Crowd Sourcing International

Crowd Sourcing International(CSI), formerly known asNarc Technologies Inc.,[1]is a company based inDallas, Texas, that operates a service known as Narc That Car from the website Narcthatcar.com. CSI members are paid small fees to enterlicense platenumber and location information into the company's database, which is then provided tolienholders for autorepossessionandlaw enforcementofficials for stolen vehicles andAmber alerts.[2][3] CSI members can join after paying an up-front fee and a monthly website fee; members are paid for entering a monthly quota of license plate data, however they can earn additional money by increasing their amount of license plate data entered. This is done by recruiting new members in a business practice similar tomulti-level marketing.[2][4]CSI has received severe criticism for utilizing multi-level marketing strategies. TheBetter Business Bureauof Dallas and Northeast Texas gave the company a "BBB Rating of F on a scale from A+ to F", citing several consumer complaints and concerns over whether the company sells "a bona fide product with a true market value."[5]The Better Business Bureau concerns also include determining whether the business model is multi-level marketing, which is in compliance with the law, or apyramid scheme, which is illegal.[4]The Better Business Bureau claims it has been unable to verify the 3rd party clients whom CSI claims are purchasing the information product supplied by CSI members.