Houston MLM Pyramid Schemes—The FWRD Creative

Happy Humpday Houston!

Hope everyone is staying hydrated.

Today's clown show is a very careful one that hides almost every single detail about themselves. But I snoop, and I was able to get enough concrete information that was enough to put on a post. The reason I chose these clowns this time is due to their secrecy. There is barely any information on them online, so if you apply to their ads on career builder, or indeed, etc. there is a very high chance to confuse them with a legitimate business. The lack of reviews and information enables this specific operation to thrive.

The FWRD Creative, not to be confused with FWRD, is an MLM Recruitment Scheme based over at Savoy Drive. They do not go door-to-door, but what they make you do is run a charity campaign where you are standing around in the heat talking to people in the blistering summer heat. The charity they work with is called "Heifer International". The charity is legit, but why they work with Cydcor, Smart Circle, etc. is beyond me.

Their job postings advertise as; Sales Associate, Customer Service Rep, Events Sales, Sales Team Member etc. Sales is prominently featured in their job postings, which credit where its due, they do advertise positions for sales. Their LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram pages are blank with barely any information. They do not have google reviews, and have not claimed their physical address as a business so you are not able to leave any reviews. You have to really dig through to find a post by a redditor to get any kind of honest review.

The typical "You need to do X amount of sales to interview people and grow your team to move up in the company" scam.

• You are required to drive your own car.
• No expenses are covered (food, gas, etc. ).
• Its commission or a 415$ weekly base pay.
• The position is advertised as 8-5, but with the driving and the mandatory meeting with the boss after work(on what you can do better tomorrow), and the driving back home, realistically its 8-8:30/9
• You MUST keep a positive attitude, if you as much as sigh be prepared to get checked on your behavior, and over time, shunned.
• Various manipulation and sales techniques are taught you so you can use them on people to get them to donate.
• There are various Numbers you have to hit. Talk to 30-40 people, close 1-2 customers etc. If you dont, whether you are on commision or not, you dont get paid.
• Typical Checks for a week of 10 hour workdays are around 180$

If you quit this type of business or mention someone you know who quit, you/they are labeled as losers, quitters and "weren't meant for the business". Motivational Speakers are brought to the office in the morning (no a/c and chairs in the office btw[This is a form of behavior control] ) and give inspirational speeches trying to sell you the point that "This business will save your life and help you achieve your dreams". They categorize peoples wants into 4 F's : Family, Fame, Fortune and Freedom. And whatever your goals are, will be used against you to guilt trip you into staying in this dead end operation where you are wasting gas, money and time.

The "owner" goes by Mo, and on their website you can see the names of the other scammers that are in the office.

Thank you, please beware and share

TLDR: THE FWRD CREATIVE IS AN MLM SCAM, THEY HAVE 0 BAD REVIEWS AND VERY SECRETIVE ONLINE. BEWARE!

Here is their website: https://www.thefwrdcreative.com/

PS. The next post will be on Social Enterprise Inc. if you've been employed by them or know of someone who has been, please feel free to contact me.

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