Kindred Hearts Review: $100 four-tier illegal gifting scheme
Kindred Hearts provides no information on its website about who owns or runs the company.
Kindred Hearts website domain (“kindredheartsteam.com”), was first registered in 2009. The private registration was last updated on June 9th, 2021.
A visit to Kindred Heart’s website reveals login/join buttons, and a message stating “US RESIDENTS ONLY”.
We know this wasn’t always the case. I learnt of Kindred Hearts after publishing BehindMLM’s Gift Of Legacy review.
Long story short; a bunch of disgruntled South African Kindred Hearts affiliates launched their own clone opp, after getting the boot from Kindred Hearts.
Gift of Legacy founder Chris Hattingh, claims Kindred Hearts is being run by an anonymous eighty-three year old woman from the US.
Attempts to ascertain Kindred Hearts ownership are clouded by other businesses bearing the same name.
I’m found an Australian fashion company and Kindred Hearts gift shop in Michigan.
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…]
AutoTrade Gold Review: Panthera Trade & Pansaka sec fraud
Despite the company going by AutoTrade Gold, it actually operates off a domain belonging to Panthera Trade Technologies.
Supposedly Panthera Trade Technologies has an “API platform dedicated to AutoTrade Gold”.
Panthera Trade Technologies claims it’s “one of the introducing brokers of LegoMarket LLC.”
LegoMarket LLC is a shell company incorporated in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
AutoTrade Gold licenses are sold through a third company, Pansaka.
On their website, Pansaka refers to itself as “PT. Pansaky Berdikari Bersama”.
Given that…
- AutoTrade Gold affiliate registration is through Pansaka; and
- AutoTrade Gold support is provided by Panthera Trade Technologies
…it is highly probably that whoever is running AutoTrade Gold is also behind Panthera Trade Technologies and Pansaka.
Neither AutoTrade Gold, Panthera Trade Technologies or Pansaka provides company ownership information.
Pansaka’s website operates off an Indonesian domain. This suggests whoever’s behind AutoTrade Gold might have ties to Indonesia but isn’t definitive.
Panthera Trade Technologies’ website domain (“pantheratrade.live”), was privately registered on June 3rd, 2021.
Pansaka’s website domain (“pansaka.co.id”), was privately registered on December 7th, 2020.
At time of publication, Alexa ranks the US as the top source of traffic to both Panthera Trade Technologies’ and Pansaka’s websites (50% and 46% respectively).
Indonesia is the only other notable source of traffic, coming in at 38% and 44% respectively.
This does support AutoTrade Gold’s ties to Indonesia. The US traffic dominance however is unclear.
Update 10th January 2022 – A reader in the comments below has provided some insight into Pansaka’s CEO.
Dinar Wahyu Saptian Dyfrig, aka Wahyu Kenzo, is Pansaka’s CEO.
Given the close proximity of Pansaka to AutoTrade Gold and Panthera Trade, he’s assumed to ber running or involved in the running of those too.
According to Dyfrig’s social media profiles, he’s based out of Jakarta in Indonesia. This brings us full-circle. /end update
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…]
Freedom Group Review: Offshore properties & income streams
Freedom Group operates in the “hide your assets” MLM niche.
The company doesn’t provide a corporate address on its website. Freedom Group’s official Facebook page however, is managed from Norway and Northern Cyprus.
Freedom Group represents it operates in Northern Cyprus, Dubai and Spain.
Freedom Group’s website domain was privately registered in January 2019.
The company’s official FaceBook page was created the same day, so this appears to be when Freedom Group launched.
Heading up Freedom Group are eight co-founders:
- Einar Steinshaug (Norway), currently promoting Better Globe
- Dagfinn Rognerud (Norway), also promoting Better Globe
- Kjell Morten Brendoy (Norway)
- Tony Branch (Northern Cyprus)
- Paula Branch (Northern Cyprus)
- Helen Camitz-Ryden (Sweden)
- Linda Josefine Neppelberg (Norway) and
- Jonas Camitz-Ryden (Sweden)
Other than their locations, Freedom Group provides no information on any of their co-founders.
I’ve filled in what I could find. Whether the remaining Freedom Group’s founder’s have an MLM history is unclear. This could be due to language-barriers on my part.
As to Einar Steinshaug and Dagfinn Rognerud, BehindMLM reviewed Better Globe in August 2021.
Based on its business model, we strongly suspect Better Globe operates as a pyramid scheme.
