The FTC and State of Arkansas have filed for summary judgment against Blessings in No Time and owner operators LaShonda and Marlon Moore. [Continue reading…]

BehindMLM reviewed Aluva the same month it launched in June 2021.

In reviewing Aluva, I was kind of neutral on the MLM opportunity.

There’s nothing overtly offensive about Aluva’s MLM opportunity.

Unfortunately there’s also nothing to really hook you in.

Founder Gavin Dickson’s story about his father is a nice touch but the underlying message is basically “look after yourself before it’s too late”.

And you don’t necessarily need an energy drink, multivitamin drink or weight loss supplement to achieve that.

Almost two years into Aluva’s launch, SimilarWeb tracks negligible traffic to its website.

This isn’t definitive, but it’s a good indication Aluva isn’t doing well.

Since launch, Aluva has marketed a range of nutritional supplements.

Then, on or around January 10th, the company announced it was pivoting to AUX.

Participate in the biggest financial shift of the century and get your time back, more freedom, and finances on track using AUX.

This incredible platform launches 1/15!

AUX stands for Aluva University & Exchange; and you can probably guess where this is going… [Continue reading…]

Palm Alliance Management fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

Palm Alliance Management’s website domain (“palmalliance.com”), was first registered in April 2016. The private registration was last updated on April 19th, 2022, with the current owners taking possession on April 10th.

From the Wayback Machine we can see Palm Alliance Management’s website went live around May 2022.

Despite existing for less than a year, Palm Alliance Management falsely claims on its website it was “founded in 2010”.

As of December 2022, SimilarWeb currently ranks top sources of traffic to Palm Alliance Management’s website as the US (72%), Australia (9%) and Germany (5%).

Indonesia clocked in at 4%, representing an 87% drop in traffic month on month.

The US providing the majority of traffic is suggestive but it’s hard not to ignore the collapse in Indonesia, which came first.

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…]

Aquila Holdco Limited fails to provide ownership or executive information on their website.

Aquila Holdco Limited’s website domain (“aquilaholdcolimited.com”), was registered with bogus details on October 29th, 2022.

In an attempt to appear legitimate, Aquila Holdco Limited provides incorporation details for Aquila Holdco Limited in New Zealand.

The address used to incorporate Aquila Holdco Limited has nothing to with the company.

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

It’s as simple as submit bogus details, pay a fee and get a certificate – which Aquila Holdco Limited of course provides on their website.

In the source-code of Aquila Holdco Limited’s website we find an Instagram link for Bofbot Limited:

Bofbot Limited is a collapsed Ponzi scheme that pitched up to 4% a day. As opposed to New Zealand, Bofbot Limited pretended it was based out of the UK.

From Aquila Holdco Limited’s website source-code, we also find the simplified Chinese character “漏”:

This strongly suggests Chinese scammers are behind Bofbot Limited and Aquila Holdco Limited.

While I can’t say for sure, the typical Chinese Ponzi playbook is to operate from a county neighbouring China or from south-east Asia.

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 NovaTech FX Ponzi scheme has collapsed.

In a communication sent out to investors on February 5th, “NovaTech Admin” advised withdrawals have been disabled. [Continue reading…]

Xtreme Marketplace Global also goes by XtremeMPG and MPGXtreme.

Whichever name you’ve come across, it’s all the same company that operates in a number of MLM product niches.

Xtreme Marketplace Global launched in mid 2022 and provides a corporate address in Minnesota on its website.

Heading up Xtreme Marketplace Global is co-founders Randy and Cathy Teinert (right).

So the story goes;

Randy and Cathy Teinert saw the need to launch a new online marketplace featuring the hottest trends and most timely products that can make a difference in people’s lives.

Randy Teinert’s LinkedIn profile is a bit deceptive. Teinart cites his involvement in:

• NatureRich Distribution Center – CEO since 2008
• Global Diesel Innovation – CEO since 2009
• Synchpack Inc – President since 2020

What you won’t find on there is Teinert’s MLM ventures.

Randy and Cathy Teinert own Revii Life Global, an MLM company that launched in 2016.

Prior to Revii Life Global, Teinert also launched Fuel Direct. Fuel Direct launched in 2011 as a division of NatureRich.

Compensation wise, Fuel Direct was a matrix-based pyramid scheme built around XP3 gas and diesel fuel additives. XP3 products are manufactured by Global Diesel Innovation.

As far as I can tell, Randy and Cathy Teinert own all of the companies we’ve mentioned thus far. It’s a closed loop manufacturing to sales business loop, operated out of Minnesota.

There’s nothing inherently wrong Teinert co-mingling all of his companies but it does raise some questions about Xtreme Marketplace Global. We’ll dig deeper into that later in the review.

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

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

AiProFX’s website domain (“aiprofx.com”), was first registered in November 2020. The private registration was last updated on January 30th, 2023.

In an attempt to appear legitimate, AiProFX provides a corporate address in the UK on its website. This address doesn’t appear to have anything to do with AiProFX.

SimilarWeb currently ranks top sources of traffic to AiProFX’s website as Malaysia (93%) and the US (7%).

While not conclusive, this strongly suggests whoever is running YunikonFX is based out of Malaysia.

One thing to note is references to YunikonFX on AiProFX’s website:

YunikonFX is another forex-themed Ponzi scheme, also suspected of being operated from Malaysia.

It is highly likely the same person or group of people running YunikonFX are also behind AiProFX.

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…]

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

YunikonFX’s website domain (“yunikonfx.com”), was first registered in August 2020. The registration was last updated on January 29th, 2023.

Kitamashi Nukumura is listed as the owner of the domain, through an address associated with fraud in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The same address without a suite number appears on YunikonFX’s website. The company also presents shell incorporation details for “Yunikon Financial Limited.

I’m assuming this corresponds to a St. Vincent and the Grenadines shell company. This is a red flag as St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a tax haven with no active regulation of MLM related fraud.

“Kitamashi Nukumura” meanwhile doesn’t exist outside of YunikonFX’s domain registration. It’s probably not an actual person.

SimilarWeb ranks top sources of traffic to YunikonFX’s website as Malaysia (82%) and the US (18%).

While not conclusive, this strongly suggests whoever is running YunikonFX is based out of Malaysia.

Supporting this is YunikonFX only offering banking transfers in Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand. Everywhere else has to use cryptocurrency.

Lastly, we have the Securities Commission of Malaysia adding YunikonFX to their securities fraud list in June 2022.

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…]

Crown Global has received a securities fraud warning from Canada.

On February 3rd the Alberta Securities Commission added Crown Global to its Investment Caution List. [Continue reading…]

On January 25th the brokerage BDSwiss confirmed it never had a partnership with GSPartners.

On January 30th BehindMLM learned of BDSwiss’ announcement and covered GSPartners’ deception. It wasn’t the first time owner Josip Heit had been caught lying about business partnerships.

Following BDSwiss’ announcement, GSPartners is now covering up its lies through a new Skyground Group partnership. [Continue reading…]