CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Illinois attorney general and the Better Business Bureau are warning the public about an uptick in pyramid schemes. Pyramid schemes have a lot of names. Some call them boards, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- If you have been tagged by a friend on Facebook, inviting you to take part in the "Secret Sister" holiday gift exchange -- don't do it. The Better Business Bureau says it's a scam ...

Have you ever heard of someone who claimed to make a lot of money by investing in a new cryptocurrency or a trading program that promised high returns? Did they also tell you that you could join them ...

In multilevel marketing companies (MLMs), the only relationships permitted are hierarchical ones. Participants can talk to ...

A business claiming a North Texas address appears to be operating a pyramid scheme and reportedly got the best of two people ...

BKC Director Rebecca Tushnet comments on accountability for software companies servicing multi-level marketing companies accused of being pyramid schemes. “Regulators take the position that basically, ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it charged 11 people for their roles in creating and promoting a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised over $300 million from ...

The Government of New Zealand has previously funded Branislav Hock's research on pyramid schemes but not directly related to this article. The Government of New Zealand has previously funded research ...