He didn't actually scam them, he just met with the pyramid scheme guy and asked questions which is a turn off to pyramid schemers. There. Saved you 9 minutes.
@@somili4401 goddammit i was scrolling through the comments thinking "Stop watching stop watching - i guess I'm gonna keep watching..." But your comment has given me the strength to click stop right now. I got to 2:06, but all of that time was spent scrolling and then writing this comment.
Mira Milan lost my “friend” to Amway recently when he knew I trusted him he tried to make me join and I repeatedly told him it’s a pyramid scheme which he neglected and said “these are genuine people and your disappointing me”
FYI, Amway does not use pyramid scheme as their networking system. And there is also a lot of other MLMs that use the term Diamond, Emerald, etc as their 'ranking levels'. (Not defending, just sharing facts.)
By acting interested and wasting these “marketers” time, we can slow their predatory fake business plan down and at least keep others from being scammed. This video explains what these thieves are up to, I think it is very well done.
This video has such an equal like to dislike radio because you lied about scamming the scheme. You only told a story about being introduced to one and walking away. Everyone has a story of being introduced to one and walking away.
How did you 'scam' a pyramid scheme? You literally did nothing. You said you left... that's not a scam. That's like if I walked into McDonalds, talked to the staff about maybe ordering a cheeseburger and then abruptly leaving. I'm never watching another video of yours again.
We got scammed by this video about scamming, which he didn’t scam anyone he just saw people try to scam him and all he did to avoid the scam was to leave the table. To the people who watched this whole thing like me, we were the ones who got scammed my friends.
@@polkarou3572 if it's the same place I'm thinking if the products are actually made in America, which is why they're priced slightly higher. Some of them do work better though, which is why my wife and I still buy their cleaning supplies. How scammy it is depends upon where you are because each "branch" has different ways of teaching their system.
@@lazyh-online4839 hey lazy, maybe you could give me 200 dollars in return ill give u a panflet with product info on it and then another 100 per new product that comes in to sell. if you get 3 friends below you to give you 300 then you dont have to work as hard. if you cant get door to door or cold call sales or people below you then you make no money. also good luck getting in touch with the regional office as the office changes its location every 6 months.
literally this. I got an invitation to join a knife selling company but you only sell to your friends and family. This was their exact answer when asked about pyramid scheme. I'm not about to sell 400 dollar knives to friends and families. My dignity is worth 100 dollars more than that.smh
Well... That's not saying much. Who can do this better than James Veitch? This guy is trying to make it seem like an intriguing mystery, which it isn't, where James Veitch shows it at face value. As comedy. And it's good comedy. Like, Really good.
This guy from Buzzfeed talked to a scammer. You will not believe what happened next! Nothing, the whole video he talks about how nothing happened. This is somewhat meta.
You can't, comments and views feed it. Maybe send emails advertising robot views and comments to go more viral? And then take the money and don't deliver?
You didn't scam anyone except is viewers. I just sat through a description of something I already knew about because I *actually believed* there would be some interesting, climactic reversal in this story. Blocking BuzzFeed.
hahahaha same thought here, met a one and only triple diamond and went to the big show, seems convincing but HELL NOOOOOO after that, brain washing cult with a lot of over positive
You Didn't Scam a Pyramid Scheme Company, you Only made a fool of the salesperson trying to get you to join; which isn't hard to do. but at least you educated people on how these scams work.
he scammed us watching this video. we watch it -> more views -> more recommended -> more views. just a rabbithole i'm a bit upset after this video, but he didn't clickbait us
Is she a part of an mlm or is she a reseller? Because reselling if done right can actually make good money. (Not my profession but there are plenty of people who do) however if she's a part of an mlm, GET HER OUT
Oh my god. This sounds exactly like what my friend got sucked into. I always told her that it was a scam. But she wouldn’t listen. She saved up lots of money and literally paid them and never made a cent. It was horrible. And she was always at “meetings” and could never hang out. Totally brainwashed. How sad
Yes, you are right. A lot of pyramid schemes are posing as legitimate MLM companies. There are a few differences that can help you sort them into the right hat, so to speak. It costs quite a lot of money to join a pyramid. That is how they make most of, or even all, of their money. Products, if there even are any, are over-priced, often grossly so. The main business idea is to charge people hefty sums for joining, not necessarily to sell a lot of products. People get paid a good-size commission out of the join-up fees their friends pay. Opportunity presentations tend to be very, very tempting, who'd say no to more money and more time off? (If you don`t mind scamming your friends) Legitimate MLM-companies charge a small fee to join, or it can even be free. The company pays commissions only for real turnover, in other words, instead of paying for advertising in order to create sales, they pay the people who either buy their own, and/or sell their products, and/or recruit others and thus create indirect sales. Often their business presentations may seem shoddy in comparison to that of a pyramid scheme. Remember, a real MLM company wants to sell products, and their products have to be of a quality to create repeat purchases. They do not need the super slick presentations. So to sum up: A. Expensive to join? Leave running! B.No products or something that is clearly there to "pose as a product range"? Leave. Now! C. Overpriced? Haven't you left already!
