| MetroActive: Shaking the Money Tree http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.03.96/cover/multilevel-9640.html by Amy Chen Mills- "From Amway to Equinox, multilevel marketing schemes have won 7 million devotees on the promise of unlimited wealth and freedom. But when the numbers don't add up, distributors lose more than their dreams." (October 03, 2025) | |
| Bigsmart Pyramid Promoters Settle FTC Charges http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/bigsmart.shtm Federal Trade Commission press release announces that Darrin Epps and Edward Lamont are barred for life from participating in multi-level marketing schemes. (August 09, 2026) | |
| WorldWide Scam Network, The http://www.worldwidescam.info/ Parodies of and information about the multi-level marketing scams, frauds, and rip-offs. | |
| What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing? http://www.vandruff.com/mlm.html Business analysis of 4 major systemic problems with MLM: 1) Market Saturation, 2) Pyramid Structure, 3) Morality and Ethics, and 4) Relationship Costs | |
| The Mirage of Multilevel Marketing http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/mlm.html Article by Stephen Barrett, M.D., on bogus health products. | |
| The Bottom Line About Multilevel Marketing Plans http://business.ftc.gov/documents/inv08-bottom-line-about-multi-level-marketing-plans Tips from the Federal Trade Commission regarding MLMs. | |
| Skeptic's Dictionary: multi-level marketing http://skepdic.com/mlm.html Encyclopedia-type article about multi-level marketing. | |
| Pyramid Scheme Alert http://pyramidschemealert.org/ Exposes, studies and aims to prevent illegal pyramid schemes. News, alerts, resources, legal information, updates and consumer information about a number of companies and MLMs operating suspected pyramid schemes. | |
| PinkLightHouse.com http://www.pinklighthouse.com/ Ex-Mary Kay consultants offer news, stories, testimonials and forum on negative experiences with the company. | |
| Personal Experience: Mary Kay Cosmetics http://cc.edumacation.com/mlm/marykay.html Associate recounts her negative experience with the company. | |
| MLM Survivors Club http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/mlmsurvivorsclub/ A discussion group for people who've survived MLM. | |
| False Profits http://www.falseprofits.com/ About the book, an expos� and analysis of the multi-level marketing (MLM) industry | |
| FTC Sues Nationwide Internet Scam http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/06/streamline.shtm Press release about FTC lawsuit against StreamLine business opportunity. | |
| Cagey Consumer: Multi-level marketing http://cageyconsumer.com/mlminfo.html Analysis and debunking of Multi-Level Marketing as an industry as well as scrutiny of a number of specific MLMs and complaints generated about them. | |
| Anti-MLM and Anti-Amway Webring http://www.cocs.com/jhoagland/webhq.html Sites containing informational material regarding the MLM industry, especially Amway. | |
| An Employment Scam in the Financial Services Industry http://www.financialindustryscam.com/ Describes an employment scam that finance grads and those considering financial, insurance and securities sales should be aware of. What to do if you've been scammed; links to similar sites. | |
