If your friends invite you to the Hung Hom subway station, you should be careful.

This shop is a pyramid scheme company with a famous liar.

At first, you will be asked to pay 3000-4000 yuan for accommodation and food on the grounds of introducing you to work or business. The company names are Spellan Group Co., Ltd. and Zhuoyue Asia Development Co., Ltd.

In addition, if you want to go offline, you have to pay a sum of money first. It's a pyramid scheme company. Be careful, please refer to the following news:

Southern Metropolis Daily: April 8, 2009

Recently, this newspaper has been receiving complaints from Shenzhen residents, saying that it was lured to Hong Kong by a Hong Kong organization called "Bright X Thinking" to engage in pyramid schemes. As soon as the victim entered the meeting, he was controlled and lost his personal freedom. After taking turns to brainwash in class, they buy aromatherapy, red wine and other items at the price of tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. The organization asked the victims to continue to develop offline in order to get a commission. It is understood that at present, a large number of citizens in the Pearl River Delta region have been controlled by the MLM Group. Some complainants said that due to the large number of people being controlled, mainlanders queuing to join the group in an office building in Causeway Bay had to wait for half an hour for the elevator to enter, and hundreds of mainlanders attended classes and bought things.

Yesterday morning, under the guidance of netizens, our reporter came to Liangke for an unannounced visit. It was a company holiday that day, but nearly a hundred people were still "studying in class" in the office. The reporter approached a group of "lectures", and a 30-year-old female "lecturer" taught nearly 30 people tricks and inspirational stories to attract offline. Almost every few minutes, the speaker will applaud and cheer, and the offline audience will respond to the applause. The reporter also saw the products such as aromatherapy, incense, red wine and cosmetics sold by Liangx Si, and the beautifully shaped ceramic incense burner cost 30,000 yuan, and the cheapest incense burner similar to the size of a perfume bottle costs about 5,000 yuan.

Unannounced visit to the scene

The speaker applauded and cheered, echoing in the team.

Yesterday morning, under the guidance of Mr. Li, a member of Liang Jia, the reporter went to Liang Jia's headquarters in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong to find out. It is understood that Liangx has two offices in Causeway Bay, a downtown area where mainland tourists gather. One is located in the east corner center where sogou is located14th floor, and the other is located in Royal Fort Plaza13rd floor, only 100 meters away.

No entry without online guidance.

The insider said that the venues of the two offices are similar in size, and they are both places to attract offline and teach MLM experience. The difference is that the East Corner Central Office mainly attracts mainland residents to join, while the Royal Fort Office mainly attracts Hong Kong residents.

Take the subway to the D2 exit of Causeway Bay, which is the bustling downtown area of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong and the only place for mainland residents to shop and spend. Under the guidance of online people, the reporter followed him to the 3rd floor of Royal Fort Plaza/KLOC-0 as a mainland tourist. The day coincided with the holiday of Lenx Company, and there was no waiting crowd in front of the elevator. According to the whistleblower, Liang Ke does not take holidays on weekdays according to the statutory holidays, but takes 1 to 7 days of each month as holidays.

As soon as the elevator door opened, I saw the photo of "Liangjia Group" immediately. At the gate of the company, two uniformed security guards guarded the gate. Personnel entering and leaving the company must show their Hong Kong identity cards or Hong Kong and Macao passes, and can only enter after registration. According to the informant, Liang Xsi generally enters the office through online introduction and offline mode. Without online "guidance", it is difficult for strangers to enter the office through security guards.

After the security guard registered the pass number, the reporter finally got a glimpse of the interior of MLM company. The office covers an area of one floor, and the spacious hall is filled with glass round tables and chairs. There is a small room by the wall, and the numbers of "XX Co., Ltd." and "XX Group" are posted on the door of the closed room. According to an insider, Lenx has several groups. The leader of each group calls himself "Duke", and the off-line members are titled as "Lord" and "Earl", and each group has set up a limited company separately. Once the company is investigated by the police, it will not involve the "good X" of the parent company. The insider said that this is a way for Liangx to exploit legal loopholes.

There are nearly 100 people attending classes at the scene.

Because it was a company holiday, the hall was not crowded in the past. However, there are still nearly 100 people in the office "attending classes". The reporter approached one group of "lectures" and saw the speaker, a 30-year-old woman sitting inside, sitting on the third and third floors of the lecture. The speaker opened the album and taught the tricks and inspirational stories of attracting offline. Almost every few minutes, the speaker will applaud and cheer, and the offline audience will respond to the applause.

