Q Sciences
September 15th, 2021
Hemp MLM deceptively markets “side-gig” that can “replace your full-time income completely.”
Browsing the "MLM or pyramid scheme" Tag
TINA.org Pushes for New Enforcement Tactic Against MLM Industry
June 30th, 2021
MADISON, CONN. June 30, 2021 – Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) sent a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
TINA.org Pushes for New Enforcement Tactic Against MLM Industry
June 30th, 2021
And if you don’t know, now you know.
Status and Updates
June 30th, 2021
June 30, 2021: TINA.org sends a letter to the FTC urging it to implement a penalty offense program targeting the direct selling industry.
Summary of Action
June 30th, 2021
In an effort to efficiently and effectively address the pervasive problem of multilevel marketing companies using deceptive marketing to promote
The Cost of Doing Business
June 10th, 2021
Comparing the amount companies agree to pay to settle deceptive marketing charges with their annual revenue.
AdvoCare
April 21st, 2021
Allegations: Operating a pyramid scheme and luring distributors into the scheme by telling them they can achieve financial success
Status and Updates
April 5th, 2021
April 2, 2021: TINA.org files a complaint with the state of Washington against LuLaRoe, finding that the company is violating
Summary of Action
April 5th, 2021
In 2019, the state of Washington filed a lawsuit against the California-based clothing MLM LuLaRoe for its alleged operation of
LuLa-NO: Clothing MLM Violating Court Order
April 5th, 2021
TINA.org alerts Washington AG’s office to deceptive income claims and more.
LuLaRoe Pyramid Scheme Claim
March 26th, 2021
Case Name (Date) Ponkey et al v. LLR, Inc. et al 21-cv-518, C.D. Cal. (March 2021) Product/Service LuLaRoe Allegations Pyramid
Mary Kay Off-Roads into Deceptive Income Claims
March 4th, 2021
The pink Cadillac is just one of many things top-selling distributors tout but few distributors achieve.
Mary Kay Income Claims
March 4th, 2021
A TINA.org investigation has compiled a sampling of 200 examples of Mary Kay and/or its distributors making atypical income claims
LuLaRoe to Pay $4.75 Million to Settle Pyramid Allegations
February 2nd, 2021
Settlement avoids a trial that had been scheduled to begin on Feb 16.
LifeVantage Pyramid Scheme Claims
January 27th, 2021
Allegations: Operating an illegal pyramid scheme
Young Living Essential Oil Products
January 27th, 2021
Allegations: Falsely marketing essential oils as “therapeutic” for various ailments in order to charge a premium price when the products do not provide the advertised health benefits
Status and Updates
January 26th, 2021
January 20, 2021: The DSSRC issues a decision finding that Primerica and its distributors were making inappropriate income claims to
Summary of Action
January 26th, 2021
TINA.org investigated Primerica, Inc., a Georgia-based multilevel marketing company that sells term life insurance and various other financial service products,