Why are MLMs/ Network Marketing 'businesses' a scam?

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This is the 44th thread in a long series about the dangers of network marketing/ MLMs such as Forever Living, Ariix, NuSkin, Arbonne, Younique, Valentus, TS Life, and MANY MANY more!
Posts here will give examples of the lies told by 'top bots' who portray luxury lifestyles in order to lure in new victims and of the other techniques and brainwashing used by MLMs
Over 90% of people who join an MLM end up LOSING money. Always bear that in mind when considering paying money to join!

Another thread here about MLM if you're interested...www.mumsnet.com/Talk/going_back_to_work/3418314-forever-living?watched=1&msgid=82428969#82428969

@GoldenKelpie: a whole page of people saying either, “Nah, it’s a scam!” or “Is Forever Living still going? I thought it had collapsed?”

Seems like O'Dodgey is back in the UK to rip some poor unsuspecting bots off before FL collapses.
His mind set didn't work then so how is it going to work now.

Huns, some awful human being tried to scam money off Salon. She is shaking & shocked by the attempted fraud.

It’s almost as bad as if someone had signed thousands of women up to a scheme, told them they’d make money, taken funds from them many could ill-afford and then landed them with illegal product that they couldn’t sell!

Yes, that bad.

Dear Goodness.

That's the Law of Attraction for you.

Watch out Barcelona, Juice Plus are invading.

The Anti MLM coalition and Botwatch FB pages are looking for people who used to be involved in Nu Skin, Forever Living, Herbalife, Younique and Amway to talk in confidence about their experiences and how they affect those who join up.

I saw that on Anti MLM coalition's page.
I ought to message and put myself forward but I am not sure I CAN talk to a journalist about this. I am still so ashamed at being scammed by the Bots.

You should be proud of getting out and seeing it for what it is, @thetemptationofchocolate

@thetemptationofchocolate

You were the victim of a pretty sophisticated deception and you should think of yourself as such.
The majority go into this with good, honest intentions thinking they can become a success and have a better life for themselves and their families.
The lucky few who see through it in weeks or months can get out relatively unscathed but sadly there are a lot of people who disappear down the rabbit hole for several years and the consequences of lost relationships, friendships and financial damage will haunt them for a long long time.
Thankfully people are wising up to this industry and the backlash is well and truly happening, intense media scrutiny will help prevent others from falling prey to MLM's

Anyone know anything about Tropic? Not one but two friends seem to be getting sucked in. They are hosting a "free no obligation party" to "practice their skills"?!

I won't be going.

Yawn and her bots are on the way to see O'Dodgy
Wonder how much that has cost them.
Uber still holds the upline strings to pull Yawn back in from being in the cold.

Only about 70-80 are there
Good - still not zero but gone are the days of 100's and 1000's.

A friend of mine has recently joined the dark side. She said to me “it’s not going great yet but my upline is doing so well and told me to fake it til I make it”, and then explained how she was supposed to trick people into thinking she was “doing so well”.

So I asked the obvious question - are you sure your upline isn’t faking it too?

She genuinely hadn’t considered this possibility.

One of yawn’s bots is complaining on one of the posts about not being invited to the mindset day. She had a lucky escape!

wonder who is paying for this?

Dr Brain O'Wash is at it again, is he?

They have wheeled out Dodgy O'Conman to try stem the haemorrhage of disillusioned bots.

I don't expect it's going to do much good- he won't have the same effect as when he performed in front of severa hundred eeeking huns, all sobbing with gratitude at the riches to come...

The room looks tiny at O’Conman’s brainwashing event. I could probably fit those people in my living room- and I live in a tiny terrace!

If those photos on Yawn's page don't show a brainwashing cult/religion in action I don't know what does!!

The arm waving (no doubt accompanied by whooping), the eyes closed as if being hypnotised ...... scary stuff

Imagine choosing to spend your day like that!!!

I'd rather saw my own arm off with a rusty spoon!

Boosts Uber’s income when Dodgy gets called into action. Surprised they haven’t done another book together for the New Year New Me squad.

Elle Beau Blog is such a great read!

A work colleague was complaining to me today about one of Yawn's minions sending her loads of crappy spammy private messages on FB. We're skin therapists and we don't rate the aloe crap, despite its 'Botox in a bottle' claims 🙄