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False Profits is an in-depth examination of the multi-level marketing
industry and related illegal pyramid scheme phenomenon which have grown rapidly in the US and abroad in the last 15 years. The examination looks at the MLM field from the perspective of its social, personal and spiritual effects on those enrolled and solicited.
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Great for Mediocre Minds.......2006-09-08
Not only is this book OLD, it is the most rediculous and illnatured book on MLM period. It is a great book for those that don't see where the trends are going and the importance of MLM/Network Marketing in our lives. 50% of the products in our society are moved from some form of NM. Ask Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and Warren Buffet to name just a few...do you think Mr. Fitzpatrick knows more than them??? He wouldn't be writing urban legends if he was...
Get over it.
Be careful what you read, it will not only impact how you think but it will also either improve or downscale your life.
Oh, come on people....do the research........2004-07-02
I agree with a number of the responses here about the spectrum of information and OPINION in this book. The sad thing is that everything is made so generic and stereotyped. There are good and bad examples of most all business models and distribution methods. MLM, Networks Marketing has had more than many others since it is so open to "everyman" to get involved. There are bad examples at the corporate level too - obviously Amway comes to mind as do the many "businesses" that became illegal pyramid schemes. But that's not it!
Network Marketing is, in fact, taught in some business schools now (marketing). Check out the presentation at "Brilliant Money" web site.
Yeah - the name sounds "typical", but it is a good review by Tim Sales and University of Illinois at Chicago Professor of Marketing - Dr. Charles King.
Not All MLM/Network Marketing Are a Pyramid !!! Research.......2004-05-11
Alot of people think that network market is a semi-legal pyramid scheme, but not all network marketing companies are a pyramid. If many of you do your research, you'll see that companies such as life plus, melaleuca, market america, etc. are true network marketing companies they'll really compensate you if you refer people to their company & products. Before anyone pre-judges a network marketing company, do your research on each company, plan, products, etc. The true pyramid schemes are the one's that you get in the mail that ask you to send between a $1 - $5 to each name & address, and in return, you'll make millions within a few months...that's a true pyramid scheme, I know because I've lost money to these pyramids through the mail. I now know how to tell the difference between a pyramid & a real opportunity. These pyramid schemes give real & great network marketing companies a bad reputation. So again, do your research on a company before enrolling or sending out money. There are truly real gold mines out there, so please do your research by reading articles on them, and check the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) . Thank you.
Good overview of a hopeless field.......2003-03-24
Reading "False Profits" was one of the factors that made me decide to quit the MLM job I had been in for a year and a half. It showed me that my MLM job isn't really a fantastic opportunity in which I alone happened to be failing miserably. Failure is universal in MLM. Though the company I was in was never mentioned in the book, every MLM technique described in the book was used in my company. This demonstrates how the recruiting and sales techniques are common to every MLM company out there. I never wanted to get rich. I just wanted another job. This set me up for failure right from the start. Only the greediest, most ruthless and most aggressive people can make it in MLM's. To succeed, you have to be willing to ...as many people as possible into a hopeless, money losing job. The authors drag in lots of talk about spirituality, altruism and worthiness of career goals. They do this to contrast most jobs with MLM jobs. To me, this wasn't necessary, but I can see why they did it. The book lacks real organization and conciseness in its presentation of how MLM's are set up and run. But despite this, the book is one of the very best out there for describing the futility of a career in an MLM. I thank Fitzpatrick and Reynolds for helping to cut short my losses in my MLM job. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is in an MLM or thinking about joining one.
It's not the company, it's the people.........2003-02-05
I truly do not believe that all MLMs are evil and are new age adaptations. I believe Mr. Fitzpatrick and Ms. Reynolds are some what off tangent, although I do agree with some key aspects.
I do believe that there are a lot of unethical MLMers that take advantage of people. I hope their business comes to an end.
