False Schemes

A pyramid scheme is the name for a scam that coerces people to both contribute money and help promote the program.

The first time I saw one was in the dorms at U.C. Santa Barbara.

It was a sign-up sheet, overlapping the image of an airplane. For the signup price of $25, you could get in at the "passenger level" at the bottom. All you had to do was wait until the other passenger slots were full, then everyone moved up a slot and you got to be a flight attendant on a new printout.

Reference: http://www.cockeyed.com/ebay/scam/laptop_pyramids.html