Behind diamond emojis, business conferences and the quest for ‘financial freedom’ lies a multi-level-marketing scheme shrouded in secrecy. Janhavi Gosavi spoke to former members of the Legacy programme in Wellington who were drawn in by promises of ‘retire by 30’.…[Continue Reading...]
Influencers in Fiji are increasingly promoting wellness products, diets, and supplements to large audiences through social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and facebook. The Consumer Council of Fiji says while this trend has encouraged many consumers to show greater…[Continue Reading...]
In the early 2010s, a pair of leggings helped launch one of the most unlikely business phenomena in American retail. LuLaRoe, founded in 2012 by DeAnne and Mark Stidham, promised a winning formula: brightly patterned clothing, sold by women to…[Continue Reading...]
Three key figures behind a sprawling financial training and alleged multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme—once known as IM Mastery Academy—have agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the state of Nevada. The regulators…[Continue Reading...]
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed a mandatory deposit for multi-level marketing (MLM) companies from VNĐ10 billion (US$393,000) to VNĐ20 billion or VNĐ50 billion as part of a draft decree aimed at tightening management of…[Continue Reading...]
Being able to sit in your PJs all day while you work from home with a schedule you set for yourself sounds great, right? Today, there are more and more opportunities to work for a multi-level marketing company and do…[Continue Reading...]
Nevada Attorney General (AG) Aaron D. Ford recently announced that the State of Nevada and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have filed a suit against IYOVIA. IYOVIA currently operates under the brand names IM Mastery Academy, iMarketsLive, and IM Academy…[Continue Reading...]
JAKARTA - The Central Executive Board (DPP) of Global Investment Alert Smartness (CWIG) received many reports of alleged violations of the ITE Law and consumer rights from members of PT BEST. Based on the many reports of members who were…[Continue Reading...]
PETROWICH: Multi-level marketing companies have been around since the late 1800s but began picking up real steam following World War II in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. MLMs presented an opportunity for women to gain some financial independence as they…[Continue Reading...]
A trillion-VND scheme promoted a health supplement while secretly operating a transnational pyramid structure. Lang Son Provincial Police have dismantled a massive multi-level marketing (MLM) network operating across Vietnam and internationally, arresting 12 suspects and seizing a large quantity of…[Continue Reading...]
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