It is also known as the Dinner Party, the Original Dinner Party, the Breakfast Club or Prosperity 4u2. Nixon obtained an injunction last month against several people in the Kansas City area associated with WEN, prohibiting them from further participation and freezing any assets they gained through the scheme. Entry-level participants move up through the pyramid as more participants are recruited. Pyramid schemes are illegal, regardless of the form they take. Consumers should steer clear of any scheme in which they do not make money unless others are recruited to participate in the scheme.
Investors quickly find they can no longer recruit more participants.
The pyramid then collapses, leaving most participants with little, if any, chance of recouping their money. Nixon said that under Missouri law, those who participate in pyramids may be subject to civil liabilities, including injunctions, restitution and monetary penalties and to potential criminal charges. Learn more about illegal pyramid schemes.