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re: John Oliver's takedown on MLM's

Posted on 11/9/16 at 8:22 am to
Posted by Twenty 49
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Posted on 11/9/16 at 8:22 am to
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A pyramid scheme has NO value other than what is acquired from investors. There is nothing. That's not the case with MLM's.


The SEC has a slightly different view:
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some MLM programs are actually pyramid schemes -- a type of fraud in which participants profit almost exclusively through recruiting other people to participate in the program.
SEC publication: Beware of Pyramid Schemes Posing as Multi-Level Marketing Programs

Posted by SabiDojo
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Posted on 11/9/16 at 8:25 am to
"Posing as" is the key phrase.

ETA: lol and read your own link. The very first thing to watch out for is "no genuine product or service."

This post was edited on 11/9/16 at 8:27 am
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