Most Americans have been aware for some time that multi-level marketing schemes are bad — either through recent books or documentaries like LuLaRich. But did you know exactly how bad? Bridget Read, ...

When he signed up to be an independent associate for Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., Cameron Brickey thought network marketing was an easy way to make a buck. Several weeks and $800 later, he thought ...

The recent appellate court decision in BurnLounge ( here) heightens our appreciation for the FACT that some MLMs actually are pyramid schemes. Consumers, potential distributors, and investors who ...

Federal regulators said complaints against multi-level marketing companies jumped during the pandemic as more people looked for new ways to work from home, affiliate WFXT reported. They tell people ...

Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk laments the way some Facebook applications behave, creating what he calls "pre-pubescent pyramid selling." I have friends who seem to have a strangely close relationship ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Multi-level marketing firms often tout full-time income on part-time work, an incentive strong enough to attract more people into the industry every year. The Direct Selling ...

STUTTGART (Reuters) - A German man has been convicted of running a pyramid selling scheme that duped investors out of at least $37 million dollars and sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail, a ...

People are being warned to watch out for so-called 'pyramid' schemes as unemployment continues to surge in the wake of a second coronavirus outbreak. In the past 12 months, Brits have lost almost ...

STUTTGART, March 5 (Reuters) - A German man has been convicted of running a pyramid selling scheme that duped investors out of at least $37 million dollars and sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in ...

A Chinese lawmaker is urging the legislature to revise the country's Criminal Law to tighten punishment on pyramid selling so as to secure a good market environment. "Pyramid selling is becoming more ...

The second Trump administration has been compared to the Mafia, feudal empires, and the petro-states of the Persian Gulf—but an even more relevant analogy may be Nutrilite. In January 2025, Dave ...