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PSA President Public Radio in Charlotte, NC

On December, 4, 2006, Robert FitzPatrick, Co-author of the book, False Profits, and the founder of Pyramid Scheme Alert, was interviewed on public radio, WFAE, Charlotte, NC. The 55-minute interview covers many aspects of multi-level marketing. For consumers interested in an overview of the scams, tricks and myths surrounding multi-level marketing, this interview provides a good primer course. -- MP3 Recording


PSA in Ladies Home Journal

March, 2004

PSA President Robert FitzPatrick was interviewed in an article on pyramid schemes in this month's Ladies Home Journal.


PSA Featured on Fox News

In a recent segment on 2by2.net, Pyramid Scheme Alert was prominently featured.


PSA Featured on NBC Nightly News

Pyramid Scheme Alert's logo filled much of the screen on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Jan. 8, 2002. The logo was featured in a "Fleecing of America" segment alerting women to a widespread pyramid scheme known as "Women Empowering Women." More. . .



PSA President on Radio Show

Robert Fitzpatrick recently appeared on WFAE, in Charlotte, NC, to discuss pyramid schemes.

Canadian Pigeon Scheme Snares Hundreds of Farmer
December, 2007

Hundreds of family farmers in Canada and the USA, many of them in Amish and Mennonite religious communities, have made large investments in an income scheme based on breeding pigeons. The trouble is that nobody knows where the money would come from for the farmers to sell the pigeons they are breeding. More…

Cheating in China
December, 2007

Now, evidence has been gathered that USA-based MLMs Herbalife and Usana in China are running their US-style recruitment programs in violation of China law. Audio and video tapes, interviews and inside whistle-blower reports were gathered by nationally acclaimed investigator, Fraud Discover Institute, headed by Barry Minkow. More…