# Anyone every try that online MLM scheme?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-every-try-that-online-mlm-scheme/136902>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2002, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-every-try-that-online-mlm-scheme/136902 "2002-11-15T19:03:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![LunaMoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@LunaMoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LunaMoth)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-every-try-that-online-mlm-scheme/136902/1 "2002-11-15T19:03:24Z")

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I often get emails about a multi-level-marketing scheme where you order (5 ) reports for $5 each and then you sell the reports yourslef by sending out an email to a bunch more people. I’m just wondering if anyone here has ever participated in this thing?

Does it work? Is it legal?

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**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-every-try-that-online-mlm-scheme/136902/2 "2002-11-15T19:26:42Z")

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> \*Originally posted by LunaMoth \*  
> **Does it work?**

No.

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> \*\*Is it legal? \*\*

No.

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**Author:** ![Pencil\_Pusher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Pencil\_Pusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pencil_Pusher)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-every-try-that-online-mlm-scheme/136902/3 "2002-11-15T19:35:10Z")

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