Sunday 9 June 2013

Top list of recruiting scheme companies claiming to be legitimate direct selling, networking or MLM in the Philippines

These recruiting schemes are now budding everywhere in the Philippines. That is why I decided to do my part in uprooting this very bad weed in our society. I hope to create an awareness to my fellow Filipino people about this scheme.

Let me discuss clearly and in a very simple way I can what is direct selling, networking or MLM and a recruiting scheme. These terms are often used or mixed up by the bad guys to hide the illegal scheme that they set for you.
Direct Selling is simply a person to person selling, full stop. So it does not only cover those dealers in a MLM company who sells their product directly to the buyer without a physical store. It also can be a "taho" or "ballot" vendor or a person selling his old stuff in ebay or sulit. Therefore MLM or networking is only a kind of direct selling not the same with it.
Multi Level Marketing or Networking is simply a model of distribution. Not just of money or cashflow but rather of the product and services that gives value to money. The people on this legal business model earn mainly by selling. Not just selling any product but quality products that have fair market value.

Recruiting scheme on the other hand has no product or if they have, it is overpriced and people do not really need or want them. They earn mainly by recruiting, adding heads or downlines below them. By the time you were invited by one of their meetings or seminars they will talk about recruiting people rather than about the product. They will ask you for your dreams in life and promise you the riches in a short time through their scheme. They will excite your desire for money and luxurious lifestyle by showing off their cheques, expensive cars and properties. The whole workings on a recruiting scheme company are plagued with lies and deception. The reality is, only the owner and very few people on top of the pyramid makes money. This model is highly unstable and is actually illegal. Unfortunately here in the Philippines, bureaucracy reigns, and as a result, laws applicable on these ponzi schemes are dulled.

But it does not mean we tolerate it, It does not mean we can not do anything, It does not mean we allow it to flourish. It does not mean we do not fight back!

Top list of Recruiting Scheme Companies

This is in no particular order.

1. Frontrow
2. Jinga Juice
3. UNO
4. Vita Plus
5. All monolines
6. Royale Business Club
7. Aim Global
8. V mobile
9. Organo Gold
10. The Filipino Dream (TFD)
11. 1 Bro
12. goldlife
13. teleprenuer
14. MMobile
15. USANA
16. SWA ( supreme wealth alliance )
17. MPO ( My Protect Online )
18. UP world
19. technowise 360

This list can go on forever and Im up for it.. :)
Any comments, suggestions, violent reactions and request to add on the list are welcomed below.. 

Saturday 18 May 2013

MLM/Networking Scam or not?

Let me start by directly answering the title. MLM/Networking business model IS NOT A SCAM...

BUT ONLY IF IT IS  PRODUCT BASED...

What I mean is that true legitimate networking should only be a way of distributing the PRODUCT or SERVICES. Not just any product, but quality fair priced product. Products that people buy because they need or want it NOT that they have to because it is required.

Some very good example of true networking companies are AVON, MSE, Tupperware, Sara Lee, Red Logo, etc.. Im sure most of you are familiar with most of these companies. From the start, there is nothing you can complain about them. You immediately know without doubt they are doing legitimate business.
The same thing also happens when you are invited in one of those dodgy seminars, trainings or job interviews. You immediately have a bad feeling the first time you hear their opening spiel. That is because they really are a crap. They do not sell products or services, what they are selling are promises of riches, false hopes and dreams you can have in a short period of time sometimes without doing anything. Many of them also comes with products just to avoid or work around legalities, but it is very clear on how they make money. Its all about recruits/invites/heads you put below you. Their products are just junks and OVERPRICED because what you really pay for is the commissions of those layers above you going up to the top of the pyramid, not the value product. This system is what I call PYRAMIDING SCHEME and that for me is a SCAM! Unfortunately, there are many of them out there, or shall I say MAJORITY of these so called networking companies are RECRUITMENT BASED and therefore a Pyramiding scheme, a SCAM! 

Common pyramid networking scheme scripts and reasons

 Here I will be discussing most of the commonly used lines,crooked teachings and tactics of this fraudulent recruitment based networking industry

1. Playing around terms:
 "Everything is a pyramid, your family, church, school, your job and even the government. They have one head or at least a person above you who is over you and better off than you. Therefore we are not any different "

"everyday we do networking, we talk about nice experiences and things to our friends, post it in facebook or tweet it. This is also what we do."

