MLM Bot Watch 17- chat about Utah based tragicomic cultastic racketeering scamalangadingdongs like Forever Living, Ariix, Herbalife, Younique, Juiceplus etc etc etc

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A brief history of the threads so far-

A few people were bemused at their friends' strange personality changes when they joined MLMs.
Eyespying told us they were tragicomic, thought stopping cultic racketeers.
We told him to go away, he was clearly obsessed, and can he go to his own serious thread?
We delved a bit deeper into the issues.
Eyes started creeping back. We told him he was too serious.
We became more horrified at the information being turned up and were sharing links.
Eyes told us aboutMerchants of Deception.
Timeless Vie was set up as a parody about MLMs.[[www.facebook.com/timelessvie
Facebook,]] Twitter, blog, Instagram and YouTube were all used.
People started coming forward, telling of their experiences in MLMs.
We became more horrified.
Bot Watch started on Facebook where links were put up of interest to do with MLMs.
Botwatchblog started and produced factual analysis of the discussions from MN.
MLM members (bots) waded in saying it was all ok. You can earn great money. You just have to work 19 hours a day and not worry about morals.
Bots complained about their names being used. Their lawyers complained to MNHQ so that MN now do not allow us to use bots' names or show screengrabs of their writings even if it is in the public domain.
Blogs and FB posts increased, with the increasing amount of facts and whistleblowers coming forward.
FL lawyer tried to get TV YouTube video banned.
Bots claimed we were bullying them because we were asking them questions they couldn't answer. we were called middle aged women and accused of being drug dealers.
It got a bit nasty so we ate some cheese for a bit and they went away.
Health claims from FL bots now reducing dramatically as a result of pestering from all of us.
We stopped telling Eyes he was too serious. We all started thinking in his language and realised he was right.
Eyes turned out to be very funny and entertained us all.
Sunday Times article produced exposing FL. With a little help from people here.
Lawyers still persisting in trying to ban TV's videos.

Some links of interest-
A factsheet aimed at people considering joining an MLM or who have just done so, to warn them of some facts. tinyurl.com/ha6sgxw

A film of herbalife victims describing what it is like in their MLM-

A film on how to spot a pyramid scheme-

A comedy review of an MLM product- www.youtu.be/4yr_etbfZtQ

You tried, throwing. And who knows but that some of the TV message has sunk in.

At least she knows where to go now.

Oooooo I see we have a couple of deleted posts

Hello Melaw!

Hi Twunk! Never left really... Just been lurky lurking for a while! 😊😊😊 been so busy in RL... 😬 Have had a word with the princess Throwing she has a little more 'mindset' training to complete, but when she is done, she will be reporting for duty! 😉

Have you noticed on Style and beauty (not a board I often frequent being unstylish and unbeautiful) they are investgating the blogging and vlogging 'industry'? Mumsnet is becoming quite the consumer protector!

Melaw me old mucker you can lurk, mosey, flit, deluge or anything you like to your heart's content!

Just so we all know to keep to the Talk Guidelines, Twunk.

Oh Twunk, so we have, it was one of mine . What on earth was the problem? No names were mentioned, although initials where. Perhaps it would be ok without initials. Shall I try again?

Here is revised version, no names of any sort, no initials.

I am a lurky lurking rake - keeping my ear to the ground... Having a look about... Watching....listening... Eating cheese

Good to have you here, after.

I've had an email from the ASA in response to my complaint. Interesting!

Nice to know they are taking it seriously shirley
Good stuff

This was the second complaint

It's puzzling that this aloe MLM that seems to have been around forever seems to think it's OK to post in the public arena, taking full advantage of social media to make outrageous and misleading lying claims, dangling the promise of a fantasy lifestyle that cannot actually be achieved by 99% of downlines. Yet, whines when the same misleading videos or claims are scrutinised here.

Don't lie and make false misleading claims and we won't bother you any more!

We've said it before "live by the sword, die by the sword"

shirleyknot those claims are nothing but medical - maybe the person concerned thinks that it needs to mention a specific illness?

Some people might almost wonder why anybody who searched YouTube because they wished to - say - watch this video every day would immediately be faced with some interesting options.

My ItWorks bot has been over to London recently for "training" - now I can see why a trip to London might be appealing (I hope she stayed for some shopping and sights, though I can't see mention of it!). So flights, other travel, hotel...! Must have been a fortune.

No hotel - she only went for the day. Jeez. If I was going to London for the day I wouldn't go for some tedious brainwashing training (that also cost €34)

You clearly have a 'mindset problem' Twunk.

I know. I'm a hopeless case.

Fuck fuck fuck I just liked an online wrap party (?!?!) by mistake and she noticed! I'm going to be targeted now aren't I?

Bugger

I presume that that cost did not include travel etc though, Twunk?

Oh My.

I told you about that 'mindset'.

Yeah the tickets to get in were €34, travel on top