But there are a lot of Network Marketing companies that are ethical, neutral businesses. People choose to make these companies look bad or good. The companies themselves are of good reputation and credibility. A lot of people stamp the company based on their independent business owners who act unethical and cult-like.
I am in one and I for one use God's truth in my dealings and my approaches. In our organisation, we teach principles of Godly values, not materialism values.
But let me reitirate one thing here - understanding that the internal affects the external was, never has been and never will be, new age practise. God has mentioned this many time over in His Word. But let me set things straight here - only with God can we become better spiritually and mentally.
It seems that a lot of people, without realising nor knowledge, just tend to believe what others perceive without much research and understanding.
People cannot accept change and new bedazzling things like a thousand people rising up and being estatic about freedom. Why? Most people have given up being free. So when they see this and hear of principles that boggles their minds (which are not new but old with the ancients), they tend to deduce it to cult-like mannerisms.
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A Hilarious Romp.......2007-06-15
A small pyramidal alien object crashes to earth in the midst of the library of the University of Chicago and strange things begin to happen. It periodically grows larger and selected people disappear. Of those who disappear, only the dead and dying manage to return, often with hideous wounds. The political situation is clear: something must be done. Unfortunately, everything that is tried seems to make the problems worse.
Those who disappear find themselves in a strange world that seems to be based upon Homeric legend with bits and pieces of Egyptian mythology thrown in for leavening. The Olympian gods seem bent on their personal destruction, the "heroes" of legend seem less than heroic and the only allies are those usually portrayed as the villains. It is up to an academic specializing in mythology, a maintenance man, a marine biologist and a couple of soldiers to figure out what is going on without getting themselves killed.
This is a hilarious book full of unexpected comedy. It was lots of fun.
Gods-awful.......2006-08-06
Oh, my; where to begin?
With the plot, perhaps. A big black pyramid appears out of nowhere in Chicago, and begins sucking in a seemingly random assortment of people, all but a few (our eventual protagonists) of whom return dead. The group who survives find themselves traveling through an approximation of Greek and Egyptian mythology. Meanwhile, back on Earth, the army throws increasingly powerful weaponry at the pyramid, which absorbs it all; its ultimate goal (apparently, as far as I can decipher) is to goad us into using a nuclear weapon, which will breach some threshold and allow it to conquer us. I guess. Yes, it's a spoiler, but I can't bring myself to care.
Or maybe the characters. These fall into two categories; the first group are straightforward stereotypes. The Frenchman loves food and considers the Americans to be uncultured boors; the black woman works at a menial job, is loud and overbearing, and has a low threshold for disagreement. The second group are characters who are deliberately and heavy-handedly shown not to be stereotypes. The female biologist, in the name of avoiding a weak or passive female character, is instead large of frame, loud, and overly assertive and argumentative. The token black guy, though a janitor, takes a detailed interest in classical mythology and reads the journal Science on his breaks. This latter characterization irks me the most, I think. Having a janitor along in a group of academics and military types for variety is fine; allowing him to be intelligent, adaptable, and able to comport himself well in an alien world is fine as well, and in fact would prove the point I think the authors were trying to make. But this is an atypical janitor, with atypical interests, and it's precisely because of this "special knowledge" that he fits in so well. The implication is that an ordinary janitor wouldn't have been up to it, and I don't think this is what the authors meant to convey. (This is why even the most unrealistic novels should still contain real people.)
Or everything else. The setting: are the gods and mythical creatures real? How real? They seem to think that they're genuine, and mention is made of a bargain between the aliens and the gods (as opposed to the aliens' having themselves created the gods), implying that the gods existed prior to the novel. But those gods didn't exist, right? I give up. The characterizations: people don't talk like this. You could attend Society for Creative Anachronism meetings and Piers Anthony discussion groups until the rapture and not hear as many puns as there are in this novel. They also don't behave like this. Every situation has three possible courses of action: the right way, the wrong way, and the silly way. Guess which one the characters usually choose?
