The Secret Sister gift exchange may look festive, but it's an illegal pyramid scheme that resurfaces every holiday season.

The Paparazzi Jewelry company has agreed to pay $1.9 million and change the way they do business after the Washington State Attorney General’s office alleged the company operated as a pyramid scheme.

Heather Massey is the Regional Director of the Better Business Bureau in the Permian Basin. Check out www.bbb.org or call 563-1880. It’s a scam that almost seems as old as the ancient structures in ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROACH HAS MORE. SO THIS SCAM STARTS WITH A CONVINCING INVITATION. EITHER BY EMAIL OR SOCIAL MEDIA, TO SIGN UP FOR A FUN GIFT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROVIDE ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas Attorney General’s Office (OAG) said Wednesday it secured a $10.76 million “Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction” against a Texas couple and business it said operated an ...

The 'Secret Sister' gift exchange campaign quickly became popular several years ago through Facebook posts promising participants would receive up to 36 gifts in exchange for sending one gift.

Tupperware is among the best-known American multi-level marketing schemes, which promise big pay-outs but often leave their adherents bankrupt. A new book details how the industry came to dominate so ...

What is a Ponzi scheme? The fraudulent investment program known as a Ponzi scheme entices investors with the promise of extremely high profits. The Ponzi scheme is named after Charles Ponzi, who ...

People have strong, often negative, feelings about corporate America. Some think it’s a scam, and others dislike that they've had no choice but to devote much of their lives to it. One woman falls ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Gwinnett County accused of scamming elderly Korean families out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a pyramid scheme faced a judge Wednesday, as victims packed the ...

The Government of New Zealand has previously funded Branislav Hock's research on pyramid schemes but not directly related to this article. The Government of New Zealand has previously funded research ...

Uncover the truth behind online money scams and pyramid schemes like Prosperity Home Network. Learn how these multi-level ...