A large number of people come and go from Amway, and many of those who come and go are unaware that they are being conned. These individuals are sold on what they consider to be a profitable business opportunity, or at the very least a means of saving money on things that they would have purchased regardless of the possibility. If they do it correctly, they may be able to make some "real" money, and with a little hard effort, you may be able to develop a successful business that will allow you to one day walk away from Amway and live off of continued residual income from Amway. It appears to be sensible, and this is where the swindle lies.
In addition to the Amway owners, I've challenged people for years to name 2-3 other people who joined, developed their business "correctly," and were able to walk away and retire with a residual income that was sufficient to allow them to be financially independent for the rest of their lives. So yet, no single person has been able to identify and corroborate that even a single person has carried out this action. I feel it is all a hoax and a ruse to defraud people. Each year, Amway's distributor force experiences a 50 percent turnover rate. In a world where half of your downline leaves every year, how do you develop a residual income empire? I believe that Amway diamonds choose to work the night shift instead of their 9-5 occupations. They labour late into the night and into the early hours of the morning since they are replacing people who have quit and supporting downline platinums who may be struggling or failing to requalify for the level at which they are currently working. That is a load of BS if your upline claims that they are working for the love of their downline. When faced with the choice of simply walking away and enjoying life, why hasn't anyone taken it?
You could counter that a diamond's "job" isn't that very difficult and that they don't have to report to a superior. And that would be correct, but I assume the stress of constantly bringing in and removing people in order to keep qualifying can be unpleasant in and of itself. If you live on an island, like I do, you may find it difficult to discover new people to collaborate with in the future. In 1997 or such, there were a slew of diamonds discovered in Hawaii, and they were all relocated to the interior. No idea why, but my upline diamond was Harimoto, who had a passion for the ocean and the beaches, which I found strange. Despite this, he relocated to Washington state. I assume they required new mining areas in the same way that gold miners did.
The next stage of the fraud involves IBOs telling you about Amway's huge money-back guarantee, which is not true. They're going to inform you 100% of the time. What they don't tell you is that the guarantee applies only to a limited number of products and that the sign up money is nonrefundable. Amway does not sell or operate any of the CDs, books, voicemail, or other features. And these expenses might add up to a significant amount of money over a long period of time. This is something that IBOs and prospects should be aware of. In other cases, you can lose thousands of dollars and only receive back pennies on the dollar by requesting a refund on the sign up cost and possibly a few products. Another ruse in the scam's arsenal.
Another point to consider is that IBOs and prospects are frequently presented with only the very best case scenario (such as going diamond) without being informed that your chances of being struck by lightning are significantly higher than your chances of going diamond, despite the fact that going diamond is not a random event. A realistic and possible possibility involves entering the market, putting forth significant effort for a period of time, and then exiting with considerable financial losses. At the very least, if you are aware of this and nevertheless attempt it, you will have done it in full disclosure.
Finally, it is insidious, in my opinion, for upline to encourage you to trust them and to follow their instructions, and then turn around and tell IBOs that failure is their fault. That they didn't put forth enough effort or didn't do things exactly right. That certainly isn't the message they are spreading when they are recruiting you to join their company. Everyone is talking about how sharp you are and how you're going to wreck the business. It's true. However, it is only another ruse to defraud people. I've detailed the aspects of the offer that I believe are scams, but I'm confident that my point of view is not the only one that exists.
If you read this and decide to participate, best of luck to you.
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