Connie Ferguson has been dubbed the "face of pyramid schemes" by the online community after fraudsters used her likeness to ...

Explore four get rich quick schemes that went horribly wrong and the costly lessons behind these failed money-making plans.

Nepal Police have arrested 11 individuals on charge of being involved in pyramid model online scamming for cheating over Rs ...

U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos also ordered Greenwood to forfeit $300 million, the approximate amount he pocketed from the scheme. The OneCoin project has responded to the suggestion it is a Ponzi ...

The Government of New Zealand has previously funded Branislav Hock's research on pyramid schemes but not directly related to this article. The Government of New Zealand has previously funded research ...

University student Li Wenxing thought he’d found a job opportunity in Tianjin through an online hiring site. Instead, he may have fallen for a pyramid scheme. After Li arrived in Tianjin, a coastal ...

With increased digital opportunities today, it would appear that financial opportunities are endless-not all of them offering real profits. Among the oldest and most deceiving scams are Ponzi and ...

Herbalife is back in the news again... On Nov. 7, comedian and HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver went after its uncanny resemblance to a pyramid scheme. We last wrote about Herbalife Ltd.

CABO FRIO, Brazil (AP) — In April, Brazil’s federal police stormed the helipad of a seaside hotel in Rio de Janeiro state, where they busted two men and a woman loading a chopper with 7 million reais ...

Multi-level marketer LuLaRoe just settled a major pyramid scheme lawsuit. As part of its settlement with the state of Washington, LuLaRoe will have to shell out $4.75 million. But experts say that the ...

In every state across the country, research tells us that hardworking men and women involved in direct selling (DS) play an important role in supporting their local economies, particularly in ...

When Darrin Moret was asked to participate in a business venture that promised him easy money, it seemed like a good deal. But he didn't know was it was a pyramid scheme until it was too late. Host ...