The Secret Sister gift exchange may look festive, but it's an illegal pyramid scheme that resurfaces every holiday season. Learn how these scams including the BIMT scheme operate.

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 ...

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 ...

Pyramid schemes want people to believe they're legitimate companies. Only the very few at the top of the pyramid ever make a ...

“Wanna swim in cash?” The first season of the podcast “The Dream” starts by asking the listener this question. This is the ploy many people who sell the fantasy of wealth for a multi-level marketing ...

Most Americans have been aware for some time that multi-level marketing schemes are bad — either through recent books or documentaries like LuLaRich. But did you know exactly how bad? Bridget Read, ...

“People ask what do I do. I said, ‘I build pyramids, man.’” “Is this one of those pyramid things? Hell, yeah it is. If it wasn’t, I wouldn’t be doing it. Do I look dumb enough to go get a job again?” ...

Thousands of people were tricked into joining an illegal pyramid scheme in Texas that targeted African-Americans and lost more than $10 million, according to federal authorities. LaShonda Moore, 35, ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has proposed a ban on Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) schemes, referral ...