Multilevel marketing (MLM) programs are a legitimate way of selling products – think Amway, Tupperware and Mary Kay. They become illegal pyramid schemes when the emphasis is on recruiting new ...
Mackenzie McKee isn’t a fan of MLM’s and she let her followers know it Pic credit: MTV Mackenzie McKee of Teen Mom OG took to social media to voice her dislike of multilevel marketing schemes and ...
A seven-second video with no dialogue somehow says it all — the scream wafting across a college dorm room is unmistakably anguished. “My roommate just found out that the pyramid scheme she got ...
FTC enforcement actions against MLM pyramid schemes can be viewed in eras, with recent years among the most active. The FTC’s first-ever Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding ...
It can be difficult to tell the difference between a legitimate multilevel marketing plan (MLM) and an illegal pyramid scheme - even for the agencies that investigate them. If you are considering ...
While frantically searching for a job a few months ago, I accidentally interviewed at a multi-level marketing company (MLM) AKA a pyramid scheme. My story, I hope, will raise awareness as much as it ...
When 23-year-old college graduate Julie was invited to a “girls night party” where the guests were told by a woman named Shawna from a company called Pure Romance that they could make big bucks ...
I am sure you have heard of Avon and Tupperware, and you may even have their products in your home. Both of these companies are referred to as multilevel marketing companies, or MLMs. Multilevel ...