Pyramid scheme on second reboot


Nexus Rewards launched in 2022. It was a reboot of the collapsed NXR International pyramid scheme, combining recruitment commissions with “financial savings and cashback apps”.

I’m not precisely positive when however Nexus Rewards lately revamped its compensation plan. The official compensation documentation on Nexus Rewards’ web site was created on January 1st, 2024.

Nexus Rewards’ reboot resulted in renewed advertising and marketing efforts. This in flip led to reader requests for an up to date evaluate.

Right this moment we revisit Nexus Rewards for 2024 and see what’s modified.

Nexus Rewards The Firm

Nexus Rewards are nonetheless going with the Artwork and Rob Phelps co-creators facade.

Nexus Rewards and NXR International are tied to David and Bob Bremner (proper).

Along with different family members, the Bremners have been behind quite a lot of MLM firms through the years.

These embrace vStreamTV, IXQ TV, Way of life Connections, Pyur International and Pyur Life.

Why Nexus Rewards continues to cover possession particulars and who’s really working the corporate is unclear.

 

Replace eleventh January 2024 – A salty Nexus Rewards promoter has proven up within the feedback under to tell us Bob Bremner died final June.

The Bremner household run their varied pyramid schemes by Nutronix Revolution, a Virgina shell firm.

At time of publication Brenda Bremner, President, is the one listed Nutronix Revolution government. /finish replace

 

Nexus Rewards’ Merchandise

Nexus Rewards’ web site lists varied financial savings as merchandise. These embrace:

  • gasoline financial savings
  • a invoice reducing service
  • buy cashback
  • prescription reductions
  • a webinar service
  • low cost “well being and wellness merchandise”

No specifics for any of the companies are supplied.

Nexus Rewards Compensation Plan

Nexus Rewards’ MLM compensation plan pays on recruitment of associates. Ongoing month-to-month affiliate charges are additionally commissionable.

Nexus Rewards Affiliate Ranks

There are eleven affiliate ranks inside Nexus Rewards’ compensation plan.

Together with their respective qualification standards, they’re as follows:

  1. Energetic Member – join as a Nexus Rewards affiliate and proceed to pay charges
  2. Professional – recruit and preserve 5 lively associates
  3. Professional 25 – preserve 5 lively personally recruited associates and have a complete downline of no less than 25 lively associates
  4. Professional 50 – preserve 5 lively personally recruited associates and have a complete downline of no less than 50 lively associates
  5. 1 Star – recruit and preserve 10 lively associates and have a complete downline of no less than 100 lively associates
  6. 2 Star – recruit and preserve 15 lively associates and have a complete downline of no less than 150 lively associates
  7. 3 Star – recruit and preserve 20 lively associates and have a complete downline of no less than 500 lively associates
  8. Diamond – recruit and preserve 20 lively associates and have a complete downline of no less than 1000 lively associates
  9. Double Diamond – recruit and preserve 30 lively associates and have a complete downline of no less than 2500 lively associates
  10. Triple Diamond – recruit and preserve 35 lively associates and have a complete downline of no less than 5000 lively associates
  11. Ambassador – recruit and preserve 50 lively associates and have a complete downline of no less than 10,000 lively associates

An lively Nexus Rewards affiliate is an affiliate who continues to pay month-to-month charges.

Word that for Professional 25 to three Star, not more than 60% of required downline associates can come from anybody recruitment leg. For Diamond and better this requirement is decreased to 40%.

Free and Paid Member app Commissions

Nexus Rewards’ compensation plan states that when free members

get and use the Free Apps, they are going to obtain a $34 Bonus and so will you!

You may also earn these App Referral Bonuses on your whole Premium Members as nicely.

How these commissions are generated and the way they’re paid out will not be disclosed.

Recruitment Commissions

Nexus Rewards pays recruitment commissions down three ranges of recruitment (unilevel):

  • stage 1 (personally recruited associates) – $25 per affiliate recruited
  • stage 2 (should recruit two associates to qualify) – $5 per affiliate recruited
  • stage 3 (should recruit 5 associates to qualify) – 50 cents per affiliate recruited

Word that associates who’ve certified for 3 ranges of recruitment commissions also can earn “pass-ups” from their downline who haven’t certified.

This “pass-up” function spans each stage 2 and stage 3 recruitment commissions.

Infinity Bonus

Nexus Rewards pays an Infinity Bonus through the identical unilevel compensation construction recruitment commissions are paid out by.

A unilevel compensation construction locations an affiliate on the prime of a unilevel staff, with each personally recruited affiliate positioned instantly beneath them (stage 1):

If any stage 1 associates recruit new associates, they’re positioned on stage 2 of the unique affiliate’s unilevel staff.

If any stage 2 associates recruit new associates, they’re positioned on stage 3 and so forth and so forth down a theoretical infinite variety of ranges.

