Exposing The Brainwashing Behind The "1040 Project"!MLM Personnel Show Their Own Experiences When They Realize They Have Lost Their Way

"As long as you invest 69,800 yuan, you can finally make a profit of 10.4 million yuan!"

"This is a secret project, purely capital operation"

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Everyone must want this opportunity to get rich overnight, but you need to be careful, because this is a pyramid scheme trap.

"These people have been brainwashed by carefully designed courses. They should be kept away from pyramid schemes. It is best to counter-brainwash them in a targeted manner." Psychological experts believe that in addition to strengthening legislation and law enforcement, targeted anti-brainwashing is necessary.

An MLM employee was persuaded to leave

Xiao Cui, a native of Nantong who was once involved in a MLM organization in the Xianghu area of ​​Nanchang County, did in-depth reflection after returning home. "White lies", "five-level three-promotion system" and the responsibility system, 10.4 million yuan, "shangzong" followed by National projects, 6-digit salary guarantee...

Xiao Cui discovered that everything promoted by the MLM organization was a scam, and was invited to Nanchang by his girlfriend. From the moment he got off the train, he fell into a carefully calculated scam.

Often playing the "emotional card" to trick people into entering MLM organizations and brainwashing them

"My girlfriend has a very straightforward personality, and many of her lies must have been taught to her by others. Looking back on the few months I went in to develop myself offline, in fact, every day of the seven-day brainwashing process was carefully designed," Xiao Cui said. .

The industry (MLM staff do not think they are doing MLM, they usually call themselves industry) has regulations, those who are mentally ill, have infectious diseases, have a criminal record, have no ambition, cannot take out money, people who are neither trivial nor good, and those who are in school Students are generally not invited as invitation targets. MLM organizations will encourage them to develop those who are restless with the status quo, ambitious, those who can spend money, those who have small money but cannot make big money, those who are divorced, college graduates, etc. People serve as downlines.

According to Gao Meicai, deputy director of the Mental Health Education Center of Nanchang University, the target group of MLM organizations have too strong motivations to get rich and achieve, and are more likely to be brainwashed by MLM.

"After I went in, I soon found out that I had been cheated. I was very angry at the time and asked her why she lied to me." Xiao Cui was angry. He wanted to leave, but his girlfriend quickly resolved it.

"You said I lied to you. What did I lie to you about? Did I lie to you about money or people? It's not like I'm keeping my feet on you and won't let you go." Before Xiao Cui could react, his girlfriend started playing the emotional card again, "This If the industry is good or not, you can stay a few more days and see clearly. If there is really a problem, you should take me away with you."

This sentence aroused Xiao Cui's sense of responsibility for his girlfriend, causing him to continue to be brainwashed and gradually fell into a pyramid scheme.

Xiao Cui, who had been in an MLM organization for a year, looked back and thought that what his girlfriend did and the way he pulled people off were all routines.

Xiao Cui said that the 7-day brainwashing process is designed in advance. The introducer will inform the teacher of the newcomers’ doubts in advance, and then he will use pre-designed explanations to answer the newcomers’ doubts.

In actual operations, some core issues are often sidelined. As long as they work hard, everyone can earn 10.4 million yuan, which is also a lie.

All the money paid by MLM personnel was divided up by different levels of online

Liu Jianping, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Psychology at Jiangxi Normal University, believes that the core of anti-brainwashing is to expose the lies of the profit mechanism behind the "1040 Project."

The profit of 10.4 million yuan has an extremely sophisticated calculation rule. If people in the industry do not create wealth, everyone can make money, so whose money will it make?

Xiao Cui said that introducing the background of industry development is also a necessary task in the process of "brainwashing" new members by MLM organizations.

In the early days of the industry, each person could join by paying 3,800 yuan (that is, 1 share). Later, it was increased to 11 shares (3800+3300×10=36,800 yuan), and then to 21 shares (3,800+ 3300×20=69800 yuan).

