Enagic: CANADIANS are being SCAMMED by DECEPTIVE social media ads, spending $18,000 for a “business”

Resources cited in video:

CTV news articles:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/online-job-scams-rake-in-record-amounts-of-money-from-canadians/

Enagic (US) Income Disclosure: https://www.enagic.com/en/distributors-earnings-disclosure-statement

Advertising Dos and Don’ts: https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/deceptive-marketing-practices/types-deceptive-marketing-practices/advertising-dos-and-donts

Table describing misleading representations and deceptive marketing practices covered by the Competition Act: https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/deceptive-marketing-practices/types-deceptive-marketing-practices/misleading-representations-and-deceptive-marketing-practices#TestsTestimonials

Unlisted YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUd46fdyt9w

FTC letter to the DSSRC: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/3.15.2024DSSRCLetter.pdf

CRA and MLMs: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/news/newsroom/tax-tips/tax-tips-2023/warning-watch-out–tax-schemes-involving-multilevel-marketing-businesses.html

The Freedom Hub Alberta price list: https://thefreedomerahub.com/canada-ab-yt-nu-nt/

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Where to report:
Competition Bureau Canada:
https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/contact-competition-bureau-canada/complaint-form

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre:
https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm

Report fraud to the FTC:
https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/

truthinadvertising.org
State by State resources:
https://truthinadvertising.org/resource/state-by-state-resources/

Preparing a Quality Tip, Complaint, or Referral (TCR) from the SEC:
https://www.sec.gov/files/preparing-quality-tcr.pdf

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Scheme of pyramid selling in Canada: https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/how-we-foster-competition/education-and-outreach/publications/multi-level-marketing-plans-and-schemes-pyramid-selling

Questions to ask before signing up with an MLM:
https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/multi-level-marketing-businesses-pyramid-schemes

Antimlm reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/antiMLM/

David Brear’s blog, ‘MLM’ The American Dream Made Nightmare
https://mlmtheamericandreammadenightmare.blogspot.com/?m=1

Robert Fitzpatrick’s website Pyramid Scheme Alert
https://www.pyramidschemealert.org/

Up to date MLM info:
https://behindmlm.com/

Chapter 7 from The Case (for and) Against Multi-level Marketing – MLM’s Abysmal Numbers
https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_comments/trade-regulation-rule-disclosure-requirements-and-prohibitions-concerning-business-opportunities-ftc.r511993-00008%C2%A0/00008-57281.pdf

Appendix 7E: MLM Profit and loss rates vs. various income options
https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_comments/trade-regulation-rule-disclosure-requirements-and-prohibitions-concerning-business-opportunities-ftc.r511993-00004%C2%A0/00004-57286.pdf

Article from TINA.org about 98% of MLMs use deceptive income claims
https://truthinadvertising.org/articles/mlms-continue-to-recruit-with-deceptive-earnings-claims/

County Trajectories of pyramid scheme victimization
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9461426/

Multi-Level Marketing Plans and Schemes of Pyramid Selling
https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/how-we-foster-competition/education-and-outreach/publications/multi-level-marketing-plans-and-schemes-pyramid-selling#appendix_a

Koscot pyramid scheme test
https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/business-guidance-concerning-multi-level-marketing

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