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What You Should Know about New U Life

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What You Should Know about New U Life

MLM company New U Life is no fountain of youth.

Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold

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Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold

Objections filed to settlement that gives most distributors $20 or less, while lawyers get $5.25 million and the company continues business as usual.

What You Should Know about Nélo Life

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What You Should Know about Nélo Life

What we learned upon taking a closer look at this new MLM.

Herbalife to Restructure its Business Model in FTC Settlement

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Herbalife to Restructure its Business Model in FTC Settlement

Bringing an end to one of the most high-profile alleged pyramid scheme cases since Amway, Herbalife agreed to a $200 million settlement with the FTC that requires it to revamp…

LifeLock’s Protection Leaves Much to be Desired

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LifeLock’s Protection Leaves Much to be Desired

LifeLock’s ads say the company will relentlessly protect your identity. But how much can they really do?

Herbalife: ‘I Thought I was Going to Make it Big’

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Herbalife: ‘I Thought I was Going to Make it Big’

Former distributor says a class-action settlement isn’t going to help a majority of recruits who lost money.

A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

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A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

A master list of known and alleged scams.

LifeVantage Faces Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit

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LifeVantage Faces Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit

“False dreams of wealth” are touted in an attempt to make up for products that are “snake oil,” complaint alleges.

DSA Award Winners Are Ethics Code Violators

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DSA Award Winners Are Ethics Code Violators

Why is this industry group honoring MLMs making illegal marketing claims?

Children’s Supplement Maker Nourishlife Settles FTC Charges

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Children’s Supplement Maker Nourishlife Settles FTC Charges

Advertising of supplement was at center of TINA.org investigation.

Herbalife And Its Distributors Face RICO Complaint

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Herbalife And Its Distributors Face RICO Complaint

Lawsuit against Herbalife claims attending events is a losing strategy.

MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims

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MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims

TINA.org investigation finds 98% of MLMs using misleading income claims.

Herbalife Confirms FTC Has Launched a Probe

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Herbalife Confirms FTC Has Launched a Probe

Company has been under increasing scrutiny.

TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement

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TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement

Truthinadvertising.org alerts federal and state regulators to deceptive marketing.

Ad Board Tells NourishLife to Stop Deceptive Claims

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Ad Board Tells NourishLife to Stop Deceptive Claims

NAD rules child-supplement maker must make changes to its marketing.

Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe

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Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe

Groups contend company is a pyramid scheme.

Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry

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Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry

Ex-Herbalifer brings questionable lead generation tactics to Vemma.

TINA.org Alerts FTC to Herbalife Distributors’ Coronavirus Claims

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TINA.org Alerts FTC to Herbalife Distributors’ Coronavirus Claims

TINA.org complaint comes four years after MLM paid $200 million to settle FTC deceptive advertising charges.

Herbalife Class-Action Settlement By the Numbers

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Herbalife Class-Action Settlement By the Numbers

Here’s the breakdown of the $17.5 million settlement pie.

FTC Actions against Payment Processors

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FTC Actions against Payment Processors

A review of lawsuits the FTC has filed against companies and individuals that process credit and debit card transactions.

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What You Should Know about New U Life

Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold

What You Should Know about Nélo Life

Herbalife to Restructure its Business Model in FTC Settlement

LifeLock’s Protection Leaves Much to be Desired

Herbalife: ‘I Thought I was Going to Make it Big’

A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

LifeVantage Faces Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit

DSA Award Winners Are Ethics Code Violators

Children’s Supplement Maker Nourishlife Settles FTC Charges

Herbalife And Its Distributors Face RICO Complaint

MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims

Herbalife Confirms FTC Has Launched a Probe

TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement

Ad Board Tells NourishLife to Stop Deceptive Claims

Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe

Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry

TINA.org Alerts FTC to Herbalife Distributors’ Coronavirus Claims

Herbalife Class-Action Settlement By the Numbers

FTC Actions against Payment Processors