Unwittingly, they've made it easier for the con man to keep growing the pyramid. Some multi-level marketing plans also act like pyramid schemes. Before you send any hate mail, please notice that I didn't say that all MLMs are bad. But any plan that counts on you to recruit friends and those friends to recruit even more people could be a problem. One way to evaluate any MLM program is to ask whether you'd buy the product if it were offered in a store for the same price.
All pyramid schemes have one thing in common.
They promise returns that are larger than the business or investment can generate. To make up the difference they take money from newer participants. All share some tell-tale warning signs. In fact, unless greed clouds your vision, most pyramids will leave you feeling uncomfortable even before you've given them your money. There are a number of questions that will point out the bad guys.