Web Directory

» An Employment Scam in the Financial Services Industry
   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.
   http://www.armydiller.com/financial-scam/index.htm

» Anti-MLM and Anti-Amway Webring
   Sites containing informational material regarding the MLM industry, especially Amway.
   http://www.cocs.com/jhoagland/webhq.html

» Bigsmart Pyramid Promoters Settle FTC Charges
   Federal Trade Commission press release announces that Darrin Epps and Edward Lamont are barred for life from participating in multi-level marketing schemes.
   http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/bigsmart.shtm

» Cagey Consumer: Multi-level marketing
   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.
   http://cageyconsumer.com/mlminfo.html

» FTC Sues Nationwide Internet Scam
   Press release about FTC lawsuit against StreamLine business opportunity.
   http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/06/streamline.shtm

» False Profits
   About the book, an exposé and analysis of the multi-level marketing (MLM) industry
   http://www.falseprofits.com/

» MLM Survivor
   News, lawsuits, personal experiences, and information.
   http://www.mlmsurvivor.com/

» MLM Survivors Club
   A discussion group for people who've survived MLM.
   http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/mlmsurvivorsclub/

» Metabolife probe launched
   Metabolife International, the leading seller of the controversial weight-loss supplement ephedra, is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department.
   http://archives.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/15/ephedra.investigatio/

» MetroActive: Shaking the Money Tree
   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."
   http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.03.96/cover/multilevel-9640.html

» Multilevel Marketing Plans
   Tips from the Federal Trade Commission regarding MLMs.
   http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/invest/inv12.shtm

» Personal Experience: Mary Kay Cosmetics
   Associate recounts her negative experience with the company.
   http://cc.edumacation.com/mlm/marykay.html

» PinkLightHouse.com
   Ex-Mary Kay consultants offer news, stories, testimonials and forum on negative experiences with the company.
   http://www.pinklighthouse.com/

» Pyramid Scheme Alert
   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.
   http://pyramidschemealert.org/

» Skeptic's Dictionary: multi-level marketing
   Encyclopedia-type article about multi-level marketing.
   http://skepdic.com/mlm.html

» The Mirage of Multilevel Marketing
   Article by Stephen Barrett, M.D., on bogus health products.
   http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/mlm.html

» What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing?
   Business analysis of 4 major systemic problems with MLM: 1) Market Saturation, 2) Pyramid Structure, 3) Morality and Ethics, and 4) Relationship Costs
   http://www.vandruff.com/mlm.html

» WorldWide Scam Network, The
   Parodies of and information about the multi-level marketing scams, frauds, and rip-offs.
   http://www.worldwidescam.info/