Pyramid schemes are nothing new. For example, in the 1920s, Charles Ponzi promised investors high returns on postal reply ...
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A lot of people sell a product out of their home to make some extra money, maybe makeup or a weightloss supplement. It’s called multi-level marketing, and even though it’s ...
“Wanna swim in cash?” The first season of the podcast “The Dream” starts by asking the listener this question. This is the ploy many people who sell the fantasy of wealth for a multi-level marketing ...
CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROACH HAS MORE. SO THIS SCAM STARTS WITH A CONVINCING INVITATION. EITHER BY EMAIL OR SOCIAL MEDIA, TO SIGN UP FOR A FUN GIFT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROVIDE ...
Mecklenburg County’s one competitive state Senate race has been defined, in part, by the Democratic candidate’s past work in sales for a company that the federal government said was a pyramid scheme.
The second Trump administration has been compared to the Mafia, feudal empires, and the petro-states of the Persian Gulf—but an even more relevant analogy may be Nutrilite. In January 2025, Dave ...
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is suing a pair of cryptocurrency trading companies, accusing them of running illegal pyramid schemes that defrauded hundreds of thousands of investors — ...
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 ...