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.
From the Encyclopedia of Fraud : âA Ponzi scheme and an illegal pyramid scheme both use new investorsâ money to pay earlier investors. The difference between the two lies in the way each scheme is promoted. Illegal pyramids generate revenue by continually recruiting new members. Ponzi scheme is an illegal business practice in which new investorâs money is used to make payments to earlier investors. In accounting terms, money paid to Ponzi investors, described as income, is actually a distribution of capital.