A gripping new documentary miniseries is bringing attention to multilevel marketing platforms. "LuLaRich," available on Amazon Prime, chronicles the story of LuLaRoe, a clothing empire famous for its ...

Herbalife is back in the news again... On Nov. 7, comedian and HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver went after its uncanny resemblance to a pyramid scheme. We last wrote about Herbalife Ltd.

Pyramid schemes are illegal in China, but it is legal to sell directly to customers, as Amway does. And pyramid schemes often blur the differences to persuade people to join. In the case of ...

Heather Massey is the Regional Director of the Better Business Bureau in the Permian Basin. Check out www.bbb.org or call 563-1880. It’s a scam that almost seems as old as the ancient structures in ...

With increased digital opportunities today, it would appear that financial opportunities are endless-not all of them offering real profits. Among the oldest and most deceiving scams are Ponzi and ...

The recent appellate court decision in BurnLounge ( here) heightens our appreciation for the FACT that some MLMs actually are pyramid schemes. Consumers, potential distributors, and investors who ...

The people taken in by Bernie Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme may be seen as greedy, but Robert FitzPatrick, a nationally recognized expert on pyramid and Ponzi schemes as well as other consumer frauds, ...

When Darrin Moret was asked to participate in a business venture that promised him easy money, it seemed like a good deal. But he didn't know was it was a pyramid scheme until it was too late. Host ...

CABO FRIO, Brazil (AP) — In April, Brazil’s federal police stormed the helipad of a seaside hotel in Rio de Janeiro state, where they busted two men and a woman loading a chopper with 7 million reais ...

The Government of New Zealand has previously funded Branislav Hock's research on pyramid schemes but not directly related to this article. The Government of New Zealand has previously funded research ...

Scammers want you to believe they're offering you a legitimate money-making opportunity. Seniors are seen as prime targets due to the potential that they have money saved for retirement. If an ...

Recently the Direct Selling Association (DSA) proudly endorsed the Moolenaar amendment to the FY 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; regrettably, a truly anti-consumer ...