- What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing? - http://www.vandruff.com/mlm.html
- Business analysis of 4 major systemic problems with MLM: 1) Market Saturation, 2) Pyramid Structure, 3) Morality and Ethics, and 4) Relationship Costs
- False Profits - http://www.falseprofits.com/
- About the book, an exposé and analysis of the multi-level marketing (MLM) industry
- Anti-MLM and Anti-Amway Webring - http://www.cocs.com/jhoagland/webhq.html
- Sites containing informational material regarding the MLM industry, especially Amway.
- Skeptic's Dictionary: multi-level marketing - http://skepdic.com/mlm.html
- Encyclopedia-type article about multi-level marketing.
- MetroActive: Shaking the Money Tree - http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.03.96/cover/multilevel-9640.html
- by Amy Chen Mills- "From Amway to Equinox, multilevel marketing schemes have won 7 million devotees on the promise of unlimited wealth and freedom. But when the numbers don't add up, distributors lose more than their dreams."
- MLM Survivor - http://www.mlmsurvivor.com/
- News, lawsuits, personal experiences, and information.
- The Truth About Marketing Plans - http://www.home.cio.net/timo/plan/
- Information on evaluating network marketing plans.
- Pyramid Scheme Alert - http://pyramidschemealert.org/
- Exposes, studies and aims to prevent illegal pyramid schemes. News, alerts, resources, legal information, updates and consumer information about a number of companies and MLMs operating suspected pyramid schemes.
- FTC Sues Nationwide Internet Scam - http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/06/streamline.htm
- Press release about FTC lawsuit against StreamLine business opportunity.
- Bigsmart Pyramid Promoters Settle FTC Charges - http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/bigsmart.htm
- Federal Trade Commission press release announces that Darrin Epps and Edward Lamont are barred for life from participating in multi-level marketing schemes.
- Cagey Consumer: Multi-level marketing - http://cageyconsumer.com/mlminfo.html
- Analysis and debunking of Multi-Level Marketing as an industry as well as scrutiny of a number of specific MLMs and complaints generated about them.
- The Mirage of Multilevel Marketing - http://www.quackwatch.org/01quackeryrelatedtopics/mlm.html
- Article by Stephen Barrett, M.D., on bogus health products.
- An Employment Scam in the Financial Services Industry - http://www.armydiller.com/financial-scam/index.htm
- Describes an employment scam that finance grads and those considering financial, insurance and securities sales should be aware of. What to do if you've been scammed; links to similar sites.
- Personal Experience: Mary Kay Cosmetics - http://cc.edumacation.com/mlm/marykay.html
- Associate recounts her negative experience with the company.
- Metabolife probe launched - http://archives.cnn.com/2002/health/diet.fitness/08/15/ephedra.investigatio/
- Metabolife International, the leading seller of the controversial weight-loss supplement ephedra, is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department.
- MLM Survivors Club - http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/mlmsurvivorsclub/
- A discussion group for people who've survived MLM.
- PinkLightHouse.com - http://www.pinklighthouse.com/
- Ex-Mary Kay consultants offer news, stories, testimonials and forum on negative experiences with the company.
- WorldWide Scam Network, The - http://www.worldwidescam.info/
- Parodies of and information about the multi-level marketing scams, frauds, and rip-offs.
- Bakers Delight: Truth Behind the Lies - http://www.bakersdelightlies.com/
- Andrew Austin warns of misleading franchise agreements and possible bankruptcy facing those who join the Australian company, with testimonials and links to other franchise warning sites.
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