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...Apr 29, 2010 | MLM, News, Pyramid Schemes, Scheme Alerts
The long and sad story of the Canadian MLM scheme, Business in Motion (BIM), may finally be ending. The scheme has sent letters to its investors (salespeople), announcing it may be closing down. As in all such schemes, the actual percentage of losers (nearly all lose)...Apr 20, 2010 | Legal, MLM, News, Scheme Alerts
Canadian Consumers File Class Action Lawsuit Against Amway, Charging Deception and Pyramid Scheme November, 2009 A new class action lawsuit has been filed against Amway in Canada. Though unconnected to the recently released book by Eric Scheibeler, the new lawsuit...