Just days after featuring on BehindMLM, the Aufin Ponzi scheme has collapsed.

Aufin’s collapse follows an Aufin Coin exit-scam announcement, as well as an email begging investors for more money. [Continue reading…]

KKBT has collapsed.

The Ponzi scheme is the latest exit-scam from a series of app-based Ponzis, all believed to originate out of Asia. [Continue reading…]

A reader tipped me off to a video titled, “Would You Swap $20 for $30?”

It depicted Dan Putnam, “on his way to a gas station”, shooting an “opportunity video”.

This was my first introduction to B-Eco.

Unfortunately when it came up for review some time later, the video had been “removed by the uploader”. I’m not sure why. Fortunately it’s still available via reupload.

Update 6th April 2025 – As of April 2025 the above cited reupload has also been removed by the uploader. /end update

The marketing premise behind B-Eco is summed up by Putnam early on in the video;

Question number one; Would you trade $20 for $30?

And question number two; Do you think you could find two other people, who would also trade $20 for $30 – within the next 48 hours?

Read on for a full review of the B-Eco MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Yu Klik provides no company ownership or corporate information on its website.

Yu Klik’s website domain (“yuklik.id”), was privately registered on March 21st, 2022.

After its website domain was registered, Yu Klik appears to have launched on or around April 5th.

At time of publication, Yu Klik’s website domain is nothing more than an affiliate login form:

When I put together my preliminary research notes for Yu Klik, I’d also flagged the domain “yunetwork.id” as relevant.

That domain appears to have been abandoned, but not before it was rebranded as “Arbitgo”:

I’m not sure what the story is there.

On social media Yu Klik promoters are naming “Mr. Ardiansyah” and “Mr. Samuel” as Commissioner and CEO of the company respectively.

This lead me to Yu Klik’s April 2022 launch event, where both Ardiansyah and Samuel put in an appearance (source 1, source 2):

Beyond that I wasn’t able to ascertain anything further on the two.

As you might have surmised from the use of Indonesian domains, Yu Klik is primarily marketed to Indonesian speakers.

Although it’s only been around for a short time, Yu Klik has already attracted the attention of Indonesian authorities.

On March 21st 2022, Yu Klik was incorporated in Indonesia as “PT Smart Multi Trade”.

Kominfo is Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

In April 2022 Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK), added Yu Klik to its illegal investments list (direct link to listing).

Whoever is running Yu Klik at a minimum has ties to Indonesia. Its highly likely they are based out of Indonesia itself.

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…]

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

NeyRobot’s website domain (“neyrobot.com”), was privately registered on March 30th, 2021.

In an attempt to appear legitimate, NeyRobot provides an incorporation certificate for NeyRobot LTD on its website.

NeyRobot LTD was incorporated in the UK on March 28th, 2022.

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 opposed to the UK, NeyRoboto’s website source-code suggests Russians are behind the company.

The first video uploaded to NeyRobot’s official YouTube channel was in Russian.

In the FAQ section of NeyRobot’s website, there’s a self-hosted marketing video at the bottom of the left sidebar. The video is in voiced over in Russian, regardless of the website language selected.

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 Terra/Luna crypto crash last month saw Full Velocity’s bot generate 90%+ losses for affiliates.

Despite being advertised as being able to “thrive in volatile markets”, when an actual volatile market came along, Full Velocity bot accounts were promptly liquidated.

Now founder James Ward is back with a new bot. [Continue reading…]

Cash Building System Unlimited fails to disclose company ownership or executive information on its website.

There are some clues though. The company J.D. Marketing appears on marketing material and the website itself.

J.D. Marketing is incorporated in Ohio. The company is owned by Jay Dagan.

Other than J.D. Marketing being behind similar looking companies to Cash Building System Unlimited over the years, I was unable to find anything further on Dagan.

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…]

TriumphFX has received a second investment fraud warning from Indonesian authorities. [Continue reading…]

Maverick The Collection operates in the fashion clothing MLM niche.

Maverick the Collection was launched on or around early 2019. The company is headed up by founder and CEO, Stephanie Lynn Jonas.

Jonas describes herself as a

devoted wife, boy mom and previous team leader of the one of the most well known clothing names in the business.

That’d be LuLaRoe, which Jonas appears to have joined on or around late 2016.

Maverick The Collection’s official FaceBook page is actually Jonas old LuLaRoe page repurposed.

We can see Jonas left LuLaRoe in late 2018, going on to launch Maverick The Collection less than six months later.

I wasn’t able to ascertain why Jonas left LuLaRoe. LuLaRoe was going through a turbulent time in 2018, perhaps that had something to do with it.

There also appears to be a bit of shade thrown in Jonas’ Maverick The Collection corporate bio;

(Jonas) wanted to created a(n) MLM company that truly resembled a boutique, rather than a company that mass produces the same 15 styles over and over again.

She wanted variety, quick turn around and the ability to offer smaller quantities to her stylists.

One could surmise these were faults Jonas found with LuLaRoe’s “leggings lottery” business model.

Read on for a full review of Maverick The Collection’s MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Aufin is an abbreviation of “AU Finance Limited”.

Aufin provides no company ownership or executive information on its website.

Instead, Aufin provides a UK incorporation certificate for “Aufin Finance Limited”.

Aufin Finance Limited was incorporated on April 19th, 2022.

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.

Aufin’s website domain (“aufin.biz”), was privately registered on May 4th, 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…]