MLM Companies Income Claims
Between June and November 2023, TINA.org investigated 100 Multilevel Marketing – a way of distributing products or services in which the distributors earn income from their own retail sales and from retail sales made by their direct and indirect recruits. companies, which included all DSA-member companies as of June 1, and found that 98 percent used atypical and unsubstantiated income claims to promote the companies’ business opportunities. Cumulatively, TINA.org catalogued more than 2,000 instances of deceptive income claims across the 100 MLM companies.
This investigation follows TINA.org’s 2017 DSA Income Claims Investigation, which found that more than 97 percent of DSA member companies at that time were making atypical income claims. In the intervening five years, DSA membership has declined from 140 companies to 93 companies as of June 1, 2023. As such, to increase the sampling size, TINA.org investigated 7 additional – and prominent – MLM companies that were not DSA members as of June 1. (Note: the addition of the 7 non-DSA member companies did not significantly impact TINA.org’s statistical findings.)
Timeline
2024
February
TINA.org notifies every company at issue of its investigation findings, as well as the DSA and DSSRC. Any responses TINA.org has received from companies are noted in TINA.org’s database pages for those companies.
*Note: Certain companies at issue in this investigation appear on the June 1, 2023 DSA membership directory multiple times because divisions of companies are also listed:
Nu Skin Enterprises (with divisions Big Planet and Pharmanex) is listed three times. All income claims collected by TINA.org are listed under Nu Skin Enterprises.
Regal Ware (with division Saladmaster) is listed twice. All income claims collected by TINA.org are listed under Regal Ware.
Evidence
2023 4Life Income Claims Database
2023 ACN Income Claims Database
2023 Advocare Income Claims Database
2023 Aerus Income Claims Database
2023 Aloette Income Claims Database
2023 Amare Global Income Claims Database
2023 Ambit Income Claims Database
2023 Amway Income Claims Database
2023 Arbonne Income Claims Database
2023 BODi Income Claims Database
2023 CalerieHealth Income Claims Database
2023 Carico Income Claims Database
2023 Damsel in Defense Income Claims Database
2023 doTerra Income Claims Database
2023 Dudley Beauty Income Claims Database
2023 DXN Income Claims Database
2023 Enagic Income Claims Database
2023 Energetix Income Claims Database
2023 Enzacta Income Claims Database
2023 Essential Bodywear Income Claims Database
2023 eXp Realty Income Claims Database
2023 FilterQueen Income Claims Database
2023 Forever Living Income Claims Database
2023 Global Domains International Income Claims Database
2023 Herbalife Income Claims Database
2023 Immunotec Income Claims Database
2023 Isagenix Income Claims Database
2023 JAFRA Income Claims Database
2023 Java Momma Income Claims Database
2023 jBloom Designs Income Claims Database
2023 John Amico Income Claims Database
2023 Jordan Essentials Income Claims Database
2023 Juice Plus+ Income Claims Database
2023 L’Bri Income Claims Database
2023 LegalShield Income Claims Database
2023 Lemongrass Income Claims Database
2023 Lifestyles Income Claims Database
2023 LifeVantage Income Claims Database
2023 Mannatech Income Claims Database
2023 Market America Income Claims Database
2023 Mary Kay Income Claims Database
2023 Melaleuca Income Claims Database
2023 Modere Income Claims Database
2023 Monat Global Income Claims Database
2023 Nefful USA Income Claims Database
2023 NeoLife International Income Claims Database
2023 Neora Income Claims Database
2023 New Earth Income Claims Database
2023 NHT Global Income Claims Database
2023 Noevir USA Income Claims Database
2023 Noonday Income Claims Database
2023 Nu Skin Income Claims Database
2023 Omnilife Income Claims Database
2023 Optavia Income Claims Database
2023 Pampered Chef Income Claims Database
2023 PaperPie Income Claims Database
2023 pawTree Income Claims Database
2023 Plexus Worldwide Income Claims Database
2023 PM-International Income Claims Database
2023 Primerica Income Claims Database
2023 Princess House Income Claims Database
2023 Pruvit Income Claims Database
2023 Pure Haven Income Claims Database
2023 Reliv International Income Claims Database
2023 Rexair Income Claims Database
2023 Rodan + Fields Income Claims Database
2023 Royal Prestige Income Claims Database
2023 Sabika Income Claims Database
2023 Saladmaster Income Claims Database
2023 Sanki Global Income Claims Database
2023 Scentsy Income Claims Database
2023 SeneGence International Income Claims Database
2023 Shaklee Income Claims Database
2023 Southwestern Advantage Income Claims Database
2023 Stampin’ Up! Income Claims Database
2023 Steeped Tea Income Claims Database
2023 Sunrider Income Claims Database
2023 SwissJust Income Claims Database
2023 Talk Fusion Income Claims Database
2023 Tastefully Simple Income Claims Database
2023 The Avon Company Income Claims Database
2023 Thirty-One Gifts Income Claims Database
2023 Touchstone Crystal Income Claims Database
2023 Trades of Hope Income Claims Database
2023 Traveling Vineyard Income Claims Database
2023 Tupperware Income Claims Database
2023 USANA Income Claims Database
2023 Vector Income Claims Database
2023 Vida Divina Income Claims Database
2023 Vollara Income Claims Database
2023 WineShop At Home Income Claims Database
2023 Xyngular Income Claims Database
2023 YOR Health Income Claims Database
2023 Young Living Income Claims Database
2023 Zurvita Income Claims Database
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