iGenius, DreamTrips and Jifu are under investigation in Poland.
The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), is
specifically investigating
whether these companies are pyramid schemes.
The iGenius, Dream Trips and Jifu platforms can potentially constitute pyramid-type promotional systems in which earning depends on acquiring new members to the distribution structure.
The Office is clarifying whether the iGenius, Dream Trips and Jifu online platforms do not violate the collective interests of consumers.
Regardless of the pretext used, the common denominator of such systems is the recruitment of new members, building a structure and the promise of profits.
Profits come from new participants, but the system must collapse after some time because the money deposited is not invested in any assets.
UOKiK’s investigation into iGenius, DreamTrips and Jifu follows complaints from Polish consumers.
As reviewed here on BehindMLM;
iGenius
commits securities fraud through the unregistered offering of automated trading (it should be noted that iGenius and parent company Investview are
also under SEC investigation
)
DreamTrips’ business model
lends itself to the MLM company operating as a pyramid scheme
Jifu
incorporates exhorbitant affiliate membership fees with pay to play, also lending itself to operation as a pyramid scheme
UOKiK warns that running a pyramid scheme in Poland carries the risk of a 2 million PLN fine (~$463,440 USD). Promoters of pyramid schemes face 10% disgorgement of ill-gotten gains.
Update 3rd May 2025 –
UOKiK issued an iGenius pyramid fraud warning on March 5th, 2025.
🤖 Quick Answer
What is the investigation by Poland's UOKiK regarding iGenius, DreamTrips, and Jifu?The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection is examining whether these three platforms operate as pyramid schemes, where earnings depend on recruiting new members rather than legitimate product sales, potentially violating consumer protection laws.
How do pyramid-type promotional systems typically function?
These systems generate profits primarily from new participant recruitment and membership fees rather than genuine business activities. Members earn by building distribution structures, but sustainability fails inevitably as mathematical limits prevent indefinite expansion.
What is the structural characteristic common to all pyramid schemes?
The fundamental mechanism involves recruiting new members into a hierarchical structure with promises of financial gains derived from subsequent recruitment layers, creating unsustainable economic models destined for inevitable collapse.
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