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A gripping new documentary miniseries is bringing attention to multilevel marketing platforms. "LuLaRich," available on Amazon Prime, chronicles the story of LuLaRoe, a clothing empire famous for its ...

Scammers want you to believe they're offering you a legitimate money-making opportunity. Seniors are seen as prime targets due to the potential that they have money saved for retirement. If an ...

As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, the owners and operators of a sprawling credit repair operation known as Financial Education Services (FES) will end the practices that the FTC ...

a pyramid scheme in the hands of a fraudster. Fans of the old horror movie Poltergeist 2 remember the classic line "They're back" and so it is with the classic Secret Sister scam which returns each ...