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An Employment Scam in the Financial Services Industry
Describes an employment scam that finance grads and those considering financial, insurance and securities sales should be aware of. What to do if you've been scammed; links to similar sites.
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.armydiller.com/financial-scam/index.htm
 
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Anti-MLM and Anti-Amway Webring
Sites containing informational material regarding the MLM industry, especially Amway.
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.cocs.com/jhoagland/webhq.html
 
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Bigsmart Pyramid Promoters Settle FTC Charges
Federal Trade Commission press release announces that Darrin Epps and Edward Lamont are barred for life from participating in multi-level marketing schemes.
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/bigsmart.htm
 
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Cagey Consumer: Multi-level marketing
Analysis and debunking of Multi-Level Marketing as an industry as well as scrutiny of a number of specific MLMs and complaints generated about them.
Open in New WindowURL: http://cageyconsumer.com/mlminfo.html
 
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False Profits
About the book, an exposé and analysis of the multi-level marketing(MLM) industry
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.falseprofits.com/
 
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FTC Sues Nationwide Internet Scam
Press release about FTC lawsuit against StreamLine business opportunity.
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/06/streamline.htm
 
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Metabolife probe launched
Metabolife International, the leading seller of the controversial weight-loss supplement ephedra, is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department.
Open in New WindowURL: http://archives.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/diet.fitness/0...
 
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MetroActive: Shaking the Money Tree
by Amy Chen Mills- "From Amway to Equinox, multilevel marketing schemes have won 7 million devotees on the promise of unlimited wealth and freedom. But when the numbers don't add up, distributors lose more than their dreams."
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.03.96/c...
 
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MLM Survivor
News, lawsuits, personal experiences, and information.
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.mlmsurvivor.com/
 
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MLM Survivors Club
A discussion group for people who've survived MLM.
Open in New WindowURL: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/mlmsurvivors...
 
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Multilevel Marketing Plans
Tips from the Federal Trade Commission regarding MLMs.
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/invest/mlm.htm
 
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Personal Experience: Mary Kay Cosmetics
Associate recounts her negative experience with the company.
Open in New WindowURL: http://cc.edumacation.com/mlm/marykay.html
 
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Pyramid Scheme Alert
Exposes, studies and aims to prevent illegal pyramid schemes. Site includes news, alerts, resources, legal information, updates and consumer information about a number of companies and MLMs operating suspected pyramid schemes.
Open in New WindowURL: http://pyramidschemealert.org/
 
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Skeptic's Dictionary: multi-level marketing
Encyclopedia-type article about multi-level marketing.
Open in New WindowURL: http://skepdic.com/mlm.html
 
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The God of the Bible versus the god of Multi-Level Marketing
Christian site calling the teachings of Amway Motivational Organizations "a Satanic distortion of Biblical truth."
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.users.fast.net/~gospeltruth/
 
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The Hype of It
True story of a PartyLite Gifts consultant's trek to the top followed by the use of the 10 day clause by the company to terminate her contract.
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.thehypeofit.com
 
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The Mirage of Multilevel Marketing
Article by Stephen Barrett, M.D., on bogus health products.
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/...
 
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The Truth About Marketing Plans
Information on evaluating network marketing plans.
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.home.cio.net/timo/plan/
 
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What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing?
Business analysis of 4 major systemic problems with MLM: 1) Market Saturation, 2) Pyramid Structure, 3) Morality and Ethics, and 4) Relationship Costs
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.vandruff.com/mlm.html
 
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WorldWide Scam Network, The
Parodies of and information about the multi-level marketing scams, frauds, and rip-offs.
Open in New WindowURL: http://www.hawaiionline.biz
 
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