Make Money Fast
Schemes which are based on paying the previous tier to enter. They are variously known as Make Money Fast (MMF), Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) or pyramid schemes.
The MMF Scam
US Official MMF Scam Sites
USPIS: Multi-Level Marketing - www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/pyramid.htm
USPIS: Lotteries - www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/usc18/lottery.htm
USPIS: “Cooperative Advertising Program” Legal Judgement - www.usps.com/judicial/1978deci/6-72.htm
FTC: The Gifting Club “Gotcha” - www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/giftalrt.htm
FTC: The Lowdown on Chain Letters - www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/chainalrt.htm
FTC Launches Crackdown on Deceptive Junk E-mail - www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/02/eileenspam1.shtm
FTC Cracks down on Internet Mall Pyramid Promoters - ftc.gov/opa/2005/05/nexgen.shtm
Parsons Heritage Offshore Opportunities - www.growthventure.com/parsons/
UK Official MMF Scam Sites
UK DCMS: Lotteries - www.culture.gov.uk/gambling_and_racing/fact_sheets/fact_lotteries.htm
UK DCMS: Chain Gifting Schemes - www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/Gambling_racing/gambling_law_until_sept_2007/chain_gifting_schemes.htm
UK Trading Schemes Regulations 1997 - www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1997/19970030.htm
UK DTI: Trading Schemes, Pyramid Selling Quick Facts - www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/fact-sheets/page38561.html
Other MMF Scam Sites
Make Money Fast - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_money_fast
What's Wrong with Chain Letter Pyramid Schemes? - www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/pyramid.html
MLM Watch: Your Skeptical Guide to Multilevel Marketing - www.mlmwatch.org/
Make Money Fast (MMF) Chain Letters - www.stopspam.org/usenet/mmf/
Pyramid Schemes, Ponzi Schemes, and Related Frauds - members.impulse.net/~thebob/Pyramid.html
MLMLaw - www.mlmlaw.com/
Home-business scams - homeparents.about.com/od/avoidscams/
Multi-Level Marketing - cageyconsumer.com/mlminfo.html
False Profits - www.falseprofits.com/
Secrets of the Pyramids - www.moneyweb.co.uk/essays/internet/pyramid.html
Anti-MLM and Anti-Amway Webring - q.webring.com/hub?ring=amaaaw
Pyramid Scheme Alert - www.pyramidschemealert.org/
Welcome to Amway: The Continuing Story - www.cocs.com/jhoagland/
Chain letters - www.cs.rutgers.edu/~watrous/chain-letters.html
What is Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing - www.vandruff.com/mlm_intro.html
alt.make.money.fast Mini FAQ - josh.nu/mmf/
Grundbegriffe des Multi Level Marketings - www.zingel.de/mlm_d.htm - German
E-Mail Kettenbriefe- Lästig und unnütz - www.trash.net/~roman/mlm/ - German
Make Money Fast, from Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_money_fast
Cockeyed.com presents Pyramid Schemes - www.cockeyed.com/ebay/scam/laptop_pyramids.html
How chain letters (don't) work - www.rickconner.net/spamweb/chainletteranalysis.html
Pre-paid Legal: Religion & Pyramid Schemes - www.skepchick.org/7.15.06/prepaidlegal.html
The Make Money Fast Hall of Humiliation - www.mmfhoh.org/
Victims of MMF Scam
Please, No More 'Make Money Fast' - www.angelfire.com/ok/nommf/
MLM Survivor - www.mlmsurvivor.com/
Discussion of MMF Scam
BobCat's Anti-MMF forum - forums.mmfhoh.org/
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