All multi-level marketing (MLM) programs, as well as illegal pyramid schemes, chain marketing schemes, and chain letters have this multi-level chaining characteristic in common. Be cautious about joining programs in which you are recruited into a chain of participants (distributors, agents, representatives, etc.), which are organized into multiple levels, especially where the position in the chain is determined by timing of entrance into the program and by success at recruiting others. While a few earn substantial profits, most participants in such programs lose both time and money.

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