Investopedia explains pyramid schemes, how they work, their different forms, and how people can avoid these fraudulent money ...

Ponzi and pyramid schemes are both forms of financial fraud that share many characteristics. However, there are distinct differences in how they operate.

Russian organizers of financial pyramid schemes are now often pretending to be brokers offering victims to earn money on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever heard of someone who claimed to make a lot of money by investing in a new cryptocurrency or a trading program that promised high returns? Did they also tell you that you could join them ...

The FINANCIAL — An indictment was unsealed yesterday charging a U.S. citizen residing in Canada for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar pyramid scheme under the name 8 Figure Dream Lifestyle LLC (8FDL ...

Kenyans protest after being conned by pyramid schemes. After waiting for years, the High Court on Thursday dashed the hopes of victims of multi-billion shilling pyramid schemes to recover their money.

BKC Director Rebecca Tushnet comments on accountability for software companies servicing multi-level marketing companies accused of being pyramid schemes. “Regulators take the position that basically, ...

The sharp decline in Herbalife’s stock price (NYSE:HLF) to multi-year lows and Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman gasconading his “psychological short” bet against the shares triggered mixed reactions from ...