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The Fundamental Takeaway from FTC v Vemma

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The Fundamental Takeaway from FTC v Vemma

Vemma settlement clarifies FTC’s position on what constitutes a legitimate MLM.

11 Things You Should Know About Banners Broker

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11 Things You Should Know About Banners Broker

Legitimate company or illegal pyramid scheme?

What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection

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What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection

Arm consumers with X-ray vision to protect them from scams circulating on Facebook.

TINA.org’s Year In Review 2015

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TINA.org’s Year In Review 2015

What we did this year at TINA.org.

Pandemic Schemes: How Multilevel Marketing Distributors Are Using the Internet—and the Coronavirus—to Grow Their Businesses

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Pandemic Schemes: How Multilevel Marketing Distributors Are Using the Internet—and the Coronavirus—to Grow Their Businesses

Abby Vesoulis & Eliana Dockterman, TIME

College Students: Don’t Fall for These Scams

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College Students: Don’t Fall for These Scams

Experts weigh in on how to avoid being a victim of these latest campus scams.

FTC Brings the Hammer Down on Digital Altitude, Aspire

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FTC Brings the Hammer Down on Digital Altitude, Aspire

Agency files suit against seller of digital marketing business opportunity.

MarketAmerica: Pyramid Scheme Claims

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MarketAmerica: Pyramid Scheme Claims

January 2020: A magistrate judge granted MarketAmerica’s motion to compel arbitration. October 2019: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint bringing similar allegations. September 2019: This case was transferred from a court…

Sunrider Pyramid Scheme Claims

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Sunrider Pyramid Scheme Claims

December 2019: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision. June 2018: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the May 2018 summary judgment ruling…

Jeunesse Global Pyramid Scheme Claims

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Jeunesse Global Pyramid Scheme Claims

July 2019: This case was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. June 2019: Jeunesse filed a motion to…

Valley energy drink company temporarily shut down for operating a pyramid scheme

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Valley energy drink company temporarily shut down for operating a pyramid scheme

Morgan Loew, CBS 5 Arizona

Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

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Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Coalition sends letter to agency requesting better safeguards.

Companies Getting Coal in 2021

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Companies Getting Coal in 2021

Find out why New Balance, TikTok, Poland Spring and others make the 2021 naughty list.

Worst False Ad Court Actions 2015

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Worst False Ad Court Actions 2015

Where courts fell short in satisfying consumers who sued companies in false ads cases.

TINA’s Take: $9 Million a Day Lost to Cryptoasset Scams

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TINA’s Take: $9 Million a Day Lost to Cryptoasset Scams

TINA.org gets the scoop on cryptoasset scams at FTC workshop.

Direct Selling Association is Honoring Ethics Code Violators According to TINA.org

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Direct Selling Association is Honoring Ethics Code Violators According to TINA.org

MADISON, CONN. June 7, 2016–The Direct Selling Association (DSA), the national trade association for multi-level marketing companies, honors 22 companies that purportedly “serve as examples of direct selling at its…

WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM

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WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM

What TINA.org thinks you should wake up to regarding this questionable company.

Stream Energy and Ignite

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Stream Energy and Ignite

October 2018: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. June 2018: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement that would resolve this lawsuit. According to the…

What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

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What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

Having combed through the 200-plus pages that the FTC filed against Vemma Nutrition Company, Vemma International Holdings, Inc., Benson K. (B.K.) Boreyko, Tom Alkazin and his wife Bethany (defendants) in…

NBA Says it Never Cleared Vemma’s Biz Structure

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NBA Says it Never Cleared Vemma’s Biz Structure

Relationship claims questioned.

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The Fundamental Takeaway from FTC v Vemma

11 Things You Should Know About Banners Broker

What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection

TINA.org’s Year In Review 2015

Pandemic Schemes: How Multilevel Marketing Distributors Are Using the Internet—and the Coronavirus—to Grow Their Businesses

College Students: Don’t Fall for These Scams

FTC Brings the Hammer Down on Digital Altitude, Aspire

MarketAmerica: Pyramid Scheme Claims

Sunrider Pyramid Scheme Claims

Jeunesse Global Pyramid Scheme Claims

Valley energy drink company temporarily shut down for operating a pyramid scheme

Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Companies Getting Coal in 2021

Worst False Ad Court Actions 2015

TINA’s Take: $9 Million a Day Lost to Cryptoasset Scams

Direct Selling Association is Honoring Ethics Code Violators According to TINA.org

WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM

Stream Energy and Ignite

What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

NBA Says it Never Cleared Vemma’s Biz Structure