Market America

TINA.org investigated Market America, a North Carolina-based multilevel marketing company that sells a variety of different products and services, including cosmetics, dietary supplements, jewelry, household products, and internet and financial services, and found that it has used a plethora of atypical income claims to recruit distributors.


Highlights

  • Sent a warning letter to company
  • Company promptly removed hundreds of deceptive claims

Timeline

2024
February 14

As part of its 2023 investigation into 100 MLM companies, TINA.org notifies Market America of its findings that the company has used atypical income claims to market its business opportunity.

2020
October 16

Market America removes the vast majority of deceptive income claims identified by TINA.org.

October 8

TINA.org sends a warning letter to Market America notifying it of TINA.org’s findings (including a sampling of more than 750 deceptive income claims made exclusively on the company’s or CEO’s own platforms) and asking that the company remedy the deceptive marketing immediately.


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