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 For more on this topic: | 368,379 people killed, 306,096 injured and over $2,815,931,000 in economic 
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 What's the harm in multi-level marketing?Multi-level Marketing or MLM is a system of selling products or services that puts great emphasis on recruiting additional salespeople into the team. Some are scams, and those that are not can cause other problems. 
 Read more about multi-level marketing Here are 4 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically. 
 
   
    | Tawnya CummiskeyLaguna Niguel, California | Harrassed, bullied1999
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    | When Tawnya's doctor prescribed some herbal supplements from a certain company, little did she know he was signing her up to be a representative. It became clear this was an MLM scam, but the doctor kept pressuring her. Read more |  
 
 
   
    | "Jane Doe"Age: 11Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
 | Confined to wheelchair, neurological problemsSeptember 2006
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    | She had been sick for weeks.  Her father distrusted conventional medicine and was feeding her an alternative cure sold through a mutli-level marketing program. She actually had a heart infection. The father was sentenced to six months in jail. Read more
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