If you have a social media account of any sort, you'll probably have noticed the spread of multi-level marketing schemes (MLM). "Genuine multi-level marketing schemes are not prohibited by the Fair Trading Act. However, some pyramid schemes have been described as multi-level marketing schemes. Consumers should always check a scheme very carefully to ensure that it is genuinely a multi-level marketing scheme," a spokesman said. "Multi-level marketing schemes involve the sale of rights to sell a product or products in different market levels.

Source: Stuff April 09, 2019 22:18 UTC