Eaconomy co-founder Candace Ross has sued Hassan Mahmoud.

Ross, who is also Mahmoud’s ex-wife, has accused him of “fraud and mismanagement”. [Continue reading…]

Blue Ocean Society fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

By its own admission, Blue Ocean Society intentionally withholds crucial due-diligence information from consumers:

Blue Ocean Society (BOS) is an exclusive, invitation-only private wealth club that brings together visionary individuals seeking extraordinary opportunities for growth and prosperity.

We curate access to blue-chip opportunities typically reserved for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and institutions, making them accessible through our collective approach.

Our society is built on the pillars of privacy, protection, and careful curation.

Membership is by invitation only. You must be invited by an existing member who knows, likes, and trusts you personally.

One name we can attach to Blue Ocean Society is “Kerianne”:

The above, from an official Blue Ocean Society investor email, cites Kerianne as a “Manager” of the company.

On social media Kerianne Mellott cites herself as a “Former Marketing Exec turned Artist, Designer, Investor, International Luxury Events Manager”.

Mellot is also a resident of California in the US.

Who Mellot works with to run Blue Ocean Society is unclear but they are most likely also based in the US.

To that end two unconfirmed names who appear to be attached to Blue Ocean Society are Ellis Botman (aka Elisabeth Botman) and Ken Shuler (aka Doyle Shuler).

Shuler and Botman were cited in a Reddit thread discussing Blue Ocean Society in late 2024:

The thread has multiple Blue Ocean Society investors complaining about withdrawal delays, which we’ll further explore in the conclusion of this review.

Shuler and Botman also popped up in email communications I’ve had with Blue Ocean Society investors. I don’t have anything official tying either to Blue Ocean Society but this isn’t surprising given the secrecy of the scheme (again further explored in the conclusion below).

BehindMLM last came across Shuler and Botman working together in BotTronic, an fraudulent MLM crypto investment scheme launched in 2021.

(Sidenote: Elisabeth Botman appears to have transitioned to “Ellis” sometime after BotTronic.)

Update 27th January 2025 – This slipped my attention when I was doing my initial round of research; Ellis Botman and Ken Shuler both appear on a background marketing video on Blue Ocean Society’s website (click to enlarge):

From this it’s looking highly likely Botman and Shuler are behind Blue Ocean Society. /end update

Blue Ocean Society’s website domain (“blueoceansociety.club”), was first registered in August 2022. The private registration was last updated on August 12th, 2024.

Official Blue Ocean Society communication emails cite the shell company Blue Ocean Management LLC (registration unclear), tied to an undisclosed address in St Kitts & Nevis.

St Kitts & Nevis is a tax haven with little no known regulation of MLM related fraud.

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…]

Salavi88 fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

Salavi88 operates from two known website domains: salavi.xyz and salavi88.com. Both of Salavi88’s website domains were privately registered on December 28th, 2024.

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…]

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

In fact as I write this, all you can do on Vyb’s website is sign up or log in as an affiliate:

Some names we can attach to Vyb, through off-site marketing, include:

• Toni Morick – Chief Marketing Officer
• Aundray Russell – Director of Product Development, CEO and owner
• Ragan Lynch – Director of Administration, co-owner
• Megan Lynch – Vice President of Sales, co-owner

Up until late 2024, Aundray Russell was promoting various unregistered trading schemes under “Passive Pros” branding.

The various unregistered trading schemes Russell promotes appear to be engaged in securities and/or commodities fraud.

At time of publication Passive Pros’ website has since been disabled.

Ragan and Megan Lynch run a YouTube channel on which they too promote numerous pyramid schemes and/or unregistered trading opportunities:

• Tradera
• XtreamFX
• BFX Standard
• Automated Wealth Center (“zapz strategy”)
• Double Vision
• Nadex

As per the linked BehindMLM reviews, a number of MLM companies Ragan and Megan Lynch have promoted have engaged in securities and/or commodities fraud.

Why Vyb ownership is not disclosed on its website is unclear.

Of additional note is Vyb’s potential ties to Dubai:

Due to the proliferation of scams and failure to enforce securities fraud regulation, BehindMLM ranks Dubai as the MLM crime capital of the world.

BehindMLM’s guidelines for Dubai are:

1. If someone lives in Dubai and approaches you about an MLM opportunity, they’re trying to scam you.
2. If an MLM company is based out of or represents it has ties to Dubai, it’s a scam.

If you want to know specifically how this applies to Vyb, read on for a full review. [Continue reading…]

TRX ChargePoint fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

TRX ChargePoint’s website domain (“trxchargepoint.net”), was registered with bogus details on January 22nd, 2025.

Of note is TRX ChargePoint’s website domain being registered through the Chinese registrar Alibaba (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…]

Myanmar claims it has deported over 50,000 Chinese scammers tied to scam factories since October 2023.

As reported by the South China Morning Post in a January 21st paywalled article; [Continue reading…]

The Traders Domain defendants Holton Buggs and Robert Collazo have consented to preliminary injunctions. [Continue reading…]

Epicure has collapsed. Without warning to its MLM Ambassadors or customers, the company disabled its websites yesterday.

Epicure’s social media profiles have also been nuked.

After Epicure disappeared from the internet, owner and founder Sylvie Rochette sent out the following communication to the company’s Ambassadors; [Continue reading…]

Scentsy has announced a round of staff layoffs. The layoffs coincide with compensation plan changes, effectively raising the barrier of entry to its MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Trump Watches fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

Trump Watches’ website domain (“fa.persiangulfmall.vip”), was registered with bogus details on September 22nd, 2024.

Of note is Trump Watches’ website domain being registered through the Chinese registrar Alibaba (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…]