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...Oct 31, 2010 | News, Pyramid Schemes, Scheme Alerts
State regulators and television news media have recently shined a light on what many people thought was one of America’s fastest growing multi-level marketing companies, ACN, based in North Carolina. ACN’s great claims to fame and legitimacy have been its...Sep 19, 2010 | News, Scheme Alerts
Montana is a very large state with a famously big sky and vast natural resources, but in terms of consumer protection against the likes of the MLM scheme, ACN, it is a David facing off with a financial Goliath. Montana’s state securities commission is charging...