The reporter saw that the outermost participants in the crowd were wearing suits, while those who stopped classes inside were dressed more casually. The insider said that those who wear suits are generally bright and thoughtful, and those who wear casual clothes are mostly citizens who are offline or ready to join the club. When they go online, they put the outside line in the middle, which can clap with the speakers and create an atmosphere.

There are also many display cases all over the hall. After careful observation, the reporter found that the products such as aromatherapy, incense, red wine and cosmetics promoted by Liangkesi were displayed in the cabinet. One of the exquisite ceramic incense burners costs 30 thousand yuan, and the cheapest one similar to the size of a perfume bottle costs about 5 thousand yuan.

After leaving the office of the Royal Castle, the reporter also came to the office of Liangx on the fourth floor of East Corner Center/KLOC-0 as a tourist. The office is slightly bigger than the Royal Castle, because it coincides with the holiday, and only the members in twos and threes are scattered in the hall. In the corner of the hall against the wall, several lined card slots are service windows such as cashier department and delivery department. In the afternoon 1, when the reporter left the hall, the office still looked deserted.

The victim's self-report

"Hundreds of mainlanders have joined this club, and there is also a shopkeeper in Luohu City."

Mr. Cheng still remembers his trip to Hong Kong on February 20th, 65438 last year. "I've heard a lot of brainwashing propaganda of pyramid schemes before, but this time I went to Liangkesi and the scene was really scary."

The pyramid scheme scene was crowded.

Mr. Cheng, who owns a consulting company in Shenzhen, has been looking for business opportunities last year because the company's business is not good. And Ms. Chen, an acquaintance neighbor who lives in a community, suddenly gave him a "way to make money"-there is a company selling aromatherapy and red wine in Hong Kong. As long as you add 60 thousand yuan to join the club, you will get dividends every month.

"Will it be a pyramid scheme?" Mr. and Mrs. Cheng went to Hong Kong at 65438 on February 20th last year under the firm denial of neighbors, and found the East Corner Center14th floor of Causeway Bay according to the neighbors' guidance.

"Basically, we were all brought to Hong Kong by relatives and friends." Miss Liu, who works in Luohu Commercial City, said that a very good friend told her last year that the wholesale business in Hong Kong was very good and said that she would take her with her to make money.

Miss Liu thought her business was good, so she went to Hong Kong with her friends. The so-called "good business" is on the East Corner Center14th floor, just like Mr. Cheng. "This is a famous place, and sogou is in this building," said Miss Liu. What impressed me the most at that time was that the same building as sogou was very imposing, and the people who took the elevator to the 14 floor were crowded. The mainlanders in line circled several times, and everyone had to wait for half an hour to get on the elevator. I think this business is very profitable.

As soon as they entered the building, Mr. and Mrs. Cheng were also frightened by the war. It was around 1 in the afternoon, and there were dozens of people in the lobby of the building, all waiting for the elevator on 14 floor. Finally squeezed into the elevator and came to 14 floor. After the security check, Mr. and Mrs. Cheng were dumbfounded as soon as they entered the hall. There were hundreds of people at the scene, some around the small round table, some people shouted slogans in unison, and applause and cheers came one after another. "The scene is crowded."

Miss Liu told reporters that as soon as she entered the venue, she saw hundreds of mainlanders, several of whom she knew. "They are all owners of Luohu Commercial City. Usually it is quite low-key, but it is so exciting in the venue, constantly shouting slogans and applauding. " Miss Liu said that seeing such a warm scene strengthened her idea of "doing business here".

On the "Bright × Thinking" columns of Baidu and Wikipedia, a large number of complainants claimed to be confused by this strange place. The long queues downstairs and upstairs and the warm scenes in the hall are all exciting.

Online control, free compulsory membership

Mr. Cheng was received by a man who called himself "Earl". He took out a booklet nearly a foot thick, detailing the business model of Liang Jia. "The man is from Hong Kong. He said that as long as you pay an entrance fee of 60,000 yuan, and then pull five people to join, the company will give you a dividend of 20,000 yuan every month. If you pull five people off the assembly line, you will get more dividends. " But for the products sold by the company, the staff was evasive, saying that the company mainly sells aromatherapy and red wine. As long as you pay the fee, the goods can be kept by the company first.

"Joining members and developing offline, and then pulling people to join members, this is obviously MLM." The puzzled Cheng couple were then called to two small rooms for "education". "The door of the room reads the brand of Duke XX and XX Co., Ltd.. After I went in, the team leader introduced the company first, and then seven or eight team members came together to promote their company. " After nearly four hours of "education", Mr. Cheng, who was eager to get out, repeatedly stressed that he had no money, and finally left the14th floor with his wife.

