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    Salam,

    Recently i heard about this scam known as multilevel marketing. What happens
    is that a person registers and pays around 60 $.He is told that if he brings
    two people into the network then he will get 30$.If they(the first two
    people he brought to the network) bring two people to the network then he
    will also get 30$.This goes on and on.

    Wikipedia article on it.

    Pyramid scheme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    I researched about it and in reality this is a scam the first few persons
    may profit from it but those at the bottom of the chain will lose there
    money (the 60$ they paid for the membership).

    One such site is goldmineint.com

    In Pakistan this craze started from karachi and many people were lured to it,now this
    scam has also spread like wild fire in islamabad universities.

    People will try to convince that this company is registered under
    Security exchange commission Pakistan(SECP).

    Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan

    Indeed it is but it is a scam.The reason that SECP has not taken action against them is that no one has filed a proper legal complaint against it.However, they have warned people against this scam in a press release of theirs in this PDF file.

    http://www.secp.gov.pk/news/PDF/apr_...yraqmidMLM.pdf

    The US federal trade commision has also called this thing a scam and gold mine international is listed in the companies that are such fraud companies.

    http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/bizop...5221-00006.pdf

    Here is what a Pakistani victim has to say about it.

    GOLDMINE INTERNATIONAL SCAM (GMI SCAM)

    The people who will refer this site to you will also say that this company is registered in norway. Here is what Norway's embassy in lebanon has to say about it.

    Goldmine Int. - No relation (Norway - the official site in Lebanon)

    This site shows that who visits this site the most and who is the biggest victim of this scam.Yes it is Pakistan.

    goldmineint.com - Traffic Details from Alexa

    I hope that people here make others aware(especially teenagers who want some quick cash) about this scam.

    Wa'Salam
    Die Zionist Die :-)

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    This is quite old.My uncle was called up by this company too in 2003 i think but he did not fall for this scam!They offered him that you submit some money and refer other people you will get free ticket, car etc..
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    This is quite old.My uncle was called up by this company too in 2003 i think but he did not fall for this scam!They offered him that you submit some money and refer other people you will get free ticket, car etc..
    Yes its old but some people are still falling for it.
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