Last week BehindMLM reviewed DAO1. Based on a number of data points, we suspected it was yet another reboot of the collapsed GSPartners investment scheme.

Today BehindMLM can confirm DAO1 is the fifth GSPartners reboot. The same people tied to GSPartners’ parent company, Gold Standard Corporation (GSB), are running DAO1 behind the scenes. [Continue reading…]

Equat USDT fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

Equat USDT’s website domain (“us.equat-usdt.com”), was registered with bogus details on July 8th, 2024.

Of note is Equat USDT’s website domain being registered through the Chinese registrar Alibaba (Singapore).

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…]

CFX Legacy has received a securities fraud warning from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

ASIC added CFX Legacy to its Investor Alert List on December 12th, 2024. [Continue reading…]

Despite the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) issuing two fraud warnings, a group of die-hard investors continue to promote Auratus and Billionico.

Today we take a look at how Australian investors are violating ASIC’s Auratus and Billionico fraud warnings. [Continue reading…]

OakSmart has received a securities fraud warning from New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority.

As per the FMA’s December 19th warning; [Continue reading…]

GB-AI fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

GB-AI operates from two known website domains:

1. hhmzbg.com – first registered in 2010. The private registration was last updated on December 22nd, 2024 (purchased on or around this date)
2. gb-ai.top – privately registered on December 19th, 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…]

Josip Heit has stepped from from GSB Gold Standard Corporation’s board of executives.

In Heit’s place is Rustam Shoykhet, a name most participants in GSB’s investment schemes have likely never heard of. [Continue reading…]

Two Malaysian scammers behind SingliWorld and TriumphFX have been jailed.

On January 3rd, Leong Koon Wah and Ng Kuan Chuan were sentenced to ten years and six months and seven years and six months respectively. [Continue reading…]

Animoca VIP fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

Animoca VIP operates from two known website domains:

1. animvip.com – registered with bogus details on December 31st, 2024
2. aniquantify.com – registered with bogus details on December 30th, 2024

Of note is both of Animoca VIP’s website domains being registered through the Chinese registrar Alibaba (Singapore).

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…]

DAO1 fails to provide ownership or executive information on either of its websites.

DAO1 operates from two known website domains:

1. dao1.ai (main website) – privately registered on November 19th, 2024
2. dao1.info (marketing funnel) – privately registered on December 11th, 2024

Of note is DAO1 hiding its primary .AI website from public search engine indexing:

This is a red flag, as it suggests DAO1 is attempting to avoid public and/or regulatory scrutiny. Irrespective of any other conduct, hiding a website is not something a legitimate MLM company would do.

Also of note is the use of “mio” in DAO1’s official marketing material:

“Mio” is a German abbreviation for “million”. This suggests whoever is running DAO1 at the very least speaks German.

As per DAO1’s .AI website Privacy Policy;

The Site is hosted in the European Union and is intended for visitors located within the European Union.

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…]