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The Amway Myth, with an Analogy to the Days when Smoking was “Harmless.”
England wants to kick it out of the country; China banned its pay plan; its offices in India were raided; Top Gun insiders sue it as a massive pyramid scheme; a class action case brought by distributors claim it is an illegal fraud under American law; books and websites detail victim losses. Yet, Amway maintains the myth of being a “direct sales” company (though it has no retail customers) and a “unique income opportunity” (though indisputable data show that 99% of all Amway distributors lose money.) Amway maintain the “Big Lie” much like Big Tobacco has us believing smoking was good for us. READ

The “Non-Retail” Direct Selling Company.
As market-based economies become the prevailing global model, millions of people are being exposed to sales promotions, income opportunity solicitations, and investment schemes with which they have no experience or knowledge. Vulnerability to deception and the need for consumer education correspondingly reach global heights. READ

THE TEN BIG LIES OF MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING
This article is among the mostly widely read, popular examinations of the flaws, deceptions and false promises in multi-level marketing. It has been translated into at least four other languages and referenced in the news media worldwide. READ 

MLM, a Consumer Fraud
Understand how MLMs defraud consumers through a calculated program of deception and a business model in which 99% of all new recruits will and must lose. READ

When Should An MLM or Network Marketing Program Be Considered an Illegal Pyramid Scheme?
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Where’s The Harm?
How do North America’s three largest MLMs stack up against gambling in Las Vegas? READ 

The American Scam
Just as thousands of Americans have been tricked by the “Nigerian Scam”, millions of people in other countries around the world are losing money in the “American” Scam called multi-level marketing. READ

The Meaning of Pyramids
A broader perspective on how and why so many people are falling into pyramid fraud today. It reveals how pervasively and deeply the pyramid model has imbedded itself in the American economy and social thought. READ

Amway’s Fleecing of India
Recent news of the heroic efforts of some law enforcement and consumer advocates in India to stop the spread of Amway’s US-based pyramid selling scheme. The articles document the losses suffered by millions of Indian citizens, many living near subsistence. READ