<prompt> Human: A friend of mine recently really bought into this Network Marketing company she started working for.She told me that this is something she feels comfortable sharing others with and wanted me to attend a meeting with her in a couple of days. I know she has been tight on money lately and a bit worried she is getting into something she shouldnt. What kind of questions can I ask to see legitimacy of this company and see how it differentiates from a pyramid scheme when I attend this meeting? Edit: Dug and found its Amway.  <response>: Ask How much of your revenue is made from product sales to third parties vs. sales to agents and new membership? They wont answer, because theyre all pretty much pyramid schemes. These companies make money by selling a bunch of product to the people like your friend, who then try to resell it while also paying fees to the parent company. The only way to make money is to recruit more suckers into the program, but theres only so many of those in a limited area.Another thing to ask is What are the typical results?, since the presentations like to throw out cases of outliers who did make money in the program. They also wont answer this, preferring to sell the dream with lines like You get out what you put in. The upside is unlimited! 