In short, it's an utter mess, without even the benefit of a clear explanation of the situation. Read my other reviews: I can find the good in almost anything. There isn't any in this book. The title is the zenith of the cleverness and wit displayed therein; in fact, it almost seems as though one of the authors thought of the title on a whim and decided to write a novel to accompany it. But that's not possible. Is it?
Warning!.......2005-12-10
Exposure to this book may lead to one or more of the following symptoms:
Mania
uncontrollable groaning
abdominal pain
blurred vision
weepy eyes
shortness of breath
Symptoms will probably persist for the duration of the novel, and for several hours or days after completion. Symptoms may spontaneously reappear, usually at inappropriate moments. While there is no cure, further reading of Freer has been known to lessen withdrawal symptoms.
More seriously, this book is truly a wonderfully written book, look out for falling puns low jokes, and ticked off god's. Anyone who enjoys a good laugh will love this. If you are a mythology buff, or loved the old 'Fractured Faire Tales" cartoons you'll be right at home in the pages of this book.
Insanely funny, well researched book . . ........2004-06-08
. . . and did I mention that it's hilarious yet?
In "Pyramid Scheme," the plot is mostly a MacGuffin; a pyramid has been dropped on the University of Chicago by forces unknown, and it's causing trouble -- major, big time trouble. As in, it's killing people. Our heroes, led by Jerry Lukacs (not sure I spelled his name right), a highly intellectual man without much personal physical strength, go to check out the pyramid, and instead get dropped into a series of adventures with real gods, real heroes -- and mostly, they find out that they'd rather be back home, thanks.
But they're not, so they have to fight through the adventures, and do their best to win back to our time -- and hope they've gotten back in time to stop the pyramids from causing more trouble.
You'd not think this is a great set up for a work of humor, and it is very unconventional -- but it does work, as throughout the rest of the book, you keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. What's up with this whole pyramid bit? Why are the heroes being constantly dropped into this situation and then into the next one? Who's going to pair up, and why? (Some of it is sexist, I grant, but the two authors make fun of sexism at the same time, and it is very, very funny.)
It's character-driven fantasy, it's historically accurate, and it's incredibly, insanely funny.
What more do you want?
Well, if you want a cohesive, logical plotline from beginning to end, you probably won't find it here. This is a sprawling plot, instead, which works to play up the humor and lighten up the violence. Because really, without the humor, this story would be unrelentingly grim; instead, we get a satirical, riotously funny view of what would happen if some people from today's world got transported into the past (and different milieus of same) and then interacted with heroes and gods.
What I like best about this book is that the authors, Eric Flint and Dave Freer, did a great job writing an intensely hilarious, laugh out loud book. If you're an intellectual, or if you like the Greek myths, or even if you just like low comedy, this book is for you.
Four stars, recommended.(...)
What the heck is a 5-sided pyramid?.......2004-02-11
I work at a university, and while I enjoy my job, nothing really groundbreaking ever happens here. Life goes on, making the news here in Canada at times, but nothing world-wide. Sure, we have our academic scandals, but nothing really big. One thing that has never happened is a pyramid that has traveled through a wormhole crashing into the library. Now that's unique!
Thus, my university is nothing like the University of Chicago. In Eric Flint and Dave Freer's Pyramid Scheme the university has to deal with an alien pyramid. Not only does it wreck a perfectly good building, but it's making people disappear as well. Unfortunately, one thing it can't make disappear is trite dialogue and poor characterization. While the book is fun, there's no substance and the characterization is questionable at times.
This pyramid is an alien artifact, a parasite that attempts to dominate a planet by using its mythologies and belief in order to goad them into using nuclear energy against it. The military is called in to deal with it, and people start disappearing. Some of them come back, though they are dead or dying when they do, but one group in particular doesn't seem to be coming back at all. A ragtag bunch of soldiers, professors, and workmen were all snatched together, and they discover themselves in a world of Greek myths come to life. They have no idea how to get home, and only professor Jerry Lukacs really knows the myths and the language well enough to get by. They have to fight and think their way through the hazards (they land on Odysseus' ship and encounter some of the hazards that he faced in The Odyssey) and try to figure out a way to get home.
