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 ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A lot of people sell a product out of their home to make some extra money, maybe makeup or a weightloss supplement. It’s called multi-level marketing, and even though it’s ...

Being able to sit in your PJs all day while you work from home with a schedule you set for yourself sounds great, right? Today, there are more and more opportunities to work for a multi-level ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a multi-state and federal settlement on Tuesday to resolve allegations that the Kentucky-based Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing ...

Mary Kay isn’t the only pyramid scheme out there that targets stay-at-home wives and mothers looking for quick cash, an emotional support system, and — perhaps most of all — empowerment. Within the ...

Pyramid schemes want people to believe they're legitimate companies. Only the very few at the top of the pyramid ever make a profit. While there are legitimate multi-level marketing companies, they ...

Network marketing, also known as multi-level marketing (MLR), is a business model that relies on person-to-person sales by independent representatives, often working from home. Network marketing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our conversation was timely not only because of the history of multi-level marketing which, it turns out, has ties to right-wing ...