Feb 5, 2011 | Legal, News, PSA in the Media, Pyramid Schemes
Consumer Report Now Available: The Main Street Bubble The new report from Pyramid Scheme Alert, “The Main Street Bubble: A Whistle Blower’s Guide to Business Opportunity Fraud; How the FTC has Ignored and Now Protects It” is now available to the...Dec 6, 2010 | Legal, MLM, News, PSA in the Media, Pyramid Schemes, Scheme Alerts
In a feature report, a major metropolitan newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, examined the MLM scheme, Stream Energy/Ignite, focusing on the question of whether the company is operating a disguised pyramid scheme. Stream is a reseller of utility services, gas...Dec 6, 2010 | Legal, MLM, News, PSA in the Media, Pyramid Schemes, Scheme Alerts
The MLM scheme, Fortune High Tech Marketing (FHTM), is now the target of an investigation by the North Carolina Attorney Generals Office, according to an article in the Wilmington, NC-based newspaper, Star News. The article notes that this company has already been...Nov 15, 2010 | Legal, MLM, News, Scheme Alerts
Once again, a court has ruled against an MLM’s “binding arbitration” contract as a shield against consumer lawsuits. The recent ruling against the MLM, Stream/Ignite, may enable a current consumer lawsuit to proceed. Like all other MLMs,...Nov 11, 2010 | Legal, MLM, News, PSA in the Media, Pyramid Schemes, Scheme Alerts
Amway is the largest, oldest and best known representative of “multi-level marketing” (MLM). It is the most prominent member of the Direct Selling Association. This icon of “direct selling” just announced that it has agreed to pay restitution...Apr 29, 2010 | Legal, MLM, News, Scheme Alerts
Fortune High Tech Marketing Charged with Illegal Operations in Two States April, 2010 Update: The MLM scheme, Fortune High Tech Marketing, was ordered in ’09 to stop doing business in the state of North Dakota by state regulators. FHTM is one of fastest growing...