LuLaRoe co-founder Mark Stidham dead at 68
LuLaRoe co-founder Mark Stidham passed away on September 25th at the age of sixty-eight.
Stidham is believed to have died of complications related to pancreatic cancer. [Continue reading…]
Athene Network Ponzi collapses, Atheus Network reboot
Athene Network has collapsed.
Following a trademark infringement judgment earlier this year, the scammers behind the Ponzi scheme have rebooted as Atheus Network. [Continue reading…]
US indicts Chinese “click a button” scammer in Cambodia
Chen Zhi, founder and Chairman of Prince Holding Group, has been indicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges. [Continue reading…]
iComTech’s Juan Arellano sentenced to time served
iComTech promoter Juan Arellano has received a time served sentence and three years of supervised release.
$1.74 million already seized by the US government is forfeited. And Arellano is jointly liable for $789,218 in restitution. [Continue reading…]
Cryptex reboots as Bytnex following domain seizure
Following multiple regulatory fraud warnings, Crytpex’s website domain was seized earlier this month. [Continue reading…]
LifeVantage Review v3: Solid retail effort, questionable marketing
BehindMLM has published two LifeVantage reviews to date; the first in 2015 and a second in 2019.
In September 2025, LifeVantage announced it had acquired LoveBiome. This prompted a BehindMLM reader to request an updated review.
Seeing as it’s been six years, today we’re revisiting LifeVantage for an updated review. [Continue reading…]
Sampsons to pay $750K punitive damages in EnvyTV case
Clayton and Elisha Sampson have been ordered to pay $750,000 in punitive damages.
In awarding punitive damages on September 30th, the court noted discrepancies in the Sampsons’ testimony and failure to produce requested financial records. [Continue reading…]
Vault27 Review: “Soft KYC” staking MLM crypto Ponzi
Vault27 fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.
Vault27’s website domain (“vault27.net”), was registered in February 2023. The private registration was last updated on January 5th, 2025.
Further research reveals Bruce John Curnick citing himself as Vault27’s founder and CEO:
Curnick claims to be a South African living in the UK.
In addition to Vault27, Curnick is behind Dreamz and Meishi.
Dreamz appears to be an MLM opportunity attached to Meishi, a paid LinkedIn style directory.
Part of Meishi was Meishi Invest:
Meishi Invest was an unregistered crypto investment scheme that was abandoned in late 2024.
As always, if an MLM company is not openly upfront about who is running or owns it, think long and hard about joining and/or handing over any money. [Continue reading…]
BitHarvest investment fraud warning from Netherlands
BitHarvest has received an investment fraud warning from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM).
As per the AFM’s October 7th BitHarvest warning; [Continue reading…]
AtomicMeta Review: ATMC token staking Ponzi
AtomicMeta fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.
AtomicMeta’s website domain (“atomicmeta.com”), was first registered in 2021. The private registration was last updated on July 27th, 2025.
On the WayBack Machine we can see AtomicMeta’s website domain was for sale as of March 2025. AtomicMeta’s website went live in or around August 2025, so it’s likely the domain itself was purchased in or around July 2025.
As always, if an MLM company is not openly upfront about who is running or owns it, think long and hard about joining and/or handing over any money. [Continue reading…]
