Malaysians warn against influencer-led schemes promoting a “pink drink”, alleging pyramid scheme masked as quick-income opportunities.
AS social media continues to shape income aspirations and the perfect lifestyle in modern times, there have been growing concerns over the rise in misleading content blurring the lines in legitimate entrepreneurship and potential scams.
From dubious investment schemes to influencer-led business opportunities promising fast returns, Malaysians are increasingly warning others to be cautious of online narratives that glamourise wealth without transparency, as brought up by a Malaysian recently on Threads.
The Malaysian warned others not to fall for certain “Gen Z” individuals earning between RM3,000 to RM5,000 promoting a “pink drink”, alleging that these videos are to trap impressionable viewers into a pyramid scheme.
As the post circulated online, several users have shared their alleged experience with similar influencers.
One user also claimed to have contacted the influencer selling the “pink drink”, only to receive a response a day late and was told they were “too “impatient” and that they did not “deserve” their product.
Meanwhile, another user claimed to have found two TikTok accounts of one of the the influencers promoting the “pink drink”, one account being for business purposes to promote the health drink while the other being a personal account flaunting their “lavish lifestyle.”
“Was desperate for money before and actually contacted them. Got an invite through a phone call for their seminar in Kuala Lumpur — which was four hours long — and most of the time they were flaunting their wealth without talking about the product until the end. I went for a second seminar but it was at a sketchier area in Kuala Lumpur. In the end, I did not sign up for anything,” a user recalled.
“They claim they’re doing “marketing” to earn money. I attended their seminar and ended up paying for the products, thinking I’d start a legitimate business, but still stuck with the products until now. This was a very expensive lesson for me,” another alleged.
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