"The MLM organization said that the salary of those who paid 1 share and the boss came from the people who submitted 11 shares, and so on, there will be 42 shares after 21 shares. In fact, the two models of 11 shares and 21 shares are in They will exist at the same time for a certain period of time." Xiao Cui later obtained some internal information of the MLM organization. The information showed that the so-called 45% paid to the national tax was all false. Everyone paid 50,800 yuan (paying 69,800 yuan will get 19,000 yuan returned). Divided up by different levels.

The reason why newcomers are convinced of the broad prospects of the industry is that in addition to the commissions, dividends or wages at different levels under the "five-level and three-promotion system", which can ultimately earn 10.4 million yuan, another important reason is the implementation of a responsibility system in the industry - The dream of a new employee is to reach the level of CEO (i.e., "shanghai boss"). In addition to developing 600 employees, the conditions for getting promoted to the boss include developing "three managers."

At first glance, everyone only needs to develop 3 downlines, but in fact "you" have to help the downlines develop their downlines. When middle- and lower-level MLM personnel develop their business, they will think of their upper-line helpers, but when dreaming of success, they often ignore the necessary condition of the responsibility relationship between the upper-line and lower-line people.

Xiao Cui said that only people who have been engaged in the MLM business know how difficult it is to develop a downline when the country is cracking down on MLM (MLM personnel say it is "macro-control"). The "supervisor" must not only ensure that its own development is smooth, but also It has to go offline and develop smoothly, so the so-called dream is actually very difficult to realize.

The so-called "45% is national tax" is all fabricated out of thin air.

"MLM organizations often say that only legal industries will pay taxes. In fact, '45% is national tax' is made up out of thin air, and there is no way to say that the industry is legal." After leaving the MLM organization, Xiao Cui successively came into contact with some friends who had similar experiences. , they set up a QQ group to volunteer to help people trapped in pyramid schemes.

Xiao Cui said that within MLM organizations, only those who “go to the boss” will come into contact with the truth. "At this time, you are already in a dilemma. Tell your downlines the truth. You are unable to repay the money they handed over. When you go home, you will face the reviling and accusations from relatives, friends and neighbors. Many people choose to continue to deceive."

After working in an MLM organization for a long time, MLM personnel will know how difficult it is to grow down the line, and thus understand that eventually earning 10.4 million yuan is out of reach. At this time, many people choose to continue because of the 6-digit monthly guaranteed salary after "joining the general manager", or to take over national projects after being eliminated from the MLM organization.

Mr. Wu is an MLM employee who became the "boss". He once told Xiao Cui his story after he became the "boss".

Dismissal of MLM staff

On the day of the "presidential appointment", several bosses drove Mr. Wu and his recommenders to a five-star hotel for dinner in luxury cars. Facing the luxurious dinner, Mr. Wu felt that the confusion of his relatives and all the bitterness before "going to the CEO" were worth it.

After three drinks, the recommender excused himself from the table. After a while, a drunken boss told Mr. Wu the truth: "In fact, this industry does not have 45% of national tax revenue, nor 10% of personal income tax, nor 3% of profit dividends."

Mr. Wu was immediately stunned after hearing this, and even had the urge to beat up the recommender. At this time, the boss began to comfort him again: "Don't be angry, and don't be anxious. We all come here step by step. You must know that what we do in this industry is confidentiality work, that is, one level knows what the other level knows. Why did we tell newcomers that they have to pay taxes in the first place? It was because it was more formal and easier for them to believe. As for the 3% profit dividend, we wanted to give them something to look forward to and make them feel that they could get 6 figures after joining the ACCCIM. Only by guaranteeing the bottom line will they work hard to develop.”

After hearing these words, Mr. Wu felt mixed emotions and despair. Then several bosses present that day gave him 15,000 yuan and asked him to put on a new outfit.

Mr. Wu left the MLM organization not long after he became a general manager. Some people said that he forgot about his friends after making money, while others said that he left because of his conscience.

