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to: Gregory Bradley
from: Rod Speed
date: 1995-05-06 10:35:20
subject: Pyramid

RS> Didnt last for long tho. Your scheme is an absolutely
RS> classic pyramid marketing scheme. Here is your claim again.

RH>   If you signed up 5 people for the discount,
RH>   and those 5 signed up another 5 each,
RH>   then that 25 signed up 5 each, and
RH>   that 125 signed up 5 people each,
RH>   you would receive over $700 per month,
RH>   paid directly to your bank account.

RS> Notice that the vast bulk of your income is coming from the
RS> pyramid structure. THATs what makes it a pyramid marketing scheme.

GB> Guess you'd better break the bad news to AMWAY, AVON,
GB> NuSkin, Nutrimetics and the rest then because this is
GB> exactly how they work their commission schemes too.

Nope, the crucial difference is the cash that flows to you thru the
pyramid structure, and the cash that flows to your from the direct sales.
THATs the difference. In this scam, as you can see from the example he
gave, $700 per month is VASTLY more than you would be saving from the
discount on your own phone bills. And THATs why its an illegal pyramid
marketing scheme. And why all the details are being kept so hush hush.
Coz they are flouting the law and dont want to get shafted for doing so.

GB> The requirement is that you provide a service in return for
GB> the commission from those lower down the tree (usually by way
GB> of training, etc). In other words, you don'tjust sign them up,
GB> you educate them in the product, use of the product, sales
GB> techniques and provide support in other ways (after all,
GB> the more sales they make, the more commission you make).

Problem is that the LAW doesnt see it like that. Because otherwise ANY
pyramid scheme can be made legal by the most minuscule OTHER source of
income. Its just the usual silly stuff and doesnt change the legality.
Just like the other utterly bogus ploy of changing the name, 'see, we
dont call it a pyramid scheme, only those are illegal'. A complete fraud.

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