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Provides an in-depth analysis of MLM and areas to be avoided. Includes links to anti-MLM research and information.
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What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing? Let me tell you about an incredible ground-level business opportunity and you are invited to a house or to lunch for a discussion Funny enough, you feel sick in your gut that there is some hidden agenda or deception Probably...Online article by Ami Shen Lee exposes the pitfalls of multilevel marketing.
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Metroactive News Issues Multilevel Marketing E with multilevel marketing began with Mark, the classified sales rep in a small newspaper office where I once worked. After an unremarkable stint at an ad desk, Mark announced that he had struck gold--and was leaving us to make...Federal Trade Commission site with tips on how to avoid scams. Most files are in PDF.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/bizopps/coninfo.html
Oregon Department of Justice site with information, hotline, and complaint form.
http://www.doj.state.or.us/FinFraud/pyramids.htm
A collection of reviews by John T. Reed concerning real estate "gurus" and their get-rich seminars, books, and tapes.
http://www.johntreed.com/Reedgururating.html
Message board for discussion and to expose Make Money Fast (MMF) scams.
http://members3.boardhost.com/BobCatHOH/
Site details the pyramid gifting scheme operating in Massena, NY, also known in other cities as the Women Empowerment Network or as The Dinner Club.
http://hometown.aol.com/massenapyramid/myhomepage/business.html