Oh My Fraud17 Juli 2024

Pyramid Schemes: How to Lose Friends and Alienate Money

You’ve probably heard of pyramid schemes, but are you confident that you know what it is? And if you are, do you know the difference between them and multi-level marketing companies? Or Ponzi schemes? In this episode, Caleb and Greg discuss all that and more about one of the simplest and most common frauds around.

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(00:00) - Introduction to Pyramid Schemes
(01:01) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud
(02:00) - Caleb's Personal Experiences with MLMs
(07:32) - Understanding Pyramid Schemes
(09:45) - Ponzi Schemes Explained
(15:42) - Multi-Level Marketing Companies
(20:40) - NuSkin: A Case Study
(26:48) - Introduction to Blessings in No Time
(31:01) - Personal Experience with a Pyramid Scheme
(46:54) - Conclusion and Takeaways

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Sources:
The history of pyramid schemes and their evolution over time — Medium

Pyramid scheme — Wikipedia

MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison — Coolidge Law Firm

The Case (for and) against Multi-level Marketing — FTC

Get-Rich-Quick Profiteers Love Mitt Romney, and He Loves Them Back — Mother Jones

Couple Charged for Operating Multimillion-Dollar Pyramid Scheme — DOJ

Bernie Madoff and how to identify a Ponzi scheme. — Metis Ireland

Tupperware once changed women's lives. Now it struggles to survive — NPR

What Is Multi-Level Marketing? — Forbes

Don’t Fall Victim to the False Promises of MLMs. - The Daily Utah Chronicle

Prosper DJ, wife ordered to pay $10.7 million for pyramid scheme targeting black investors — Dallas Morning News

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