• An Anonymous Source Reveals Numbers For MonaVie

    I received the following information about multi-level marketing company MonaVie via email from an anonymous source. I have written here about MonaVie in the past, and my opinion is that it is another thinly veiled pyramid scheme with an overpriced […]

  • Medifast Lawsuit: Anti-SLAPP Motions Filed

    UPDATE: On February 17, 2010, Medifast Inc. filed suit in US District Court, Southern District of California, alleging defamation, violation of California Corporations Code, and unfair business practices. On March 29, 2011, Judge Janis Sammartino dismissed all of Medifast’s claims […]

  • A Comparison of Medifast and Pre-Paid Legal

    UPDATE: On February 17, 2010, Medifast Inc. filed suit in US District Court, Southern District of California, alleging defamation, violation of California Corporations Code, and unfair business practices. On March 29, 2011, Judge Janis Sammartino dismissed all of Medifast’s claims […]

  • Medifast Lawyers Continue to Lie to the Court

    UPDATE: On February 17, 2010, Medifast Inc. filed suit in US District Court, Southern District of California, alleging defamation, violation of California Corporations Code, and unfair business practices. On March 29, 2011, Judge Janis Sammartino dismissed all of Medifast’s claims […]

  • Daughter Turns in Mom in Tri Energy Ponzi Scheme

    More than two years ago, I mentioned here a news story about a Ponzi scheme called Tri Energy Inc. The Securities and Exchange Commission first took action against the company in 2005: The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday obtained a […]

  • Medifast Lawsuit Update

    UPDATE: On February 17, 2010, Medifast Inc. filed suit in US District Court, Southern District of California, alleging defamation, violation of California Corporations Code, and unfair business practices. On March 29, 2011, Judge Janis Sammartino dismissed all of Medifast’s claims […]

  • Medifast Files Lawsuit, Fraud Discovery Institute Reopens Investigation

    UPDATE: On February 17, 2010, Medifast Inc. filed suit in US District Court, Southern District of California, alleging defamation, violation of California Corporations Code, and unfair business practices. On March 29, 2011, Judge Janis Sammartino dismissed all of Medifast’s claims […]

  • Fraud Discovery Institute Ends Investigation of Medifast Inc.

    UPDATE: On February 17, 2010, Medifast Inc. filed suit in US District Court, Southern District of California, alleging defamation, violation of California Corporations Code, and unfair business practices. On March 29, 2011, Judge Janis Sammartino dismissed all of Medifast’s claims […]

  • Even an MLM Scammer Says MLMs Are Scams…

    Who do you trust? That’s an issue that often arises for the former CFO of Crazy Eddie, Sam Antar. He’s been writing extensively about the financial statement fraud at Overstock.com, and has been dismissed by some as a con artist […]

  • Marketing Fraud: Why Multi-Level Marketing Pyramids and Financial Ponzis are Ignored By Law Enforcement

    Dear Colleagues, Consumers and Pyramid Scheme Alert Supporters, A new essay recently posted on the False Profits Blog addresses a question many of you  have raised. Why are multi-level marketing pyramids and financial ponzis able to ensnare so many people […]