As a private business owner who constantly researches and involved in the field of network marketing, WorldVentures is not a scam. Firstly, I must clarify research is very important. Finding out what of source the criticism comes from is very important as well. The link: http://twenty-somethingtravel.com/2013/07/worldventures-this-is-not-the-way-to-travel-the-world/ I've read into, and found out the writer is the owner of her own travel company, which possibly suggests putting down another company to increase the credibility of her own through own personal opinions. I've also found out sites such as BBB,rating sites, or blog spots are not good sources of info for research. For all of these sites are primarily opinion based claiming to be facts. Better ways to do research are to look for what news articles has the company been appearing in, Ernest and Young (A famous firm that looks into the legitimacy of other companies as well as give out the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award), and other awards the company has won over the years. I hope all of this helps!