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Where MLM Came From: Direct Selling or Pyramid Scam, from Day One?

Jan 28, 2020 | News, PSA in the Media

Is “multi-level marketing just a new form of “direct selling” or is it something entirely different, only disguised as “direct selling”? Was MLM rooted in business and opportunity or in deception and delusion — right from the start?...

History of Pseudo-Law Enforcement at FTC Protects MLM Pyramids and Lures People into them.

Jan 24, 2020 | Legal, News

Recent FTC prosecutions of MLMs, Advocare, Nerium/Neora and Success by Health are rightfully applauded by citizens. However, these FTC actions – once again – raise false hopes that the FTC, finally, recognizes the scale of MLM harm and is, finally, going to act...
New Book “Ponzinomics” Reveals how Politics, not Law, Protects MLM and Lets It Continue Pyramid Recruiting

New Book “Ponzinomics” Reveals how Politics, not Law, Protects MLM and Lets It Continue Pyramid Recruiting

Jan 13, 2020 | False Profits, Legalities and Laws, Pyramid Scheme Politics

People who free themselves from “MLM” painfully discover an intertwining web of fake income promises, pretenses to “direct selling” and cruel manipulations to induce false hope and constant purchasing. Yet, there is one more layer of deception they often do not...

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