There are a lot of victims of pyramid schemes out there, from the sellers to the buyers of various nonsensical products. At the same time, there are a lot of people who buy into the theory that they could make hundreds of thousands of dollars as a "business owner" if they join in on an MLM, and will try to convince everyone they know that they can, too, because roping more people into the scheme is often the most profitable part of the business. There are lots of people out there who have had enough of these MLMs, and have gone on to share some of their wildest interactions with MLM "employees" as a warning for everyone else.

The following images will give you a glimpse into the lives of pyramid scheme victims, from people investing thousands of dollars into selling essential oils to annoying recruiters who won't take "no" for an answer. It's surprising that so many people are keeping these MLMs going, but somehow, they do, and once in a while, we could all use a reminder to ignore those weird DMs we get from people advertising something. Here are just 20 of those reminders.