TrendBow: Revealing the Pyramid Scheme Scam

Originally Syndicated on June 3, 2024 @ 7:00 am

It is possible that whoever is running TrendBow has a connection with one of these countries- Dominican Republic, Russia and Germany.

TrendBow does not provide ownership or executive information on its website.As of June 2024, SimilarWeb tracked top sources of traffic to TrendBow’s website as the Dominican Republic (23%), Russia (22%), Germany (20%) and Ukraine (6%). TrendBow’s website domain (“trendbow.com”), was privately registered on July 5th, 2023.

If an MLM company conceals information about its owner or does not clearly mention who runs it, be careful about joining or investing in it. 

TrendBow’s Products

TrendBow also sells access to an AI tools suite with these packages:

• Basic – 21.95 USDT a month
• Advanced – 32.95 USDT
• Pro – 54.95 USDT

The difference between the subscription tiers is not mentioned on TrendBow’s website.

TrendBow’s Compensations

TrendBow affiliates have to pay a monthly subscription fee for their packs:

• Profile Pack – 79 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month
• Social Pack – 299 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month
• Notorious Pack – 799 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month
• Influence Pack – 1999 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month
• Prestige Pack – 4999 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month

The MLM side of TrendBow pays on recruitment of affiliates who pay the same.

TrendBow Affiliate Ranks

There are thirteen affiliate ranks within TrendBow’s compensation plan:

1. Arrow
2. Double Arrow
3. Copper Arrow
4. Bronze Arrow
5. Silver Arrow
6. Gold Arrow
7. Platinum Arrow
8. Diamond Arrow
9. Double Diamond Arrow
10. Triple Diamond Arrow
11. Star Arrow
12. Super Star Arrow
13. Legend Arrow

Referral Commissions

TrendBow provides a 38% to 84% referral commission on newly recruited affiliates but specific referral commission rates are not disclosed. A 5% referral commission is said to be paid when a affiliates (level 2 is personally recruited.

Residual Commissions

TrendBow provides residual commissions through a 2×18 matrix. In a 2×18 matrix, TrendBow affiliate is placed at the top of a matrix, with two positions directly under them. These two positions make the first level of the matrix. The second level of the matrix is made by splitting these first two positions into another two positions each (four positions).

Levels three to eighteen of the matrix are created in the same way, with a new level of the matrix consisting twice as many positions as the previous level. Positions in the matrix are filled through direct and indirect recruitment of TrendBow affiliates.

Residual commissions are paid as a percentage of monthly subscription fees paid by affiliates recruited into the matrix:

• Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4 and 2.5% on levels 5 and 6
• Double Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4 and 2.5% on levels 5 to 7
• Copper Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4 and 2.5% on levels 5 to 8
• Bronze Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4, 2.5% on levels 5 to 8 and 3% on level 9
• Silver Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4, 2.5% on levels 5 to 8 and 3% on levels 9 and 10
• Gold Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4, 2.5% on levels 5 to 8 and 3% on levels 9 to 11
• Platinum Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4, 2.5% on levels 5 to 8 and 3% on levels 9 to 12
• Diamond Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4, 2.5% on levels 5 to 8, 3% on levels 9 to 12 and 3.5% on level 13
• Double Diamond Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4, 2.5% on levels 5 to 8, 3% on levels 9 to 12 and 3.5% on levels 13 and 14
• Triple Diamond Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4, 2.5% on levels 5 to 8, 3% on levels 9 to 12 and 3.5% on levels 13 to 15
• Star Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4, 2.5% on levels 5 to 8, 3% on levels 9 to 12, 3.5% on levels 13 to 15 and 4% on level 16
• Super Star Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4, 2.5% on levels 5 to 8, 3% on levels 9 to 12, 3.5% on levels 13 to 15 and 4% on levels 16 and 17
• Legend Arrow ranked affiliates earn 2% on levels 1 to 4, 2.5% on levels 5 to 8, 3% on levels 9 to 12, 3.5% on levels 13 to 15 and 4% on levels 16 to 18

Note that TrendBow affiliates who spend more in membership fees can bypass the company’s earlier ranks with these privileges:

• TrendBow affiliates who sign up with the Social Pack unlock up to level 7 of the matrix (equivalent Double Arrow rank)
• TrendBow affiliates who sign up with the Notorious Pack unlock up to level 8 of the matrix (equivalent Copper Arrow rank)
• TrendBow affiliates who sign up with the Influence Pack unlock up to level 9 of the matrix (equivalent Bronze Arrow rank)
• TrendBow affiliates who sign up with the Prestige Pack unlock up to level 10 of the matrix (equivalent Silver Arrow rank)

Matching Bonus

TrendBow pays a Matching Bonus using a unilevel compensation structure.

