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Be very careful of getting involved with this MLM scheme. I almost did b/c the reps are extremely aggressive. Fortunately, I held out and did a little research and decided that it is probably not a good idea for me to join. I agree with the assesment made by "sequence" & "reford" previously in the Blog becuse it makes sense.
http://www.blogher.com/why-i-dont-shop-earn-and-similar-mlm-programs-0#c...
I went to the ShopToEarn.com website and it was not anything special, a very basic website. I also noticed that there is no contact phone#s to anyone in the company. This is already a red flag for me. Also, there are no official contracts to sign stating that you will receive a specific commission. ShopToEarn can decide if they want to send you money or not. All you do to join is fill out your info online, then give ShopToEarn a credit card#. Your credit card is charged, now you're off sppending all your time recruiting new victims. I also noticed that no checks are mailed out to you, only direct deposit which means that you need to give ShopTOEarn your bank info in order for you to receive money. Things seem to be very vague and secretive with ShopToEarn. I was told about all the money I can make if I sign up all my friends and family. At first, I thought this was good thing. After a little while of thinking about this, I thought to myself "Even if I make some short-term money on this thing, if this is a really a scam do I really want to get people I care about involved in it?" I figure eventully someone will get the short end of the stick and I do not want it to be my friends or family as a result of me signing them up. It's not only about the money you spend joining/recruiting, its also about the time and effort that is lost. Not to mention good relationships that you may have with the people you recruit that may go bad. Most people that join swear that this thing is legit and sign up eveyone they know or come in contact with. It is unfortunate that more people do not do research before joining get rich quick schemes that eventually fail.
Below are a few websites with info about ShopToEarn/MLMs that discouraged me:
http://www.lexmonitor.com/search?q=shoptoearn&submit=Search
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=46974
http://www.sequence-inc.com/fraudfiles/2008/07/16/word-is-getting-out-ab...
http://www.sequence-inc.com/fraudfiles/2008/07/12/more-on-why-shoptoearn...
http://www.pinktruth.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Shop-To-Earn-I...
http://pyramidschemealert.org/PSAMain/news/MythofIncomeReport.html
http://garyweiss.blogspot.com/2008/07/shop-to-lose-aka-shoptoearn-blovia...
http://www.examiner.com/x-302-Scam-Examiner~y2008m7d16-Multilevel-market...
