Vemma Nutrition Company, An Illegal Pyramid Scheme, Shut Down By The FTC- It’s About Time.

• 1 pack Vemma
• V2 Fridge Brick
• 4 cans of Vemma Renew™
• Vemma Co Q10
• Vemma EPA 1000 Omega-3
• Vemma Coral Calcium
• 48 cans of Bod•ē Pro™ Build
• 24 cans of Bod•ē Pro Burn
• 4 cans of Verve®
• 4 cans of Verve Zero Sugar
• 4 cans of Verve Bold®
• 4 cans of Verve ParTea™
• 4 cans of Verve Remix™
• Vemma Success Kit
• 90-day free trial of Back Office Pro

The Success kit comes with very little training. Most of the information contained inside consisted of magazines with “success stories” and product information. The clinical studies were also provided. While some of the material may have been inspirational, most material was not exactly “training” material.

After you made the initial startup cost of your “business”, you need to keep purchasing around $150 dollars worth of products every month. This is so you can keep qualifying for your bonuses. Which is just another way of increasing revenue for the top people in the company. A lot of the college kids, that joined, just let the product they purchased pile up in their rooms. You weren’t rewarded for selling products; you were rewarded for selling the opportunity and gaining recruits.

Most “Affiliates” Lost Money

For all the members out there that will still defend Vemma until the end; I’m sorry. It’s time to give you some cold hard facts. In 2014, 80.2% of all members made $1,212 dollars. When you add up your initial cost plus your recurring monthly cost; That would mean about 80% of distributors would have lost money. Considering all the hard work you put in cold calling, you are making less than minimum wage. Not even enough to cover your business expenses. Do you really want to risk all that money trying to defy the odds of you actually making it big?  Here’s an even more astonishing truth. 1.62% of over 100,000 members earned over $44,100 dollars or more. So now really think about your chances. There are very few millionaires, and not enough to give you a fighting chance of success. How do you like the odds of making it now? You can look at Vemma’s income disclosure here(update: Vemma is now apart of Bode Pro)(Vemma took down 2014 income disclosure, so I put 2013 in instead).

Alex Morton-Former Royal Ambassador of Vemma

The best people to here the opinions from, about a scam, are the ones that had been a part of the scam. They know the inside scoop of how everything works. If you have been doing research, you may of heard of Alex Morton, a previous brand ambassador of Vemma. He left about a month ago from the company. Before he left, he built a team up of over 15,000 members. Hitting one million dollars in career earnings in May of 2014. He was an avid speaker for the company. Towards the end of his reign with Vemma, he started to not feel right about the Company. His father realized that Vemma’s numbers were declining as well. Alex realized that his team was not growing. Finally he made the decision to leave after doing research for another MLM company. Below is part of his statement, to clarify the air, about his knowledge on Vemma being investigated by the FTC. You can find the information at behindmlm.com.

I think his statement pretty much sums up how well his team was doing. The only other person on his team making six figures was his sister, while he watched the rest of his team struggling to make any money back.

Why Have So Many Fallen Prey To This Scam?

A majority of the people that had joined were college kids. Vemma even started what was called the ” Young Peoples Revolution.” College kids were typically easy targets. Most are looking to go from “rags to riches” fast. If they can get out of going to college early, why not? Many of the complaints sent to the FTC were not even the affiliates. Instead it was their parents that were complaining. Many families relationships deteriorated from this companies false promises and unsubstantial health claims.

Kids were convinced that this was that ticket to paradise and lavish lifestyles. One friend joined, and then another one joined, until you either weren’t friends anymore or you were both sucked into the trap and robbed of your money thinking the opportunity was real. How your friends got you to join was usually by simply asking them to come “hangout” at your house. Then when they show up, and are already stuck listening to you, you go ahead and introduce them into the business that is suppose to create” health and wealth” for you. This is how so many people got suckered in.

It reminds me of the time when I was invited to my ex-girlfriends house for dinner with the parents. It was close to the holidays, and I had thought nothing of it. Then when I go, it turns out, they had set up a presentation for like 30 people to show Amway’s business opportunity. Admittedly, I had joined after they kept trying to convince me to join, and how it will “set me free” from the 9-5 lifestyle.

When I joined, I was still not convinced it was right for me. I mainly joined because I didn’t want to keep being hassled about it. In The End, I’ve received one $50 dollar check from Amway. This still put me in the hole after you deduct the expenses for signing up and purchasing products. Lesson Learned.

Whether Or Not Vemma Gets Permanently Shutdown

However the court hearing goes; it will more than likely set the tone for the rest of the MLM companies out there. My word of advice for all Vemma Affiliates out there; Find a new opportunity. Even if Vemma is still allowed to operate after the hearing; you should not want to take your chances with this company. Less than 3% of affiliates make a live-able income, so why waste your time and money on a high-failure business opportunity? Even Alex Morton, One of the Top Performers, left Vemma. This alone, I think, really says something about the company. Of course, I have no doubt that the company will be shut down. In my opinion, Vemma Nutrition Company is an illegal pyramid scheme that preys on the youth. It deserves to be shutdown. I wouldn’t even recommend getting into another MLM company. You never know which ones are actually legitimate, and there are better ways to make money instead of hustling your friends for profit.

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Questions and Concerns

If you found this review helpful, Please share with your friends. Let more people see that these are types of companies to avoid. Don’t let your friend get scammed. Please Comment below if you have any questions or comments to make about this post. I would love to hear your thoughts. Were you part of this elaborate pyramid scheme? Do you know a friend that was? What other companies have you been scammed by? Do you think Vemma will win the fight?