"Compensation" means payment of any money, thing of value, or financial benefit.
"Consideration" means the payment of cash or the purchase of goods, services, or intangible property, but does not include the purchase of goods or services furnished at cost to be used in making sales and not for resale, or the time and effort spent in pursuit of sales or recruiting activities.
"Financier" means a person who, with the intent to derive a profit, provides money or credit or other thing of value in order to finance the operations of a scheme or course of conduct.
"Inventory" includes both goods and services, including but not limited to promotional materials, sales aids, and sales kits produced by or on behalf of the scheme or those engaged in the course of conduct that are offered to participants for purchase by the scheme or those engaged in the course of conduct.
"Leader" is a person who conspires with any other person as an organizer, supervisor, financier, or manager.
"Pyramid promotional scheme" is any scheme or course of conduct by which a person gives consideration for the opportunity to receive compensation that is derived primarily from a person's introduction of another person to participate in the scheme or course of conduct rather than from the sale of a product by a person introduced into the scheme or course of conduct.
N.J.S. § 2A:32-2