BeeKonnected fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website. At least not directly.

Marketing videos on BeekKonnected’s website reveal the company was cofounded by Tonya Hofmann and Johnny “JR” Read.

I wasn’t able to put together an MLM history on Hofmann. Her LinkedIn profile however suggests she has a background in marketing.

Johnny Read’s LinkedIn profile ties him to BTG180.

BTG180 was Robert Craddock’s attempt to reboot the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme. Whether Read was also a Zeek Rewards investor is unclear.

There are some other companies listed on Read’s LinkedIn but these are all long-gone. Read purportedly signed on as COO of BeeKonnected in February 2020.

Both Hofmann’s and Read’s LinkedIn profiles place them in the US state of Texas.

It follows that BeeKonnected is also based out of Texas.

That said BeeKonnected’s website terms and conditions cites BK Worldwide Inc., which as far as I can tell is a Nevada shell company.

Read on for a full review of BeeKonnected’s MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

A promoter is claiming TranzactCard is “backed by Obama, Trump (and) LeBron James”.

The bizarre claim was made last month on AI Change Crusader, a website owned by Adriane Mayes. [Continue reading…]

Tori Belle has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

BehindMLM previously reported Tori Belle filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2022.

That filing pertaining to parent company LashLiner, which technically is a separate entity. Practically speaking though, both LashLiner and Tori Belle are the same entity run by the same people.

The courts recognized this and so we just classified LashLiner and Tori Belle as one and the same.

It took a year, but nonetheless we now have Tori Belle itself having filed for Chapter 11. [Continue reading…]

Ryan Morgan Evans has settled the SEC’s Saivian fraud case against him.

As per a stipulated judgment filed on July 14th, Evans will pay $175,000 in disgorgement, $52,129 in prejudgment interest and a $111,614 civil penalty. [Continue reading…]

The Rolvi Trading Ponzi scheme has collapsed.

On or around July 20th, Rolvi Trading pulled its website offline and deleted its social media accounts. [Continue reading…]

Hrai fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

Hrai’s website domain (“hrai.top”), was registered with bogus details on June 5th, 2023.

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…]

BigWhale fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

BigWhale’s website domain (“bigwhale.io”), was privately registered on January 30th, 2023.

One name we can attach to BigWhale is Marianna Vilchez:

In BigWhale marketing videos, Vilchez claims to represent its Media Relations department.

When she’s not marketing dodgy crypto schemes run by anonymous scammers, Vilchez works as an Executive Assistant at Quizam Media Corp.

Marianna Vilchez joined Quizam Media Corp. in early 2020.

She is responsible for various administrative and human resource duties at On-Track Corporate Training and Quantum Cannabis.

Quizam Media Corp is a Canadian firm that combines a corporate training center with a retail cannabis division.

Whether anyone else from Quizam Media Corp is involved in BigWhale is unclear.

BigWhale represents it is run through BigWhale Fintech AG, a Swiss shell company registered by persons unknown.

Update 6th October 2023 – The Texas State Securities Board has outed Syed Sameer as BigWhale’s admin. /end update

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…]

Two lawsuits filed by Metron Nutraceuticals against Root Wellness founder Clayton Thomas have resolved.

In the first lawsuit, following jail time for contempt, Clayton Thomas was ordered to pay $222,360.

The second lawsuit resulted in a double KO, with neither party prevailing on their respective claims. [Continue reading…]

EminiFX Ponzi scammer Eddy Alexandre has been sentenced to nine years in prison. [Continue reading…]

Aeonit fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

Aeonit’s website domain (“aeonitgroup.com”), was initially registered in April 2022.

The private registration was last updated on March 3rd, 2023. On or around this date is when the current owners took possession.

If we visit the “APP download” section of Aeonit’s website, we find Chinese in the source-code:

This strongly suggests whoever is running Aeonit has ties to China.

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…]