Call me mad...(I probably am) but I signed up to FM World to get a bit of extra cash for Christmas. Had no idea about all this stuff until I got involved in it. I work full-time but decided to give it a go. Every little helps as they say!
Anyway long story short, I can confirm that this is just one big scam. I got sent all the info (if you can call it that) You get sent some PDF's about matching numbers to high end scents. Telling you that you are an official FM distributor. FB page link to training page which is invite only. There they tell you a little about it all, then tell you not to ask questions, turning off comments on posts if anyone dares to!
I purchased the 'personalised website' which was basically the same words all over it, looked exactly the same with my name at the top instead of just a number. That really is a pathetic attempt at making you think they are helping YOU out. £54 for that. They give you the big sell spiel about how the so-called business partners came from having nothing to making all this money each month, all sounds great until you realise that it's only because they are recruiting/calling themselves an 'upline'. It literally IS a pyramid scheme. The only winners are those who are higher up in the triangle. Those at the bottom are struggling to make ends meet and even BUYING goods from each other, making up stories in WhatsApp groups to try and get customers. Faking the balloon pops etc. Faking the custom. Looking for ways to sell more by doing 'special offers' which is leaving them out of pocket with NO profit after selling them so cheaply to actually be able to shift the stock they have bought! On top of that having to pay £6 each time for delivery. Some of the girls have been waiting since the beginning of August for what should have been in stock. Customers waiting for that long is just downright wrong! You order something, pay for it, you want to receive it! Stock the girls are ordering is turning up damaged. When it arrives, they are delivering or giving to customers (even people they know personally) and being told that the fragrances smell duck all like they claim to! FM keep telling them the profit margins are in the millions, well they will be won't they, raking it in from dickheads (yes, including myself in this) who believe that this is really a legit way to make extra cash and are helping them to rake it in. Half the time you are stuck in a queue for more than an hour at a time and if you refresh the page at the wrong time, you go right back to the start. The lowest I was ever in a queue was 2361, which is ridiculous! Bearing in mind that they open the website (yes, you read that right) at 8am. By 9am I was still waiting. They can't even get samples? I mean WTAF?
How is anyone supposed to know if they like a scent if they can't try it.
Well, this story isn't as short as I was hoping to make it lol..
I have taken screenshots of EVERYTHING (as you do) emailed FM today to tell them that I want a full refund for 'my' website I paid for, stating that if they should refuse. I will contact Ofcom and trading standards. Simply disgusting.
Just to add, I had a few quid spare at the time so wasn't too bothered about losing it. Still not arsed, It's more the principal.
The only dupe in this company is the BS 'be your own boss' tagline.
Good god! I should write a book.
Anyway long story short, I can confirm that this is just one big scam. I got sent all the info (if you can call it that) You get sent some PDF's about matching numbers to high end scents. Telling you that you are an official FM distributor. FB page link to training page which is invite only. There they tell you a little about it all, then tell you not to ask questions, turning off comments on posts if anyone dares to!
I purchased the 'personalised website' which was basically the same words all over it, looked exactly the same with my name at the top instead of just a number. That really is a pathetic attempt at making you think they are helping YOU out. £54 for that. They give you the big sell spiel about how the so-called business partners came from having nothing to making all this money each month, all sounds great until you realise that it's only because they are recruiting/calling themselves an 'upline'. It literally IS a pyramid scheme. The only winners are those who are higher up in the triangle. Those at the bottom are struggling to make ends meet and even BUYING goods from each other, making up stories in WhatsApp groups to try and get customers. Faking the balloon pops etc. Faking the custom. Looking for ways to sell more by doing 'special offers' which is leaving them out of pocket with NO profit after selling them so cheaply to actually be able to shift the stock they have bought! On top of that having to pay £6 each time for delivery. Some of the girls have been waiting since the beginning of August for what should have been in stock. Customers waiting for that long is just downright wrong! You order something, pay for it, you want to receive it! Stock the girls are ordering is turning up damaged. When it arrives, they are delivering or giving to customers (even people they know personally) and being told that the fragrances smell duck all like they claim to! FM keep telling them the profit margins are in the millions, well they will be won't they, raking it in from dickheads (yes, including myself in this) who believe that this is really a legit way to make extra cash and are helping them to rake it in. Half the time you are stuck in a queue for more than an hour at a time and if you refresh the page at the wrong time, you go right back to the start. The lowest I was ever in a queue was 2361, which is ridiculous! Bearing in mind that they open the website (yes, you read that right) at 8am. By 9am I was still waiting. They can't even get samples? I mean WTAF?
How is anyone supposed to know if they like a scent if they can't try it.
Well, this story isn't as short as I was hoping to make it lol..
I have taken screenshots of EVERYTHING (as you do) emailed FM today to tell them that I want a full refund for 'my' website I paid for, stating that if they should refuse. I will contact Ofcom and trading standards. Simply disgusting.
Just to add, I had a few quid spare at the time so wasn't too bothered about losing it. Still not arsed, It's more the principal.
The only dupe in this company is the BS 'be your own boss' tagline.
Good god! I should write a book.
Even the 'upline' can't get samples...
that’s absolutely shocking.. I hope you do get your money back as you say it’s the principal rather in your pocket where it belongs than lining the pockets of scam artists.
She really is a daft 