Update 10th December 2021 – Via email;
Dagfinn Rognerud is most known for his role in World Games Inc. and has also been involved with Forever Living, PM International, iWowWe, Me2Everyone, Synergy Worldwide, Global Coin Reserve, OneCoin and Darwin International.
Linda Josefine Neppelberg is married to Kjell Morten Brendøy, she has also been involved with Rain International, QubitTech and Nu Skin.
Furthermore, it appears Freedom Group is a spinoff of International Partnership Program (IPP).
From an IPP marketing brochure;
We are an innovative multinational company that provides excellent business opportunity, fantastic teamwork, strong professional support and social networking.
Our property portfolio in North Cyprus totals approximately £450 m including resale and new build, to cater for every type of buyer.
Our consultants also deal with rentals, valuations, property management, building and repairs as well as all logistical requirements from shipping, settling, administration, fights and accommodation.
Sound familiar?
IPP appears to have been rebooted as Vision Group in 2019.
Vision Group (formerly IPP The International Partnership Program) was originally created by the founder and current Chairman Stephan Menzies MRICS.
This is the same year Freedom Group launched.
IPP had strong ties to Better Globe and founder Rino Solberg:
I couldn’t find a concrete connection between Solberg and Freedom Group.
Given two Better Globe top earners are in charge of Freedom Group however, I’d be surprised to learn Solberg isn’t a silent co-founder, if not running the company outright. /end update
Read on for a full review of Freedom Group’s MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]
BNBBusiness Review: BNB smart-contract Ponzi scheme
BNBBusiness provides no information on its website about who owns or runs the company.
BNBBusiness’ website domain (“bnbbusiness.org”) was privately registered on August 1st, 2021.
At time of publication there appears to be a problem with BNBBusiness’ website.
Attempts to load the site get stuck on a loading icon:
Alexa traffic analysis reveals 90% of traffic to BNBBusiness’ website originates from the US.
This strongly suggests BNBBusiness has admin ties to the US.
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…]
Blockchain Global losses climb to $48.9 million AUD
Blockchain Global investor losses, originally pegged at $21 million, have now climbed to $48.9 million AUD (~$34.8 million USD). [Continue reading…]
FDA: BlackOxygen Organics’ mud had elevated lead & arsenic
In an extortion lawsuit filed in September, BlackOxygen Organics attributed their regulatory issues to former distributor David Bykowski.
In August 2021, Bykowski encouraged members of his Facebook group and others to file complaints about BlackOxygen Organics products with Health Canada, the Canadian agency that regulates consumable products, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Bykowski’s campaign to “wreak havoc” has also significantly impacted BlackOxygen Organics’ sales in the U.S.
After Bykowski began publishing false and disparaging statements about BlackOxygen Organics, the FDA put a hold on the sale of the companies’ products in the U.S.
That, of course, was baloney. Here’s what actually happened. [Continue reading…]
William Roshak served $500,000+ Profit Connect clawback suit
The Profit Connect Receiver identifies William Roshak, a Nevada resident, as one of the Ponzi scheme’s employees.
Roshak was also a top Profit Connect affiliate promoter.
Of the $3 million that Profit Connect paid out to its affiliates, Roshak received over $500,000.
On November 4th the Receiver filed a clawback lawsuit against Roshak, his former wife and his current wife. [Continue reading…]
Kari Wahlroos launches conspiracy theory Twitter clone
Following a string of failed schemes, Kari Wahlroos is back with his own social media platform.
On the backend it’s the usual cryptocurrency shenanigans.
In a video uploaded to FaceBook on December 4th, Wahlroos had a sook over the COVID-19 pandemic “limiting your life”. [Continue reading…]
CashFX Group exec lies about withdrawals, regulators… A.I.?
Against the backdrop of affiliate investor withdrawals being blocked, CashFX executives and top promoters went off on a cruise.
Those unable to withdraw can put two and two together to figure out how the cruise was funded.
That was late November, now it’s back to facing the Ponzi schemes problems.
To that end CashFX Group Marketing Director John Kinnear fronted a Q&A on December 4th.
Topics covered include CashFX Group’s withdrawals, regulatory problems, cryptocurrency and… A.I. trading? [Continue reading…]
Harald Seiz’s secretive Karatbars International reboot
Karatbars International owner Harald Seiz is gearing up to promote what sounds like a new business opportunity.
The marketing carrot being dangled is unpaid commissions and shipment of non-existent gold. [Continue reading…]
