The Case of Herbalife’s Missing Customers
A court in Belgium recently ruled that the US-based multi-level marketing company, Herbalife International, is an illegal pyramid scheme. Herbalife is one of the largest and oldest of all multi-level marketing companies and operates in 74 countries. It is an American...
A Typical Phone Call from an Amway (or other MLM) Hopeful
MLM Hopeful: I just read your article, “The 10 Big Lies of Multi-Level Marketing.” I was wondering when you wrote it and if you still stand by it? FitzPatrick: Are you asking me about something in particular? MLM Hopeful: Well, I’ve heard that Amway is now a $10...
Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?
A presidential candidate charges that the American Social Security system is a “Ponzi scheme” not long after the largest Wall Street Ponzi scheme in history collapsed and wiped out pensioners and charities. Pundits loudly argue the candidate’s claim but almost none...
Amway’s Deceptions
The settlement of the consumer class action suit in which, responding to criminal fraud charges, Amway has agreed to pay $150 million in restitution raises, again, the unavoidable questions: What, if anything, is true and legitimate about Amway? How deep is its...
Buyer Beware: What Is Not Disclosed when You Are Recruited to Join a Multi-level Marketing Scheme
Consumers often ask: Even if multi-level marketing companies are pseudo-businesses, pyramid schemes and financial traps, couldn’t they run legally if they just disclosed how they are structured and operate, the actual financial loss rates, the quitting/turnover rates,...FREE REPORT
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