I used manage a home based business opportunity company and man was I shocked when I found out the details on how it was run and how 95% are run.All I have to say is NEVER pay anything upfront for any home business until you fully check out the company. It's very easy to do. Start with the Better Business Bureau, SCAM.com, and a simple google search. Needless to say once I found out about home based business practices I quit that company and would never go back in that industry.
To let everyone know the people saying "don't knock it until you try it "or "you submitted you information somwhere" are most likely employees of this compnay or an employee of the MLM company. Mosy are probably sales people trying to put out positive information so they can trick others.
I got the same text about 5 mins ago, unfortunately I had some issues with husband a few years ago putting my cell number into these web sites to get free crap, and work at home opportunities. I did some research on the web and found out if you reply with "STOP" to the unsolicited text they are supposed to not contact you anymore. It worked for me. This is first I have gotten in six months, and of course I have the ding dong hubby to thank for this one!