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Anti-MLM and Anti-Amway Webring Sites containing informational material regarding the MLM industry, especially Amway. http://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. http://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. http://www.armydiller.com/financial-scam/index.htm

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

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

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

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

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

Multilevel Marketing Plans Tips from the Federal Trade Commission regarding MLMs. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/invest/inv12.shtm

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

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

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

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

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 http://www.vandruff.com/mlm.html

WorldWide Scam Network, The Parodies of and information about the multi-level marketing scams, frauds, and rip-offs. http://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. (August 15, 2002) http://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. (August 9, 2001) http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/bigsmart.shtm

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." (October 3, 1996) http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.03.96/cover/multilevel-9640.html