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368,379 people killed, 306,096 injured and over $2,815,931,000 in economic damages

What's the harm in multi-level marketing?

Multi-level Marketing or MLM is a system of selling products or services that puts great emphasis on recruiting additional salespeople into the team. Some are scams, and those that are not can cause other problems.  Read more about multi-level marketing

Here are 4 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically.


Tawnya Cummiskey

Laguna Niguel, California

Harrassed, bullied
1999

When Tawnya's doctor prescribed some herbal supplements from a certain company, little did she know he was signing her up to be a representative. It became clear this was an MLM scam, but the doctor kept pressuring her. Read more

Dale & Susan Fox

Arizona

Thousands of dollars in debt
2004

Multi-level marketing for herbal remedies Read more

"Jane Doe"

Age: 11
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Confined to wheelchair, neurological problems
September 2006

She had been sick for weeks. Her father distrusted conventional medicine and was feeding her an alternative cure sold through a mutli-level marketing program. She actually had a heart infection. The father was sentenced to six months in jail. Read more & more

 
 
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