Someone I know just started working for a company called Primerica. It sounded like a scam so I looked around to find out what people were saying about them on the Internet. If anyone tries to get you in on this pyramid scheme, you should read this stuff first:

Denver Post article
Lots of information and some forum posts: 1, 2 and 3.
1998 Lawsuit
DMOZ Directory of relevant sites
RipOffReport.com
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