The last time we ran the post about we didn’t go through the darkness of Amway to stay there – one of our readers shared their story about new immigrants who got scammed into Amway. Yet another heartbreaking story about people who barely speak English and can’t afford to lose any money but believed the lies about all the money to be made in Scamway.
I have the sweetest neighbors from a South American country. The wife/mom doesn't speak English, and I speak a bare minimum of Spanish (but I've been practicing!).
Yesterday our kids were playing outside and she asked me if I would come over for a free facial. I have rosacea and I'm suuuuuuper picky about what I put on my face, so I declined. She was sweet and asked again (we had to use google translate). I wanted more spanish practice, and to feel neighborly, so I said yes.
My heart fell when she pulled out artistry products. I asked to see a list of ingredients and her husband pulled it up on his phone...a long list of chemicals and some of them I know I didn't want on my face. :( But mostly, seeing "Amway" made me want to throw up. My stomach was in knots. I've seen this destroy a family's finances.
I had a brief moment of thought this evening that maybe I'm biased and wrong. So I did an internet search and one of your posts was the top hit, confirming my gut feeling. My sweet immigrant neighbors are struggling to make it here and to bring their family here. Just a couple weeks ago my husband gave her a ride to a market where she could wire money to her mother. And I'm devastated that they have gotten sucked into this scheme. The language barrier makes it almost impossible for me to tell them straight up, but even if I spoke perfect Spanish I'm not sure where I would start. I'm praying for them, and I definitely will say no to future invitations that smell like Amway. :(
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