==> Many of us already have a bad notion to the of the term pyramid and networking and those are mostly the scripts they use to diffuse the smell of their crap.
 Pyramiding scheme is more than just a structure. It is about the principle or description on HOW THE COMPANY MAKES MONEY(Recruitment/downlines).
 On the other hand, networking on that script is used as a general term. The networking that we do everyday is the innocent and genuine expression of our sad, happy or exciting experiences. Their networking is the dark side. They do it for a purpose or a motive, much like a predator hunting for prey. They are starving to make money out of you. That is why it is not so surprising that they will do everything even nasty things like tricks, hard convincing, deception and every weakness they can exploit just to convince you to join. What saddens me more is that they also do it to their family and good friends which most of the time ends their good relationship with them.


2.About risk
"risk is essential it is for your success. risk is part of life, there is no way to avoid it, you just have to accept it."

Half of it is true but the other part is a lie. Take note, Half truth is still a lie. They do this to prepare you for the risky business they are about to present, and so that there will be low resistance in letting go of your hard earned money to them. Let me tell you the whole truth about this trick. Not all risk are unavoidable, you dont have to "just accept it", instead wisely manage it. This is the truth that they don't want you to know, they even stop you from knowing this fact. I actually hear them first hand saying: "dont think too much", "Dont over analyze", "Dont be too smart" and "Dont talk or ask advise from your family and friends after this seminar/meeting". In other words its them simply telling you dont use your head, be an idiot give us your money. Im sure if you have gone to one of their meetings or talk to one of them your not a stranger to this experience.

Let me share to you my own understanding about risk and how I classify them aside from what we usually know as low, medium and high.

Two of my main classification are what I call innate/natural risk and created risk.

Innate or natural risk is the kind that is upon us since birth. It is unavoidable but most of the time manageable. Management of this risk does not completely eradicate it, your just minimizing the chance of it happening.
 Examples:
>the risk of you getting sick- no matter how healthy you are there is still the chance you will be sick in your lifetime, some of it might even be deadly, it can be managed by keeping yourself healthy, balanced diet, exercise etc. But there are also things that you can not control like your genes.
>accidents- you live and breath this risk, this can happen anywhere in anytime, when you walk up and down the stairs, when you drive your car, when you cross the street, cook your food etc.. etc..This can not be completely cleared out but can be managed by following safety rules and guidelines.

Created Risk- as the name suggest, this risk is the result associated by your actions/decisions. Although you can have complete control over it. It does not mean you will completely steer away from it. This risk is essential to your growth and learning, However this can also lead to your complete failure if not managed properly. The way I manage this risk is to divide it into two kinds. The ethical/positive risk (the one I take) and the negative risk, (the one I avoid). These two kinds of created risk are mainly determined by the "Why" or the reason for taking it and the effect on it to others.

Positive created risk- These are the risk you allow to expose yourself with the consideration of how it will affect others in the hope of getting results that are positive in nature. It can be for your learning, growth or the common good. Even if unsuccessful there is still a positive gains mostly learning's, good friends and thier support and a step closer to your goal. 
 Example:
>starting up a legitimate business, charity, foundation
>Science experiments and inventions.
>Legitimate investments

Negative created Risk- Risk resulting to actions or decisions for satisfying selfish desires that are negative in nature. Most of the time also resulting risk or negative effects to others. Even when you are already successful in getting what you want. It is ill gotten and negative in nature and therefore you still have to pay for it sooner or later, sometimes at a much higher price. There is no winning in this type of risk.
Example:
>robbery or theft
>Smuggling and other illegal business
>Recruitment based networking- This is basically what this blogs topic and I feel the need to explain why I classified this questionable industry under my negative created risk. First of all is the reason why people venture in this kind of fraudulent business. And it is what you think.
1.THE PROMISE OF RICHNESS
2.HAVE IT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
3.HAVE IT WITHOUT WORKING HARD OR NOT DOING ANYTHING AT ALL

Admit it or not, most of us (including me)  has this weakness. This is the part of you that they feed on. It does not look so bad, in fact there is nothing wrong with getting rich and have a good lifestyle but the problem is the "How to get it is not considered". Furthermore, the system itself in recruitment based networking is totally wrong. Those desires are purely in your "id" person where ethics does not exist. It is very a strong desire and can be dangerous if you gas up that fire. Im sure your no alien to their show offs like flashy expensive cars, huge house and lot, bank cheques , expensive tours abroad, high end electronic gadgets and all stuff luxurious. 

