Why the Mirror is "shocked" at Preferential Sporting's claims
Today's Adventure in the Biz opp Jungle:
'In which Charlie protects the dying cockney, gets
some positive feedback on Iain Lewington and
also Little Acorns, but issues a warning about
Preferential Sporting Investments - it's not the
shock the Mirror claims it is'.
Hi,
At the moment I'm reading a biography about my
home city, London .
You'll be surprised to know that it's titled "London:
a Biography".
(See, I don't ONLY read biz opp books, although I
MAINLY read biz opp books - if I didn't I'd have
nothing to write about.)
Anyway, the author Peter Ackroyd, talks about
how certain bits of slang are disappearing from the
cockney lexicon.
...Including "blimey" and "later alligator".
Well, not on my patch they're not. I think the word
'blimey' appears in every issue of The Biz Opp
Jungle, as does "later alligator".
So I say, "Oi, ACKROYD, 'ave a word matey,
you're barking up the wrong tree with this one
innit!"
Talking of which...
BLIMEY! The jungle's busy!
I've had a tonne of feedback this week. Lots of
good stuff I really need to pass onto you. So I'll get
straight to it.
First, I've had a few interesting comments
regarding this Iain Lewington bloke I discussed on
Wednesday. It looks like his main problem is his
disastrous public relations, as about 3 or 4 of you
have had nothing but good things to say about
him.
"I can say that Lewington gave me a lengthy free
trial of his racing tips (at least 6 weeks this year, I
think), showed a very good profit, and asks far
less for his tips than 90% of tipsters."
And my trusty forum regular Accountant26 says:
"I signed up for his betting reviews, which are free,
and are brutally honest. He is very critical of a lot
of the systems around and gives very few the five
star rating. Those with five stars he has recently
reported on with up to date comments."
He continues:
"His present subscription tipping service is very
promising. I joined at the beginning of September
and it does exactly what it says it is going to do.
Level stake betting is used, which most people will
agree is the most comfortable type of system, and
stakes of £25 per race are well within the range of
most punters"
He also adds a piece of good advice:
"For anyone building a betting portfolio, sites such
as Iain's and Graham Laurie's Cash Master are
invaluable as they can save you an awful lot of
money."
I didn't hear any horror stories this week about Mr
Lewignton, so I'm happy for now that it's mainly a
case of bad blood somewhere in the online
community.
Fair's fair. I'm not going to jump on any
bandwagons for the sake of good copy. In my
view, there's nothing worse than running with the
mob.
As always, I'll keep my eyes and ears open. If
you've had any experiences that you think could
help other readers, then drop me a line:
Charlie@bizoppjungle.com
Talking of betting systems...
More good feedback on Little Acorns
Another reader emailed me to say:
"It looks like you have stumbled on a winner with
Little Acorns, I can see how it works as it seems to
be based on very solid past data which I have
checked on a free racing database.
Therefore, I feel it should make good profits for the
years ahead for those with patience. I am up 2.88
point in just a couple of days."
Yes indeed. I've had lots of good feedback on this
betting system. The publisher, ADK, are happy to
respond to any questions when you join, and
you're also completely protected by a refund
guarantee when you try it out.
I'm very impressed, I have to say. You can check
it out here:
LITTLE ACORNS
And feedback on Preferential Sporting
Investments...
The deal with Preferential Sporting Investments
(from Cheltenham) is that they take your money,
bet with it, and take 9% in commission. But only
after a period of 62 days.
So does it work? Well, not for one of my readers:
"They ask for your cash to gamble on your behalf,
£200 - £20,000 , on the 'promise that it will return
£160 every month for every £100 sent, and 'the
money is always yours'. Garbage. When it comes
time for a payout all you get is a letter saying your
cash has run out due to a 'long run of bad luck
and losers'. "
I've had a look online and some people have had
better experiences with this outfit.
This is usually the case with tipsters however.
Some people get a good run at the beginning and
stick with the tipster, even when profits start
draining down the plughole. Others have a bad
run, right from the off.
And my readers' experience matches a report in
The Mirror about this company back in July.
According to journalist Nick Sommerland, a guy
called Tony Knaggs from the Isle of White
invested £400 in Preferential. After 92 days, he
was due to collect his winnings along with the
original stake. Instead he got this letter:
"Dear Client
Over the course of the year we have had some
amazing winners as would be expected, as well as
losers which again would be expected as they are
part and parcel of racing and gambling. However,
you may be aware that, just lately we have had
more losers than normal which we would call a
losing run.
Losing runs from time to time are expected and
factored into our betting. But this time the run has
lasted longer than we would like. This together
with the fact that recent odds have been lower
than we would have expected has culminated in
your stake money being lost."
That said, I don't know why the guys at The Mirror
are so shocked. It's hardly a newsworthy item.
After all, it's a betting system. And as with ALL
betting systems, you can lose money sometimes.
"SHOCK HORROR! Betting tipster
doesn't quite match the hype!"
It's obvious. But I suppose it sells newspapers.
I guess it's about how they word the guarantee.
Preferential lead you to believe you'll DEFINITELY
get your original stake PLUS profit.
If I were you, I'd avoid opps where you hand over
your money to tipsters to play with. Better to get
tips, make the bets yourself, and control your own
destiny.
Clive Keeling, the betting expert over at What
Really Wins Money has good advice on this
subject:
"Never, ever, give your money to any third party
for whom you have not done any due diligence
and who is NOT accountable to an independent
regulatory body who will act on your behalf should
things go awry - and things WILL go awry!
You simply don't have a leg to stand on when
entering in these relationships with people you
have never even met... would you ever hand out
cash to strangers in any other environment?"
If you want some cracking independent reviews on
the latest tipsters, Clive is the man to go to. You
can use his What Really Wins Money service for a
whole 12 months protected by a full unconditional
money back guarantee.
It's really inexpensive too, it works out at about £3
a month. Which is worth it when you think how
many scams you could avoid. And you get a load
of betting systems to try when you join.
So if you like a flutter, you should check this out:
www.whatreallywinsmoney.co.uk
I've actually run out of time today - I've got loads
more stuff to tell you, but REALLY I need to go
out.
Argh. Never mind, I'll carry on this conversation on
Wednesday.
Talk to you then!
Later alligator
Charlie Wright
The Biz Opp Jungle
www.bizoppjungle.com