One You DNA abandoned, MaVie merges with Ariix
Back in late February Uforia Science and MaVie announced they were merging into One You DNA.
One You DNA appears to have since been abandoned, following the announcement MaVie has merged with Ariix. [Continue reading…]
Finalmente Global Review: Bitcoin “lending” Ponzi scheme
Finalmente Global provides no information about who owns or runs the company on its website.
Finalmente Global’s website domain (“finalmenteglobal.com”) was first registered in August 2019. The registration is currently private and was last updated on May 30th, 2020.
Further research reveals videos on Finalmente Global’s official YouTube channel, citing Kobus van der Merwe as CEO of the company.
Prior to launching Finalmente Global, Merwe was promoting AdsEarn Bitcoin (aka AdsEarn BTC), a bitcoin Ponzi scheme.
On Facebook Finalmente Global claims to be “a company registered in South Africa”.
At the time of publication Alexa estimates the US is by far the largest source of traffic to Finalmente Global’s website (55%).
Read on for a full review of Finalmente Global’s MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]
Lifestyle Marketing Group Review: $50 a month pyramid
Lifestyle Marketing Group operates in the ecommerce niche. The company provides a corporate address in California on its website.
Further research reveals a number of businesses operating out of the same address, suggesting it is virtual in nature.
Heading up Lifestyle Marketing Group is CEO Shain Hymon.
On Facebook Shain Hymon (right) goes by “Hymon Shain”. He cites himself as a “Field Supervisor/Customer Service & Sales at A-Line Messenger Service”.
Hymon’s personal YouTube channel reveals promotion of Javita dating back seven years.
We then jump to four years ago, where Hymon was promoting The Perfect Solution pyramid scheme.
The last The Perfect Solution marketing video uploaded to Hymon’s channel was on February 15th, 2017.
Lifestyle Marketing Group’s website domain (“lmg50.com”) was registered in April 2019.
In addition to running Lifestyle Marketing Group, recently Hymon has been promoting something called Jaa Lifestyle.
Upon visiting Jaa Lifestyle’s website, this is the first thing you see;
Register for FREE today and make up $1,000 per year, AND, Get FREE Future Shares in the company. NO WORK NEEDED!
From what I’ve seen Jaa Lifestyle looks awfully similar to Lifestyle Marketing Group.
I can’t confirm it’s a reboot clone yet, but I’ve added Jaa Lifestyle to the review list for a closer look. I’ll update here when it comes up.
In the meantime, read on for a full review of Lifestyle Marketing Group’s MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]
Paybit Club Review: Failed crypto ecom platform pyramid
Paybit Club provides no information about who owns or runs the company on its website.
Paybit Club’s website domain (“paybitclub.com”) was registered on February 4th, 2020.
Paybit Marketing is listed as the owner through an Arizona suite address. The same address is provided on Paybit Club’s website.
Multiple businesses appear to use the same address, suggesting it is virtual in nature.
Multiple Paybit Club marketing videos on YouTube feature Jairo Flores. In offsite marketing, Flores (right) is cited as one of Paybit Club’s founders.
Prior to founding Paybit Club, Flores was promoting a skin cream on Facebook called Vit Pura. I wasn’t able to confirm whether there was a business opportunity attached.
MLM schemes I was able to confirm Flores promoted in the past include Brain Abundance, Lucrazon Global and Epic Fuel Tabs.
Read on for a full review of Paybit Club’s MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]
Passive Expert Review: Ad Pack bitcoin Ponzi scheme
Passive Expert’s website cites Lee Merritt as CEO and founder of the company.
Lee Merritt is the CEO and founder of Passive Expert, from the United Kingdom.
He’s spent the last few years as a successful entrepreneur in the crypto space.
This is accompanied by a marketing video, uploaded to Crypto Analyzer’s YouTube channel on March 21st, 2020.
Crypto Analyzer (aka Gary Jeremiah Handley) uses his YouTube channel to promote multiple MLM Ponzi schemes.
Passive Expert’s website domain (“passive.expert”) was privately registered on March 4th, 2020.
Up until six months ago Merritt promoted the Karatbars International Ponzi scheme.
It’s likely Passive Expert was launched to recoup Merritt’s KBC losses.
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…]
R Network committing securities fraud thru “stock ownership”
In a recent official R Network marketing video, a “common stock ownership” scheme was pitched to prospective affiliates.
Neither R Network or their executives are registered with the SEC, meaning the offer constitutes securities fraud. [Continue reading…]
Skyway Capital & NEEW scam warning in NZ
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority has issued a scam warning against Skyway Capital and New Economic Evolution of the World (NEEW). [Continue reading…]
OneCoin Ponzi scammers in Germany acquitted
In a bizarre ruling, two OneCoin Ponzi scammers in Germany have been acquitted. [Continue reading…]
Miny Review: MINY token Ponzi points scheme
Miny operates in the cryptocurrency MLM niche and claims to be based out of Hong Kong.
According to Miny’s website, the company was founded by Thomas Norberg in November 2019.
Thomas Norberg, who was born in Russia and completed his Master in International Business and Management in Sweden.
Norberg’s vision was to create a platform that allows anyone from any corner of the world to earn through mining.
Norberg doesn’t appear to exist outside of Miny’s marketing material (no video), casting doubt on whether he’s an actual person.
Update 23rd November 2020 – Eight days after we published this article, Miny uploaded a marketing video featuring this guy playing Thomas Norberg:
The actor playing Norberg has a distinct European accent, marking him as a prime Boris CEO candidate.
To this day Norberg doesn’t exist outside of Miny’s marketing material, all but confirming he doesn’t exist. /end update
Miny’s website domain (“miny.cc”) was privately registered in September 2018.
At the time of publication Alexa ranks Venezuela (15%), Russia (10%) and Brazil (8%) as top sources of traffic to Miny’s website.
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…]
BitClub Network millions laundered through Little Caesars?
A lawsuit filed by Little Caesars subsidiaries in the US suggests BitClub Network funds may have been laundered through the company. [Continue reading…]