Pyramid Schemes are a type of scam or fraud that most people don’t even know whether it exists or not. Further, they fall into these kinds of traps by believable promises which makes them a victim of this scam. People even don’t know whether they are in a trap or not until they lose their money and mental well-being or stress. It is a type of fraud where members are recruited with the promise of payments or services if they can enroll more members into the scheme rather than supplying investments or selling products. The victims find out that recruiting more people/growing their tree is a Himalayan task after joining only. Because of this, they are forced to have psychological and financial traumas. My aim here is to help others to learn about this kind of trap/fraud and not to become a victim of it. Here, I will be explaining the misconceptions and truth about this scheme and the tactics used by the scammers to recruit more people. Further, I will be explaining the psychological and financial stress among victims and how to escape or identify these kinds of traps before we fall in.

Authors List :
Sanjay Subramanian
Presenting Author :
Sanjay Subramanian
Affiliations :
Northwest High School, Germantown, MD, 20874
Email :
sanjayms7973@gmail.com
Key Words (5 Words Maximum) :
Pyramid schemes, psychological impact, financial stress, mental stress