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Information on Multi-Level Marketing companies and pyramid scheme from the New York State Office of the Attorney General

Information on what multilevel marketing (MLM) companies do, what a pyramid scheme is, and how to spot pyramid schemes from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Information.

Discussion of podcast "The Dream," which empathetically explores the pull of multilevel marketing in it's first season.

Search engine to help you identify multi-level marketing companies.

Reddit community sharing stories and help about dealing with multi-level marketing companies. r/antiMLM is a related Reddit community

A former Mary Kay consultant recounts how the multilevel marketing company kept her loyal, even though she wasn't making any money.

Ask a Manager discusses whether you should include work for multi-level marketing companies on your resume.

The Washington state attorney general alleged in a lawsuit that LuLaRoe is operating an "illegal pyramid," making misleading income claims, and encouraging its consultants to focus more on recruitment than selling clothes to customers.

FTC settlement ends AdvoCare’s alleged pyramid scheme and bans defendants from multi-level marketing.

FTC alleges Neora, formerly known as Nerium, operates an illegal pyramid scheme.

MLM’s ABYSMAL NUMBERS: Chapter from The Case (for and) against Multi-level Marketing by Jon M. Taylor, MBA, Ph.D., Consumer Awareness Institute.

Working paper by D. M. Brooks, a lawyer who has represented MLM distributors. Describes direct selling, multi-level marketing, pyramid schemes, how MLMs recruit distributors, and the language MLMs use.

Book by E. Scheibeler (full text)

Fictional Showtime series about MLMs, starring Kirsten Dunst