DARYA A. BUSHMAKIN, MBA Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / Pinterest / Instagram / Video Resume / Website / Slideshare (603) 689 – 4513 / [email protected]MLM COMPANIES Warning Signs: o Required initial fee (exceeds fair market value of any products, kits or training). o Pyramids may be disguised as gifting clubs. New recruits money to current members with promise they will receive money from future recruits. o Unsolicited emails for money-making opportunities, falsely telling you they're taking a survey or you've won a contest. o Pressure to sign a contract. o Pressure you to purchase large quantities of products. o Promises of extraordinarily high or guaranteed profits Ask questions about: o Average earnings of active distributors. o Company and its officers. o Company's guaranteed buy-back of required purchases. o Products (cost, fair market value, source of supply and potential market in area). o Start up fee (including required purchases). Companies: Amsoil Amway Amway Global, previously known as Quixtar Avon Products Beachbody BioPerformanc e DiscoToys DXN Dynamic Essentials (Company dissolved in 2003) Equinox International (dissolved 2004) Forever Living Products FreeLife Fuel Freedom International Funderica, Inc. Herbalife Holiday Magic (Company dissolved in 1974) Isagenix International Juice Plus Kleeneze LegalShield (Formerly known as Pre- Paid Legal Services) LifeVantage Lisa Longaberger Mannatech Marketerica Mary Kay Cosmetics Metabolife (Company dissolved in 2005) MonaVie Neways Nu Skin Enterprises SendOutCards Oriflame Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Primerica Financial Services Prudential Consulting Inc. Public Library Quixtar Reliv SBI.
1. DARYA A. BUSHMAKIN, MBA Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn /
Pinterest / Instagram / Video Resume / Website / Slideshare (603)
689 4513 / [email protected] MLM COMPANIES Warning Signs: o
Required initial fee (exceeds fair market value of any products,
kits or training). o Pyramids may be disguised as gifting clubs.
New recruits money to current members with promise they will
receive money from future recruits. o Unsolicited emails for
money-making opportunities, falsely telling you theyre taking a
survey or youve won a contest. o Pressure to sign a contract. o
Pressure you to purchase large quantities of products. o Promises
of extraordinarily high or guaranteed profits Ask questions about:
o Average earnings of active distributors. o Company and its
officers. o Companys guaranteed buy-back of required purchases. o
Products (cost, fair market value, source of supply and potential
market in area). o Start up fee (including required purchases).
Companies:Amsoil FreeLife Longaberger Public LibraryAmway Fuel
Freedom Mannatech QuixtarAmway Global, International Marketerica
Relivpreviously known Funderica, Inc. Mary Kay Cosmetics SBI.as
Quixtar Herbalife Metabolife Scentsy Inc.Avon Products Holiday
Magic (Company dissolved Pampered ChefBeachbody (Company dissolved
in 2005) TupperwareBioPerformance in 1974) MonaVie UnicityDiscoToys
Isagenix Neways InternationalDXN International Nu Skin Enterprises
United SciencesDynamic Essentials Juice Plus SendOutCards oferica,
Inc.(Company dissolved Kleeneze Oriflame (Company dissolvedin 2003)
LegalShield Pre-Paid Legal in 1987)Equinox (Formerly known as
Services, Inc. USANA HealthInternational Pre-Paid Legal Primerica
Financial Sciences(dissolved 2004) Services) Services Vector
MarketingForever Living LifeVantage Prudential VemmaProducts Lisa
Consulting Inc. ViSalusSources: 9 Signs Youre Involved in a Pyramid
Scheme -
http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/02/9-signs-e-involved-in-a-pyramid-
scheme/ List of multi-level marketing companies -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multi-
level_marketing_companies List of MLMs -
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/MLM_listofnames.php Arent MLM
Companies Pyramid Schemes? -
http://www.-mlm-opportunities.com/pyramid- schemes.html
