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More Bizarre TelexFree Affiliates In Brazil: TelexFree Ice Cream
What would you call this ice cream concoction?The creator of this flavor in Rio Branco, Brazil, named it after "TelexFree", the embattled scheme alleged pyramid / Ponzi scheme (at least that's what the...
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When Scientists are Skeptics, We All Win (Yes, this is Related to MLM, sort of)
Alan Sokal is a physicist that read the journals where his papers (and tons of other papers) are published, and wondered... Does someone actually read all that stuff? So he proceed to write the WORST...
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Hey Rippln, Dr. Seuss wants their game name back!
Rippln, the vaporware income opportunity, apparently finally made something real, as they announced that their game "Guessaroo", had been approved by iTunes store, and they are about to roll out their...
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BREAKING NEWS: NY AG sues Trump and Trump University. Who's Next?
Donald Trump, who's getting sued (Photo credit: Wikipedia)New York's Attorney General have just announced a lawsuit against Donald Trump and Trump University, alleging fraud. Attendees paid thousands...
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Zeek Winners May NOT Be Able to Dodge Receiver Lawsuit By Filing Bankruptcy
As the deadline to filing Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme claims draws to a close (you need to file before September 5th, 2013!) Â the day of reckoning is getting closer for the net winners to cough up their...
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Blind Men, Elephant, and MLM, Revisited
Previously, I've discussed how many scheme participants have evolved rather convenient holes in their logic, by insisting that their experience of the company, which by their admission is not a...
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Why Zeek Rewards Was Such a Successful Scam
Magic ball toss (Photo credit: backofthenapkin)Zeek Rewards Ponzi, closed by SEC last year, is the largest Ponzi scheme in the US, involving up to 2 million victims (due to some people having multiple...
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Genre Analysis: The Hilarity of Carbon Credit MLMs
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Photo credit: Wikipedia)EDITOR'S NOTE: Genre Analysis is my personal opinion on a particular genre of network marketing, like MLM + penny auction,...
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What is a Product Based Pyramid Scheme? Is Herbalife a Product Based Pyramid...
Editor's Note: This is a continuation of a previous discussion about Product Based Pyramid Schemes. You may want to read that one first. Is Herbalife a product-based Pyramid Scheme? First, let us do a...
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Bad Argument: If you look for negative stuff, you'll find it
Recently, I was reminded of another variant of negativity avoidance, when defender of a suspicious scheme used what I called "if you look for it, you'll find it" excuse. Except in this case, he was...
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Are You Aware of Your Own Bias? How About MLM Lawyers?
Human beings are remarkably adaptable creatures. However, sometimes, this adaptiveness works against us. One way this happens is we become unaware of our own biases. It is simply the way it is. And...
View ArticleZeek Claim Process Ends; 550 Million In Claims Received
Zeek Rewards Claim Process has ended at midnight, and soon after, Zeek Rewards receiver Ken Bell posted a letter that shared some interesting details:Total amounts claimed is over $550 millionTotal...
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Is TelexFree Playing Payment Roulette Just Like ZeekRewards's Dying Days?
Those who kept track of Zeek knew that during its final few months, it was playing "payment roulette", as it shuffled its payments all over the world, switching credit card processors like Lady Gaga...
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TelexFree UK Office is a lie, and here's proof (UPDATE: "New" address is also...
Previously I've explained why TelexFree has no US office. Both addresses are just a mailbox. Recently TelexFree suddenly started showing a UK office:And it quickly mushroomed into various Facebook...
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Are the Herbalife Diet Clubs Legal? (Hint: Probably not!)
Let's get to the point: Herbalife's best selling point: the diet club, is probably illegal in most instances, because they are not licensed or permitted to prepare food. In fact, I doubt most even have...
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Bad Argument: I Know What I Am Doing! (No you don't)
NOTE: this is a completed version of a previous postSometimes, when you tried to reason with a supporter of suspect scheme, and they have no logical retort to your points, they will instead bring out...
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How Does Peter Principle Affect MLM?
Peter Principle states that "employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence". Of course, Peter Principle is talking about work and promotion within a company, where there are rules and ethics...
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Watch How Magician Thief Apollo Robbins explains Misdirection
TED (conference) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Your brain has limited amount of processing power available, and generally it concentrates on one sense or another, or it can spend time going over your...
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Bad Argument: "Focusing Bias" used as "proof" of viewpoint
Focus Bias (also known as Focusing illusion, Focusing effect, or Spotlight Effect), is a type of cognitive bias where the mind emphasize the portion of the issue they have exposure to (personal...
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Herbalife's Petition By Omission: CEO Johnson asking members to fudge details...
In July 2013, Herbalife CEO Michael O. Johnson, after having flown to Washington D.C. and consult with various Hispanic members of congress and other Latino civic groups, realized that he will not be...
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