Following a three-day bench trial held in early February, the outcome of Michael Rutherford’s Pruvit lawsuit now hinges on mediation.

To that Keisha O’Neal and Pruvit appear to have already settled. Rutherford and Pruvit will enter mediation following appointment of a mediator on March 18th. [Continue reading…]

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

Nvidia USDT’s website domain (“hanboworld.com”), was privately registered on March 17th, 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…]

Advetex fails to provide ownership or executive details on its website.

Advetex’s website domain (“advetex.net”), was privately registered on December 13th, 2024.

In an attempt to appear legitimate, Advetex provides a “certificate of incorporation” for Advetex Limited.

As above, Advetex Limited is purportedly registered in New Zealand.

Due to the ease with which scammers are able to incorporate shell companies with bogus details, for the purpose of MLM due-diligence these certificates are 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…]

Crowd1 has received a securities fraud warning from Quebec’s Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF).

As per the AMF’s March 14th Crowd1 warning;

Crowd1 is not registered with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and is not authorized to solicit investors in Québec.

Offering unregistered securities in violation of Quebec financial law constitutes securities fraud. [Continue reading…]

Earlier today a BehindMLM reader wrote in claiming Jeff Dyck was running Treasure Island as Jeff Jeffries.

Treasure Island is an MLM company committing securities fraud through a reality show ruse.

Treasure Island’s unregistered investment scheme is simple; invest increments of $100 and Treasure Island will pay you back 150% within 12 months.

At time of publication the only name publicly attached to Treasure Island is Brett Nicholson.

The reader who wrote in seemed well-researched, so I took it upon myself to confirm. Here’s what I found. [Continue reading…]

PetronPay has received a securities fraud warning from Quebec’s Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF).

As per the AMF’s March 14th PetronPay warning;

PetronPay [is] not registered with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and is not authorized to solicit investors in Québec.

Offering unregistered securities in violation of Quebec financial law constitutes securities fraud. [Continue reading…]

Pertamina USDT fails to provide ownership or executive details on its website.

Pertamina USDT’s website domain (“fa.bikeveniceflorida.com”), was registered with bogus details on February 20th, 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…]

Travelution, not to be confused with Dave Manning’s MLM company bearing the same name, is the sixth spinoff of the Mavie Global Ponzi scheme.

Travelution has been set up on the website domain (“travelution.ai”), privately registered on October 8th, 2024.

While Travelution features on Mavie Global’s website…

…there is no mention of Mavie Global or CEO Michael Prazenica on Travelution’s website. [Continue reading…]

Apertum has received a securities fraud cease and desist order from Texas.

The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) groups Apertum, the blockchain tied to GSPartners reboot DAO1 and GSPro+, with “illegal and fraudulent securities schemes” run by Apertum associated Respondents. [Continue reading…]

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

AI Advisor’s website domain (“aiadvisor.cc”), was registered with bogus details on March 14th, 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…]