‘Mail from the insolvency administrator? – Why many myWorld marketers are facing claims for repayment’

With the decision of the Graz Regional Court for Civil Matters on 13 August 2025, the closure of myWorld International AG has been finally sealed. But for many former marketers and agents, the proceedings could now become really unpleasant: according to information from creditor circles, the insolvency administrators are also examining whether commissions paid out in recent years can be reclaimed.

Creditors demand reversal

In particular, aggrieved investors have requested that the insolvency administrator challenge high payments to executives and top earners in sales. This will examine whether millions of pounds that flowed to marketers well after the company became insolvent can be returned to the estate.

Pyramid scheme logic confirmed in court

In numerous rulings in recent years, up to the Supreme Court, the business model of Lyoness/Lyconet and its ‘Shopping Point Packs’, Clouds and LEDV programmes has been classified as a pyramid scheme. This has far-reaching legal consequences: payments based on an unethical business model are not considered protected commission, but unjust enrichment.

Who is particularly affected

• Top marketers in sales who have collected large sums between 2022 and 2025.
• Marketers who can prove that they received commissions from the pure resale and brokerage of packs without any real sales to consumers behind them.
• Individuals who have already been named in previous proceedings in connection with myWorld/Lyconet.

Is repayment now imminent?

Lawyers point out that insolvency administrators in Austria are obliged to examine all possible claims for avoidance if the assets cover the costs. This increases the risk that precisely those marketers who have ‘earned well’ so far will now receive letters from the insolvency administrator demanding repayment of commissions.

Conclusion: Caution, the clock is ticking

For many former sales partners, the insolvency proceedings do not mean the end, but rather the beginning of a new legal dispute. The insolvency administrators’ argument is clear: Anyone who has profited from a prohibited system may not keep the profits or commissions.

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Sources:

Decision of the Graz Regional Court for Civil Matters dated 13 August 2025 – Order to close myWorld International AG (public insolvency notice, accessed on 14 August 2025).

Insolvency application of myWorld International AG dated 4 August 2025, filed by Aschmann & Pfandl Rechtsanwälte GmbH, GZ P610117 (excerpt, editorially evaluated).

Tax audit by the Graz tax office (years 2015–2019), disputed claim of approximately EUR 56.385 million (according to the insolvency application dated 4 August 2025).

Court rulings and findings against Lyoness/myWorld/Lyconet – including Austrian Supreme Court 17 December 2015, 4 Ob 60/15s; further national rulings in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Norway (2014–2023).

Interviews and statements from affected marketers (2022–2025), editorial documentation.