If you are cheated by pyramid schemes, what should you do according to the law?

Call the police first. If the police can solve the case and recover the money, the cheated money will be returned to the deceived person.

According to Article 64 of the Criminal Law, the property illegally acquired by criminals shall be recovered or ordered to make restitution; The lawful property of the victim shall be returned in time; Contraband and personal articles used in crimes shall be confiscated. Confiscated property and fines shall be turned over to the state treasury and shall not be misappropriated or disposed of by themselves.

Extended data:

MLM refers to the illegal behavior that organizers and developers calculate and pay remuneration to the developed personnel on the basis of the number or performance of the directly or indirectly developed personnel, or require the developed personnel to obtain the qualification to join on the condition of paying a certain fee. The essence of pyramid selling is "Ponzi scheme", that is, the money of the latecomers is distributed to the income of the pioneers.

MLM disturbs social and economic order, affects social stability and unity, and leads to social unrest such as the rise of social criminal cases and family breakdown. The essence of MLM is that it does not create social value by illegally transferring and gathering finance offline, which is the essential difference between MLM and normal marketing.

MLM is not an act of the state, nor can it be an act of the state. Although it stimulated the local economy and promoted consumption, its own organizational behavior caused irreparable harm to most participants and violated the normal life and activities of human beings.

References:

China laws and regulations information base-People's Republic of China (PRC) and China criminal law