I earned nearly 10,000 yuan in three months, and it only takes a few cents to make a long distance call. Recently, Ms. Zhu, a citizen of Shenzhen, said that her relatives in the mainland had found a good "investment project", that is, to join Meiya International Company to promote VoIP products. Not only do domestic calls cost 6 cents per minute, but international calls cost 9 cents per minute, and you can also make money. Relatives also advised her to join.
Recently, many people in Shenzhen began to invest in these products launched by AIA International. After the interview, the reporter found that not only the product is illegal, but its marketing model is also suspected of pyramid schemes. When investing, citizens must be careful to distinguish and avoid being deceived.
Shouting slogans at the training site
"Now many people around me have joined." Miss Zhu told reporters that they also claimed that in the earthquake, several major telecom companies lost communication, or relied on their air-to-air technology to communicate in time, and they also got a share in the recent telecom restructuring.
After receiving the report, the reporter searched online and easily found a lot of information about this kind of VoIP. It is understood that AIA's products promoted internationally can be roughly divided into three types, one is VOIP and the other is mycool software independently developed by its company, which can be downloaded to mobile phones to realize global intercom, instant transmission of pictures and videos, group texting, global VoIP connection and other functions; The other is 3G value-added services.
You can enjoy the above services after registering and binding the phone on AIA International's platform, provided that you pay an entrance fee ranging from 330 yuan to 6,600 yuan. When dialing the internet phone, you should first dial the reservation number similar to the mobile phone number given by them. When you hear the prompt "Reservation successful, please hang up", a phone without caller ID will call back in a few seconds, and then dial the phone number you want to dial after answering.
Subsequently, according to the phone number provided by the informant, the reporter dialed the phone number of Zhang Qiang who claimed to be able to handle business. He said that there would be an investment promotion meeting to have a more comprehensive understanding of the specific situation. On May 18, the reporter was allowed to enter after registering at the entrance of a room of Shenzhen Science Museum in Shangbu Middle Road, Shenzhen, and was asked to tell who brought it. About 100 people sat at the meeting place, and more than 20 people stood behind. At the nearly three-hour investment promotion meeting, several staff members who are said to have more successful business introduced the prospect and basic mode of VoIP service in turn. When the atmosphere in the venue is a little dull, they will ask everyone to shout slogans in unison to concentrate. Sitting next to the reporter, a young man in his early 20 s constantly exchanged his understanding of the commission method with his friends.
Commission by developing "offline"
After the meeting, the reporter expressed some interest in the product. Zhang Qiang introduced a man named Wan Chongzhi to communicate with reporters alone. "Leading the trend of 3G era and sincerely seeking global distributors", Wan Chongzhi's business card is printed with such a sentence, and his title is "global agent". But their business cards have neither an office phone number nor an office address in Shenzhen. Wan Chongzhi's business card is printed with "Meiya International Technology Group Co., Ltd." and the address is "Hollywood Business Center in Mong Kok, Hong Kong".
Subsequently, Wan Chongzhi listed various membership packages for reporters on paper. From 330 yuan to 6600 yuan, there are five grades, and different grades enjoy different commissions. In addition to daily wage settlement, there are various business rewards such as value-added awards and repeated consumption awards. According to him, each person's direct offline can only develop two people, and then the third person recommended by the development will slide directly into the offline. This prevents a person from going offline too much and having no energy to take care of all this in a balanced way. "Everyone's personal consumption and recommended consumption will be related to you, so that exponential growth can save money and make money." Wan Chongzhi said that if there has been no performance, after the fourth month, they will automatically return 10% of the membership fee every month until the return is completed. The products at this stage can be used at will, and investors have no risk.
The reporter questioned that he earned money by developing offline commissions. When he was suspected of pyramid selling, he said that this profit can also be guaranteed based on the frequency of people using the phone and the volume of calls. Secondly, his products can really give people benefits, unlike many pyramid schemes that have no products or are far from value, which are legal direct sales.
Internet telephony has not been approved for opening.
When the reporter asked why it was so cheap, Wan Chongzhi said it was because of the telephone callback technology. According to the information found by reporters on the Internet, calling back is to turn a phone call into a phone call. Dialing the reservation number is actually dialing a server in this local area network. After ringing back, it is equivalent to connecting to this server. Dialing an instruction is to connect to another server in this local area network. These voice signals are transmitted through the Internet, so the cost is low.
