MONITORING PROCESS TO PREVENT PYRAMID SELLING

Mr Gerard Ee asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether there is any active monitoring process to prevent pyramid selling from being introduced in a disguised form.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: Pyramid selling activities are prohibited under the Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act. The Police would investigate individual cases on receiving relevant information or complaints. Over the past 3 years, the Police received a yearly average of only 9 complaints of alleged pyramid selling. None of the cases were substantiated. In view of the small number of complaints, and the infrequent nature, the current process is adequate.