It is common for multi-level marketing companies to publicize that “direct selling” (the code name for multi-level marketing or legalized pyramid schemes) picks up during a recession. The whole industry is portrayed a massive opportunity for consumers to make money Read more…
Milwaukee, WI November 22, 2006 — Pyramid Scheme Alert announces that Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, MBA, CFE has been named to the organization’s Board of Advisors. Her consumer education website, PinkTruth.com, which exposes and analyzes the business and recruiting practices Read more…
On September 27, 2006 Robert L. FitzPatrick delivered a one-hour presentation at the 7th Annual Fraud Conference of the Association of Certified Fraud Specialists in San Francisco. ACFS is a professional organization of attorneys, private investigators, forensic accountants, corporate loss Read more…
We had a distant relative begin emailing my elderly husband under the guise of "catching up." He was pleased...except their…
The damage from MLM participation is real. Financial, relational, and reputational. The damage can be quick. The repair? Not so…
My aunt has a group of friends and my aunt said a certain friend tries to sell mary kay to…
What breaks my heart is I bet Eileen would be so inspirational and productivity generating as a manager in any…
Cut out pictures and make a goal book! No thanks. The last time I cut out pictures for anything was…