Vemma @ BehindMLM

There’s a lot of talk in the MLM industry now surrounding the FTC’s temporary shutdown of Vemma. A lot of folks seem to think this was some sort of knee-jerk reaction, the setting of an example if you will, initiated through blind vengeance with a complete lack of evidence. That couldn’t be further from the truth, [Continue reading…]

Breaking his silence on the FTC illegal pyramid scheme complaint filed against Vemma, Founder and CEO B.K. Boreyko has finally addressed his “Vemma faithful”. Wrote Boreyko on Facebook a few hours ago; Hello Vemma faithful – Just wanted to clear up a couple of phone calls I’ve received about moving to other companies. Although I [Continue reading…]

Although it was more of a pitch for Jeunesse by Luke Hessler, a former top earner in Vemma, Alex Morton did speak for a good fifteen minutes in an attempt to clear the air. The platform of choice was a two-part Periscope video titled “The Truth Call” parts 1 and 2. Hessler waffled on for [Continue reading…]

With the FTC alleging Vemma is a $200 illegal pyramid scheme, a big question mark now hangs over the credibility of their top income-earners. To what extent are they complicit in the fraud carried out? How much are they responsible? How much did they earn and should they be made to return the funds they [Continue reading…]

Thought we’d have to wait for Friday for this, but the FTC complaint against Vemma has now been made public. Here’s the details…

Although not formally reviewed on BehindMLM, it’s no secret that much of the criticism directed at Vemma stems from their affiliate recruitment business model. Without going into specifics, the gist of it is you sign up as a Vemma affiliate with a monthly autoship and then recruit others who do the same. Retail sales in [Continue reading…]

Just shy of a week ago, Alex Morton announced he was leaving Vemma. Morton’s departure has raised eyebrows, mostly due to previous statements made by Morton on the topic of company loyalty. As per one such sentiment Morton (right with Vemma CEO, BK Boreyko) made a few months ago; When times got tough last year and [Continue reading…]

Mid 2014 saw BehindMLM review the Internet Lifestyle Network. Co-founded by Mark Hoverson and Vince Ortega Jr., the Internet Lifestyle Network acted as a feeder to build Mark Hoverson’s Global Resorts Network downline. With no retail offering to speak of, Internet Lifestyle Network pretty much relied on a constant new stream of affiliates to keep [Continue reading…]

Jaysuma Saidy Ndura describes himself as “the best athelete in Norway”. Born in Western Gambia, after competing locally in his youth, Ndura moved to Norway in 2002 and officially changed his nationality to Norwegian in 2006. Since then Ndura has continued to compete at a professional level representing Norway. (Ndura) holds Norwegian records in the 100 and [Continue reading…]

This popped up on my radar in conjunction with Herbalife, but I soon discovered it wasn’t a once off. The article in question was published as a part of a series Aljazeera America are publishing this week, titled “An in-depth look at multilevel marketing”. It’s a four-part series, with the first three articles published over Tuesday [Continue reading…]