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MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits

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MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits

MLM and pyramid scheme experts say more must be done to educate and raise student awareness.

MLM Health Claims Audit Results

Evidence

MLM Health Claims Audit Results

Audit results of TINA.org’s investigation of MLM health claims.

$5 jewelry and an MLM conference gone wrong

Media Coverage

$5 jewelry and an MLM conference gone wrong

Emily Stewart, Vox

TINA.org Urges FTC to Initiate Penalty-Offense Program Targeting MLM Industry

Press Release

TINA.org Urges FTC to Initiate Penalty-Offense Program Targeting MLM Industry

MADISON, CONN. June 30, 2021 – Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) sent a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to initiate a penalty-offense program targeting the direct…

Penalty Offense Authority: MLMs

Industries

Penalty Offense Authority: MLMs

TINA.org urged the FTC to formally notify all MLM companies of the law and use its penalty offense authority.

FTC to MLMs: You Lie, You Pay

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FTC to MLMs: You Lie, You Pay

The agency puts the MLM industry on notice.

MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning

Consumer News

MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning

Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.

After LuLaRoe, do we need another ‘empowering’ leggings MLM? Savvi thinks so

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After LuLaRoe, do we need another ‘empowering’ leggings MLM? Savvi thinks so

Ali Montag, Fortune

Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

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Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Coalition sends letter to agency requesting better safeguards.

Trump’s MLM Pitch Misled Consumers, Lawsuit Says

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Trump’s MLM Pitch Misled Consumers, Lawsuit Says

Complaint alleges Trump secretly received millions of dollars in payments while deceptively marketing ACN.

19 Things Le-Vel and Its Distributors Deceptively Represent Are Attainable with MLM

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19 Things Le-Vel and Its Distributors Deceptively Represent Are Attainable with MLM

Exaggerated earnings claims are not hard to find.

doTerra

Brands

doTerra

TINA.org found essential oils MLM repeatedly using illegal disease-treatment claims despite numerous warnings.

Mixed Messaging in the MLM Industry Regarding Coronavirus Claims

Consumer News

Mixed Messaging in the MLM Industry Regarding Coronavirus Claims

We have to make sure we’re not seen as “taking advantage of a crisis situation,” said DSA President Joe Mariano.

2020 FTC MLM Database

Evidence

2020 FTC MLM Database

In 2020, TINA.org investigated the 16 MLMs targeted by the FTC for making deceptive COVID-related claims and found that each of the MLMs has continued to make unsubstantiated health claims…

WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM