2024 0329 – Always Marco – PROOF Every MLM Is A Scam

  • Documents
  • 2004 0114 – Letter – FTC to DSA (Direct Selling Association), Federal Trade Commission – 3p
  • 2024 0214 – TINA – Truth in Advertising –  Note: Below are copies of all 95 letters sent to MLM companies (in alphabetical order) alerting them of TINA.org’s 2023 income claims investigation findings. – 191p
  • 2024 0229 (Updated) – TINA – Truth in Advertising – MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims: TINA.org investigation finds 98% of MLMs using misleading income claims. – [link]
  • 2024 0315 – Letter – FTC to Direct Selling Association (DSA), Federal Trade Commission – 3p
  • 2024 0315 – Letter – FTC to Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC), Federal Trade Commission – 3p
  • 2024 0318 – kelleydrye.com – FTC Staff Doubles Down on Rejected Koscot Standard for Pyramiding Claims, Challenges DSSRC IDS Guidance – [link]
  • 41 – Pampered Chef – Warren Buffet
    • [Bonk: 2022 0819 – [2013] – Warren Buffett: Pampered Chef is not a pyramid scheme – [VIDEO-YouTube-03:19]
      • Warren Buffett – Pampered Chef is based on selling to the end user.  If I was a regulator … selling millions and millions of people on a dream that was not fulfilled. 
      • Charlie Munger – I think there is more likely to be more flim-flam and selling magic potions than pots and pans.
  • 53 – Companies not tracking sales
  • 57 – 1984 – Doublesthink, Doublespeak
    • Recruiting your own competition
    • Brainwashing vs Washing your brain 
    • Defending the indefensible
    • Military examples
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  • 01:14:00 + – resources – institutional level – training – throw under the bus – bad apples – modeling behaviors
  • 01:19:00 – scam, definition – fraud – lying – deception
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