you can't profit from a pyramid scheme. it won't last a month before legal actions are taken. If you realize, legit companies like Herbalife or Amway or even Nuskin. They've benefited hundred thousands of people. Every person who truely understood the essence of the business has been able to built themselves up to become the best person they dreamt to be. My mentor was my role model and i haven't thanked him enough for his teachings and his kindness.
@@lokgarrick People get really on the defensive when they hear about a network marketing business because only a few people succeed... but in reality, MLMs are not that different from life in general ( just look at the banks, the federal reserve, and big pharma corporations! only a few thrive while a majority drowns.) I joined a couple of MLMs, Herbalife was one of them, and honestlly, I was legit: the guy who introduced me was aprofessional who told me it was just like a sales jb, and it would be super hard to make it without working. Today the dude is making enough money to offer a summer retreat to his parents every summer. In my case, I like the product but didn't like to sell it, wasn't my thing, so I didn't make any profit! Nowadays, I make a living doing something I love which is being a consultant. MORAL OF STORY: Think for yourself and do what you love. An MLM is not NECESSARILY BAD or WRONG, but like with anything else in life, don't believe the "get rich quick" lie.
@@isntitgreatthatgoogleplusa991 not much. just spent some daily needs, that if not from mlm shops, would've spent on other places. As well as in the education system that is way cheaper than a college degree. you're not wrong. People lose money everywhere. Investments lose money, businesses lose money. Usually its what you can accept that makes you successful. My intention is not to win an argument against you. What i do, is to open up people's perspectives on the thing you call "risk". Risk isn't necessarily bad. Rather, it is something that builds up your character. Probably confidence, maybe courage. But all in well, we shouldn't shrink our dreams to match our income.
This happened to me at a vulnerable point in my life, as I was in the middle of a career transition. I came across a man at a random networking event who took an interest in me and kept asking me to stop by his office. I went in for an "interview" at the office space and the pitch was something akin to this-lifestyle, work at your own discretion, but no discernible business model or product being sold. I was introduced to maybe 15 people-all of whom helped during this "presentation" for solely me. Weirdest thing, shaking hands with a room full of people in on a scam. I wasn't sure if any or all of them were either completely brainwashed or so morally loose as to try to hustle a 21 year old. The man continued to email invitations over the next few months, until I put him in the spam bin. Scams are bizarre and all over the place. If it doesn't smell right, it probably isn't. It's like an underground of illegitimate business...avoid at all costs.
You know what it reminds me of, sounds exactly like any of those companies who sell timeshares and hotels and resorts. "Just sit though this 2 hour presentation and you get $100." Now, usually you can get the cash, but enduring all that hard sell is horrible.
he did scam them though, he got them to offer him a book they ordinarily charge 100 dollars to buy for free. and then he didn't buy the 200 dollar website. i;d say that's a pretty accurate title.
@@ObamanableSnowman Exactly if he didn't take the book, he only had the promise of a scam. Video was funny still, but the title is 100% click bait and we are the ones who got scammed...
The delivery so far is great. Also, "I was 26, living in New York City...and sitting in my apartment responding to vague Facebook messages looking for a way to make money [shows multi-million dollar apartment unit]" Sure, dude. We all know you were living at the Y and eating ramen. 🙄
I can look back at this video and laugh at it now. Ironically, when this video first was uploaded to RUclips it was literally the day after I quit being in Amway/LTD. Even though he never said the name of the pyramid it's obvious that it is indeed Amway. He didn't really scam them though just wasted some of their time.
I can tell you right off the back what company this is 😂😂😂 The company is called Amyway for any people wondering. They have a ‘mentorship’ program which is called Ledership Team Development or LTD which is what’s talked about in the video. Like everything he said in the video from the info sessions to the sitting down at a coffee shop (Panera for me) is completely accurate. You have to buy a membership card for both LTD and Amway which are $35 and $180 respectively. They try to get you to go to there summits and stuff which the ticket for that is $130-$140.
Misleading title but still an entertaining video. It mirrors my experience with Amway, so I'm glad this guy didn't get scammed. I hope others learn from his experience/story.
I've had my experience with MLM's, too. His story is basically what I experienced. Don't fall for the buzz words like "diamond level" or "level" or "you've got something special about you."
Oh man, I remember this one time a store tried to get me to sign up for a credit card and I TOTALLY SCAMMED THEM by saying 'no thanks'!
😂
True Story Bro
"GOTEM"
😂😂😂😂
That's basically what he did
This dude probably thinks that giving his wrong name to a Starbucks worker is like a bank heist.
😂
Deserves a like
😂
😂😂😂
He does 51 in a 50 and thinks it's a high speed chase
He didn't actually scam them, he just met with the pyramid scheme guy and asked questions which is a turn off to pyramid schemers. There. Saved you 9 minutes.
As soon as it ended, I thought the video itself was a parody of scam companies because the video scammed us for time.
Thank you Jerome lol
thanks. Automatically going to watch something else.
I wish I'd read this before watching through all this piece of sh!t video.
Jerome Staab thank you. I was worried I'd be scammed by Buzzfeed into wasting another 9 minutes of my life.
42k likes, 42k dislikes.
“Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.”
So basically he has no likes/ no dislikes
Like two butt cheeks
Now it’s 45k 45k
now its 46k 46k
@@thomasbrown5763 That´s weird. How come so even for so long?
"right off the bat, it sounded pretty scammy, so i told him i was interested"
LOL
Common sense everyone
sound like that guy who responds to spam emails on tedtalks
Me
Lol
If wasting peoples time is considered scamming you owe me 9 minutes
right....
@James Shidle It takes 3 seconds to read it though
smallblue08 he has a fortnite picture you have to excuse him on this one.
You hit that nail on the hean never clicking this channle agina
Thanks to this comment I only wasted 40 seconds.
You didn't scam them. You just didn't fall for their scam.
Time is money and he wasted that mans time. Scammed.
LOL
@@hioxd I guess he also scammed us. Waste of 8 minutes. Thanks for the clickbait BuzzFeed.
Ya seriously... Such misleading title....
He may have wasted the guy's time, but he also wasted his own and gained nothing.
Even after reading so many comments that's its clickbait,
I still watched the whole video
r v same
@@somili4401 goddammit i was scrolling through the comments thinking "Stop watching stop watching - i guess I'm gonna keep watching..."
But your comment has given me the strength to click stop right now. I got to 2:06, but all of that time was spent scrolling and then writing this comment.
Same 😂😂😂😂💀💀💀
Honestly the story and editing was good enough to keep watching lol
Molesto Poon 0:56
You just scammed me into watching this ridiculous video
Damn...I was about to say the same thing
tweetyspecial hhhhhhhhhhh
I was waiting for him to say how he scammed them.
its buzzfeed what'd you excpect
tweetyspecial same
So if “scamming someone” is wasting about 10 minutes of their time..... this video is a scam.
I got scammed into clicking the video
BuzzFeed is actually playing 4D chess now
Damn, this is deep. Are you from Harvard?
I scammed Buzzfeed out of 9 minutes watchtime by seeing the dislike ratio and reading the comments!
Thanks guys :D
Nice.
Thanks for the 10 cents in ad revenue you fuckwit!
You didnt scam a pyramid scheme... you just didn't join one.
But you DID wast 9 minutes of my life, so, there's that.
Carl Murray Photography came to post exactly this.
Thankyou for this comment. Thanks to you, he only scammed me out of 20 seconds of my life.
This comment saved me time from clickbait. Thank you.
You just saved me 9 minutes, thanks.
So glad I had my ad blocker on, no ad revenue coming from me for this scammy video
this man looks like a bootleg Jake Gyllenhaal
A poor mans jake gylenhall
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes!
You didn’t scam anything you just didn’t join. That’s nine minutes of my lie down the drain...
At least is lasted longer then quicky
That’s the point lol
I hope you learned something ;)
World ventures
darius I thought that was just vacations
Damn, I thought I’d get a great story about actually scamming a pyramid scheme 😂 Turns out I was the one who got scammed....,
You can't scam a pyramid scam. Trust me, I tried. Doing it successfully takes far more effort than it is worth.
Meghan M. fretted
This is a scam- I mean, clickbait! He didn't actually scam anyone!
Exposed!
Ikr, what a waste of my time
Yepppppppp he just wastes their time and ours.. lol
Deirdre-Ann Theissel
Yay! I read this at 0:59, hit pause, I'm posting this, and then I'm out! Thank you for the service you provided.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
StrivingFor Mindfulness same!
He’s Def Talking About Amway. As Soon As I Heard “Diamond”, I Knew 😂😂🤣
Mira Milan lost my “friend” to Amway recently when he knew I trusted him he tried to make me join and I repeatedly told him it’s a pyramid scheme which he neglected and said “these are genuine people and your disappointing me”
He has been brainwashed probably with 'you can get money forever and not working'
Isnt Trump in that?
FYI, Amway does not use pyramid scheme as their networking system. And there is also a lot of other MLMs that use the term Diamond, Emerald, etc as their 'ranking levels'. (Not defending, just sharing facts.)
A lot of these scams use levels with the same names. Herbalife, 4life etc.
"I read most of the harry potter books in a single weekend".... Weird flex but ok
Tribal Trap stop
@@coosta6147 weird flex but ok
The_Tiger _Claw stop
@@businessgoose4091 Weird flex but ok
Tribal Trap 😂👍
The real scam here was the clickbait title
Yes i thought he was going to scam the whole company and get free money smh
Shivyadra :D 540 likes 1 reply lol
The only one who got scammed here was the viewer.
And you, that wasnt weed, whata scam.
Welcome to BuzzFeed
That’s the point xd
And all the people who believed the pyramid scheme
By acting interested and wasting these “marketers” time, we can slow their predatory fake business plan down and at least keep others from being scammed. This video explains what these thieves are up to, I think it is very well done.
The title should be
“I told a lie to a pyramid scheme...MORE than once!!!”
The only scam you did was the clickbait me.
The entire video is a joke
Damien facts
@David Perez Gramer* 😂
PovertyTV is grammar not gramer u can tell cause autocheck
@@johnnydespert7070 r/ woosh
This video was a scam
this comment is a scam
Pretty accurate.
These replies are a scam
ur mom was a scam
Life’s a scam!1!1
This video has such an equal like to dislike radio because you lied about scamming the scheme. You only told a story about being introduced to one and walking away. Everyone has a story of being introduced to one and walking away.
Release the names associated with the company if you want me to agree you did any remote damage to a pyramid scheme.
Including the company name
World ventures
@@darius7720 Wanna go for coffee? ;p
Well he outsmarted them...🤷🏿♂️
Hopefully this will save you...
He didn’t scam a scammer he simply didn’t join. That’s it.
How did you 'scam' a pyramid scheme? You literally did nothing. You said you left... that's not a scam. That's like if I walked into McDonalds, talked to the staff about maybe ordering a cheeseburger and then abruptly leaving.
I'm never watching another video of yours again.
That's the joke
you got scammed boi
We got scammed by this video about scamming, which he didn’t scam anyone he just saw people try to scam him and all he did to avoid the scam was to leave the table. To the people who watched this whole thing like me, we were the ones who got scammed my friends.
"It sounded pretty scammy, so I told him I was interested"
Me, self destructing whenever a guy who doesn't love me comes along
Meriam 😂
Same
Hey let me slide into your DM’s then
I don't love you
ZoltarTheGreat I'm self destructive, not desperate
Lol I went for an interview and the guy freaking drew out a pyramid
Great editing of this video. Nice click baity title too, you didn't really scam them.
you actually do. the products recieved are chinese ripoffs of other brands and a pyrimid scheme is aweful. just try it and you will see lol
@@polkarou3572 if it's the same place I'm thinking if the products are actually made in America, which is why they're priced slightly higher. Some of them do work better though, which is why my wife and I still buy their cleaning supplies. How scammy it is depends upon where you are because each "branch" has different ways of teaching their system.
@@lazyh-online4839 hey lazy, maybe you could give me 200 dollars in return ill give u a panflet with product info on it and then another 100 per new product that comes in to sell. if you get 3 friends below you to give you 300 then you dont have to work as hard. if you cant get door to door or cold call sales or people below you then you make no money. also good luck getting in touch with the regional office as the office changes its location every 6 months.
We were the ones being scammed by the title
well, technically they scammed us
so... there's that lol
I think you forgot the part where you scam them..
8:57
"Right of the bat, it sounded pretty scammy."
*you talkin 'bout this video?*
They scammed me of my 9 minutes
😂😂😂 this editing is lit and this video is hilarious idk why people are so mad.
because the title is misleading...?
Right?? I think it’s funny.
Because the title claims that he scammed them and he didn't. It's a total lie.
🤣🤣🤣🤷♂️✍🏽👀
no the editing is trash tho. the video is meh on top of that
I liked the story. But had to give a dislike because of the false title.
Same
The story sucked it was totally fake ASF
flintmcallister Same here good on him calling out mlm's but the damned clickbait title
Same
The ending was a missed opportunity.
He should have said "Even if your dream, is a pyramid scheme"
I thought he was going to make copies of their books and dvds and sell them to people for half the price. Or distribute them for free
D4LETTERJ4Y Someone should totally do that!
If only it wasnt illegal.
“Can I just borrow yours?” 😂 LOL I love it. I actually found your video quite hilarious even though it was misleading.
When you try to be James Veitch, but you'll never be......
Come on buzzfeed...... Try not to make this rip off so obvious
Lol was just about to comment the same thing!
HAHAHA
Thank you! This is a poor imitation.
james is so bloody funny this is boring enough that I scroll to the comments to read em instead of paying attention
So true lmao
Darn, the only people scammed here are the people who still watch buzzfeed!
us*
Like you
Joseph S ain't it the truth. Biggest scammers on YT
Joseph S true
No the people who are in network marketing business
editing is legendary. props to the editor.
PapaStalin lmao, random salt.
Syntives it’s okay, let him or her be.
It made it funnier I think
looks like the editing of "Unhhhh"
You were asked to join a pyramid scheme and said no. You really showed them...
you may also hear "it's not a pyramid, it's multi level marketing!"
Pedro I wish I could post the office gif of Jim drawing it out and tracing the triangle around it
That's because it isn't a pyramid scheme
r/antimlm
literally this. I got an invitation to join a knife selling company but you only sell to your friends and family. This was their exact answer when asked about pyramid scheme. I'm not about to sell 400 dollar knives to friends and families. My dignity is worth 100 dollars more than that.smh
This approach is called a "Warm market." Basically it's easier to sell to friends/family people you know, than trying to sell to strangers.
James Veitch did it better tbh
True
This guy has about as much personality as a corpse
😂😂😂James Veitch did tell the joke better than him lol
Well... That's not saying much.
Who can do this better than James Veitch? This guy is trying to make it seem like an intriguing mystery, which it isn't, where James Veitch shows it at face value. As comedy.
And it's good comedy.
Like, Really good.
Shotgun Kelly definitely
The real scam is the video title click bait....
Please report it for being misleading.
reported
Reported
Reported thxs
Reported as "Scam or misleading"
plzzz
Literally Amway, they’ve been doing this for years.
Night dayum expoooosed
This guy from Buzzfeed talked to a scammer. You will not believe what happened next!
Nothing, the whole video he talks about how nothing happened. This is somewhat meta.
Danko Alexeyev haaaaa😂😂👍🙌
Pyramid schemes should be talked about more so idiots don’t fall for it. Idiots deserve compassion too.
Yea
Not the ones who voted for Trump.
They deserve the most severe of opprobrium...
After being flayed alive and waterboarded.
*IM LAUGHING AT HOW FAKE THIS IS* 😂😂
burned potatoe 1923 nah bro this shot is probably amway😂😂😂 I attended one of their seminars and he’s spot on even about the “diamond level”
Ikr XD
brandonsg123 mmhhmm and if it were tea it'd be organo gold lol
@@BrainCellular dude I almost got roped into Amway too
Oh hon.. google Amway.
title should "How I trolled a Pyramid Scheme"
Pretty sure the company is called amway. This whole thing sounds exactly what amway does.
RF KING Thts exactly wat I was thinking
RF KING it has to be lmao 😂
Yeah, and those sounds like amway products.
Amway is still in business after 45 years. If it was illigal, why are they still in business?
RF KING definitely amway. They almost got me when I was in college. Nerium too.
You sold me a dream before the video started. Wasteman 😒
Chicken Connoisseur legend!
man's spoken
Chicken Connoisseur bossman when you gonna upload thos Pengest Munch videos
yo boss
Why is no one here? Bois from the 7.
How do I scam this video scam!?
J-Mac's Amateur Kitchen - Share it on every social media platform :p
Elie Elie - hahaha!!
You can't, comments and views feed it. Maybe send emails advertising robot views and comments to go more viral? And then take the money and don't deliver?
You dislike it and block buzzfeed.
You didn't scam anyone except is viewers. I just sat through a description of something I already knew about because I *actually believed* there would be some interesting, climactic reversal in this story. Blocking BuzzFeed.
The sleazeballs at the top of the company make a ton of money, sounds like a normal job to me😂
lol this is one of the answers someone at the top would say. But with a job your making money and not losing it 🤷🏾
Lol
Except with normal jobs u dont pay your life savings to join ☺️
When you scam a out of ad revenue with adblock after they make a scam clickbait video of them scamming a scammer.
This is Amway for sure. STAY AWAY FROM "ACN" AS WELL!!! They are even worse.
hahahaha same thought here, met a one and only triple diamond and went to the big show, seems convincing but HELL NOOOOOO after that, brain washing cult with a lot of over positive
I was thinking about the same thing
BNA Since 1988. I know ACN. Please stay away from them. They are trying to ruin your life.
Yea Amway is a total Pyramid scheme, that's why the government hasnt shut it down after 61 years even though the FTC investigated it in 1979😂😂😂
BITCONEEEEEECT
HEY, HEY HEEYYY!
I read this in bitconnect man's voice
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Beat me to it 😂
HERBALIIIFE
Only thing you scammed was my time.
Scammers are just Liars who deserve to be punished. If there are no scammers in this world, I think this place would be a better world.
I definitely agree with this comment.
idiot
As long as there are fools there will be scammers
But then how would we Make America Great Again?
UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS what about murderers ? rapists?
You Didn't Scam a Pyramid Scheme Company, you Only made a fool of the salesperson trying to get you to join; which isn't hard to do. but at least you educated people on how these scams work.
How these "businesses" work
the irony. Buzzfeed is scamming everyone who watches these damn click baits.
Touche man 😂😂
Is it considered a scam if I say "No" to this video??
If it is....
*NO NO NO NO NONONONONO NONONO NONO NOOOOOOOOO AND NO*
Dang u just scammed the dude who mastered scamming a scammer
I think i missed the part where he scammed them.
interesting story until it abruptly ended
This is really just clickbait. He didnt scam thre pyramid scheme he just wasted their time (like you just wasted mine watching this)
Thanks to you, I stopped halfway through a ad. Time not wasted.
he scammed us watching this video. we watch it -> more views -> more recommended -> more views. just a rabbithole
i'm a bit upset after this video, but he didn't clickbait us
So where is the part where you scammed them?
They even scammed your high school buddy and you didn’t even expose the company 👏 what a hero
Sounds like the company is Amway
my mother is being scammed, im scared to tell her about this. She has beauty products, selling online for premium prices. Hopefully she'll stop soon
So what if she has beauty products and she's selling them? Don't believe in these people. believe in your mother.
Mary Kay cosmetics?
Is she a part of an mlm or is she a reseller? Because reselling if done right can actually make good money. (Not my profession but there are plenty of people who do) however if she's a part of an mlm, GET HER OUT
MLM & reselling are the same thing 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
YouKnowMeG she should be ok, unless it’s younique then get her out of there
This is Amway, you're describing Amway.
You are right!
Yes
Amway became Quikstar.....all of the in home MLM businesses are all the same....a scam. Unfortunately They are all legal pyramid schemes.
Anyway actually requires work. It’s also a mentoring business
@@taranlarousa3082 how much do ibos make
oh yeah nice buzzfeed. he really did scam that business. good on him
My favorite part was when he did that one scammy thing and they had no idea.
Haha got them le really epic style
So it's Scientology but with products that actually are potentially useful.
Yep
But most products from companies like this are terrible.
I once went to a meeting where they were promoting a pyramid scheme type of business. It was scary asf. They all acted like members in a cult
Lol I rather join a cult instead of a pyramid scheme at least the cult gives you free kool-aid
Exactly!
I liked the story, but was waiting for the story on how you scammed them.
it would be kind of like a teacher liking a paper someone writes, but the paper wasn't about the correct thing, still have to give a fail
I hate the video so much , just the dude and how he looks at the camera every 5 seconds. He didn’t even scam them he just didnt join?
Whenever he says something important he looks to his left at a different camera and gets this smug look god I hate him
I dont know why either but its strange to look at him
Smugness and clickbait are the prime product of Buzzfeed.
josef mohamad lmfao
This is basically a description of scientology.
Not really. They offer a form of counselling. The business model is similar though.
Probably Amway (aka Scamway)
Did you mean SKIMMED? You saw what it was about, and left? You just skimmed it?
lol +10 internet points and around of applause for this comment.
Thanks for watching everybody! The company is Google.
*that would mean he Googled Google tho*
AbbiCat actually, that detail was altered from the original. He used bing to Yahoo Google.
@@josiahhokanson9885 lololol
Company is amway
Hi! The company is Google!
I went to a Mary K seminar and it was exactly like this!
Mary Kay scams people? 🤔
Thankfully I checked the comment section before spending time watching the video.
Can't relate unfortunately, knew I shouldn't have give buzzfeed a chance-_-.
Unfortunately for me I wasted 8 mins and 56 seconds of my life. I'll remember to check the comments first from now on. Cheers for the tip 😉
Joke's on me for watching a Buzzfeed video. I should have known. Clickbait indeed.
It was a nice vídeo. You missed the opportunity of being scammed
wish I had done that
Prepare for all the hunbots to come out defending their “business.”
"Hunbots" 😂😂😂 that's fantastic
It's always there in my *Recommended Videos*
ʏs ᴀɴɪᴍᴇ why is that? Promoted posts?
@@kevinkendaru2180 As Far As I Know, RUclips Won't Promote Stuff. But there's some Algorithm Stuff I Guess.
SAMEEE
This was very well done IMO. Maybe you didn’t “scam” them, but I did like hearing what that whole situation is like! Scary stuff man
Oh my god. This sounds exactly like what my friend got sucked into. I always told her that it was a scam. But she wouldn’t listen. She saved up lots of money and literally paid them and never made a cent. It was horrible. And she was always at “meetings” and could never hang out. Totally brainwashed. How sad
Yes, you are right. A lot of pyramid schemes are posing as legitimate MLM companies. There are a few differences that can help you sort them into the right hat, so to speak. It costs quite a lot of money to join a pyramid. That is how they make most of, or even all, of their money. Products, if there even are any, are over-priced, often grossly so. The main business idea is to charge people hefty sums for joining, not necessarily to sell a lot of products. People get paid a good-size commission out of the join-up fees their friends pay. Opportunity presentations tend to be very, very tempting, who'd say no to more money and more time off? (If you don`t mind scamming your friends)
Legitimate MLM-companies charge a small fee to join, or it can even be free. The company pays commissions only for real turnover, in other words, instead of paying for advertising in order to create sales, they pay the people who either buy their own, and/or sell their products, and/or recruit others and thus create indirect sales. Often their business presentations may seem shoddy in comparison to that of a pyramid scheme. Remember, a real MLM company wants to sell products, and their products have to be of a quality to create repeat purchases. They do not need the super slick presentations.
So to sum up: A. Expensive to join? Leave running! B.No products or something that is clearly there to "pose as a product range"? Leave. Now! C. Overpriced? Haven't you left already!
A pyramid scheme can be very profitable... If you have no morals
you can't profit from a pyramid scheme. it won't last a month before legal actions are taken. If you realize, legit companies like Herbalife or Amway or even Nuskin. They've benefited hundred thousands of people. Every person who truely understood the essence of the business has been able to built themselves up to become the best person they dreamt to be. My mentor was my role model and i haven't thanked him enough for his teachings and his kindness.
@@lokgarrick People get really on the defensive when they hear about a network marketing business because only a few people succeed... but in reality, MLMs are not that different from life in general ( just look at the banks, the federal reserve, and big pharma corporations! only a few thrive while a majority drowns.)
I joined a couple of MLMs, Herbalife was one of them, and honestlly, I was legit: the guy who introduced me was aprofessional who told me it was just like a sales jb, and it would be super hard to make it without working. Today the dude is making enough money to offer a summer retreat to his parents every summer. In my case, I like the product but didn't like to sell it, wasn't my thing, so I didn't make any profit!
Nowadays, I make a living doing something I love which is being a consultant.
MORAL OF STORY:
Think for yourself and do what you love.
An MLM is not NECESSARILY BAD or WRONG, but like with anything else in life, don't believe the "get rich quick" lie.
@@lokgarrick how much money have you lost?
@@lokgarrick You sound like someone in a Pyramid Scheme. Ha!
@@isntitgreatthatgoogleplusa991 not much. just spent some daily needs, that if not from mlm shops, would've spent on other places. As well as in the education system that is way cheaper than a college degree.
you're not wrong. People lose money everywhere. Investments lose money, businesses lose money. Usually its what you can accept that makes you successful. My intention is not to win an argument against you. What i do, is to open up people's perspectives on the thing you call "risk". Risk isn't necessarily bad. Rather, it is something that builds up your character. Probably confidence, maybe courage. But all in well, we shouldn't shrink our dreams to match our income.
This happened to me at a vulnerable point in my life, as I was in the middle of a career transition. I came across a man at a random networking event who took an interest in me and kept asking me to stop by his office. I went in for an "interview" at the office space and the pitch was something akin to this-lifestyle, work at your own discretion, but no discernible business model or product being sold. I was introduced to maybe 15 people-all of whom helped during this "presentation" for solely me. Weirdest thing, shaking hands with a room full of people in on a scam. I wasn't sure if any or all of them were either completely brainwashed or so morally loose as to try to hustle a 21 year old. The man continued to email invitations over the next few months, until I put him in the spam bin. Scams are bizarre and all over the place. If it doesn't smell right, it probably isn't. It's like an underground of illegitimate business...avoid at all costs.
You know what it reminds me of, sounds exactly like any of those companies who sell timeshares and hotels and resorts. "Just sit though this 2 hour presentation and you get $100." Now, usually you can get the cash, but enduring all that hard sell is horrible.
$150k a year is not enough to retire lmaooo
You scammed the viewers with your false title
he did scam them though, he got them to offer him a book they ordinarily charge 100 dollars to buy for free. and then he didn't buy the 200 dollar website. i;d say that's a pretty accurate title.
Yurp
@@ristonalaimo5048 that's not a scammer he never took the books or websitw
@@ObamanableSnowman Exactly if he didn't take the book, he only had the promise of a scam. Video was funny still, but the title is 100% click bait and we are the ones who got scammed...
@@ristonalaimo5048 thats not a scam, thats just borrowing book, have you went to library in your lifetime?
holy heck, ladies and gentlemen he scammed a scam, call in the FBI, all special units, he’s a mad lad!
the like dislike ratio is *_BALANCED_*
CoolTesis like everything should be
True
"With a bunch of bad decisions on my part." 😂 I love his honesty lmao
"I scammed a scammer." Translated to, "I wasted my time. And now I waste yours by telling you something everyone has eventually done."
It's called multi-level marketing, or a pyramid scheme. An example is Amway or Landmark Worldwide, formally Landmark Education.
iraqidolphin1 my mom used to do this with Amway because her friends did smh...
The delivery so far is great. Also, "I was 26, living in New York City...and sitting in my apartment responding to vague Facebook messages looking for a way to make money [shows multi-million dollar apartment unit]" Sure, dude. We all know you were living at the Y and eating ramen. 🙄
I can look back at this video and laugh at it now. Ironically, when this video first was uploaded to RUclips it was literally the day after I quit being in Amway/LTD. Even though he never said the name of the pyramid it's obvious that it is indeed Amway. He didn't really scam them though just wasted some of their time.
I would've just said im an undercover FBI agent and watch the dominoes fall :|
I can tell you right off the back what company this is 😂😂😂
The company is called Amyway for any people wondering. They have a ‘mentorship’ program which is called Ledership Team Development or LTD which is what’s talked about in the video. Like everything he said in the video from the info sessions to the sitting down at a coffee shop (Panera for me) is completely accurate. You have to buy a membership card for both LTD and Amway which are $35 and $180 respectively. They try to get you to go to there summits and stuff which the ticket for that is $130-$140.
You got caught in the scheme?
@@Orange-xe4ib Almost they started asking for a lot of money
Navy suits remind me of a different group under Amway. I got drug into a session one time and was super pressured didn’t like it. I was only 18.
Misleading title but still an entertaining video. It mirrors my experience with Amway, so I'm glad this guy didn't get scammed. I hope others learn from his experience/story.
MLMers have besieged the comment section of this video. Lmao!
This is a mix between a high school slam poetry event and a middle school stand up comedy night
These scams are everywhere. I knew this girl from high school who got scammed by selling Herbalife.
I feel scammed by watching this, I thought his “scam” was going to be more elaborate than just wasting others people time... and his.
I've had my experience with MLM's, too. His story is basically what I experienced. Don't fall for the buzz words like "diamond level" or "level" or "you've got something special about you."