Meanwhile, others back home are trying to figure out what this pyramid is and how to deal with it. The military, as usual, wants to try and blow it up. It's expanding and becoming even more dangerous. They get some rudimentary information when somebody returns but usually that person is dead or dying, so they can't get much. They muddle around some, there are some conflicts between the scientists and the soldiers, but nothing much is done. Will our heroes be able to fight off a bunch of angry gods and the force behind them? Or will they fall victim to the ultimate pyramid scheme?
Pyramid Scheme is a fluffy book. Sure, there's some quite graphic violence in it, but it's mainly a romp through some of our ancient myths. There is some sense of danger to the main characters, but it's pretty obvious who's going to live and who's going to die (though one character, rather than dying, just disappears and is never really referred to again). Thus, we get to enjoy the events in the novel with the main characters. Freer and Flint use a lot of basic mythology and then twist it. They're also able to combine bits and pieces from several eras, as the alien device is not that choosy. Thus, myths from different Greek time periods merge into one, as well as a few Egyptian myths. It's obvious the authors did a lot of research into this aspect of the book.
I enjoy a good romp, and that's why I'm rating Pyramid Scheme as high as I am, but the book really suffers if you give it even the most cursory scratch. Characterization is basically a series of either jokes or arguments between the characters (Jerry and Lamont commit the most atrocious puns, for example), but it's all surface. Each character has specific traits that set him/her apart from each other, but deep down they're pretty much all the same. Liz DeBeers suffers from this the most. She's from South Africa and is a visiting scholar at the university because her husband is there. Aside from a few references to Pretoria and other South African details, though, you couldn't tell that she's from anywhere different from anybody else. I got no sense that she was not American, despite the fact that she supposedly hasn't been in the country that long.
Another problem with the book is the male/female relationships. All of the women (even the mythological ones who become members of the party) end up pairing off with one of the guys. I can see that harsh situations may make attractions that may not otherwise have happened, but all of them? It's simply too much, and not believable. In fact, the only character who isn't paired up (male *or* female) is the one who has a spouse waiting at home.
As far as the plot goes, I did find some of it questionable, especially the ending (though I loved the creative use of "pyramids" that sparked the ending). The actions of the characters and the sequence of events during the climax just boggled my mind. News crews just don't act that way, for one thing. I can't go into detail without spoiling the ending, however. Another problem is that the situation back in Chicago ends up having nothing to do with the resolution. It adds a bit of tension to the proceedings as we start to figure out what is going on, but once the book finishes we realize that they were just going through the motions. It was a bit aggravating.
Still, despite the many problems, I found myself reading "just one more chapter" quite often and I did enjoy the book. If you don't like myths at all, then this book is not for you, as there is nothing else in the book that will grab you. Diehard myth fans may find the book a bit too frivolous with what they love. Personally, I had a lot of fun imagining what it would be like to interact with these mythological characters, from Odysseus to Zeus and everyone in between. Let your mind go, and you may like this one. Just don't scratch the surface.
David Roy
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Ponzi Schemes Are Still Alive & Kicking Today!.......2005-04-20
In 1903 Charles Ponzi arrived in the USA with the aim of becoming as wealthy as Rockefeller. His modus operandi was based on the principle of robbing Peter to Pay Paul.
James Walsh, in his informative book, You Can`t Cheat An Honest Man: How Ponzi Schemes and Pyramid Frauds Work..and Why They`re More Common Than Ever, traces the origins of the Ponzi Scheme, and explores how and why the scheme works with its different modern day variations.
The first part of the book narrates how, after spending some time in prison for cheque forgery, Ponzi found a creative way to shaft people, that was even legal and possibly sound.
