The pyramid scheme refers to the illegal behavior of the organizer to develop people and gain wealth by calculating and paying compensation to the developed people on the basis of the number of people they develop directly or indirectly or their performance, or requiring the developed people to pay a certain amount of money as a condition for obtaining the qualification of joining the scheme. The essence of pyramid schemes is "Ponzi scheme", that is, with the money of the later people in front of people's earnings.
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The State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the State Ministry of Public Security held a briefing on combating pyramid schemes in Beijing, announced the industry and commerce departments, public security departments investigated and handled 11 major pyramid scheme cases, while reminding the general public of all kinds of pyramid schemes to be more vigilant to prevent being cheated, the specific case content is as follows:
1, Guangxi" 10-16" large-scale marketing case
2, Hunan "1-12" large-scale marketing case
3, Guizhou "5-07" large-scale marketing case
4, "China Ming Ming business" pyramid scheme
5, "Beijing Green" pyramid scheme
6, Jiangxi wonderful life company pyramid scheme
7, Zhejiang Yijia E-commerce Co.
8, Jun Sheng Marketing Management Co., Ltd. organization, leading pyramid schemes criminal case
9, Sichuan happiness edge agricultural development Co., Ltd. is suspected of organizing, leading pyramid schemes criminal case
10, "Fibei International" pyramid scheme
11, the United States unlimited pass telexfree Network brush advertising
Note: The above is just a more typical pyramid scheme company.
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Cracking down on illegal and criminal activities such as pyramid schemes is simple, but the ability to take care of the social foci behind them is important. Marketing is a complex social activity, not only built on the basis of some people with crooked ways to make money, but also take advantage of some people want to speculate on the psychology of wealth.
In fact, it is people's desire for wealth and money, their exploitation of human weaknesses, and their prejudice against social development that enable pyramid schemes to succeed. The "group basis" and "psychological basis" of the organization of pyramid schemes.
A healthy society must be a society of honesty and rule of law. In the case of pyramid schemes, it is precisely the integrity and the rule of law that is the great reaction. In this sense, the government cracked down according to law, imperative;
The government action to reshape the rule of law and integrity, but also to be more urgent. Therefore, we need to firmly grasp the initiative to rule by law, but also need to always grasp the initiative of development, to create opportunities for more people to develop, while clearing obstacles.
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