AOL

Here's What Seniors Need to Know About Pyramid Schemes

Scammers want you to believe they're offering you a legitimate money-making opportunity. Seniors are seen as prime targets due to the potential that they have money saved for retirement. If an ...
Yahoo

Herbalife, Amway and Mary Kay: How multi-level marketing ‘pyramid schemes’ are bankrupting America

When 23-year-old college graduate Julie was invited to a “girls night party” where the guests were told by a woman named Shawna from a company called Pure Romance that they could make big bucks ...

Retired and looking for a part-time job? How to tell the difference between multi-level marketing and a pyramid scheme

Pyramid schemes want people to believe they're legitimate companies. Only the very few at the top of the pyramid ever make a ...
YourTango

Authenticity Expert Claims Corporate America Is Nothing More Than An Elaborate Pyramid Scheme

People have strong, often negative, feelings about corporate America. Some think it’s a scam, and others dislike that they've had no choice but to devote much of their lives to it. One woman falls ...
WGAL

Social media gift exchange could be front for pyramid scheme

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROACH HAS MORE. SO THIS SCAM STARTS WITH A CONVINCING INVITATION. EITHER BY EMAIL OR SOCIAL MEDIA, TO SIGN UP FOR A FUN GIFT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROVIDE ...