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…
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Exactly. She may “work hard”…for what? A few free trips here and there, and the “prestige”of driving a pink car…
I forget the name of the promotion, but there was something recently where you were urged to order $________ by…
The crazy thing is, new consultants get free product their first 4 months of ordering. Directors fail to share that…
I had a similar experience. And there was always an increase in calls, texts, and voice notes at the end…
"Blind over-ordering" I wonder whether any researcher has ever studied the relationship (if any) between MLMs and hoarding behavior.