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.

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 ...

I was recruited into Herbalife and quickly realized the focus wasn’t on selling products. It was about recruiting people, ...

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 ...

When 23-year-old college graduate Julie was invited to a “girls night party” where the guests were told by a woman named Shawna from a company called Pure Romance that they could make big bucks ...

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 ...

According to classical Marxism, capitalism is destined to collapse on itself because of its supposed inherent contradictions. As it develops, eventually almost the whole population will end up in the ...

Mecklenburg County’s one competitive state Senate race has been defined, in part, by the Democratic candidate’s past work in sales for a company that the federal government said was a pyramid scheme.