What Ponzi would do was to take advantage of the disparities in the foreign exchange rates pertaining to the postal currency of International Reply coupons. If these coupons could be purchased in countries where they were still hit hard by the after-effects of World War I, he could then redeem them for stamps or cash in the USA, where there value would be as much as 50% higher.
Presto! He was onto a brilliant scheme, however, he needed money to expand his enterprise.
In order to raise the needed cash, he promised investors that he would pay them high rates of interest with the profits from his scheme. As is the case today, people were gullible and greedy, and Ponzi had little difficulty in attracting huge sums of money.
However, Ponzi found it difficult to keep meeting his obligations of paying his investors.
He resorted to using fresh money to keep his original investors satisfied. And thus began the Ponzi Scheme, that is alive and well today with multiple variations on the original theme.
One such variation is the very popular pyramid sales scheme, where individuals are seduced to become part of a plan for the sale or distribution of goods, services or other property, and wherein they acquire the opportunity to receive monetary compensation, which has little to do with the volume or quantity of goods or services sold but rather on the number of additional persons that could be recruited to join the plan.
The author devotes considerable print to these schemes, as well as making reference to the abundance of jurisprudence that defines and outlaws these plans.
Anyone wishing to protect himself or herself, would do well in thoroughly reading the concluding chapter. It is here where we are given some very sound advice- to be wary of get rich schemes, watch out for deals that offer high yields, if you do not understand the investment, stay away from it, seek professional advice before investing in anything and check out who are the promoters.
Walsh has a sharp eye as to important details, and with his wide use of informative examples, readers receive a comprehensive understanding as to just how wide spread these fraudulent schemes are and how not to be seduced by them.
Norm Goldman, Editor Bookpleasures.com
As relevant today as it was in 1998.......2005-04-06
Some books may not be particularly recent publications but deserve renewed attention and ongoing recommendation in light of modern events or contemporary concerns: James Walsh's You Can't Cheat An Honest Man: How Ponzi Schemes And Pyramid Frauds Work...And Why They're More Common Than Ever is one of them, focusing on how pyramid frauds work, why they're common, and how to avoid scams and cons. The scheme name may change but the scheme is the same: it involves case studies in greed and exploitation, outlined in You Can't Cheat An Honest Man so that investors may learn from the woes of the 'taken'. As relevant today as it was in 1998.
Not All MLM's Are a Pyramid Scheme !.......2004-05-11
Alot of people think that network market is a semi-legal pyramid scheme, but not all network marketing companies are a pyramid. If many of you do your research, you'll see that companies such as life plus, melaleuca, market america, etc. are true network marketing companies they'll really compensate you if you refer people to their company & products. Before anyone pre-judges a network marketing company, do your research on each company, plan, products, etc. The true pyramid schemes are the one's that you get in the mail that ask you to send between a $1 - $5 to each name & address, and in return, you'll make millions within a few months...that's a true pyramid scheme, I know because I've lost money to these pyramids through the mail. I now know how to tell the difference between a pyramid & a real opportunity. These pyramid schemes give real & great network marketing companies a bad reputation. So again, do your research on a company before enrolling or sending out money. There are truly real gold mines out there, so please do your research by reading articles on them, and check the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) . Thank you.
Ponzi Schemes everywhere..........2002-08-12
This book explains ponzi scheme after ponzi scheme, in an interesting, informative way. The people who run these schemes (called "perps") use seemingly endless variations but it all comes down to the same thing: robbing peter to pay paul. The perp offers a guaranteed return on investment, usually an outrageous amount, usually in a short period of time. The explanation for why the perp can give this huge return is basically a varation on the same theme: he has an investment vehicle that will return him even bigger profits then what he's giving you but he needs your money to expand his operation.
Just a few problems with this. First of all, the activity that the perp claims to me making these huge profits from are usually just a cover to take people's money. If the perp actually does use the money for some kind of trade or investments, he typically looses in much of his trading or, even if he is good at it, he has too much money flowing in from the "investors" to keep up. The money just comes too fast even if he has good intentions so...
