2015-06-01 14:52

 

"Play", low-cost tourism or pyramid schemes nightmare

 

CNDSN June 1st news (China Business News) pay membership fees, to join global travel club, after a month to pay a membership fee, you can enjoy low global dream trip. Even more cool is that members can play while playing a lot of money. Recently, a "WV Dream Tour" of the organization in the micro channel circle of friends, microblogging frequently scraper. The known as "play business enterprise, is to" free travel "e-commerce" o2o "micro marketing gimmick to recruit members and sales representatives, declared that" a mobile phone, a micro channel, easy monthly income 1 million to 15 million yuan. "

From Hawaii to Phuket Island, from the sea surf to drive the desert...... Li Weiwei (a pseudonym) of the circle of friends in the sun every day for a variety of holiday photos. Different from ordinary people, photographs are not her own, but a group of wearing sunglasses, enjoy the sunny beaches of men and women, old and young, their hands holding a banner emblazoned with "youshouldbehere (you can here)" the little blue flag, this is "WV dream journey" slogan.

Rapid expansion of Xinjiang has hundreds of team

Earlier this year, after 90 Li Weiwei through micro channel circle of friends to contact WV dream trip ". To see a lot of people around the world of photos, love to travel her moment to attract. She to a reference to the data. Recommend people say that as long as the payment of $511 entrance fee can become a "tour" of the WV dream of Platinum members, then the monthly payment membership fee of $60 to travel the world in 193 countries, playing all over more than 100 world famous tourist resort. 511 $in $100 registration fee; $300 returned to the member account, next time travel vouchers; $100 deposit in advance of travel funds, full a year after the; $11 is month of network construction and maintenance cost.

Li Weiwei think these travel packages are tempting, she decided to join the WV. Under the guidance of the recommendation of the son of man, she studies with the old members in the member group.. There are also online training a week, some of the best members talk about experience to share. She feels this is a good team, half a month, she met a lot of friends. In a month, several of her friends and family to join, to help her total performance, friends all free travel. She also had the first 5000 yuan revenue.

It is understood, WV Club arose in 2014, at present rapidly development of a number of cities in the domestic, member of the team is difficult to count, Beijing cadenza, coral system, the way the teacher team are relatively well-known WV team, membership number hundreds of thousands. These members are moving social platforms through micro channel and other mobile social platform to attract new members, the development of amazing. According to Li Weiwei, Xinjiang currently has a team of hundreds of people, we are network exchanges, no office location, is actively pulling members.

It is understood, WV Club VIP is divided into six grades, minimum monthly income of 50000 yuan, the highest monthly income of 90 million yuan have housing allowance. As long as the recommended 4 members can enjoy lifelong free treatment, such as using the touch mode bonus incentives. Zi Han said the more people you recommend, the more money you make..

On the entrance way, as long as the identity card photograph front, credit card photos and mobile phone number, and then transfer to pay 3400 yuan will be able to complete the registration. "Don't you need to sign the agreement?" The author asks. "There is no protocol for registering a network version of the electronic protocol. The new member must register in my account, generate a new member number, so that the system can identify the member is my development." Zi Han said.

It is understood, the organization of round the world Brigade Group in 2005 in the United States was founded, through its Luo Scandinavia travel company sales tourism products. But when the author search the company website, how also can not open, and leave to join the phone is just a phone number.

Suspected pyramid scheme can be identified as the variability of the Pang's fraud "

Had participated in the WV travel of Ms. Wang said, is recommended by a friend to travel, love to travel, she was "WV dream trip" low prices to attract, going to Thailand for the first time, eat to play really good, five-star hotel, personalized service, the journey is more relaxed. Behind a few trips, but not satisfactory. Although the price is low, but the old guides take them to shopping, the attitude is not warm.

In Baidu post bar, a friend added WV fantasy trip Tucao said, WV fantasy trip is actually a stark Pang's scam. The net friend said the bonus system belongs to the mode of delayed payment of bonuses, only 6 new members recommended, the old member began to take bonuses. The purpose is to avoid a lot of money, the actual travel of people, unable to pay the cost, to maintain the operation delay time crash. If you don't pay a monthly fee for 6 consecutive months, the account is canceled, cannot be activated. Because of this monthly straitjacket, every 4 line, recommended free monthly fee, forcing you desperately to pull.

The author inquires discovery in the Ministry of Commerce of the direct selling industry management information system, existing direct selling enterprises, there is no dream WV brigade ", world tour group name even without any a travel company. WV dream trip had been publicity direct selling license is being applied, will soon get permission, but the author in the latest application for the license of the list of companies did not see it. The organization is currently no place in the country, etc., and the phone Hongkong office has always been no answer. Not even WV official Chinese version, pay membership must fill out the information in the English version of ".

For this mode of travel, CYTS Xinjiang International Travel agency limited liability company exit responsible Huang Xuejiao said they had never heard of. Associate professor of finance, Xinjiang University Of Finance and Economics, Suning, said, from the development of the assembly line to obtain the benefits of this feature, it can be identified as pyramid schemes. Regardless of the organization of the sale of tangible or intangible products, as long as the commission can be identified through the development of the Commission pattern can be identified as MLM.

Issued a warning to the tourism consumers do not enter MLM trap

Urumqi City, the trade and Industry Bureau relevant responsible person said, approved by the state enterprises engaged in direct selling is a legitimate business behavior, by "single level" as the main feature; MLM is illegal acts to pull the head, entry fees, team payment as the main feature. Enterprises should obtain direct sales business license, but direct sales business license only shows that the enterprise is qualified to engage in direct marketing, is not the basis for the distinction between direct sales and pyramid schemes.

Urumqi city tourism law enforcement detachment staff, said, has not yet received a dream trip to the WV complaint. But it is certain that the company is the name of low-cost high-quality tourism guise, in fact, the tour contract to other travel agents. Although the fees charged to members is very low, but the actual cost to the travel agency is not low, surface see the organization seems to be lost, but it prior to pay just for let more people have tasted the sweetness, funds have accumulated to a certain degree at any time may Juankuan money. This staff reminds consumers that no money for tourism can not exist, for the temptation must be careful.

I found, on March 10, tourism in Jiangxi Province Quality Supervision and management has issued a warning to said: recently the tourism quality supervision system by monitoring found that a named "WV dream trip" suspected of MLM organizations penetration in the major cities of the country. The organization to U.S. companies as the background, did not achieve the our country tourism business license, nor to any department to apply for direct selling licenses, through the entrance fee, pull the head, layers of dividends and other pyramid marketing mode development of members, not only seriously disrupt tourism market is the normal business order, and alleged fraud of network marketing, bring a negative impact on social stability, tourism consumers do not fall into the MLM trap.

In this, the newspaper reminded the attention of the majority of tourists fall into MLM trap, but also to remind the relevant law enforcement departments to strengthen tracking supervision. Newspaper will continue to focus on.

Editor: Little Shen