Nghe An: Fined 7 multi-level marketing businesses 273 million VND

(Baonghean.vn) - On April 26, 2016, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 1816/QD-UBND-NC on the inspection of law enforcement in multi-level marketing activities in the area. Through the inspection, the Interdisciplinary Team fined 7 multi-level marketing establishments with a total fine of 273 million VND.

The multi-level marketing establishments that violated the regulations were fined by the Interdisciplinary Team, including: Dang Thi Hoi business household (Thien Loc Franchise Joint Stock Company), residing in Ha Huy Tap Ward, Vinh City, was fined 3 million VND for requiring people who wanted to participate in multi-level marketing to buy a certain amount of goods;

Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong (Nghia Trung commune, Nghia Dan district) is the person who sent a petition to Nghe An Newspaper to complain about Thien Ngoc Minh Uy Company Limited (In the photo is Ms. Huong with Madein China brand rice cookers and infrared cookers of this Company).

Isagenix Vietnam Co., Ltd. was fined VND40 million for failing to notify the Department of Industry and Trade where the company operates multi-level marketing after amending and supplementing the multi-level marketing registration certificate as prescribed.

Zogo Joint Stock Company was fined 20 million VND for not managing participants in multi-level sales through the membership card system according to regulations.

3 companies were fined for the same violation of not properly and fully performing the obligation to periodically report on multi-level sales activities to competent state agencies according to legal regulations, including: Thien Su Vietnam Co., Ltd. was fined 40 million VND, New Image Vietnam Co., Ltd. was fined 50 million VND, Unicity Marketing Vietnam Co., Ltd. was fined 50 million VND.

The operating location of the Vietnam Consumer Union Joint Stock Company is on Le Nin Avenue, Vinh City.

Vietnam Consumer Union Joint Stock Company was fined the largest amount of 70 million VND for failing to properly fulfill its obligation to periodically report on multi-level sales activities to competent state agencies as prescribed, and failing to manage multi-level sales participants through the membership card system as prescribed.

Ethnic minorities in Thanh Son commune were already facing difficulties but were also scammed by dirty multi-level marketing, making their lives even more difficult.

Thien Ngoc Minh Uy Company Limited is a company with a lot of bad reputation in multi-level marketing activities in Thai Hoa Town. However, during the period when the Interdisciplinary Team conducted the inspection, "according to the Thai Hoa Town Police officer, those who were reported by the press were satisfactorily resolved by Thien Ngoc Minh Uy Company Limited..." (excerpt from report No. 988/BC-DKT dated June 27, 2016 of the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team according to Decision 1816/QD-UBND-NC).

Ha Giang