Multi-Level Marketing:

1. Preys on women - 3/4 of participants are women
2. Requures participants to purchase over-priced goods
3. Focuses on recruiting new participants
4. Does not focus on product sales
5. Leaves participants deeply in debt
6. Also known as distributorships

Pyramid Schemes are illegal in the US. The Federal Trade Commission views Any distribution company that focuses on recruiting and Not Sales as a Pyramid Scheme.