 You may end up successful which is very unlikely but in the process you lied and deceived a lot of people including your family and best friend. You can lose them and damage your reputation or worse, you influenced them to be like you and get their lives ruined. I dont have have to enumerate all the bad effects/karma this will give you as it is very obvious. One can predict your future as easy as filling the gaps of missing letters from A-Z.


3.Optimistic, Pessimistic or Realistic?
For these people there are just two kinds of person, the enlightened ones (positive thinkers) that believe everything they say without question and the negative close-minded people. The ones who still has a working brain to think if they believe or not. I can see some similarities from the way a cult works. Brainwashing you in every way they can. If you're already in or just about to, they will prevent you from being influenced by the outside world and instilling in your head that they are your only hope to financial freedom. Everything else like employment and real business will only lead you to failure. They call us names like negative thinker, a close minded person, hopeless, useless person with no dreams in life.

They say these things because this is what they sell, dreams. They want it to be your reality, that is what you pay for when you join them anyway. They know you can only win in the realm of dreams where all they say happens. That what you are doing is perfectly fine. Wherein you recruited many people, your recruits recruited many others as well and that there is no such thing as saturation point. There are infinite people joining in your downline everyday. For us sane people, these are just big "If's" that is not likely to happen as the real world shows us. Its an established fact that only 3% of them makes money, their scheme wont last long and they system itself is unethical. Not believing them is far from being a negative thinker, that's just being realistic and doing what is right! Also, dont get me wrong I believe in positive thinking. However, we still should be attached to reality and doing what is right and ethical in the first place.


4. Employment vs Networking
One of the crooked teachings of these people is the anti employment mindset. Although we must admit it has its own limitations, I strongly disagree with the way they demonize it. Employment is the most basic way of living, almost all of us survives through and because of it. Our society totally depends on it, imagine if there are no nurses and doctors, army, police, drivers, janitors, farmers, media, firemen, teachers, architects, engineers, lawyers construction workers etc.. Can we exist? Even the the capital we need to start a business mostly comes from being an employee. Considering how employment is essential to us, is there any point to preach hate on it? Even if has its limitations we can not do away with it. The solution is to use it to get money and buy assets.
Its very ironic for those people in recruitment based networking to evangelize positive thinking when they are throwing shit on people that are working. Especially those on a minimum wage. But look who's talking? They on the first place are deceiving people to make money which is wrong and with almost a negligible chance of success. At least people who are working on a minimum wage helps the countries economy, doing an important role in a functional society and are able to feed their family. Recruitment networking on the other hand are just plaguing peoples lives especially the youth through their lies, deception and erratic teachings. At the bottom of their pyramid where 97% them are, they can not even feed themselves.


5. Real Business = Recruitment based Networking??

Almost all of there speeches, flattery and inspirational lines are based on the beauty and advantages of a successful business. They even try and compare themselves with big companies and popular businessman in an effort to make them look legitimate and misled people you can be like those tycoons through them. Business sells products/services that people need use and want PERIOD!! Other than that is monkey business!! Selling hopes,dreams and promises is worst! 


6. Blasphemous!

It is not rare for some of these recruitment based networking to use the name of God in there desperate attempt to convince people they are not the bad guys and are doing Gods will.  I often see a lot of their advertising materials using lines from the bible and glorifying God as part of their marketing strategy. Sadly not everyone is wise enough to recognize it.
Let this be a caution to this savage strategy of getting people in their scheme. This cult like way of building downlines are beginning to gain popularity. This will not only harm you financially but spiritually a well. 

Sunday 24 March 2013

First Vita Plus Scam or Not?



First Vita Plus has been around for a long time as a networking company. Ive known it for quite some time but its just now that I probed more on it that it worries me. I saw some questionable claims that needs more clarification or else it will endanger the public. I am not sure if it is intended to cut the facts and misled people for the benefit of the company, all I know is that it is worth noticing and be debated upon here.

What is first vita plus?

The main product of this company is a powdered juice drink that utilizes the health benefits of abundant local herbs namely:


Moringa Oleifera – the Malunggay
Capsicum Frutescens – the Dahon ng Sili
Chorchorus Olitorius – the Saluyot
Amaranthus Spinosus – the Uray or Kulitis
Ipomoea Batata – the Talbos ng Camote

This powdered drink also comes in different local fruit flavors (Dalandan, Melon, Guyabano and Mangostene).

Fair Market Value?

The price of this juice is 770php!!!
per box that have 20 sachet in it.

