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The Hazards of Multi-Level Marketing
Multi-level marketing (MLM) is a wealth transfer scheme—a mechanism designed to hopefully speed up the accumulation of money—i.e., “get rich quick.” It is a type of rigged lottery (ponzi, pyramid) where the organizers, not the participants, are guaranteed to take home the jackpot. With all MLMs, money is transferred from the wallets and purses of many into the pockets of a few. The con or scam of the MLM is its deceptive claim to be a form of legitimate “business”—often the term “marketing” is used. However, MLMs produce neither goods nor services as commonly understood. At best they are parasitic 'middlemen', adding nothing and taking much. Some MLMs attempt to combine the distribution of some consumer product or service, or add religious overtones to mask the underlying economic fraud. However, this is just a subtle or not-so-subtle effort at hiding the true nature of the organization. At the heart of every MLM is the anti-biblical motive to “get rich quick” and to defy the wisdom found in Scripture.
“Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.” Proverbs 13:11.
What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing? a.k.a. "Networking" Companies by Dean Van Druff
This article will analyze four problem areas with MLM. Specifically, it will focus on problems of 1) Market Saturation, 2) Pyramid Structure, 3) Morality and Ethics, and 4) Relationship Issues associated with MLMs.
False Profits, Seeking Financial and Spiritual Deliverance in Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Schemes by Robert L. Fitzpatrick and Joyce K. Reynolds.
False Profits is an exposé and analysis of the multi-level marketing industry, (Amway, Nu Skin, Herbalife and companies of that sort) and an analysis of the pyramid scheme phenomenon within our communities [New Age]. But it is also much more. It is about the challenges facing all of us to find meaning in our work and to remain true to our values in the workplace. It is about defining for ourselves the meaning of 'success.' It is about maintaining the integrity of personal and family relationships and guarding against converting and destroying them for commercial purposes.
CONSUMED BY SUCCESS, Reaching the top and finding God wasn't there... by Athena Dean
A stirring, challenging and convicting story of the personal toll on marriage and family, before she was set free from the trap of pursuing gold, not God. The author reveals:
- how she exploited personal relationships
- how she defiled the church through deceptive sales and marketing practices
- 'hot buttons' used to get Christians to join money-making programs
- New Age techniques used in motivational and sales training
- deceitful recruiting tactics
- brainwashing and special dangers for Christian women in multi-level organizations
Editor's Note: Mrs. Dean has yet to understand the nature of the economic flaws in MLM. Consequently, she allows Larry Burkett to blunt her testimony redirecting readers to the issue of motive rather than the unsound structure of MLM.
Pyramid schemes, chain letters and Ponzi schemes -- entry into the Skeptic's Dictionary which does a good job explaining the FRAUD involved.
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