MLM Bot Watch 48 - Don't miss the BBC Documentary investigating the truth about Multilevel Marketing / Network Marketing!

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Don't miss the BBC Documentary which is to be broadcast on BBC 3 & BBC iPlayer on the 27th April and BBC 1 on the 8th May!

When I was in FLP I went to an event which included Yawn.

She was treated like a celebrity, you can see why people would find it addictive. Everyone went crazy trying to talk to her afterwards, it was as if she was Beyonce.

But one of the things she said on stage stuck with me. She said just because she posts a picture of herself doesn't mean the picture was actually taken then- in fact 'almost never'. She said she takes lots of pictures and saves them up, posting them at some later point. And gave an example from a couple of days ago where she was in bed with no makeup on and waking up really late but posted a pic of her fully dressed and ready to go shopping.

She encouraged other bots to do this too as it's not realistic to take photos of you on the spot looking good and doing cool stuff all the time.

Sis is confusing me though... I thought her doll business had wound down, yet recently she's been in talks with another buyer and Harrods. Maybe she's trying to salvage it as forever implodes?

I am not sure that sis has bought a new house. There were some charges on her doll business and I think one of them was her house which she had had to sell to pay it off.

So it may be rented accommodation or even joining castle in Spain. Her parents recently sold their house so she can't go there.

Boss always boast about their new house the moment they have bought it, which she isn't doing.

Castle Bot’s parents have flown to the island to spend time with their grandchild, presumably while Castle flies to Stockholm.

Thanks for the Castle updates. Keep them coming ♥️

I know we can't name names but can i ask is nursebot one of the top 10 or 20 fl sellers ?

Another little anomaly about the Castle family was mum’s ‘little cleaning job’.

I have nothing against cleaning jobs and if you are running an air bnb it makes great sense to get family to help out BUT if you and your kids are all earning 6 figures???

If I had tens of thousands rolling in each month, I would not have my mother doing a few hours cleaning on my rented property (even if she wanted to).

I would have professional cleaning and management contracts in place.

I’ve said it before and may be completely wrong or sucked in by the social media persona but think Castle may have had unexpected success and really believed. The BFF and family knew how to exploit and all jumped on the bandwagon.

Nursebot is one of Yawns posse and Yawn has a number of dogs.
Can anybody enlighten me on what does Mr Yawn do? Is he her PA/Tax deduction etc.
My JP bot is getting desperate as she has been posting guff every hour on the hour She is also posting after gym photos and I must say how tired/drained etc she looks

Mr Yawn is probably working his arse off in a real job to keep the cash flowing enough to continue the attraction marketing.

Mr yawn is/was working for yawn’s bff ex husband.
He is definitely working his arse off to keep up the pretence.

If Mr Yawn is in a real job has he put in a leave request for the Stockholm fest. I remember employers getting really funny when you wanted time off.

I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the Thatch. Wonder how they talk about the bizniss in private ... Do they pretend to each other it is real? Do they actually believe she will turn it around and repeat the glory days? Or do they openly discuss her poor minions slaving away for no reward/ nasty debts. Genuinely intrigued.

If I was as minted as they claim to be I'd get my own room.

@Mrsong - a good place to start is FLP UK's MD's post on 30 March (he's generally referred to as BP on here) listing UK bots that have qualified for the Global Rally in Sweden.

Among the top six are, in no particular order, Lanzabot, (Welsh) rarebot, Castlebot, Uber, Bloodsucker and manbotwhohasn'tbeenmentionedfor awhilesocan'trememberanickname.

Among the next tier (2.5K qualifiers) are: Yawn, Yawn's BFF, Casle's BFF, insolvency/tax bill bot and Scottish yoga bot.

That should give you a head start down the rabbit hole!

dafuq is this all about? Why need to c9 every three months for if you "educate yourself" the first time?

T H E . C 9 . R E E D U C A T E S . Y O U

my normal pasta dish would be a heaped full bowl of white pasta ... it would leave me bloated & heavy, not to mention piling on the calories

I craved salad today, my plate is more salad than pasta & I’m more than satisfied

I’m eating wholewheat pasta & am very mindful of portion size

My brain now talks to my tummy & it speaks back faster than ever, telling it ‘yep I’m full’

My brain now talks to my tummy & it speaks back faster than ever, telling it ‘yep I’m full’

So was Uber's fiancé the builder she had working on her house when she was pregnant?

PMSL at Uber and Bloodsucker sharing a room (and what looks like a double ice bed)

Am I right in thinking , from these threads, that there's no love lost between them?

For the brief couple of years that Uber held the UK number 1 crown, she wasted no opportunity to rub Bloodsucker's nose in it let the World know...

My name is 'whatwasithinking' and I'm an ex FL bot and this is my story.

Due to a disability I was on the cusp of losing my job. As a single mum, I was terrified, and this pressure on top of my constant illness sunk me in to a deep depression. I was on multiple medicines, including 2 different antidepressants on maximum doses. At my lowest I was suicidal.

I got a message from an old school friend about an amazing opportunity which is a perfect way of staying at home with the kids, working to my own targets without any pressures. Intrigued, I watched a video she had made. It did seem all too good to be true, however I was at an all time low and things needed to change. The old school friend was an intelligent lady, with a professional job previously....why wouldn't I trust her? The picture she painted online was glamorous and relaxed. I wanted her life. At this stage, I had never heard of MLM.

After signing up, it transpired that FL wasn't her only job, she had 3 other jobs. That was my first blow. When I spoke to my friends and family about this new venture I was met with a mixture of support and negativity. My upline advised me that I didn't need that sort of negatively so to step away from them. I really was getting brain washed.

I went to trainings where we were told to 'fake it before you make it'. There was such a buzz in the air that it was so easy to get sucked in. All this positivity was helping with my depression which I only saw as a good thing.

I ended up losing thousands and ending up in debt. I stopped after doing a tax return and seeing on paper exactly how much I lost. It was frightening.

The day I stopped I was worried about my downline...I felt ashamed of what I had unknowingly got her in to. Luckily for me she was having feelings similar to mine. I felt resentful of my upline. I felt she knowingly put me in the position I had got in to. She had no kids, no responsibility...I had a lot to lose. To be fair, she was probably sucked in as much as I was. She has moved on to something else now.... something just as bad in my opinion.

This all ended around 2 years ago. I feel embarrassed and ashamed. I hate it when people ask me about FL, I wish people would forget I was involved. My boyfriend of 18 months doesn't know I was involved in this, as lovely as he is, I am afraid he will think less of me.

I personally know of one person who has successfully earnt enough to quit her job.

Sorry for the waffle, I haven't spoken about this before, as I said, too embarrassed.

Welcome @Treacle200

Please don't feel embarrassed. All of us on this thread have all experienced the horror that is MLM either personally or through friends/family. You are not alone x

I do recognise a few of the characters named here.

Has anyone mentioned the worrying trend of MLM bots moving on to things such as business coaching, law of attraction etc. One MLM bot has become a 'celebrity psychic'.

Welcome @Treacle200 and thank you for sharing your story. You have no reason to be embarrassed.

The 'psychic': is she south east and does she focus on angel cards, or is there another bot who's gone down the psychic path?

Treacle I hope you're feeling well and happy after those dark days.

Thank you for sharing your story with us. Other people who are in danger of being sucked into MLM schemes, or are having second thoughts about network marketing will find what you've written to be a great help.

Everyone who tells their story has the potential to make a difference and add momentum to the #AntiMLMMovement. I wish the government would see how much damage MLM schemes do and outlaw the lot if them.