The court found that from the end of 20 13 to the beginning of 20 14, Huang Ming and others successively set up companies such as Lianyun Ji Guo and Yunlianhui to operate the online platform of Yunlianhui Lianyun Mall, and induced others to register as members in the names of "cash back in full consumption" and "enjoying consumption * * *", depending on the number of members.
The court found that from the end of 20 13 to the beginning of 20 14, Huang Ming and others successively set up companies such as Lianyun Ji Guo and Yunlianhui to operate the online platform of Yunlianhui Yunlianhui Mall, and Yunlianhui Company adopted the operation mode of "full consumption return" to attract members, requiring participants to pay fees to obtain membership, thus forming a hierarchical network of members and absorbing funds.
Consumers register as ordinary members for free through Lianyun Mall or referees, or pay 99.9 yuan or 999 yuan to upgrade to gold diamond or platinum diamond members, forming a multi-level pyramid structure. Online rewards are calculated and paid on the basis of offline income, and the rebate method is that each offline person obtains white point income through payment upgrade, consumption and recommendation of rewards.
Taking the number of members as the basis of reward or rebate, forming an illegal pyramid scheme hierarchy and chain, wantonly seeking illegal interests, seriously disrupting the market economic order and social management order, and the circumstances are particularly serious, which constitutes the crime of organizing and leading pyramid schemes.