Seventy or eighty staff members went on patrol

Recently, Pan, a man from Hubei, was prosecuted by the Nanchang County People's Procuratorate in accordance with the law on suspicion of organizing and leading pyramid schemes because of his dream of becoming rich overnight.

Make your wife your downline

Pan is from Xishui County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province, and always wants to get rich overnight. In 2011, 44-year-old Pan heard from relatives that there was a big project in Nanchang, and was invited to come to Nanchang from his hometown to prepare for a big career. Relatives mysteriously told Pan that this big project was called "Voluntary Chain Management" and that as long as he invested 69,800 yuan, he could earn 10.4 million yuan.

Seeing that Pan was dubious, his relatives repeatedly brought him into contact with several "successful people in the industry." Successful people came forward with their own experiences and promoted the "secrets to getting rich" to Pan. After rounds of "brainwashing", Pan spent 69,800 yuan to join the organization. Within a few days, he returned 19,000 yuan, which made Pan convinced of the money-making effect of this project.

Slowly, Pan learned that because he paid more than 60,000 yuan and purchased 21 products, he had reached the director level. As long as he continued to develop and get offline, he could become rich. For this reason, Pan called his wife to develop together and made her his downline.

Fabricating lies and getting more than 50 people offline

After rigorous training within the organization, Pan learned various methods of deceiving others, such as "lying invitations", "motivating and dreaming", and "guiding and persuading". After a period of time, he directly and indirectly developed more than 50 people offline.

According to Pan’s confession, the MLM organization is also known as the “1040” Sunshine Project. In order to deceive people into entering pyramid schemes, the organization distorted national policies, claimed that the project was a state secret project, and promoted investment benefits to victims.

In order to develop a wide range of downlines, the MLM organization fabricated a number of "brainwashing" new people with "brainwashing" lies, so that people who did not know the truth fell into the trap. For example, members of the organization told "Newcomers" that the length of the Bayi Bridge, Nanchang's iconic bridge, is 1,040 meters, indicating that the project is government-approved.

Since 2012, Pan finally reached the A-level "boss" level of the MLM organization through continuous development. After becoming the boss, Pan realized that the "1040" that he had believed in before was simply a scam, and many of his relatives had suffered a lot. As a result, Pan returned the money used by offline investors for investment to relatives and friends, and returned to his hometown in Hubei. Dozens of "offline" victims who were exploited by Pan reported the case to the public security organs. In March 2018, Pan was arrested and brought to justice.

Psychologists recommend anti-brainwashing

"Many people who are easily brainwashed have certain inherent personality defects, are strongly influenced by suggestibility, and lack independent personality. Because of lack of money and other reasons, these people have frustrations in their lives and careers, and are motivated by the desire to get rich and achieve success. It’s too strong.” Gao Meicai, deputy director of the Mental Health Education Center of Nanchang University, said that the longer you live in an MLM organization, the greater the impact you will have on group values. Therefore, family members should accompany them carefully and isolate the MLM personnel from the MLM environment, so that the idea of ​​MLM will fade away.

"The key is to let them know that MLM cannot bring wealth, and everything is a scam." Liu Jianping, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Psychology of Jiangxi Normal University, said that it is very necessary for people who are familiar with MLM to refute the fallacies of MLM. It can imitate the seven-day brainwashing model and carry out targeted anti-brainwashing for seven days, allowing people who have been deeply involved in pyramid schemes to speak out.

Prosecutors reminded that many MLM activities are now packaged into various "projects" and "projects", covered up by various dazzling coats, but the essence is illegal MLM.

Different from traditional MLM methods that restrict personal freedom and force participation, the "upgraded" MLM organization has no storefront or products, and adopts a "family model" of good food, drink, and hospitality, and a free management system that allows you to leave at any time if you don't want to. , by "playing the emotional card", the deceived people gradually relax their vigilance, and use the method of pulling people's heads as the basis for calculating rewards and rebates, constantly inducing MLM personnel to continue to develop offline, and use money to defraud money. Please don’t believe anyone’s so-called quick ways to make money.