BERNADETTE S.
TORALDE JD-2
My thesis title is:
Ponzi, Pyramiding and other Scams in the Philippines – addressing the growing need to regulate
the Multi-level Marketing (MLM) turn into Pyramiding scams and penalizing the same.
My General Objective is:
This study is primarily conducted to address the growing need to regulate Multi-level Marketing
(MLM) companies turn into Pyramiding scams and penalizing the same.
My General Problem is:
What are the possible regulations for Multi-level Marketing (MLM) companies in order to
prevent them from turning into Pyramid scams.
My Specific Objectives/Problems are:
1. What are the legitimate operations undertaken by Multi-Level Marketing companies?
2. What are the investment schemes employed by Pyramid scams?
3. What are the fine line distinctions between legitimate Multi-level Marketing Companies
and Pyramid scams?
4. What are the possible prohibited acts turning Multi-level Marketing companies into
Pyramid scams?
5. What are the possible regulations to be proposed in order to restrict the operations of
Multi-level Marketing companies?