The modern pyramid scheme has undergone slight tweaks in order to stay just with the bounds of the law, and still keep the fun scam times going. When you strip away all the pretty foil and chocolate, though, a naked Ponzi sits in the center, laughing his ass off.
It all stems from the basic idea of pay me $5 and I'll tell you how you can sign up five people to pay you $5 each. Instant riches! But see, U.S. law likes to see some sort of tangible product involved. So then we get a multi-level-marketing company supposedly built around diet pills, travel arrangements, energy resale, or lollipops, you know, "suckers." It doesn't really matter. Your recruiter fills your head with talk about salesmanship, relationship building, building up your team, and of course, all the fabulous amounts of easy money you can generate
But somewhere along the line you're going to have to pay some fee. Often there's an upfront "investment cost." Or maybe there's some fee that disproportionately large in comparison to the service or good it's supposed to be covering, like could be $39.95 for them to put up and maintain a webpage for you, or $49.95 per month for some nebulous "support" the company provides. And right there, you've found what the company is really about.
That's the juice that flows upwards through the ranks, the residual income that feeds your recruiter, and his recruiter, and your recruiter's recruiter recruiter, and so forth. This fee can come in all different colors and names and variations, but at the end of the day, it's all just the same old scam.
Or, you could just say no thanks to anything introduced as a "(insert positive adjective) business opportunity" and save yourself the hassle.
Using the names of companies accused of being DS-Max (now known as Innovage) subsidiaries/affiliates on Ripoffreport and a list on DS-Max The Aftermath, I did a search of Monster, Hot Jobs, and other job sites to pick out real ads that are out there and should be avoided.
In order to make sure I was on the right track, I compared their contents examples from ex-employees, also on Aftermath and Ripoffreport, and to the Midtown Promotions ad that started this whole investigation...
1. Creative Mind Insights (Jobster)Creative Mind Insights, Inc specializes in promotional advertising and event marketing for clients in the non-profit industries(D.A.R.E AMERICA AND TOYS FOR TOTS). We are seeking motivated and career minded individuals to develop into an Executive Manager; through all areas of advertising, marketing, sales, and executive client management. A large part of our success is due to our hands-on program, which focuses on developing management and customer service skills in a professional environment. We are looking to cross-train all qualified candidates from the ground up.Excerpt [Jobster] Archived in full [DSMAX The Aftermath]2. Stafford Business Solutions (HotJobs, Career Builder)
Growing Firm Looking for Hard Working CAREER MINDED Individuals: Stafford Business Solutions
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Job ID 1
Company Name Stafford Business Solutions
Job Category Sales; Marketing
Location Philadelphia, PA
Allentown, PA
Position Type Full-Time, Employee
Salary Unspecified
Experience 1-2 Years Experience
Date Posted March 1, 2007 (Reposted Jun 18)
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entry level marketing, sales/marketing, entry level, full time, sales
Stafford Business Solutions, Inc. is currently offering positions at the entry level for sales and marketing.
We are expanding this year to four new locations. As we provide paid training and promote only from within, all individuals must begin by getting the sales experience needed to grow in the marketing industry. This position involves face to face sales to new customers. Therefore, all individuals must possess excellent communication skills, professionalism and integrity to be trusted with our client's business accounts. Once proving they have the basic communication and sales skills needed to move forward in the marketing industry, individuals will be trained in various other areas of management from meetings to human resources, finances, leadership and more.
All applicants must possess the following:
- Experience in a team or people related field.
- Great communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to excel in unsupervised solo assignments as well as team projects.
- The personality to thrive in a merit-based environment.
We are in search of candidates looking for a challenging career, not just a temporary job making a temporary paycheck. We will not hire someone if we do not see them growing within our company.
Entry-level account executives are responsible for the following:
- Meeting business clients to discuss current and new Business Accounts
- Assisting in the daily operation of a start-up company.
- Developing and implementing original training techniques to achieve
internal goals.
- Developing strong leadership skills to build a high performance, cross-
functional team environment.
- Managing external customers needs.
- Developing excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
If you possess these skills, please do not hesitate, we are looking to fill our openings as soon as possible.
Please email your responses to : hr@sbssolutionsinc.com (please cut and paste your resume) NO ATTACHMENTS!!
To expedite the process, you may also contact our human resource manager, Jessica, to schedule a preliminary interview with one of our hiring managers @ (610)-825-0210.
Proud Member of the Better Business Bureau
www.sbssolutionsinc.com
*Stafford Business Solutions, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, sex, or age. Compensation on pay for performance basis.
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3. Child Safety Enterprises Inc. (Career Builder)Contact Information
Contact: vicky
Phone: 631-860-0232
Email: Send Email Now >>
Fax: Not Available
Ref ID: Not Available
* Posted: 5/27/2007
* Location: US-NY-Long Island
* Base Pay: $40,000.00 - $50,000.00 /Year
* Other Pay: bonuses and incentives
* Employee Type: Full-Time Employee
* Industry: Advertising Retail Public Relations
* Manages Others: Yes
* Job Type: Marketing Entry Level Training
* Req'd Education: High School
* Req'd Experience: At least 1 year(s)
* Req'd Travel: Up to 25%
* Relocation Covered: No
* Division: training
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***STUDENT HOT LINE 631-860-0232 CALL NOW***
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CHILD SAFETY ENTERPRISES, INC.is New York's fastest growing promotional event marketing firm. With of