• Herbalife False Health Claims

    Multi-level marketing companies that advertise shakes and potions designed to help you lose weight and get healthier are generally all guilty of the same offense: Distributors making false health claims.  The products are generally terrible for losing weight and maintaining […]

  • Avon is NOT a “Good” MLM

    Last week I wrote about Good MLMs Versus Bad MLMs. The truth is that there is no such thing as a “good” multi-level marketing company. Oh sure… MLM supporters will tell you that some “direct sales” companies are doing it […]

  • Why Products Offered by Multi-Level Marketing Companies Are So Expensive

    Multi-level marketing companies (MLMs) are nothing but legalized scams. Make no mistake… they are pyramid schemes, but the government allows them to operate. Why are these obvious Ponzi schemes (which, by the way, the MLMs will swear up and down […]

  • “MLM Lawyer” Sued For Legal Malpractice

    This may be old news to some of you, but I’m finally getting around to writing about it. In June 2014, the receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case sued the infamous MLM lawyer Kevin Grimes (and his law […]

  • Proof that Herbalife Sucks

    I have researched multi-level marketing companies for nearly a decade. During that time, I came to the conclusion that the vast majority of participants fail. What does that mean? 99% or more lose money. Since the participants are largely getting […]

  • World Ventures Called A Scam by Blogger and Others

    Attempts to silence critics of multi-level marketing companies (often referred to as legalized pyramid schemes) are nothing new. I have been on the receiving end of numerous threats  and one very large legal action for my criticism of MLMs. Medifast […]

  • DreamTrips (formerly WorldVentures) Income Disclosure Statements

    World Ventures calls themselves a “home based direct selling travel club.” World Ventures Income Disclosure 2009 World Ventures Income Disclosure 2010 World Ventures Income Disclosure 2011 World Ventures Income Disclosure 2012 World Ventures Income Disclosure 2013 World Ventures Income Disclosure […]

  • Medifast Victory For Tracy Coenen

    Another victory for Tracy Coenen in the malicious lawsuit filed more than 4 years ago by Medifast (NYSE: MED) related to their Take Shape for Life business unit. In 2011, I was dismissed from the lawsuit following my successful filing […]

  • Xyngular Works: Losing Weight Fast!

    Xyngular is a weight loss MLM (multi-level marketing) company which advertises quick, sustainable weight loss using their products. Last year I wrote a lengthy article about the Xyngular products, and I came to the conclusion that the products are dangerous, […]

  • Are All Multi-Level Marketing Companies Pyramid Schemes?

    Recently Robert FitzPatrick of Pyramid Scheme Alert sent out a newsletter that included a discussion of the issue of whether all multi-level marketing companies are pyramid schemes. MLMs are frequently accused of being pyramid schemes, as we see has been […]