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

The Secret Sister gift exchange may look festive, but it's an illegal pyramid scheme that resurfaces every holiday season.

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 ...

The “Direct Sales Consumer Protection Act” is being carried by Sen. Clay Yarborough ( SB 712) and Rep. Ryan Chamberlin ( HB ...

“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 ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROACH HAS MORE. SO THIS SCAM STARTS WITH A CONVINCING INVITATION. EITHER BY EMAIL OR SOCIAL MEDIA, TO SIGN UP FOR A FUN GIFT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROVIDE ...

One of the founders of the notorious crypto pyramid scheme Finiko, Russia’s largest in recent years, has been deported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Thousands of victims in the post-Soviet space ...

Not every side hustle is what it appears to be. You might come across some that look like simple ways to make extra money, ...

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, ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Federal officials said a Fort Collins man was one of three people sentenced Monday for founding and operating a Wyoming corporation called “8 Figure Dream Lifestyle” as an illegal ...