff troll from his Temple, hiding his true intentions behind false faith? How many other schemes pretending to be \u2018good work\u2019 are actually designed to profit a religious schemer? Not-for-Profit charities are ALWAYS registered and disclose public statements regarding assets and liabilities. If your potential customer claims to be \u2018Charitable\u2019 make sure he is not the sole-beneficiary. One unsavory customer had 10,000 Bibles and \u2018Donation Request\u2019 forms printed and shipped to an Island Mail Box. Naturally, the Charity did not exist, and by the time PICB was alerted the box was already closed (UPS wasn\u2019t paid either). In the end, there was no trace of this despicable demon.<\/p>\n

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Don’t let these wiley illusionists trick you! \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay aware and do your due-diligence! <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PICB is here to help, <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

with our CRA’s and Collection team, <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

whenever you may have crossed paths with a <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCon-Star,\u201d \u00a0remember : <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Never let the Deception of Perception <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

turn YOU into a victim!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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