From: [mailto:mlmangel@lycos.com]
Sent: 13 April 2006
To: NL Customer Service
Subject: Five Pillars of Health
Geachte,
Ik heb veel interesse in uw producten. Op de website http://www1.5pillars.com/magneticresearch.cfm vond ik heel wat artikels betreffende magnetische resonantie. Dit vind ik vreemd, wat heeft dit te maken met de producten die u verkoopt?
Bijkomende, graag zou ik vernemen of u deze producten zelf test, en wat de uitslagen zijn? Of worden deze getest door externe bedrijven? Is het mogelijk inzage te krijgen in deze documenten?
Ik vraag u dit om een duidelijk beeld te krijgen van de werking van uw producten voor een aankoop te overwegen.
Hartelijk dank,
Michel
MLM Information: https://www.angelfire.com/planet/mlmpage/
From: "BFL Support"
To: mlmangel@lycos.com
Subject: FW: Five Pillars of Health
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006
Dear Michel,
Thank you very much for your Email. May I kindly inform you that the website you are mentioning is not an official Nikken website and therefore we cannot comment on any statements or reports given
on this website.
For any questions you have you need to contact the owner of the website.
Many thanks
Gabrielle Haubner
Teamleader AUT/DEU/CH/BFL/NLD/HUN
To: NLSUPPORT@nikken.co.uk, BFLsupport@nikken.co.uk
CC: Support@5Pillars.com
Subject: Five Pillars of Health
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006
Hello Gabrielle,
I noticed that the founder of Nikken (MR. ISAMU MASUDA ) is present on the 5Pillars website, so I can only conclude that there is a link between Nikken and this website, why else would he be prominently present on the 5Pillars website?
On the website of Nikken.com, I read that: "Today, people throughout the world are achieving balanced well-being by building their lives upon Mr. Masuda's brainchild, the Nikken5 Pillars of Health." (http://www.nikken.com/index.cfm?fuse=corp_leaders)
On the 5Pillars website, in the Success Stories section, the second testimonial refers directly to Nikken. (http://www1.5pillars.com/SuccessStoryArchive.cfm). The same in the Archive section, all tetimonials refer to Nikken (http://www1.5pillars.com/sustarch.cfm).
This website of some Nikken distributors directly refers to Nikken/5Pillars:
http://www.5pillars.com/fab/ I found this website googling the email support@5Pillars.com. I noticed that on the website of Mr. Dave Johnson (http://www.5pillars.com/davejohnson/),
her refers both to Nikken and the 5Pillars website. His own website is even created under the 5Pillars website.
I also found the following
document www.e-nikken.com/PDF/Policies.pdf googling the email Support@5Pillars.com. This same email address leads to many similar Nikken related websites from Nikken independent distributors.
Finally, the article on the page http://www1.5pillars.com//body_index.cfm directly refers to Nikken PiMag Water System.
So, from the above it is clear that there is a link between Nikken and the 5Pillars website. There is no need for you to lie about this.
1. What is the link between studies about magnetic resonance and Nikken mangnets?
2. Does Nikken do any research about their products, and can I see these studies?
3. Does Nikken sponsor any outside studies?
4. How many active distributors do you have?
5. What is the breakdonw of number of active distributors per layer?
6. What is the annual gross payout per layer?
7. How many distributors stop after one year?
8. How many clients do you have, not including distributors who buy for their own use?
I really hope you can answer these questions.
Sincerely,
Michel
From: "BFLsupport@nikken.co.uk"
To: "MLM Angel"
Subject: RE: Nikken - 5Pillars [TrackingID:0000982935]
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006
Dear Wellness Consultant,
Please call us at 888 645 5363 for further assistance regarding your inquiry. Internet support hours are from 7am to 4pm (PST) Monday through Friday.
Thank you,
Internet Support.
From: "MLM Angel"
Hello,
Although I have tried to contact you, and indicated that you need to provide me with the international calling code, and although I have asked you to provide me with the answers to my questions, I have not received any reaction. Thus, I have come to the conclusions below.
1. The website www.5pillars.com is a Nikken endorsed website;
It is clear that Nikken is unwilling or unable to provide any accurate information on it's business. Nor is Nikken in the possibility to proof, based on inside or outside, independent research, that any of thier products have a positive influence on the general health of persons.
I’m looking forward hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Michel
MLM Information: https://www.angelfire.com/planet/mlmpage/
I have not yet received an answer to my questions.
To: NLSUPPORT@nikken.co.uk, BFLsupport@nikken.co.uk, Support@5Pillars.com
Subject: Fw: RE: Nikken - 5Pillars
[TrackingID:0000982935]
Date: Mon, 01 May 2006
2. There is no link between studies about magnetic resonance and Nikken magnets displayed on the5Pillars website;
3. Nikken does not have a R&D department that does research about their products;
4. Nikken does not sponsor any outside studies;
5. Nikken is unable or unwilling to say how many active distributors are active for Nikken;
6. Nikken is unable or unwilling to say what is the breakdown of number of active distributors per layer;
7. Nikken is unable or unwilling to say what the annual gross payout per layer is;
8. Nikken is unable or unwilling to say what wow many distributors stop after one year;
9. Nikken is unable or unwilling to say what how many actual clients it has, not including distributors who buy for their own use;
10. Nikken uses a so called multi level marketing system, which is in truth an illegal product based pyramid scheme;
11. Nikken is unable or unwilling to say what how many of their products are sold to via retail, to NON distributors.
Based on research I have done, it is clear that Nikken is an illegal product based pyramid scheme, that promises new distributors the possibility of becoming rich, therefore pushes the distributors to find more distributors and is thus not oriented towards the sale of their products, but aimed at growing the number of independent distributors, who, unknown to themselves, buy Nikken products and pay for over priced products, training material and and courses, which only benefit the persons at the top of the pyramyd.
