Why details are not disclosed in contracts that you sign. Understanding what is a reverse trust scam. Understand the power of your signature on corporate documents.
Do you ever feel like you put your signature on everything when it comes to legal documents? A cellphone? Loan(s)? Voting booth? Electricity & Water? Driver's License? Hunting Permit? It seems like anything you want or need. You have to sign a contract. What if I told you that there's always a catch?
👉Definition of Reverse Trust Scam: It is a type of fraud that targets unknowingly individuals, often using a combination of deception, manipulation, and false promises to convince them (gains your trust) to part with their hard-earned money, privacy, rights, savings, and even property etc. (This could easily get extended with relationships, too)
✨SideNote: There are a lot of very good scammers out there, and many are very creative and use modern day technology just like you. Some may even pose as FBI or the IRS!
For the purpose of this article, let's go with something a bit harmless. The new Tesla CyberTruck.
Example: The Tesla CyberTruck has various benefits such as Instant Torque, tech, sustainability, bulletproof, fireproof, customization and off-road etc.
You're probably thinking, "YES! SIGN ME UP." You might even be very grateful after you've signed the contract.
Any type of corporate sale, deal, contract, the solicitor does not have to disclose everything in the contract. They only explain what you get, and not what you forfeit, or has terms & conditions.
This is where the scam part comes in.
First, Let's define what scam1 actually means.
This story was published after a man purchased a CyberTruck, "A Man Says Tesla Won’t Let Him Sell His Cybertruck—Even Though It’s Too Big for His Parking Spot."
"That agreement includes a provision that states that if a Cybertruck owner sells the EV during the first year, they can be fined $50,000 or the value of the vehicle, whichever is greater, and be banned from buying future Teslas."
In this case, whether he paid for it fully or partially(via bank loan), he “owns” the Truck. Or does he not? So what happened here? He waived away his right to sell it for at least a year or face heavy penalties. But the salesman did not disclose that information! What would you call this? To me --this would be fraud. Thanks to the internet, this information has come into light. You might be thinking "fraud," might be a bit harsh. Allow me to explain.
What the salesman did was not tell you the information purposefully in order to sale the vehicle(they get paid by commissions). He also has used the power of the law, against you to “protect” himself using your "signature." Essentially, the salesman became the beneficiary, and the man is the glorified holder of the "title" of the vehicle, redeemable after a year.
Think like an owner here for a moment: ✨If I bought a CD with music and resold it later to a friend-he or she have full rights. If I gave a PlayStation game to a friend, they can play to their hearts content. This also applies with books, bikes, microwaves, and so forth. You probably don't even pay taxes to these items.
📚🧾🎼The Author of a book holds the trust(copyright), so I cannot copy its content without their permission. Plain and simple. This makes me the beneficiary of that book because I benefitted from reading the book. The music CD and game is copyrighted, but I can still sell it or give it away. 🌠Note: I never signed anything for these items, all I did was pay the clerk for ownership.
The use of digital products such as ebooks, mp3s, and even your data has forced the consumer to agree to platforms ever-changing "TOS" and are no longer the owner but rather the digital item(s) are held in custodial care. Doesn't this feel like the reverse version of ownership? If you buy ebooks on Amazon, you cannot share the files nor can you sell it. 🍎Apple pulls a similar move with the music and app industry. The next runner-up is your data on 🐦Twitter, Meta, and Google. What about your 👛Bitcoin held on exchanges? They could(FAANG) at will, terminate your account if they desire to do so. Seems like no one benefits, except the corporations because you've digitally "agreed" and thus waived your rights which aren't disclosed. Therefore, you don't own anything. You're just the glorified "user" of those digital items.
🌟Moments like these make me grateful for the Nostr protocol and Bitcoin.
So think of all the documents you've ever signed. What did you give up when you signed a contract? Did it benefit you? What was not disclosed? Often times, things that you sign are written in another language known as legalese. For example, have you ever been on the phone and were asked, "Is this a person?"🤔What kind of question is that? Start applying this idea to vaccination, school and etc, and you might see where I'm going with this.
Here is what they're really saying. ^^ Have I been tricked?
Well, I certainly was! I can even recall a memory I had in my "youth." I was pulled over at a stop sign, the officer(waiting on top of a hill- out of sight) gave me a ticket because I didn't perform a “full stop” but rather a "rolling stop." I remember being asked, "Do you understand?