A unilevel compensation structure keeps an affiliate at the top of a unilevel team, with every personally recruited affiliate placed directly under them (level 1):

If any level 1 affiliates recruit new affiliates, they are placed on level 2 of the original affiliate’s unilevel team.

If any level 2 affiliates recruit new affiliates, they are promoted to level 3 and this chronology goes on to infinite number of levels.

TrendBow caps the Matching Bonus at four unilevel team levels.

The Matching Bonus is paid as a percentage of residual commission earned across these four levels based on rank:

• Double Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 3% Matching Bonus on level 1 (personally recruited affiliates)
• Copper Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 5% Matching Bonus on level 1
• Bronze Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 10% Matching Bonus on level 1
• Silver Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 10% Matching Bonus on level 1 and 5% on level 2
• Gold Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 10% Matching Bonus on level 1, 5% on level 2 and 3% on level 3
• Platinum Arrow and higher ranked affiliates earn a 10% Matching Bonus on level 1, 5% on level 2, 3% on level 3 and 2% on level 4

Leadership Bonus

TrendBow takes 3% of company-wide revenue and puts it into a Leadership Bonus pool.

The Leadership Bonus pool is split between Gold Arrow and higher ranked affiliates as follows:

• Gold Arrow ranked affiliates receive a share in 20% of the Leadership Bonus pool
• Platinum Arrow ranked affiliates receive a share in 18% of the Leadership Bonus pool
• Diamond Arrow ranked affiliates receive a share in 15% of the Leadership Bonus pool
• Double Diamond Arrow ranked affiliates receive a share in 12% of the Leadership Bonus pool
• Triple Diamond Arrow ranked affiliates receive a share in 12% of the Leadership Bonus pool
• Star Arrow ranked affiliates receive a share in 12% of the Leadership Bonus pool
• Super Star Arrow ranked affiliates receive a share in 8% of the Leadership Bonus pool
• Legend Arrow ranked affiliates receive a share in 3% of the Leadership Bonus pool

Infinity Bonus

The Infinity Bonus pays up to 9% on subscription sales volume created by a TrendBow affiliate’s downline.

• Bronze Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 2% Infinity Bonus
• Silver Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 4% Infinity Bonus
• Gold Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 5% Infinity Bonus
• Platinum Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 6% Infinity Bonus
• Diamond Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 6.75% Infinity Bonus
• Double Diamond Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 7.5% Infinity Bonus
• Triple Diamond Arrow ranked affiliates earn an 8% Infinity Bonus
• Star Arrow ranked affiliates earn an 8.5% Infinity Bonus
• Superstar Arrow ranked affiliates earn an 8.75% Infinity Bonus
• Legend Arrow ranked affiliates earn a 9% Infinity Bonus

TrendBow has not specified how the Infinity Bonus is paid. Usually,  Infinity Bonuses are paid out as a coded bonus either across an entire downline or the last level paid out on.

If TrendBow pays residual commissions via a matrix, it is possible that the Infinity Bonus is paid out on the unilevel team in a coded manner. In this method, higher ranked TrendBow affiliates would earn the difference between their Infinity Bonus rate and that of their lower-ranked downlines.

Joining TrendBow

TrendBow affiliate membership costs between 79 to 4999 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month.

• Profile Pack – 79 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month
• Social Pack – 299 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month
• Notorious Pack – 799 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month
• Influence Pack – 1999 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month
• Prestige Pack – 4999 USDT and then 21.95 to 54.95 USDT a month

The more an affiliate pays in membership fees the higher their income potential through TrendBow’s compensation plan.

TrendBow Conclusion

TrendBos has been set up with a retail offering, but it is mostyly pyramid scheme.

• TrendBow does not provide details about its AI tools, including ownership and development details
• TrendBow does not provide retail pricing
• TrendBow does not to provide the difference between its three retail pricing tiers
• TrendBow uses only cryptocurrency to accept payments

Now that AI is everywhere, TrendBow’s vague retail offering will not catch anyone’s eye.

Their affiliate subscriptions are the only commendable options with them.

With no retail, TrendBow’s only MLM opportunity is to make people sign up as an affiliate, pay fees and recruit affiliates who do the same.

As with all MLM pyramid schemes, once affiliate recruitment dries up so too will commissions. The ones who are at the bottom of TrendBow’s pyramid scheme will stop paying monthly fees. Thus making affiliates above them stop getting paid, and finally leading to them also stopping any payment.

As this goes on,  TrendBow’s affiliate heirarchy would await a collapse soon. Even Math proves that the most  participants in pyramid schemes lose their money.