What You Should Know about USANA
November 8th, 2021
Supplement MLM takes down dozens of deceptive claims following TINA.org investigation.
Browsing the "MLM or pyramid scheme" Tag
TINA’s Take: FTC Puts For-Profit Higher Education Institutions on Notice
October 19th, 2021
A disproportionate number of students that have defaulted on their students loans attended for-profit colleges.
BlackOxygen Organics
October 14th, 2021
Spoiler alert: MLM's products have not been proven to alleviate the symptoms of long-haul COVID.
Amplifei
October 7th, 2021
A misleading income disclosure statement is just the tip of the iceberg with this supplement MLM.
Q Sciences
September 15th, 2021
Hemp MLM deceptively markets “side-gig” that can “replace your full-time income completely.”
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
October 26, 2021: The FTC sends a Notice of Penalty Offenses to more than 630 MLM companies regarding income claims,
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