"Our VoIP is in cooperation with operators such as mobile and telecom, using some of their network resources." Zhang Qiang of Meiya International said that he is not particularly clear about how to cooperate. In order to convince reporters, Zhang Qiang also took out a report from a newspaper in Shenzhen. The reporter found that the article did not sign the reporter, and only mentioned the product when analyzing the whole 3G market. "This report is news, not an advertisement." Zhang Qiang said firmly.
Subsequently, after contacting Shenzhen Mobile and Shenzhen Telecom, the reporter made it clear that they had never cooperated with any company or individual in similar VoIP services. Regarding the legality of VoIP, Wan Chongzhi said that at present, there is no law to regulate it in China, and the law was introduced only after new things appeared. The reporter learned from Guangdong Communication Administration and Shenzhen Communication Administration that VoIP has not been allowed to be opened in China at present, and there is no law to regulate it. The VoIP service in China can basically be determined to be illegal, but whether this method based on callback technology must belong to VoIP still needs to be investigated and determined.
The marketing model is suspected of pyramid selling.
According to the information on Wan Chongzhi's business card, the reporter logged into the online search center of the integrated information system of the Hong Kong Companies Registry and found that the company was registered as Meiya International Technology Group Co., Ltd., a private company registered on June 29, 2007. Wan Chongzhi told reporters that at present, they have not set up a branch in Shenzhen, and the mainland is also looking for distributors throughout the country. In just three months, the national development has reached nearly 1.5 million people.
The reporter tried to make a domestic long distance call, and the call quality was not bad. I made several international calls, but he couldn't get through. Zhang Qiang said that in recent months, their country has grown to tens of thousands of people, and now the monthly salary of a person in charge of his team has exceeded 50 thousand. I hope journalists can seriously consider the market prospect of this investment project.
On its website, the reporter saw that its business model was described as consumption with rights. The so-called consumption with rights means that when you buy a product, you get a profit. When you consume yourself and recommend others to consume, you can participate in the profit distribution of the product. A staff member of Shenzhen Industrial and Commercial Bureau who has many years of experience in cracking down on pyramid schemes said that although this statement is novel, it is still suspected of pyramid schemes in essence. Trainee reporter Liu Yang
■ Industry reminder
Beware of projects that only make money.
"The fundamental difference of MLM lies in its payment model. As long as it is paid for offline development, it can basically be considered as MLM. " Recently, a person from Shenzhen Industrial and Commercial Bureau said that direct selling enterprises must obtain a direct selling license issued by the State Council Ministry of Commerce before they can engage in direct selling business. At present, there are only more than 20 enterprises that have obtained direct sales licenses nationwide, and no enterprise in Shenzhen has been approved for the time being. Li Lihong, deputy director of Shenzhen Marketing Association Training Center, said that direct selling is generally based on sales profits, and the value and price of products are generally basically matched, and there are physical stores. The commission of MLM mainly comes from offline development, the value and price of products are far from each other, and there are basically no physical stores.
Now there are some new pyramid schemes in the society, which shows that pyramid schemes have begun to spread to the Internet, especially those who engage in pyramid schemes under the guise of so-called "network marketing" and "e-commerce" are more deceptive. Because the public's understanding of these popular concepts is not very clear, some people seize this blank and try their best to package their products and businesses with these emerging concepts. Coupled with the temptation of some online rich cases, it is very easy to be deceived.
"Compared with traditional pyramid schemes, these new models do not require large-scale personnel concentration, and transactions between the upper and lower lines can be conducted through their internal information systems." Li Lihong said that once the system website is closed online, there is nowhere to find the offline loss. This new investment trap covered with high-tech cloak is more hidden and harmful.
The Shenzhen Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce reminds the public that when investing in projects, we must be cautious about those so-called projects that make money quickly and only make money without losing money. Secondly, we should carefully understand whether its products and operating modes are legal, pay special attention to distinguish between pyramid selling and direct selling, and recognize the essence of those businesses or products under the banner of "3G" and "e-commerce" to avoid falling into the pyramid selling trap.
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