Opposing Views

Anti-MLM and Anti-Amway Webring - Sites containing informational material regarding the MLM industry, especially Amway.
www.cocs.com/jhoagland/webhq.html

Cagey Consumer: Multi-level marketing - 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.
cageyconsumer.com/mlminfo.html

An Employment Scam in the Financial Services Industry - 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.
www.armydiller.com/financial-scam/index.htm

False Profits - About the book, an exposé and analysis of the multi-level marketing (MLM) industry
www.falseprofits.com/

FTC Sues Nationwide Internet Scam - Press release about FTC lawsuit against StreamLine business opportunity.
www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/06/streamline.htm

The God of the Bible versus the god of Multi-Level Marketing - Christian site calling the teachings of Amway Motivational Organizations "a Satanic distortion of Biblical truth."
www.users.fast.net/~gospeltruth/

The Mirage of Multilevel Marketing - Article by Stephen Barrett, M.D., on bogus health products.
www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/mlm.html

MLM Survivor - News, lawsuits, personal experiences, and information.
www.mlmsurvivor.com/

MLM Survivors Club - A discussion group for people who've survived MLM.
finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/mlmsurvivorsclub/

Multilevel Marketing Plans - Tips from the Federal Trade Commission regarding MLMs.
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/invest/mlm.htm

Personal Experience: Mary Kay Cosmetics - Associate recounts her negative experience with the company.
cc.edumacation.com/mlm/marykay.html

PinkLightHouse.com - Ex-Mary Kay consultants offer news, stories, testimonials and forum on negative experiences with the company.
www.pinklighthouse.com/

Pyramid Scheme Alert - Exposes, studies and aims to prevent illegal pyramid schemes. Site includes news, alerts, resources, legal information, updates and consumer information about a number of companies and MLMs operating suspected pyramid schemes.
pyramidschemealert.org/

Skeptic's Dictionary: multi-level marketing - Encyclopedia-type article about multi-level marketing.
skepdic.com/mlm.html

The Truth About Marketing Plans - Information on evaluating network marketing plans.
www.home.cio.net/timo/plan/

What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing? - Business analysis of 4 major systemic problems with MLM: 1) Market Saturation, 2) Pyramid Structure, 3) Morality and Ethics, and 4) Relationship Costs
www.vandruff.com/mlm.html

WorldWide Scam Network, The - Parodies of and information about the multi-level marketing scams, frauds, and rip-offs.
www.worldwidescam.info/

Metabolife probe launched - Metabolife International, the leading seller of the controversial weight-loss supplement ephedra, is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department. <small>(August 15, 2002)</small>
archives.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/15/ephedra.investigatio/

Bigsmart Pyramid Promoters Settle FTC Charges - Federal Trade Commission press release announces that Darrin Epps and Edward Lamont are barred for life from participating in multi-level marketing schemes. <small>(August 9, 2001)</small>
www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/bigsmart.htm

MetroActive: Shaking the Money Tree - 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." <small>(October 3, 1996)</small>
www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.03.96/cover/multilevel-9640.html