Pyramid schemes want people to believe they're legitimate companies. Only the very few at the top of the pyramid ever make a ...

Scammers want you to believe they're offering you a legitimate money-making opportunity. Seniors are seen as prime targets due to the potential that they have money saved for retirement. If an ...

“Wanna swim in cash?” The first season of the podcast “The Dream” starts by asking the listener this question. This is the ploy many people who sell the fantasy of wealth for a multi-level marketing ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A lot of people sell a product out of their home to make some extra money, maybe makeup or a weightloss supplement. It’s called multi-level marketing, and even though it’s ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROACH HAS MORE. SO THIS SCAM STARTS WITH A CONVINCING INVITATION. EITHER BY EMAIL OR SOCIAL MEDIA, TO SIGN UP FOR A FUN GIFT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROVIDE ...

The Secret Sister gift exchange may look festive, but it's an illegal pyramid scheme that resurfaces every holiday season.

“People ask what do I do. I said, ‘I build pyramids, man.’” “Is this one of those pyramid things? Hell, yeah it is. If it wasn’t, I wouldn’t be doing it. Do I look dumb enough to go get a job again?” ...

The sharp decline in Herbalife’s stock price (NYSE:HLF) to multi-year lows and Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman gasconading his “psychological short” bet against the shares triggered mixed reactions from ...