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MLM Veteran on answering MLM income question: Be evasive
Recently Ray Higdon, a self-professed high flyer in MLM and inspiration coach, posted on his blog "How to Answer 'How much Money Have you Made in Network Marketing". His answer is evasive and shocking,...
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Bad Propaganda: "Alternative Facts" about MLM
Recently the Trump camp used "alternative facts" when attempting to "defend" some numbers that are obviously bogus... with even MORE bogus factoids. It is interesting to note that this has been used by...
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Two Ponzi Scammers Got Their Prison Sentences Handed Down...
Two ponzi scammers got their prison sentences handed down recently in early 2017.Paul Burks, who was the head of the $939 million Zeek Rewards ponzi scheme with over 1 million victims around the world,...
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Scam Psychology: Crank Magnetism and Sheeple Magnetism
"Crank magnetism" is a phenomenon describing that a crank for one idea often is also a crank of one or more unrelated but equally unorthodox and often irrational ideas. The term was coined in 2007 by...
View ArticleWhy should you trust your upline if s/he is making money off of you whether...
From when you're but a wee little toddler, you've probably been taught some (or all of the following):Don't take candy from creepy peopleDon't take health advice from tobacco companyDon't take money...
View ArticleHUMOR: How to get rid of people who want to rope you into "make money fast"...
Feel free to utilize these pointers to counter sales pitches next time people come up to you and want to recruit you for some sort of income scheme they tout as "can't lose", "risk free", and so...
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Overpromise and Underdeliver: the HELO band
Those of you who have diabetes or pre-diabetes may have been spammed on Facebook or similar social media sites by someone marketing the HELO band. At first look, it is basically something like a Fitbit...
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More HELO band hilarity: it can read your wrist when you're not wearing it
Someone spotted this gem from the official HELO FAQHELO FAQ: "When you don’t wear it (HELO band), it still reads something literally from the air" That's right, this band is so fancy, you don't even...
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IPro Network (IPN) and the MLM Game of Telephone: garble up the message to...
Recently I came across a comment about IPro Network on BehindMLM.First, what is iPro Network? Some generic discount network based on some generic altcoin they are billing as some fantastic e-commerce...
View ArticleDSA's latest attempt to destroy direct selling: Moolenaar Amendment
Direct Selling Association is supposed to be promoting direct selling. Instead, for the past several decades, DSA has been trying to destroy direct selling by killing legislation that would have...
View ArticleWareable agrees: HELO LX is overpriced and should be avoided
I'll leave you to go read it on their site:https://www.wareable.com/fitness-trackers/helo-lx-band-multi-level-marketing-9876But the most hilarious part is a HELO rep then offered the reviewer, who just...
View ArticleWhat you can learn from the EuroFX scam that targetted Chinese victims
EuroFX is supposedly a forex trading company that started in 2012, has 13 year experience, and promised fat returns. It was shut down as a pyramid scheme in China in 2014, with possibly tens of...
View ArticleCritical Analysis of a R+F consultants denial that R+F is a pyramid scheme
Recently my news feed came across an R+F consultant (that's Rodan and Fields, an MLM cosmetics brand) denying that R+F is a pyramid scheme. Does her denial make sense?She started out by casting a wide...
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Can you trust this new company called TresMore? Investigation Part 1
Recently, MLMSkeptic came upon something called TresMore. It sparked my interest because it is heavily marketed toward Asians, with a Chinese name 特利多 (te-li-duo, lit: special profit plenty) and...
View ArticleMLM Basics: Why do so many MLM noobs don't understand "referral sales" is...
It seems an MLM noob is very fond of her comp plan, which she described as... I can find 3 people who also want sustainable <item> my order is then FREEShe doesn't realize that this is ILLEGAL....
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MLMSkeptic Investigates: Why is Valentus illegal in the UK? (it's the...
Recently, it was all over the news (cite 1) (cite 2) (cite 3) that former finalist for Miss England and FHM model Charlotte Thompson was "busted" selling 'slimming coffee' and got a visit from the UK...
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IPro Network One Month Update: still no proof of any original claims
More than a month ago, I highlighted some spurious claims by (over-)enthusiastic IPro Network members claiming that some famous personalities have "endorsed" IPro Network.Two anon comments were left...
View ArticleHow to spot truth in sea of lies, rumors and myths
Spotted this in the Lifehacker archives (originally published 2012) but it's still relevantThe internet is full of crap. For every piece of reputable information you'll find countless rumors,...
View ArticleEven "Hedge Fund of the Year" Got Tricked By Ticket Ponzi Scheme
A sports talk show radio host claims he has access to an almost unlimited amount of discounted major sports tickets, and he needed a lot of money to buy them in order to share the profits. Do you...
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Scam Tactic: Moving the Goalpost (aka Special Pleading)
Moving the goalpost is very simple to explain with a single image:Moving the goalpost, courtesy of zapiro @ zapiro.comIf someone moves the goal post, you'll never to be able to score a goal.So what...
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