For me that is overpriced, considering all the ingredients are local and abundant. How much is a kilogram of Malunggay, Dahon ng Sili, Saluyot, Uray or Kulitis and Talbos ng Camote in the market? If I have 700 php I can buy all those vegetables and fruit much more than what is in the box of powdered juice.

Now I begin to think, is first vita plus network marketing company (Product Earning)? or just another of those Pyramiding scheme using an overpriced product as a front (earn mainly from recruiting)?

Testimonials vs Clinical study results

The thing that worries me is that most of first vita's claims are highly subjective as it is heavily supported by testimonials instead of approved studies. Everyone can make testimonials, it is very possible that these people are paid by the company (Im not saying they are) or one of the members that has the motive to promote. The point is testimonials are not that accurate or can be used to prove a fact. This is specially dangerous when we publish these opinionated claims to the public just for money. That is just very selfish and irresponsible.
Public health should be treated with topmost caution that only "approved clinical study results" can be published.



Testimonials such as these I believe can harm public health and safety. Although not directly expressed, this particular advertisement suggest to take first vita plus juice instead of chemo drugs. Although the powdered drink is BFAD, FDA, and HALAL certified it does not mean they "REPLACE" medicines, it only means they are approved for public consumption.

There is a great potential that there may be cancer patients on chemo who will see this and decides not to follow his/her doctors order anymore. He/she will not take medication or skips it because of this.
Sure enough if the patient survived, he/she will be the next star of first vita plus. But what if not? will first vita plus take the responsibility of what happen? Will we base our health with what if's? 
This is just a self-centered irresponsible advertising. Not the one I expect for a company who supposedly care.




This a screen shot from the FAQ on their website. If you read the answer it is quite long and going in circles. I can answer that question in one simple sentence:
"FIRST VITA PLUS DOES NOT CURE ANY DISEASES"

That is why I worry about their promotions and testimonials, they want to project vita plus as a miracle substance that cures all even to the point of replacing chemo drugs. Please be guided that Vita Plus only has subjective testimonials, NOT APPROVED STUDIES.

And also about the formula, it is true to all healthy foods and other supplements.
example:
AN APPLE A DAY=DOCTORS AWAY
FRESH FRUITS AND VEG= LESS DISEASE





I do not believe that fresh fruit and vegetable is less healthy than a processed juice drink. Does first vita plus have any study to support this? This is just an outright LIE.

"Nothing is more healthier than the REAL THING"

Is this a legitimate MLM/Networking or a recruitment based pyramiding scheme? Read my other post and you decide.. http://scamornotdebate.blogspot.com/2013/05/mlmnetworking-scam-or-not.html



Sunday 17 March 2013

Beware of Health And Wealth Management Marketing Services Jobs Scam



There have been a lot of job postings on the internet lately and I stumbled upon this company called


Health And Wealth Management Marketing Services. They have are everywhere in the internet spamming about vacant jobs. I did some background on this company and it doesn't took me a long time to smell their crap. 

They are one of those notorious networking scam, advertising job vacancies victimizing innocent job seekers. I may not have all the power to stop this horrible scam but at least I tried and did something. I humbly ask all of you visitors of this blog to do something as well. Please share this article in facebook, twitter and other social media sites to warn the public of this scam. Even if we may not be able to bring them down completely we will save a lot of victims.

 Now they have a new office in Mandaluyong, Shaw blv., please be aware of this and be vigilant.

Peoples experiences from PEX forum

>>Wag kang pumunta jan because that's another dirty recruitment tactics. Nagkamali nga ako na puntahan sila kasi naman nakuha lang nila mobile no. ko sa job fair sa trinoma, akala ko kasi isa sa inapplyan kong company. Ang pagkakamali ko hindi ko tinanong yung company. Nagtaxi ako papunta dun. Pag lapit ko pa lang sa guwardya, may isa silang employee, sabi nya maghanap na lang daw ako ng ibang mapagtratrabahuan dahil magsisisi lang daw ako. Bago ka matanggap hihingian ka ng P300 na parang insurance in case ng may aksidente tapos hindi raw niya mabawi yun after ng pagkatanggap, tapos pag natanggap ka na wala ka rin namang kikitaing pera kahit na supervisor. Kahit na winarningan ako, pumasok pa rin ako dahil sayang pamasahe ko. Pagpunta ko sa 4th floor bad trip ang init walang aircon at ang dami pang mga interviewee. Pag-eexamin ka ng madadaling tanong, parang pang elementary to high school level. Totoo nga yung sinabi nung employee nila na me requirement kuno na P300.

