Income At Home, Herbalife, and the $8 billion pyramid

MLM is legal and there are legitimate businesses selling good products. I know people who make a little money at MLM. But one should always be wary of the scams.

"Barron Hansen is a self-employed web developer and researcher in San Diego. Like many people who work from home, he spends a lot of time alone in front of the computer, listening to talk radio. Over time, he began to notice that all of his favorite radio personalities seemed to be endorsing a “business opportunity” called Income At Home.

“Start making money on your own terms,” said one ad, read by Glenn Beck. It sounded too good to be true, the kind of thing most listeners probably dismiss without a second thought. And as long as Hansen had been hearing the endorsements, that’s exactly what he did. That is, until last January, when one of his web development clients burned him to the tune of $50,000. Suddenly, Beck’s offer seemed worth considering. The first step in this exciting opportunity was the purchase of an information packet for $9.95, so he went to incomeathome.com and entered his personal information, including home address and credit card number."

http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/27/4099100/income-at-home-herbalife-scamworld-...