MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims Consumer News MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims TINA.org investigation finds 98% of MLMs using misleading income claims.
LegalShield Brands LegalShield TINA.org investigated LegalShield as part of a larger investigation into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here.
So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Blog So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Exploring the MLM industry’s latest pivot.
doTerra Brands doTerra TINA.org found essential oils MLM repeatedly using illegal disease-treatment claims despite numerous warnings.
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2023 LegalShield Income Claims Database Evidence 2023 LegalShield Income Claims Database Between June and November 2023, TINA.org investigated 100 MLM companies, which included 93 DSA member companies plus 7 other prominent MLM companies, and found that 98 percent used atypical and…
Resorts360 Brands Resorts360 TINA.org investigated Resorts360 Vacation Club, a Washington-based multilevel marketing company selling discounted vacation packages, and found that it was operating a pyramid scheme and using atypical and unsubstantiated income claims…
Vemma Brands Vemma TINA.org investigated Vemma Nutrition Company, an Arizona-based multilevel marketing company that sold liquid supplements, energy drinks, and weight management products, and found that it was operating a pyramid scheme that…
MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule Blog MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule TINA.org files comment in support of applying rule to direct selling industry.
What You Should Know about HempWorx Consumer News What You Should Know about HempWorx Pot MLM blows smoke when it comes to health and income claims and the purported legality of its CBD oil.
Juice Plus+ Brands Juice Plus+ TINA.org investigated Juice Plus+, a Tennessee-based multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements, and found that the company has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to market its products and atypical income…
AdvoCare Brands AdvoCare TINA.org investigated AdvoCare as part of its larger investigations into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims and atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims…
DJ Khaled Brands DJ Khaled TINA.org found prolific record producer promoted alcohol brands without proper disclosures or precautions.
MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits Consumer News MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits MLM and pyramid scheme experts say more must be done to educate and raise student awareness.
Plexus Worldwide Brands Plexus Worldwide TINA.org investigated Plexus Worldwide, an Arizona-based multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements and weight-loss and personal care products, and found that the company has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to…
Modere Brands Modere TINA.org investigated Modere, a California-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it has deceptively promoted supplements as able to balance hormones and treat symptoms of PMS and menopause, among other…