Jun 14, 2015 | MLM, News, PSA in the Media, Pyramid Schemes
After nearly three decades of operating in the shadows, “multi-level marketing” has recently become the focus of a feature investigative article in Rolling Stone magazine, the subject of the popular NPR radio documentary show, This American Life, a full...May 19, 2014 | News, PSA in the Media
On May 2, an extraordinary event was held in New York City in which courageous citizens who had been injured at the hands of the MLM, Herbalife and its recruiters, came forth publicly and told their MLM stories. This is a voice that has not been quiet, but, but rather...Apr 12, 2014 | News, PSA in the Media
In a new, hour-long interview, Jordan Harbinger (The Art of Charm) asked PSA President, Robert FitzPatrick to explore the deepest, darkest elements of MLM. The interview examines how MLMs capture people’s dreams, take over their lives, and insinuate into families and...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...