Can't get the money, this is a pyramid scheme. August 29, 2013, Nanjing police in the Maqun Bayswater Qiancheng district captured more than 100 pyramid scheme, of which 13 organizers were criminally detained.

There are three main features of pyramid schemes

1,Marketing under the guise of "recruiting"

Pyramid schemes are often cloaked in the guise of "recruiting"

Pyramid schemes are often cloaked in the guise of "recruiting" or "recruitment". The company's marketing campaigns are often cloaked in the guise of "recruiting" and "selling goods" to lure people in. What's more, under the banner of "national pilot" and "western development", the so-called "capital operation", "franchise", "franchise chain", "franchise", "franchise", "franchise", "franchise", "franchise", "franchise", "franchise", "franchise", "franchise", "franchise", "franchise", "franchise" and "franchise". " "Franchise chain" "direct sales" and other deceptive behavior.

As early as May 2013, the Ministry of Public Security issued a "warning against illegal and criminal activities of pyramid schemes", pointing out that we should be vigilant against pyramid schemes under the guise of "recruiting", "hiring" and "introducing jobs". "Introducing jobs" and other names, luring students, farmers, laid-off workers and other people to engage in pyramid selling activities.

2, the name "marketing goods" to pay the "initiation fee"

In recent years, with the development and popularity of the network, some marketing organizations under the name of "E-commerce", "network direct marketing", "network marketing", "network agent", "online learning and training", "online learning and training". "Online learning and training" and other names, to get rich quickly as the bait, to lure the unknown masses through various ways to pay the entrance fee, online registration for the so-called members or agents, the development of downline, engaged in pyramid selling activities.

3, fake benevolence and false righteousness, wearing a "charity" and "poverty alleviation" coat

2017, in accordance with the unified deployment of the Ministry of Public Security, the public security organs around the law on the Shenzhen Xinxinhui culture and communication Co. Ltd. legal representative Zhang Tianming and other people suspected of organizing and leading pyramid selling activities to investigate and deal with the criminal issue, Zhang Tianming and a number of suspects have been taken criminal compulsory measures according to law.

Police preliminary investigation, since May 2016, Zhang Tianming and others through the construction of "good heart sinks crowd support mutual survival of the big system" platform, take "head" way to develop members, members throughout the country 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, up to 500 More than ten thousand people, the amount involved tens of billions of dollars, is in recent years a rare large suspected pyramid scheme organization.

Expanded information:

Currently, pyramid schemes are often called "direct selling", "chain management", "e-commerce", "interpersonal network marketing" and other banners engaged in marketing, can be identified from the following aspects:

1, From the organization

The pyramid scheme organizers promise to give participants high returns, the development of other people to join, participants and then in the same way to introduce and develop other people to join, so as to form a close contact with the upper and lower lines of the pyramid scheme network.

2, from the way to pay

Organizers based on the number of participants to develop the number of downline calculation and payment, or participants to develop the sales performance of the downline as the basis for payment, the formation of pyramid selling "money chain".

3, from the sales method

With direct sales of single-level sales (that is, the salesman will sell goods directly to the final consumer) is different from the pyramid scheme is a multi-level network sales.

4, from the business purpose

The pyramid scheme does not take the sale of goods as the ultimate purpose, but develops the number of people, cheating money as the ultimate purpose.

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