Industry and Labour warns public

Samoa’s Commerce Ministry warns public against pyramid scheme

These include re-gifting of money and it includes the recruitment of participants to produce financial rewards.

Pyramid selling and similar schemes are illegal ‘get rich quick’ scams that can end up costing your friends and family their hard-earned tala.

Pyramid selling and similar schemes promise financial returns to participants should they add more membership to the scheme.

New participants must register with high upfront membership fees.

Participants are promised to earn from the operation of these schemes high financial returns very quickly.