Compared with Mr. Cheng's family, it is much more difficult for Miss Liu to come out.

"They asked me to pay an entrance fee of 67,000 yuan. I don't have that much money. Later, they made me pay a lecture fee of 100 yuan. I was a little wary at the time and I didn't pay it. " Miss Liu said that at that time, her friends didn't allow her to leave the meeting place, and offered to help her pay the tuition fee for the lecture in 200 yuan.

Miss Liu said that there were hundreds of people attending classes together in the classroom, and the "Earl" (a senior member of the organization) who gave lectures said that mainlanders were not allowed to answer the phone, go to the toilet, walk around and leave at will. That Hong Kong lecturer has been talking about how to meet strangers and how to attract people to join Hong Kong.

"What impressed me most was that the count said that he made a lot of money in a year and bought a house and a car in Hong Kong." Miss Liu said that she never believed in such a simple business and decided that it was pyramid selling.

But it's not that easy to leave, because Miss Liu's friends forbid her to leave and find a hotel to live in. She must attend the next day's class before she can go back to Shenzhen with her. That evening, Miss Liu was taken to a nearby residence by a friend, where dozens of mainlanders lived. A few people keep preaching how good the products of "bright x thinking" are, and call on everyone to pay for membership.

"I learned later that the two-day and one-night courses were brainwashing." Miss Liu, who was trapped in Hong Kong, didn't return to Shenzhen under the supervision of her friends until she went to class the next morning.

Pay hundreds of thousands and end up with nothing.

Compared with Ms. Liu who escaped from pyramid schemes, Ms. Li, a Shenzhen citizen, was deeply involved: she originally owned several shops, but at the instigation of her cousin, she also came to the "sogou"14th floor to attend classes. After two days of brainwashing, Ms. Li said that she was "fascinated." She listened to the lobbying of an "earl", sold her bunk and joined the "good family" with all her strength.

She spent HK$ 67,000 to join the club and successfully let two friends go offline. However, in order to make up five places, she bought three heads and set up her own five-person MLM team.

Just then, she saw someone pulling a banner downstairs to protest that "Liang X Si" was a lie, but she said on the Internet that those were paid by other competitors to ruin the game.

But after that, she never went offline again. Both of her downlines were offline after joining the club. "My team has become a dead line. If they can't go offline, I won't get a commission. " Ms. Li said that in order to keep the team running, she even continued to buy "bright × thinking" products herself. However, Ms. Li later found that these 700 yuan-priced aromatherapy products only sold for less than 100 yuan in the Hong Kong market, and there was no market at all. Everything she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on was a pile of rubbish.

Mr. Li, a Hong Kong native, used to be a member of Liangsi. However, after paying the membership fee of HK$ 68,000, he was busy for a year and failed to join the club. Once his dream of making money is shattered, Mr. Li asks the membership fee to be fully exchanged for the product. He got several bottles of French red wine, each worth several thousand dollars, but the taste was similar to the red wine sold in the supermarket for several tens of dollars.

The online member who introduced Mr. Li to membership is a mainland lady. It is said that as long as the membership fee of HK$ 68,000 is paid and five offline members are developed, there will be more than 20,000 stable dividends every month. "This is a good opportunity to make money." At that time, Mr. Li, who was working in his ex-wife's company with an average salary, came to the location of Liangxin Company on the fourth floor of/kloc-0. Hundreds of people shouted slogans at the scene and attracted him. "Tell me online that our company has a formal business license. Look, if it is fraud, how can so many people come to class?"

Seeing the copy of the business license of Liangjia Company, Mr. Li decided to pay the membership fee, and at the same time resigned from his ex-wife's company to concentrate on the development of offline. In order to make up the dividends of the five people on the line, Mr. Li also paid more than 50 thousand yuan out of his own pocket to advance the membership fees for several other people off the line.

However, after a year of painstaking "management", Mr. Li failed to let anyone join the club. After the 90-day refund period, the membership fee of more than 60,000 yuan can only be exchanged for Cheng Gui products. "You don't need aromatherapy cosmetics, you can only change some red wine." The cheapest red wine sold by Liangke is more than 300 Hong Kong dollars, and the expensive one is more than 1000 yuan. "Now Hong Kong red wine is duty-free. These expensive wines in Liangkesi taste similar to those of dozens of yuan a bottle on the street, which is not worth the price at all. "