A reader got in contact earlier today to share an odd email from the DOJ, regarding Infinity2Global founder Richard Maike.

As per the email, sent out as part of the DOJ’s Victim Notification System on September 8th;

Defendant(s), Richard G. Maike, has been released from federal custody.

The appeal in the case of defendant(s), Richard G. Maike, was decided on May 10, 2023. The appeal was affirmed.

Um… what? [Continue reading…]

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

AGS’ website domain “agspakistan.com”, was privately registered on April 27th, 2023. Note however that AGS didn’t officially launch till August 28th.

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…]

Veqber Guild fails to provide verifiable ownership or executive information on its website.

Without explanation, Veqber Guild provides details for two CEOs:

Neither “Dash Bereford” or “Cristopher Marveq” appear to exist.

Over on YouTube we have the actor playing Dash Bereford with a non-native English speaker accent.

It’s not the strong Russian accent where used to but definitely sounds eastern European to me (possibly a Russia/Ukraine adjacent region).

Other actors in Veqber Guild’s marketing videos wear wigs and, in order to mask their thicker accents, are dubbed over.

At [0:23] on this Veqber Guild marketing video, we can see the PC in the shot is set to UTC +2.

This time zone corresponds with Kaliningrad Time and Russia’s Northwestern Federal District.

Veqber Guild’s website domain (“veqber.com”), was first registered in 2021. The private registration was last updated on March 14th, 2023.

Prior to March 2023 the “veqber.com” domain was parked. Thus it appears whoever is running Veqber Guild purchased the domain on or around March 2023.

Supporting this is Veqber Guild’s current website going live towards the end of March 2023.

In an attempt to appear legitimate, Veqber Guild provides incorporation details for Veqber GCG UK Limited.

Veqber GCG UK Limited was incorporated in the UK on March 14th, 2023.

An MLM company operating or claiming to operate out of the UK is a red flag.

UK incorporation is dirt cheap and effectively unregulated. On top of that the FCA, the UK’s top financial regulator, do not actively regulate MLM related securities fraud.

As a result the UK is a favored jurisdiction for scammers looking to incorporate, operate and promote fraudulent companies.

For the purpose of MLM due-diligence, incorporation in the UK or registration with the FCA is meaningless.

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…]

The CFTC has secured a $1.7 billion consent judgment against Mirror Trading International.

The judgment follows settlement negotiations with South African liquidators, and a Joint Motion to approve the then proposed consent judgment on September 5th.

The court signed off on the judgment on September 6th. [Continue reading…]

Liska fails to provide verifiable ownership or executive information on its website.

While Liska does cite “Charlee Mangar” as its co-founder and COO…

…Mangar is represented by a stock photo and fictional corporate bio.

In other words, Charlee Mangar doesn’t exist.

Liska’s website domain (“liskaio.pro”), was privately registered on June 12th, 2023.

If we visit Liskar’s affiliate login page, we can see the native language is set to Chinese:

This suggests whoever is actually running Liska has ties to China.

Note that although it’s being run by Chinese admin(s), Liska is targeting the Philippines and Bangladesh:

Also note that, in an attempt to appear legitimate, Liska claims it has been “certified by the US MSB”.

We have a US MSB license and are regulated by FinCen.

Your funds are regulated and protected by US FinCEN

Liska appears to be registered with Fincen through Liska Finance Investments, a Colorado shell company.

FINCEN is not a financial regulator, nor has it “certified” Liska.

All whoever is running Liska has done is register a shell company with bogus details, and then register the shell company with FINCEN.

This requires minimal effort beyond supplying bogus details and payment of small fees. In other words, with respect to MLM due-diligence, it’s meaningless.

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…]

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

Levarti’s website domain (“golevarti.com”), was privately registered on July 18th, 2023.

Further research reveals David Barton (aka DJ Barton) being cited as a Levarti co-founder:

Barton seems to be the face of Levarti for now. For some reason Levarti’s other co-founders are laying low.

Circa November 2022 Barton was involved in Hapi Travel.

In December 2022 Barton was promoting My Travel Ventures:

Barton was still promoting My Travel Ventures as late as June 2023.

My Travel Ventures is owned by Global Travel Destinations LLC.

Global Travel Destinations LLC is a Texas company. Corporate records reveal its tied to Hapi Travel, suggesting it’s a reboot.

Other MLM opportunities that have recently featured on Barton’s YouTube channel include Youngevity’s 8 Minute Trader and some solar power opportunity.

According to his LinkedIn profile Barton is based out of Texas. Presumably this is also where Levarti is being operated from.

That said, it should be noted that Levarti’s Policies and Procedures state;

These Policies and Procedures shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the
State of Florida.

I’m not reading too much into that because elsewhere in Levarti’s Policies and Procedures it states:

Any Dispute not resolved in writing by negotiation or mediation shall be subject to and shall be settled exclusively by final, binding arbitration before … a panel of three arbitrators, in the City of Atascadero in the State of Floridania. [sic]

There are multiple references to “Floridania” in the document. Atascadero is in California, so it seems Levarti might have copy and pasted someone else’s Policies and Procedures.

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…]

Kannaway Crown Ambassador Randy Schroeder isn’t happy with BehindMLM reporting on TranzactCard.

Towards the end of a September 4th YouTube video, covering the same TranzactCard updates we’ve reported on, Schroeder had a bit of a meltdown.

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Oden Films fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

Oden Films’ website domain (“odenfilms.com”), was privately registered on July 17th, 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…]

Ergo Partners fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

Ergo Partners’ website domain (“ergopartners.com”), was first registered in February 1996. The private registration was last updated on December 2nd, 2022.

Through the Wayback Machine we can see Ergo Partners’ current website went live towards the end of December 2022. This suggests the current owners took possession of the domain on or around December 2nd.

Despite existing for nine months at best, Ergo Partners attempts to feign legitimacy based off the original 1996 domain registration date.

Ergo Partners was created in 1996 to give clients long-term investment returns.

In an attempt to appear legitimate, Ergo Partners provides a corporate address in South Carolina.

The address corresponds to what appears to be an office building that has nothing to do with Ergo Partners.

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…]

Following our report yesterday on OmegaPro scammer Mike Sims’ assets being seized, a BehindMLM reader reached out to him about it.

Understandably, Sims is a little upset. [Continue reading…]