Do you think I'm innocent? Or was I truly wrong? Maybe I was tricked? According to the officer, I was wrong, and I signed the ticket and paid the fine. I've wised up significantly since that event. It is to this day the only ticket I've ever paid for, and that was 14+ years ago. I, understand now that was part of the driver's license contract.
☑ Do you ever wonder why voting is pushed onto the public? The people running the voting stations don't even care "who" you vote for. They just want you to "register" into the 🦅 "State," thus relinquishing your title voluntarily. Maybe I'm right? Perhaps I'm wrong? I've made my feelings known here.
This world is filled with amazingly deceitful scam artists. Often times, you may not even realize it. They do this to steal your sovereignty, but it can only be done through contracts signed. Your signature is as good as gold(if not better) and is an original trademark.
I hope this article helps you understand the price you're paying by signing contracts. What do the stars tell you? Seek the truth. Trust yourself, we each have a moral compass; Just follow your heart and listen to your inner intuitions.
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act"- George Orwell
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Footnotes

  1. Fraud and scam have the same see the definition
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I'm a very visual person, and the images in this post are lit. Nice job!
Also, as an attorney from Brazil, sometimes the foreign "legal system" feels like a completely different beast from here. Not that the "Brazilian gov. corp." doesn't scam people here, but I feel it's easier to evade those tricks than it is for the "average American".
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Thank you for your kind comment. The U.S. corporation is indeed very difficult to figured out because it's buried in several books. IRS code, UCC code, CFR etc. Whereas the republic constitution is like 2-3 pages?
Take a look at my other articles 😊
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Whereas the republic constitution is like 2-3 pages?
As an outsider, that's what I think is the root of the problem. You guys have one of the best constitutions on paper. I mean, it's following the KISS principle 1 but the so-called legislators buried you with so many laws that basically cut off the fundamental rights given by your constitution.
Well, my read from outside could be wrong (@siggy47 might be the proper one to talk about it), but that's how I feel when I watch the current state of the US.
P.S. Brazilians are screwed in many other forms, so I'm not trying to say we have it better here. 😅
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You're absolutely right, but many Americans attended the FREE "Public School System," including myself, and are not “educated” in this manner.
This is the price of FREE, to keep you numb and dumb. Entertained with Football sprinkled under the banner of freedom.
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For the tesla contract, it is that they get first offer to buy it. Its in many contracts, so that people dont flip cars.
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if i buy a book and it was the last one on the shelf and 10 others want it. I have the right to sell it. Tesla can go f himself, he's far from the original inventor.
plus it makes used tesla trucks more valuable.
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It makes them more valuable, but tesla cant make the profit if it cant sell it. Hence why they have it in the contract. That is why you read it and decide if you want to sign. No one is forcing you to sign it to buy a tesla. There are other options.
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True, but it's still fraud because the fact wasn't disclosed. I think you're misunderstanding the part where the relationship of "owner" was reversed. Musk, still owns the Truck technically after you've purchased it and had the title transferred. You see, he created the truck(held in a trust) so he owns the original manufacturer certificate. Even if you bought it, you never "TRULY" own the truck unless you hold this certificate. This is also why police can issue tickets to the vehicle. If you create and drive your own vehicle, they can't issue a ticket even if you go super fast on the highway.
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What a great article!
The pics/memes are really amazing!
Your signature is as good as gold.
So true! Just wondering how many of us do read all TOS before signing up on a website/app? Rarely any. We're constantly selling our digital identity everwhere.
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Thanks you for your kind remarks, time to read those TOS. If you don't something, why not negotiate the terms??
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Not being able to sell something one "owns" means that person doesn't really own it. I know legal language may make the case otherwise, but if you own something you have the right to do whatever you want with it (including selling).
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The Tesla example is why we check "I have read the T&C's" box :)
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I think people are reading the TOS a lot more often now then 5 years ago.
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it comes with experience ;)
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Do you ever wonder why voting is pushed onto the public? The people running the voting stations don't even care "who" you vote for. They just want you to "register" into the 🦅 "State," thus relinquishing your title voluntarily
This is so true! They say that's our right but we are actually signing a slavery by voting...
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Aye, it's like finding a shiny penny on the floor, then kicking you while you're bending over.
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