Here comes robbing peter to pay paul, in other words, paying early investors with later investors money. Its always doomed to fail because it is based on continual growth that cannot possibly be maintained. Ponzi scemes can still last for years however, depending on many factors. This book beautifully explains these things in example after example.
This book also talks about multi-level marketing and pyramid schemes in depth. Also, what should you do if you have been taken by a ponzi scheme? This book offers a number of chapters of advice.
One of the most important points this book makes is that the biggest ponzi scheme of them all is run by our own government. This is the politically untouchable program of Social Security!
Interesting journey into the depths of stupidity.......2002-04-08
If you've ever wondered how pyramid schemes get started and how they unravel, this book makes an interesting read. You will be both amazed and appalled at the mass stupidity involved in getting these schemes off the ground. However, you might feel a little foolish yourself when the author points out that our very own Social Security System is a textbook Ponzi scheme.
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Making Millions on Legal Con Games and Pyramid Schemes
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Exciting Juvenile Fantasy.......2007-08-05
"Pyramid Scheme is the third book in the Matterhorn the Brave Series. Mike Hamel continues to stir the imagination of his young readers with exploits, risks, inspiration, and information.
Matterhorn, the Baron, Jewel, and Nate are on another exciting mission in time-travel and history. Saved from near death by a stranger named Elok they are taken to the Valley of the Kings. They are called on to confront the heretics, an evil group set on rewriting history. The first attempt of the heretics is the murder of King Tut.
The young quartet soon find themselves in an adventure that takes them to the pyramids of Egypt, the City of the Dead, the courts of Pharaoh's Palace, the secret tunnels beneath Karnak Temple and down the Nile to the Great Pyramid.
Hamel has the remarkable gift of being able to transport the reader into another time convincing them of the possibility of time-travel situations, alternate realities, traveler's cubes, time maps, and magical swords.
Mike is a natural story teller. He understands his young audience, and has amazing insight into the past, the present and the future. His creative imagination and flare for description draw the reader into the story whether it is in the pyramids of Egypt, the computer capabilities of today, or the "time-files" of the future.
I particularly enjoyed the visual images created by some of his descriptive phrases: "The tale of her disgrace would make its way through the market faster than water through gills", or "The supporting pillars were tattooed with hieroglyphics as high up as he could see," and "The bloke's been busier than a centipede in a shoe store..."
"Pyramid Scheme" and the Matterhorn the Brave series provide young readers with the opportunity to stretch their mind by using their imagination, to vicariously connect with the realms of space and time. Mike Hamel is a master story teller.
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From the supplier: Albania currently lays in economic ruins. Contrary to previous years' celebration of alleged economic progress, the country is failing miserably to rise above its economic downfall. Much of the failure can be attributed to the corrupt pyramid schemes the government has employed since 1992. With the lifting off of the US embargo on oil supply to Yugoslavia, Albania struggled to compete for what used to be its major source of income namely, illegal supply of oil to Yugoslavia. Now with most state instutions closed down and foreign investors becoming scarce, Albania's future has become uncertain.
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Is Ponzi scheme loss covered under commercial crime?(The FC&S Answer)(Column): An article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
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From the supplier: Ponzi schemes, which also are known as pyramid schemes, do not necessarily negate business insurance coverage under the dishonest act provision if the employee operating the scheme was not acting in bad faith against the interests of the corporation. Insureds can shift building values from one category to another under a commercial property insurance policy after a loss. Under a commercial general liability policy, the products-completed operations hazard standard is inoperative when injuries are caused during the transportation of property.
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Multilevel franchise or pyramid scheme?: An article from: Journal of Small Business Management
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Date: October 1, 1985
Publisher: International Council of Small Business
Volume: v23
Page: p54(5)
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Title: NuSkin tells its story: network marketing - just another word for pyramid scheme?
Author: Cara M. Bullinger
Publication:
Utah Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 1991
Publisher: American Diversified Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: v4
Issue: n9
Page: p49(2)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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