Amway, a corporation that sells items directly to clients, has been accused of operating a multi-level marketing (MLM) scam and is currently being investigated by India's Enforcement Directorate (ED). Under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Amway India Enterprises Pvt Ltd's assets worth Rs 757 crore have been attached (PMLA). Land, factories, machinery, bank accounts, fixed deposits, and automobiles are examples of these assets. 'A money-laundering investigation by the ED discovered that Amway is operating a pyramid scheme disguised as a direct selling multi-level marketing network,' the ED stated. THE FRAUD: Amway was using a pyramid model to promote its
The money-laundering probe found out that Amway brought Rs 21.39 crore as share capital in India during 1996-97 and till the financial year 2020-21, it remitted a "huge" amount of Rs 2,859.1 crore.
Amway India is in trouble again. The global direct-selling company, which Wikipedia refers to as a multi-level marketing (MLM) company, had Rs757.77 crore of its Indian assets attached on 18th April by the enforcement directorate (ED) which investigates economic crime and money laundering.