1 PADI certification courses will cost you $300-$400 and the training will usually last from 2-4 days. 2  The participants will be in small numbers, such as 8 people or less, to ensure quality training. 3  According to the site ScubaMarcos.com, the price for the scuba classes can range anywhere from $350 to $450.
World Ventures is an illegal pyramid scheme. The company World Ventures markets memberships in a travel club that will provide discounts on vacation accommodation throughout the world. These holiday are sold through the company Rovia. World Ventures also offers these memberships to sales representatives.
Like most economic activity, fraud occurs in cycles, and new pyramid schemes exploited a new generation of consumers and entrepreneurs that had not witnessed the pyramid problems of the 1970's. Also, the globalization of the economy provided a new outlet for pyramiding.