>>rockergamerz is definitely right. I went there yesterday. I thought it was some sort of "serious" office works, but to my surprise, it's NOT at all. nakakainis lang. I'm from Cavite at dinayo ko pa yung office nila tapos ganun lang pala yung madadatnan ko. I became interested kasi magkakaroon daw sila ng branch malapit sa'min for "company expansion". But, when I entered the abandoned-like building, oh poop! What the hell is this place and what am I doing here?! ang daming applicant tapos very unorganized ang process. Tumuloy parin ako. I took an examination na pang-high school level ( ang OA ng math exams nila, infairness ), then I was interviewed, qualified daw ako for supervisorial position. they scheduled me for a training, and I have to submit the ff. requirements:
- 2pcs ID picture
- credentials (nbi/police clearance and tor/diploma)
- AND!!! 300 pesos as their MAJOR REQUIREMENT.
In all fairness, hindi sila mahigpit sa requirements. kahit to follow na lang daw yung ID picture at credentials, basta maibigay mo yung major requirement nila na 300 ora mismo. I took my lunch around 1pm and did not come back for the scheduled training at 2pm.
I can't imagine how my life's going to be kung nagpauto ako sa kanila. So guys, may the experiences posted on this thread be considered to be thought of when you are planning to apply to that company.
 Good luck..

>>new branch daw... papgpunta ko knina napakadaming tao... kasing dami ng empleyado.. pag umakyat ka sa 3rd lr ng bldg nila agawan *** ilagay sa taas ng resume mo *** name nila.. nanghihingi ng 300 pesos... dami ko nakausap na walang alam sa companya... nakakaawa ***... mga mukang desente nauuto ***... sbgay ** pinapabalik ***** dhl sa 300 pesos pero d nko bumalik... sbe office clerk daw or encoder hiring sa internet.. pagdating ko don... account executive daw ako agad... ni walang aircon.. ang empleyado halos umaapaw sa loob... nkaupu na kung saan saan... NI WALANG COMPUTER E...TPOS SSBHN HIRING *** NG ENCODER>>> BUWISIT DBA???? bkit ba hindi natutulfo ang mga gantong klaseng pamamalakad.... meron din daw sa gil puyat...mandaluyong...etc..etc... inairness...dami nila branch... mukhang tiba tiba na ang sindikato na my ari nitong kumpanyang KUNO....  



>>Guys, wag na kayo magpapaniwala dito. Badtrip, nakapag-bayad na ako ng 300 para sa medical insurance at id. Sabi pa nila home job, pero pag dating sa orientation wala namang binanggit about computer at regarding sa homejob. Yung nag-apply ako last week nagpasa ako ng resume then pinabalik ako kinaumagahan for orientation. Pagdating ko sa orientation ng 9am. Ang susungit nung staff para kang bumalik sa elementary school kasi di pa kumpleto requirements ko. Tapos nagsimula na rin. Ang sungit nung matabang nagle-lecture para talaga kayong ginagawang bata, 1 at kalahating oras yon. Tapos sumunod na nag –lecture yung bakla. May hawig kay diego yung bakla na yon, 1 at kalahating oras ulit. Tapos sales yung nile-lecture, ang pinasok ko nga don is home-based data encoder. Wala silang na mention na gaon. Pagkatapos ng tatlong oras, examination na. 7 items lang about their company and sales. Pagnaipasa mo yon, contract signing na. Pagkatapos magbabayad ka na ng processing fee. Ang badtrip sa lahat, training na raw kinaumagahan pero di pa pala. Yung kinausap ako ng isang bakla na staff nila ang sabi sakin kailangan mo makapagbenta ng insurance, one referral lang bago ka mag-training at bago ka makapagtrabaho sa kanila. Di ko na tinuloy. Sayang lang yung 300php na binayad ko. So guys help me spread this message. Wag na kayo magpaloko. Mga abandonadong building pa yung opisina nila. Sa may Shaw Blvd ako nag apply nung feb 16, 2013. Sayang lang pagod niyo
 
For further reading here is the link below: 

Beware of this job post ads

Here I will be listing the all Health And Wealth Management Marketing Services job posting. Hopefully I will cover most of them. I will also need your help visitors of this blog, if you find any job vacancy advertised in this company, please share it in the comments area.