The Trust Miner reboot Ponzi has lost its website domain.

Naturally, the reasoning management have come up with doesn’t hold up. [Continue reading…]

The FTC’s Success by Health and NetForce cases have been consolidated as per a July 26th order.

A January 2023 trial date has also been scheduled. [Continue reading…]

Rolvi Trading operates in the trading MLM niche.

Rolvi Trading’s website domain (“rolvi.com”), was first registered in 2016. The private registration was last updated in August 2021, which is when the current owner(s) took possession of it.

In an attempt to appear legitimate, Rolvi Trading provides US and UK incorporation certificates.

For the purpose of MLM due-diligence, basic incorporation in any jurisdiction is meaningless.

This is due to the ease with which scammers are able to incorporate shell companies with bogus data.

In a recent June 2022 marketing video with a cringetastic laugh-track, Rolvi Trading represents it is headed up by CEO “Richard F. Asperger”:

Asperger is actually Wesley Johnson, a US actor based out of California:

Rolvi Trading provides other executives in their website. None of these actors appear in videos though, so I didn’t bother digging any further.

Rolvi Trading’s official company documents were put together by “Zahra Tariq”. This could be a link to Dubai but I’m trying not to read too much into it.

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…]

After receiving notification of medical claims made by associates posted to its website, Root Wellness took the unusual position of denying responsibility.

Fortunately, that’s not how MLM regulation works. [Continue reading…]

Following a dramatic drop in recruitment, Gift of Legacy appears to be collapsing from within.

Admins are fighting, recruitment has collapsed and anybody who asks questions is having their account(s) seized. [Continue reading…]

The Z System, also going by the Z 712 Money System, is the latest MLM opportunity from serial scammer Paul Darby.

To his credit, Darby fronts The Z System in a marketing video front and center on the company’s website.

BehindMLM first covered Darby in 2013, as owner of the YouGetPaidFast gifting scheme. Back then Darby was launching various scams under Unimax Services branding.

After YouGetPaidFast collapsed, Darby continued promoting third-party scams to his victims.

Darby dropped off after Internet Lifestyle Network, at least as far as popping up on BehindMLM’s radar. Darby’s YouTube channel reveals he’s been flogging a “new” marketing system under various names over the past few years.

The Z System’s Terms and Conditions document suggests Darby is based out of Texas in the US.

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

Authorities in Venezuela have arrested Generation Zoe promoter César Julio Gómez López.

Following an investigation by the Scientific, Criminal and Criminalistic Investigation Service Corps (CICPC), Lopez has been charged with fraud related to “false investments”. [Continue reading…]

Paraiba World has received a second securities fraud warning from Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

FINMA’s first Paraiba World fraud warning was issued in March and targeted Paraiba World Switzerland.

FINMA’s second warning pertains to the associated shell company Unique Private Bank LTD. [Continue reading…]

Hacken Pool provides no information on its website about who owns or runs the company.

Hacken Pool’s website domain (“hackenpool.com”), was registered on June 19th, 2021. The domain registration was last updated on March 22nd, 2022.

Hacken Pool’s website domain registration lists “Isabella Alexander” as the owner, complete with a bogus address in the UK.

Hacken Pool also operates from the secondary domain “hpbackoffice”, privately registered on March 16th, 2022.

In Hacken Pool’s official presentation PDF we find an email address:

This corresponds to Ahmad Fathurizqi, who appears to be based out of Malaysia.

In an attempt to appear legitimate, Hacken Pool provides incorporation certificates for “Hacken Pool Trading Limited” and “Hacken Limited”.

Hacken Pool Trading Limited was incorporated in the UK on March 22nd, 2022.

Hacken Limited was incorporated in 2014 and doesn’t have anything to do with Hacken Pool.

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.

Whether Ahmad Fathurizqi is running Hacken Pool is unclear. At the very least his involvement suggests, as opposed to the UK, that Hacken Pool has ties to Malaysia.

Another possibility is neighboring 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…]

Whereas “click a button” Ponzis typically have a functioning website, GoTik directs website visitors straight to their app:

GoTik operates from the domain (“gotik.info”), privately registered on July 8th, 2022.

Despite being run in Spanish and targeting Colombians, if we look at GoTik’s website source-code we find Chinese:

This strongly suggest whoever is behind GoTik 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…]