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Merchants of Deception Site to Close
Feb 5th
After 10 years of fighting against MLM behemoth Amway and its kingpins, Eric Scheibeler is stepping back. He sent an email today to his subscriber list. In part, it stated:
“Thank you for being part of the Merchants of Deception community that has grown to over 40 nations. It has been ten years of effort to protect those recruited into the Am-way business globally.
I have had the good fortune of meeting and speaking with many of you. That has been wonderful.
This has been a difficult but rewarding journey. Great strides have been made to protect consumers with Am-way having to radically change its business model in the UK and it appears that many of those protections will be rolling out in other markets now.
It is time, in my life, to literally close this chapter in the book and move on to other exciting endeavors wholly unrelated to M-L-M. If you have not yet obtained your copy of the new, updated and edited book, Merchants of Deception, for yourself or a loved one — you can only do so for the next seven days. At that time, the Website and Blog are coming down and they will no longer be available in any format. The newest edition of Merchants of Deception is available for this limited time in pdf or paperback for your convenience.”
You can purchase the book here.
It has been my privilege to know Eric. He has shown rare courage in speaking out vociferously against Amway and Quixtar, even while they were bankrupting him. His book is phenomenal. His work in gathering tens of thousands of victim testimonies from all over the globe has been incredible.
I reached a point a few years ago where I had to step back from my anti-MLM activities because of the health problems I had developed and for my family’s sake. It was a difficult decision for me then, and I know this decision has been difficult for Eric now. Although difficult, it was the right thing for me then, and it’s the right thing for Eric now.
You can help Eric by buying his book now, while it’s still available. On February 12, it’s going away for good. The link, once again, is here
I wish the Scheibeler family all the best going forward.
Hundreds of Amway Victim Testimonies
Dec 23rd
The Merchants of Deception blog has uploaded hundreds of victim testimonies over the past couple of months, alleging losses of a few hundred dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars, destroyed marriages, bankruptcies, tremendous family problems, and generally a lot of misery.
If you haven’t yet read the book, you should. It’s available here. Author Eric Scheibeler was an Amway Founders Emerald when he discovered that everything he had worked hard for was a lie and a scam. His story is bone-chilling in its personal elements, and accurately reflects the magnitude of the fraud that is the Amway motivational organizations.
Class Action Suit Filed Against Amway in Montreal, Canada
Oct 25th
Williamsport, PA October 26, 2009
New Class Action Lawsuit Names Amway
A class action litigation was filed against Amway Global on behalf of defendants alleging a loss in excess of $15,000. The complaint states that “The Defendants sell dreams of wealth, independence and success when in fact the overwhelming majority of distributors recruited into this dream world lose money and over half give up within one year”.
Eric Scheibeler is no stranger to this industry. He was a former government auditor and high level leader in the multi level marketing industry when he himself discovered massive, systematic fraud. He is an expert in the area of multi level marketing fraud and is the author of the book, Merchants of Deception which exposes the industry from within.
Revised and Updated
Great news! Merchants of Deception, the hard-hitting expose of Amway’s Motivational Organizations by a former Founders Emerald, has just been re-released. Revised, updated, with new information added, this book reveals the slimy underbelly of the motivational organizations within Amway and how they attempt to control their members. Look for a full review of the book here soon.
Get your copy today!
