Way back in 2010 the Australian Competitive and Consumer Commission (ACCC) decided to put a stop to the promotion of TVI Express in Australia.

With no officially registered local presence, offices or staff, the ACCC instead were left to target the national top three local promoters. In May 2010, the ACCC won an injunction that prohibited promotional ringleaders Lualhati Jutsen (also known as Teddi Jutsen), Tina Brownlee and David Scanlon from ‘promoting the scheme (TVI), accepting payments from new “members” or paying other participants’‘.

Wanting to make an example of the top promoters and put a stop to the promotion of TVI for good, the ACCC took the trio to court and alleged that they had been willing promoters of a pyramid scheme, which is illegal in Australia.

After eighteen months in the Australian legal system, last November the case against Jutsen, Brownlee and Scanlon ( right) came to a head with Justice Nicholas ruling against the trio.

I am satisfied that the single most important inducement held out to prospective members of the scheme in this case was the prospect of them making money, large amounts of it, by encouraging other people to join who would have to pay a membership fee to do so.

The vacation representation was misleading or deceptive or likely to” mislead or deceive because “people would not expect the travel certificates to be of no value”.

I am satisfied that the TVI Express System was a pyramid-selling scheme.

The decision against the trio (the company itself initially promised to refute the ACCC’s claims but later abandoned Jutsen, Brownlee and Scanlon leaving them to defend themselves), was a landmark decision in that it was the first time promoters of a scam had been successfully found guilty in an Australian court.

Following the November ruling a period of six months would then pass before a court handed down a sentence. [Continue reading…]

As a result of our continuous coverage and analysis of the Zeek Rewards MLM opportunity here at BehindMLM, over the past few months several questions have arisen that to date have remained unanswered.

Today we take you behind the scenes at Zeek Rewards and reveal some of the more pressing issues that have surfaced:

Did OFAC really have anything to do with the recent banning of members? What is behind some of the relationships between well-known figures in the MLM industry and Zeek Rewards, exactly how much fraud are Zeek Rewards dealing with, how do they address it, is the company still vulnerable and if so, why?

Read on as we explore these very questions and more. [Continue reading…]

There is no information on the Resort Cruise Club International website indicating  who runs or owns the business.

The domain ‘resortcruiseclub.com’ however was registered on the 5th of April 2012 and lists a Randal Williams from Prosperity Formula LLC as the domain owner.

Randal Williams (also known as Randy Williams, photo right) first popped up BehindMLM’s radar as one of the co-founders of the recruitment scam Fast Profits Daily. Teaming up with Brett Robinson and Scott Chandler (who had just quit as founders of AutoXTen, another recruitment scam), Williams launched Fast Profits Daily back in September 2011.

Less than six months later, in February 2012 Fast Profits Daily was relaunched as Profit Racer Pro. Profit Racer Pro used the same recruitment commissions model as AutoXTen and Fast Profits Daily before it.

The problem with the business model behind all three companies was that once new members stopped signing up, commissions dried up and the companies fell apart.

Now just three months after the launch of Fast Profits Daily it seems the company has stalled and Williams has decided to launch yet another company, Resort Cruise Club.

Is Resort Cruise Club International just another recruitment scam bound to fail in just a few short months like William’s other MLM ventures, or has he learnt from his mistakes and launched a viable product-based company this time around?

Read on for a full review of the Resorts Cruise Club International MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Back in 2005 Doug Sleeth founded Printer Shoppe, a wholesale graphic design and printing company (non MLM) that marketed their services and products to US-based businesses.

As I understand it, Printer Shoppe retail centers (electronic kiosks) were set up in participating retail stores who would then, through the kiosks, sell Printer Shoppe’s printing and graphic services at a retail level.

In June 2011 Sleeth then decided to expand his business and launched ViralPrint to expand Printer Shoppe’s retail offering to a wider market.

Read on for a full review of the ViralPrint business opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Over the past year or so I’ve had a few requests from readers to review the Lyoness MLM business opportunity.

The first time this happened I added Lyoness to my review list and when the time came went over their site to start my research.

A few hours and a massive headache later, I closed my browser window and gave up. I concluded that Lyoness had put so little thought and effort into the coherency of explaining their business, that it simply wasn’t worth my time to try to understand the business model.

Taking recent strides to beef up their US presence however, Lyoness has finally realised that their business presentations and information desperately needed a massive overhaul.

Armed with some decent and clear information on the company and the business model, I’m now able to present a complete review of the Lyoness US business opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Ever since the Solomon James writ 383 petition was filed late last year, Speak Asia, AISPA and senior panelists have harped on and on about how this one case was supposed to decide everything.

“Don’t worry about anything else, just follow the Supreme Court and they’ll sort everything out” was pretty much the line towed by those running things. Instilled with the confidence that the highest court in India was indeed handling all matters Speak Asia, the company’s panelists all too eagerly swallowed the company line and rallied against critics, the media and the various authorities investigating Speak Asia.

Seemingly out of the blue however, around a fortnight ago Speak Asia’s defacto management team in India, AISPA, started to publicly put forth a new direction. After nearly a year of proclaiming that the Supreme Court would fix everything and ensure Speak Asia a business restart, all of a sudden AISPA were now telling panelists to pretty much ignore all court cases.

Something didn’t add up, and yesterday why the sudden shift in company management policy regarding the subduing of panelists was finally made clear.

On the 21st of March 2012, AISPA told the Mumbai High Court that

the Apex Court has appointed a mediator and the mediator (has) seized the entire case.

This was infact something AISPA had been claiming for a while now and formed one of the cornerstone arguments of both AISPA and Speak Asia’s coordinated launching of court cases to have criminal investigations into Speak Asia quashed.

