Oct 24, 2019 | Economics / Financial, News
At least 12 million Americans that had been classified and counted as “direct sellers,” aka MLM, officially disappeared from the rolls. They stopped pursuing or even holding out hope for the legendary “unlimited” income. Legally, they are still contractors under...Feb 4, 2019 | MLM, News, Pyramid Schemes
Hidden, Obscured and Denied… Author Robert L. FitzPatrick, Pres. of Pyramid Scheme Alert has published an eye-opening, succinct exposition of the realities of “multi-level marketing.” The newly published booklet is a distillation of years of research,...Feb 23, 2012 | MLM, News, Pyramid Schemes, Scheme Alerts
The lethal combination of cult and pyramid in a multi-level marketing company was vividly explored in a recent newspaper series on the multi-level marketing company, NXIVM (pronounced like the acid reflux “purple” pill). The four-part series in the Albany Times Union...
Feb 21, 2012 | Ethics, False Profits, Individual / Social Impact
Don’t Even Say It! There are two taboo terms in the world of multi-level marketing (MLM). One is “pyramid scheme”. The other, which is even more vehemently denied, is “cult”. Many people understand cults to be dangerous restrictions on freedom and individuality. The...