The Infinity Bonus is paid as a share of newly recruited Nexus Rewards affiliate charges.

Nexus Rewards pays out the Infinity Bonus throughout rank-based generations.

These begin on the Professional 25 rank and broaden till a downline affiliate of the identical rank or increased is discovered within the unilevel staff leg.

  • Professional 25 pays a 1% Infinity Bonus from stage 3
  • Professional 50 pays a 1% Infinity Bonus from stage 4
  • 1 Star pays a 1% Infinity Bonus from stage 5
  • 2 Star pays a 1% Infinity Bonus from stage 6
  • 3 Star pays a 1% Infinity Bonus from stage 7
  • Diamond pays a 1% Infinity Bonus from stage 8
  • Double Diamond pays a 0.5% Infinity Bonus from stage 9
  • Triple Diamond pays a 0.5% Infinity Bonus from stage 10

Word that if no similar or increased ranked affiliate exists within the unilevel staff leg, the Infinity Bonus is paid down the total depth of the leg on every new recruit.

Residual Commissions (1-up)

Nexus Rewards pays a $2 fee on month-to-month charges charged to every personally recruited affiliate.

This seems to be a 1-up fee scheme, requiring every affiliate to “pass-up” residual commissions generated from their second and fourth recruits.

In flip downline associates additionally pass-up residual commissions generated from their second and fourth recruited associates.

Residual Commissions (matrix)

Nexus Rewards pays out 3×10 residual matrix commissions as 2.5% of month-to-month charges charged to recruited associates.

A 3×10 matrix locations an affiliate on the prime of a matrix with three positions instantly beneath them:(

These three positions type the primary stage of the matrix.

The second stage of the matrix is generated by splitting every of those three positions into one other three positions every (9 positions).

Ranges three to 10 of the matrix are generated in the identical method, with every new stage housing 3 times as many positions because the earlier stage.

What number of ranges a Nexus Rewards affiliate earns residual matrix commissions on is decided by what number of associates they’ve recruited.

  • associates who haven’t recruited earn 2.5% down eight matrix ranges
  • associates who recruit one affiliate earn 2.5% down 9 matrix ranges
  • associates who recruit 5 associates earn 2.5% down all ten matrix ranges

Matching Bonus

Nexus Rewards pays a Matching Bonus on residual matrix commissions earned by personally recruited associates.

  • Professional ranked associates earn a 50% match
  • 1 Star ranked associates earn a 75% match
  • Diamond ranked associates earn a 100% match

Bonus Swimming pools

Nexus Rewards takes 2% of newly recruited affiliate charges and locations it 4 smaller rank-based bonus swimming pools.

  • Diamond ranked associates obtain a share in 0.5% bonus pool
  • Double Diamond ranked associates obtain a share in 0.5% bonus pool
  • Triple Diamond ranked associates obtain a share in 0.5% bonus pool
  • Ambassador ranked associates obtain a share in 0.5% bonus pool

Becoming a member of Nexus Rewards

Nexus Rewards affiliate membership is $40 after which $9.95 a month.

Nexus Rewards Conclusion

Lengthy story brief, Nexus Rewards continues to be a pyramid scheme. The difficulty of the businesses financial savings scheme having nothing to do with its MLM alternative has not been addressed since 2022.

As a substitute, commissions are tied to recruitment – with Nexus Rewards pitching itself as “The World’s Most Profitable $10 Program”.

Join, pay $10 a month ($9.95) and receives a commission to recruit others who do the identical. That’s enterprise mannequin and, as per the FTC Act, Nexus Rewards is an unlawful pyramid scheme.

It’s not likely price stepping into the financial savings facet of Nexus Rewards, because it has nothing to do with the MLM alternative.

That stated, the $34 bonus appears a bit suss. How is a free member producing a $72 bonus (cut up $34/$34) utilizing an app?

If any cash is required, that is probably deceptive promoting on Nexus Rewards’ behalf (one other potential FTC Act violation).

As for Nexus Rewards’ new compensation plan, there’s a stronger emphasis on private recruitment. That is most evident within the ranks, which will increase private recruitment quotas the upper you go.

For reference solely 5 lively private recruits have been required to max out Nexus Rewards’ unique compensation plan.

Pricing has additionally been adjusted to higher milk new recruits; $40 upfront versus $10.

As with all MLM pyramid schemes, as soon as recruitment inevitably dries up so too will commissions.

Previous to Nexus Rewards rebooting itself, SimilarWeb tracked simply 17,000 month-to-month visits to its web site for November 2023. This was down from 20,000 for October 2023, suggesting a downward development.

As soon as the reboot advertising and marketing hype dies down, Nexus Rewards shall be again at sq. one.

Math ensures that almost all of contributors in MLM pyramid schemes lose cash.