<prompt> Human: I work in the service industry at a decent italian restaurant. The other day a customer came in for take out and her order wasnt ready so we started talking. It wasnt very busy and we ended up talking for nearly 20 minutes about topics ranging from school and studies to business and what I wanted to do in the future. When I said marketing and business, she got very interested. After talking some more she gave me her business card and told her to give her a call if I wanted to grab coffee. Its important to note that I am only 18, this lady is probably late 20searly 30s and was very well dressed and composed. I was super excited.I gave her a call and we met for coffee a week later. She insisted that she pay for me when we got there I find this detail somewhat relevant. She began pitching to me this new business she is involved in. She said she used to work in car design and was making six figures but didnt think it was sustainable and had no foreseeable future at the company. She left in pursuit of a new opportunity to make her money work for her instead of her working for her money. This is as far as we got for the day, but she gave me a book to read called The Business of the 21st Century by Robert T. Kiyosaki, and told me that it explained a lot of what her business is about. I read this book and was intrigued. The author is a multimillionaire, a NY times best seller, and for the WHOLE duration of the book was pitching the idea of Network marketing and how it is the new information age business model as opposed to the old industrial age and how if he could go back in time he would have started with network marketing. It all just seemed so legit, this credible author pitching a new way of making money and earning financial freedom. Now keep in mind, I was very cautious through this whole thing. I realize this business model is basically Multi-Level-Marketing which is basically a pyramid scheme. But why would one a NY times best selling author be promoting a scam, and if he was why wouldnt it be a bigger deal? Its just that something seems different. I have this woman who dresses super nice, drives a nice car, tells me shes going to retire within the next three years, and says she wants to mentor me. She has made it clear that I do not have to pay any money at all to become involved in this business and there is no sign up fee or cash requirement or anything like that. She wants me to meet with her mentor next Saturday night and to dress well. Im not sure about whether or not I should go, but she is strongly encouraging me to. So reddit, why should or shouldnt I meet with her again this Saturday? Am I being scammed? Thanks.  <response>: Robert Kiyosaki has been bankrupt twice and his big break came after he became affiliated with Amway99.9 chance this is leading up to a MLM pitch. 