Is it permissible for a Muslim to deal with multi-level marketing companies such as "Gold Quest," and to join the chain of multi-level marketers, given its mechanisms of operation that are based on purchasing products as a condition for promoting them, and receiving commissions based on attracting other marketers?

Pyramid marketing appears to be a legitimate brokerage, but it is based on deception and delusion, as the product is often not the intended goal, but rather the promised money, which transforms the transaction into gambling. International laws classify these companies as fraud and scam companies, and the U.S. Department of Commerce and other bodies have filed complaints and warnings against similar companies.