Giving AISPA the benefit of the doubt and not wanting to possibly rule over the Supreme Court (or interfere with the Supreme Court case if it was indeed dealing with criminal investigations into Speak Asia), the Mumbai High Court ordered a stay on the EOW’s investigation and asked that they “obtain clarification” from the Supreme Court regarding the writ 383 petition and criminal investigations. [Continue reading…]

There is no information on the 10 Daily Cash website indicating who owns or runs the company.

The domain ’10dailycash.com’ was registered on the 26th April 2012 and lists the domain registrant as:

owner-name: Michael Chardi
owner-street: NYStreen No.3
owner-city: Sydney
owner-state: Sydney
owner-zip: 2993992
owner-country: AT
owner-phone: +43.83326556255
owner-fax:
owner-email: script4money@gmail.com

Interestingly enough the ‘admin’ contact details are different from the domain owner details:

admin-name: Wersen Janyers
admin-street: NY street no.342
admin-city: Florida
admin-state: Florida
admin-zip: 898773884
admin-country: UA
admin-phone: +380.3226545488
admin-fax:
admin-email: forexplanet@ymail.com

A quick search on both emails (‘forexplanet@ymail.com’ and ‘script4money@gmail.com’) reveals both emails have previously been tied into multiple dodgy looking investment schemes, the bulk of which are no longer operational.

You’ll note that the addresses provided in the domain registration also don’t really make sense either so I’m pretty sure that both listed contacts are fake IDs.

As always, if a 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…]

If one was to solely look at the purported benefits of joining a company like Global Information Network, the benefits at first glance seem quite impressive:

How to make money and create wealth.

How to invest and trade in equities, commodities, and currencies.

How to invest in real estate.

Asset protection, setting up trusts, foundations, and corporate structures.

Raising money, getting credit, financing and venture capital or investors for business ventures.

Opening offshore bank accounts.

Getting a second passport.

Living abroad.

Buying and investing in gold and silver and other precious metals.

How, where and when to invest for maximum profits.

New ground floor business opportunities.

How to get out of debt, fix bad credit and increase credit scores.

How to set up and prosper in home based businesses.

How to buy real estate with little or no money down.

How to make money in mail order, TV infomercials, direct response marketing and internet businesses.

How to develop wealth and secure retirement.

How to get grants that never have to be paid back.

How others have turned a $1,000 investment into millions of dollars in just a few years. 

How members have made investment returns of 300% -3,000%. 

How to use the law of attraction and other advanced techniques to have, be or do everything you desire.

How to attract things into your life such as a new car, better job or career, a lover or better relationship or even better health.

How to develop emotional well being, be happier, more fulfilled, eliminate depression and anxiety.

How to overcome fears, phobias and insecurities.

How to remove blocks and feel happy whatever the financial or emotional climate you are facing.

How to feel powerful, and in control with all people and in all situations.

How to read energy, virtually read people’s minds, expand your psychic ability and predict the future.

How to gain confidence, and a feeling of security and certainty in life.

How to get people to like you.

Dramatically improve your health and learn the natural non drug and non surgical ways to cure and prevent virtually every disease.

You will learn the closely guarded secrets of various secret societies and what really goes on behind closed doors in these powerful controlling groups, and how it could affect you and your future.

How others have raised $10k cash In 24 hours and made over $100k cash in just 90 days.

How to create a perpetual money making machine, giving you a permanent monthly residual income from various sources from around the world.

How to save up to 70% off most of the goods and services you are currently buying from year to year.

How to maintain an inner sense of calm and control, whatever the outer conditions you are facing might be.

How to get trips, vacations, and cars for free or at dramatically reduced prices.

You will have inside information on the unexplained, unidentified flying objects, and things like extrasensory perception or psychic phenomena.

Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company.

Undeniably however, Global Information Network is definitely one of the more interesting MLM opportunities I’ve taken the time to look at. Read on for a full review. [Continue reading…]

There is no information on the US Utility Direct website indicating who owns or runs the company.

The domain ‘usutilitydirect.com’ was registered on the 15th of April 2012 however the domain registration information is set to private.

The only public name I’ve seen associated with US Utility Direct is “VIP Founder” Steve Gewecke. Gewecke credits himself as the President and Owner of ‘Morningstar Marketing and Consulting LLC’ on his LinkedIn profile and has published a few videos on Youtube where he mentions he is also the Marketing Director of US Utility Direct.

Back in late February Gewecke wrote on Twitter wrote:

Can’t wait to get my new project started! BIG things happening in the next 90 days! More details coming soon!

One month later he then began promoting his involvement in Network Marketing VT:

Network Marketing VT is of course a cash gifting scam launched in late January 2012 and not surprisingly, doesn’t appear to have worked out for Gewecke.

At present Gewecke is the only person I can see publicly promoting US Utility Direct which is definitely odd (why would an executive of the company be recruiting on YouTube?). Moreso when you consider that Gewecke doesn’t mention anyone higher than him (an owner, president or CEO) in any of his US Utility Direct marketing material.

Throw in Gewecke’s ‘can’t wait to get me new project started!‘ tweet and I’m starting to think that there might not be anyone higher than Gewecke himself.

A silent partner (or partners) is possible of course but with Gewecke running his own marketing company I’m not really buying it. That said, without further clarification public ownership of US Utility Direct Review is currently unknown.

As always, if a 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…]

The first thing that struck me about the 14 Daily Profit MLM opportunity was the name, in that it’s remarkably similar to the 12 Daily Profit Ponzi scheme launched just over a month ago.

Sure the two company names sound suspiciously similar but is there anything else linking these two sites together?

Read on for a full review of the 14 Daily Profit MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]