There are also pyramid schemes, which can look a lot like multi-level marketing, but are illegal. According to the Better Business Bureau, there are ways to spot the difference.

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Two suspects posing as bank representatives allegedly scammed a 78-year-old Manhattan woman out of $24,000, police said Wednesday. On June 11, the woman received a call ...

In a June 2 scheme, a 71-year-old man was distracted by one of the scammers who tried to chat with him as he withdrew money at Chase Bank on East 90th Street near Third Avenue around 11 a.m., cops ...

Attorney General Tom Corbett says 67-year-old Brian James Murray, former owner of Murray Insurance Agency of Scranton, and three others are linked to an alleged $7.5 million pyramid scheme in ...