Today, modern man lives in parallel in two worlds - real and virtual. Many people cannot imagine their lives without the Internet and computers. Therefore, they unconditionally believe that all information on the global network is verified, and Internet resources work as clearly and debugged as if they were real. However, along with reliable sites, there are more and more people who want to "cheat" the user for real money, offering dubious services.
With the development of Internet technologies and mobile communications, it became even easier to fool people - I sent an SMS to the specified number for some service, they took 500 rubles from your account, and there was no one to make a claim. Therefore, surfing the Internet, you need to be as careful as possible so as not to fall for the bait of those who specially created a site for pumping out money.
Before the advent of computers and the Internet, we have always relied on ourselves, our health and nature for such a complex issue as life expectancy. Like, as measured by God, I will live as much. However, the cunning developers of a special test can now predict how old and from what you will leave this world. The test called "Know the date of your death" can be taken on several sites that copy each other.
Its creators report that "the test was developed on the basis of open research of the Research Institute of Psychology and Personality Development in 2008". The authors also argue that today this test is the most advanced method by which you can accurately determine the year of your possible death. And when you find out - think about it, maybe you need to change something in your life or give up bad habits. "This test is a prognosis" - warn us.
Of course, the offer is tempting - everyone would like to know how many years he will live. Therefore, many begin to answer the questions of the test, not yet knowing that it is paid. The methodology consists of questions relating to all spheres of life - first they ask for your weight, height, date and place of birth. Then there are questions about relatives and friends - how old were your parents, when you were born, whether anyone in your family lived to be 85 years old, and so on.
Next - questions about lifestyle - do you smoke? Do you use? Do you play sports? They will even ask about sex and the water you drink. Naturally, several questions concern the food you eat - how much meat, bread, fish you eat. They will ask both about sleep and about whether you live close to the road. And also whether you are married, whether you consider yourself a happy person and whether you have depression and nervous breakdowns.
In short, by writing down your answers, you can create a whole medical record for yourself! Even blood pressure and cholesterol levels need to be known! When the test is passed, and you freeze in excitement, it turns out that you need to send an SMS to the specified number, and the result will be sent to your phone. Many who have spent their time answering and recollecting the life of their relatives will be offended just to close the window, and they will obediently send SMS.
Muscovite Irina Pavlova fell for this bait. She answered all the questions of the test and decided to send an SMS to find out the result. A few minutes later, she received a message on her phone stating that she would die at 70. And then it followed: if you want to know what you will die from, send another message.
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What to do? The woman sent another text message. Imagine her surprise when she again received the number - only this time 65. Apparently, the system malfunctioned, and she received someone else's answer. She did not receive any more messages. And when I checked my phone bill, it turned out that they had withdrawn about 700 rubles.
“Instead of taking tests like this, it’s better to take care of yourself - give up bad habits and start living a healthy lifestyle,” says Yoki. Ru psychologist Elena Korotkova. - As a rule, a person knows the factors that threaten his health - for example, that he likes to drink or sleeps a little. Such a test will not give him anything new.
And an impressionable person, having learned the date of his death, can subconsciously get hung up on it, and this will not lead to anything good. Therefore, my advice - try to lead a healthy lifestyle and do not pay attention to those who just want to cash in on your interest."
Other sites offer virtual fortune telling. “In this test, the cards will help you open the veil of your future, you must take as seriously as possible the choice of answers,” the website says. A deck of cards is laid out in front of you and you are asked to choose one or more, using your intuition.
You answer what your zodiac sign is when you were born and choose from the offered coffee cups the one on which you will guess. Then they ask which suit is closer to you, which card your friend looks like and offer to guess a card from several cards lying to you with "backs". Of course, to get the test results, you need to send an SMS to the specified number again.
“Internet fortune telling attracts those who believe in their intuition and superpowers, those who love fortune telling and want to know their destiny. I am sure that the majority of the “clients” of such sites are women and young girls. After all, it is they who are most often superstitious, suspect that they have psychic abilities, are more suggestible and emotionally flexible. And, by the way, that's why on sites with virtual fortune-telling they write something like “Only for girls”. They know who will bite the fastest,”says the psychologist.
It would seem that everything is clear with such sites - you do not want to lose money, do not send SMS. But in addition to these Internet resources, resources with jokes sometimes appear. Once on such a page, you will not immediately understand that this is one big joke.
Not so long ago, a young man created a website where he offered everyone to sell … his kidney. "Your kidneys are our concerns!" - the motto of the site. And right away - a super proposal: “The crisis is sweeping the planet, but you have a chance! The price of a kidney is $ 70-80 thousand, and this is enough to pay off debts, pay off a loan and much more. By selling a kidney, you can help yourself now! Hurry up!"
The site is well made - on the main page you are greeted with a photograph of a smiling doctor. Here is a test to determine your health (to understand whether someone will buy your kidney or not). As well as the opinion of a specialist (who believes that a modern person can easily live with one kidney - "the second kidney is redundant") and the revelations of a black transplantologist.
In "Reviews" - messages from people who allegedly have already sold their kidneys and are happy: “I decided to sell my kidney, this allowed us to move from Moscow to the provinces (life is cheaper there). Taking his wife to a restaurant, almost like before, she was happy! And my son has an iPod. Thanks to the clinic! " In a word, beauty! Imagine the surprise of the site visitors when they found out that all this is one big "scam", and the resource itself is just an Internet duck!
“This site is a joke! You've been played! This site is an element of black humor. We do not contribute in any way, do not participate, are not intermediaries, etc., for organ transplantation. The only thing we would like to draw attention to is that there is a problem of illegal organ harvesting,”the creators say. I wonder how many people are really interested in selling a kidney?
“To create such a site, and even during a crisis, is a thankless task. If in stable economic times people would simply laugh at the sale of a kidney, now, when many are agitated, depressed by the crisis, they are not laughing, says Elena Korotkova. "Most likely, the reaction will be anger and discontent that no one can be trusted on the Internet either."
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