| At one point or another, most people involved | | | | officials caught wind of the way that main |
| in the internet marketing world have heard of | | | | men Mark and Harry Tahilani were doing |
| scams going on, but the BigSmart ordeal is | | | | business. |
| yet another to add to the pile. This time, | | | | |
| the Federal Trade Commission got involved and | | | | It turns out that this was some big pyramid |
| the two main promoters in this marketing | | | | operation; pyramid operations are illegal |
| scheme were forced to pay consumer redress. | | | | business ventures. It made them a good deal |
| This was a winner for the consumer, right? | | | | of money but the partners were forced to pay |
| What is (or WAS) the BigSmart income | | | | the money back, as they were guilty of |
| opportunity all about? | | | | committing the crime before any judgment was |
| | | | ever even made. To some people it sounds like |
| The BigSmart Opportunity | | | | a guilty conscience. To other people it may |
| | | | sound a bit like wanting to get a horrible |
| Everybody has seen those commercials up late | | | | ordeal over with. |
| at night promising to help people make their | | | | |
| own money, get rich overnight, or something | | | | The Repercussions to the BigSmart Ordeal |
| else outlandish of that nature. While it is | | | | |
| highly possible that many of these schemes | | | | These days, there is no BigSmart business |
| will work BigSmart was one of these programs | | | | opportunity running anywhere. The Tahilanis |
| and they are now forced to pay back consumers | | | | agreed to never participate in any multi |
| for money they lost on their opportunity. | | | | level marketing or MLM group at any time in |
| | | | the future, and risk severe consequences if |
| The sad thing about the BigSmart opportunity | | | | they even try. People believed in BigSmart |
| is that it sounded so great and simple as | | | | and that is why they were eventually forced |
| well. It was a web-based opportunity that | | | | to cease business operations. When customers |
| promised big return for investors who were | | | | see a sound business opportunity, they jump |
| willing to do certain things. In this case, | | | | on it-sometimes to find that the ice was |
| BigSmart specialized in internet shopping | | | | thin; this was the case with the BigSmart |
| mall buying and selling. It sounds like a | | | | income opportunity. |
| lucrative plan, and it was until the | | | | |