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...Jan 25, 2011 | MLM, News, Scheme Alerts
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in the province of Manitoba in central Canada have brought criminal fraud charges against a prominent multi-level marketing company, its president and 12 of its promoters. The prosecution is a clear warning to any consumer about...Dec 18, 2010 | Gifting, News
A Michigan newspaper reports that “seven Newaygo County women have been arraigned… on felony charges in connection with a pyramid scheme targeting women.” The article states that the women are facing charges of pyramid chain promotions, which carries up to...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,...