Mary Kay Cosmetics is suing another product liquidator
Times must be tough over at Mary Kay. Instead of focusing on “enriching women’s lives” as the company is so fond of saying, they’re instead busy running around suing all kinds of people . A couple of weeks ago, Mary Kay filed suit against Yahoo for including advertisements with Mary Kay keywords in their email [...]
Usana Health Sciences misrepresenting distributor earnings
written by: terminatedramp
USANA publishes a distributor average earnings chart to be used to recruit new distributors into their business opportunity. See the following USANA website that provides their earnings chart: http://www.usana.com/dotCom/opportunity/payplan/index.
Quoted from their website is the following:
The UFF Money Merge Account fraud
Today a seller of the United First Financial Money Merge Account product threw out a challenge: Show him how a simple spreadsheet can pay off a mortgage faster than MMA. He said that his client owed $200,000 on a mortgage, and with only $200 “extra” cash left each month after regular living expenses, the MMA [...]
Conflict of interest for Medifast auditors?
Last week Barry Minkow and Fraud Discovery Institute released a report regarding the independence of the auditors of Medifast Inc. (NYSE:MED). The company is audited by Bagell, Josephs, Levine & Company. The audit partner happens to also be a part of BJL Wealth Management, an investment firm with the same address as the audit firm.
This [...]
Will United First Financial refund your money?
There is plenty of criticism here of United First Financial, Ufirst Financial, UFF, Money Merge Account, MMA, or whatever Google likes…
One of the arguments UFF supporters always seem to throw out is the “money back guarantee” that UFF gives. I’ve been critical of this guarantee here, because I think it’s next to impossible for anyone [...]
United First Financial made simple
What a simple, yet eloquent explanation from one of our readers on the read deal behind UFF’s Money Merge Account (MMA).
UFF is a SCAM.
Borrowing at 8% to cover 6% loan will make you less money.
Paying down your mortgage directly (instead of using HELOC) will put you ahead.
5 Points of Similarity Between Medifast and YTB (YourTravelBiz.com)
1. Both Medifast (NYSE:MED) and YTB International have 10 levels of commission payouts. That means on any given sale of actual products or services, the person selling it will receive a small commission, while 9 other levels will receive a total commission exceeding the seller’s commission.
Fraud Discovery Institute blasts Medifast
In a surprise move, the company known for its outspoken criticism of the direct selling industry, the Fraud Discovery Institute, Inc today released a report portraying direct seller Avon Corporation in a positive light (www.frauddiscovery.net).
To prove that Medifast, Inc (NYSE:MED) is a “scheme pyramid” business opportunity as evidenced by its record breaking first quarter earnings [...]
USANA’s sneaky disclosure
In the Usanan Health Sciences (NASDAQ:USNA) most recent 10-Q filed with the SEC, the company makes reference to restated financial statements:
MLM Scheme, Mannatech, Pays Millions to Victims for Making False Claims of Cures and Health Benefits
News from Pyramid Scheme Alert:
Mannatech, a long time MLM company, member of the Direct Selling Association and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, has agreed to pay millions of dollars to consumers who were deceived by its false health claims about its products. The state of Texas, where the scheme is based, charged [...]
