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What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing?
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Business analysis of 4 major systemic problems with MLM: 1) Market Saturation, 2) Pyramid Structure, 3) Morality and Ethics, and 4) Relationship Costs
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False Profits
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About the book, an exposé and analysis of the multi-level marketing (MLM) industry
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Anti-MLM and Anti-Amway Webring
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Sites containing informational material regarding the MLM industry, especially Amway.
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Skeptic's Dictionary: multi-level marketing
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Encyclopedia-type article about multi-level marketing.
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The God of the Bible versus the god of Multi-Level Marketing
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Christian site calling the teachings of Amway Motivational Organizations "a Satanic distortion of Biblical truth."
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MetroActive: Shaking the Money Tree
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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."
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MLM Survivor
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News, lawsuits, personal experiences, and information.
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The Hype of It
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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.
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The Truth About Marketing Plans
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Information on evaluating network marketing plans.
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Pyramid Scheme Alert
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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.
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FTC Sues Nationwide Internet Scam
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Press release about FTC lawsuit against StreamLine business opportunity.
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Bigsmart Pyramid Promoters Settle FTC Charges
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Federal Trade Commission press release announces that Darrin Epps and Edward Lamont are barred for life from participating in multi-level marketing schemes.
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Cagey Consumer: Multi-level marketing
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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.
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Multilevel Marketing Plans
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Tips from the Federal Trade Commission regarding MLMs.
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The Mirage of Multilevel Marketing
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Article by Stephen Barrett, M.D., on bogus health products.
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An Employment Scam in the Financial Services Industry
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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.
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PC Income
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Warns of business opportunity and work-at-home scams on the internet.
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WorldWide Scam Network, The
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Parodies of and information about the multi-level marketing scams, frauds, and rip-offs.
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Personal Experience: Mary Kay Cosmetics
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Associate recounts her negative experience with the company.
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Metabolife probe launched
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Metabolife International, the leading seller of the controversial weight-loss supplement ephedra, is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department.
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MLM Survivors Club
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A discussion group for people who've survived MLM.
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The WorldWide Scam Network
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Satire, parody, alternate opinions and links to scientific tests and reports about many of the unusual products on the Internet.
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What's Wrong with Multi-Level Marketing?
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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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Shaking the Money Tree
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Online article by Ami Shen Lee exposes the pitfalls of multilevel marketing.
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Metabolife probe launched
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[CNN]
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