The FTC Shuts Down Vemma
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted an alleged pyramid scheme, Vemma Nutrition Company, that lures college students and other young adults with the prospect of getting rich without having a traditional 9-to-5 job. The FTC seeks to stop the operation, which earned more than $200 million annually in 2013 and 2014 and has affected consumers throughout the United States and in more than 50 other countries, from continuing as an unlawful pyramid.
“Rather than focusing on selling products, Vemma uses false promises of high income potential to convince consumers to pay money to join their organization,” said Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “We are also alleging that Vemma is an illegal pyramid scheme.”
Vemma is a multilevel marketing company that claims to use its members, called “affiliates,” to promote its health and wellness drinks. According to the FTC’s complaint, the defendants claim affiliates can earn substantial income by enrolling others either as affiliates or as customers, but Vemma focuses on recruitment rather than retail sales of its products to generate this income. The vast majority of participants make no money, and most of them lose money.
New developments with many points of views and facts:
Here are a few interesting articles:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/08/ftc-acts-halt-vemma-alleged-pyramid-scheme
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/spotting-illegal-pyramid-scheme-101
https://www.vemma.com/unavailable/
In the “news” previously as contributing factors:
http://www.today.com/news/controversial-energy-drink-company-targets-students-sellers-1D79991141
https://www.truthinadvertising.org/
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/26/vemma-shut-down-for-running-pyramid-scheme.html
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