Hemptonics USA operates in the CBD MLM niche.

The company is based out of Utah and headed up by CEO, President and majority owner Paul Drockton. Jacob Bowen is cited as a minority owner.

Prior to launching Hemptonic USA, Drockton (right) was a Rain International distributor.

According to Drockton’s LinkedIn profile, he’d reached the rank of Diamond Elite. Diamond Elite is the second highest rank within Rain International.

In his Hemptonics USA corporate bio Drockton doesn’t mention Rain International by name, but does state he

opened 40 countries on 4 different continents for his previous company.

In fact, he helped create a downline of over 118,000 distributors that generated over $50,000,000 in Annual Sales Revenue.

I wasn’t able to put together an MLM history for Bowen. As per his Hemptonics USA bio however, it appears he might have been part of Rain International corporate.

Jacob worked with Paul to manage logistics and operations with his previous company.

I’m not exactly sure when Drockton left Rain International, but it appears to have been on bad terms.

Drockton set up the website Utah Voice on or around November 2018. The first article published on the website is titled “UTAH MLM, RAIN INTERNATIONAL, FACING CRIMINAL FRAUD CHARGES?”

I’m not linking to Utah Voice because I don’t believe it’s a credible source. That’s not to say everything on the website is questionable, just that there’s enough that is to warrant suspicion.

For starters Utah Voice claims to perform “investigative journalism”.

Since 2002, our staff have been the first to break stories about corruption, fraud, political corruption, scams and and other issues Utah Values Most.

Utah Voice only went online in 2018. It has nothing to do with Utah beyond slagging off Rain International and the Mormon Church – both of which are based out of Utah.

The website features articles exclusively authored by “Casi Belcka” (Rain International was founded by Byron Belka). Utah Voice’s about section is a Paul Drockton sales pitch.

As a result any legitimate information on Utah Voice is undermined by its deceptive presentation.

According to a January 28th article on BusinessForHome, Drockton is now suing Rain International for $3 million.

Articles on Utah Voice suggest Rain International first sued Drockton in late 2019.

Rain International’s lawsuit (as per Utah Voice) pertains to claims made by Drockton.

Drockton’s lawsuit pertains to defamation, allegedly via libelous claims made on BusinessForHome.

I haven’t seen a copy of either complaint. They’re not available on either BusinessForHome or Utah Voice. Nor do the lawsuits appear on Pacer for me to independently track.

As far as I can tell, the beef between Drockton and Rain International pertains to marketing and sales in Africa.

Something something stolen downlines. Something something alleged racism.

As an outsider, it appears the bad blood is two companies trying to get the upper hand against each other in African markets.

This is reflective of Hemptonics USA’s website, which showcases events and top distributors exclusively from Africa.

To be honest, it’s all quite a mess. Two years in the making give or take.

Anyway, Drockton’s Hemptonics USA launch goes up against Rain International directly in Africa. They’re both targeting the same market with similar supplements.

Read on for a full review of Hemptonics USA’s MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

The Hamburg Regional Court in Germany has banned promotion and distribution of Arego Life’s Adapt X.1 supplement.

The ban applies to a Arego Life distributor defendant, and came into effect following an injunction issued on January 21st. [Continue reading…]

FX Success provides no information on its website about who owns or runs the business.

The company does identify “Bryan Barnes” as a “founding trader”. Barnes however doesn’t appear to exist outside of FX Success’ website.

A marketing video on FX Success’ website appears to contain a Fiverr actor (or an actor from a similar service).

FX Success’ website domain (“fxsuccess.co”) was first registered in 2018. The private registration was last updated on August 7th, 2019.

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…]

Virtual Mining Farm provides no information on its website about who owns or runs the company.

Virtual Mining Farm is primarily marketed across Central and South America. Alexa currently cites Venezuela, Mexico and Cuba as the top three sources of traffic to Virtual Mining Farm’s website.

Virtual Mining Farm’s website domain (“virtualmining.farm”) was first registered in 2017. The private registration was last updated on February 12th, 2019.

Virtual Mining Farm’s website Terms and Conditions states:

This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of British Virgin Islands.

The British Virgin Islands is a scam-friendly jurisdiction with little to no active regulation. It is highly unlikely Virtual Mining Farm has any actual business operations there.

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…]

Rather than front up to court and fight a lost cause, DFRF Enterprises defendant Jeffrey Feldman has settled.

Feldman, a previously convicted felon, was one of five DFRF Enterprises sued by the SEC back in 2015.

He was the front man for the company’s non-existent Ponzi insurance claims. [Continue reading…]

The earliest I recall hearing of the law firm Schulenberg & Schenk’s legal opinion on OneCoin was May 2016.

Turns out OneCoin engaged Schulenberg & Schenk to rubber stamp their Ponzi scheme a whole year earlier. [Continue reading…]

Following their departure from OneCoin, Veselina Valkova and Habib Zahid are gearing up to launch a clone of their own.

Details on Circle of Finance (aka Invicta) are currently sketchy, but here’s what we know. [Continue reading…]

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

The only executive named by Alagenex is Chief Marketing Officer, Pavol Krkoska.

Two Alagenex corporate addresses are also provided, both in Slovakia.

Alagenex’s website domain (“alagenex.com”) was privately registered back in 2015.

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…]

Ride to the Future operates in the forex and cryptocurrency trading MLM niches.

The company doesn’t provide a corporate address on its website.

In a marketing presentation provided on Ride to the Future’s website, the company claims its head office is in Panama.

Further research reveals this address is virtual office space provided by Regus.

On their official Facebook account, Ride to the Future cites itself as an “internet marketing service in Frankfurt, Germany”.

Heading up Ride to the Future is CEO Nair Segura.

On her LinkedIn profile, Segura claims she’s a “corporate communication consultant” based out of Panama.

Seguna doesn’t appear to have an MLM history, which when combined with

• Ride to the Future’s German Facebook presence;
• Panama being a scam-friendly jurisdiction; and
• Seguna’s professional history seeing her speak for corporations

…is pretty suspicious.

Seguna has appeared in at least one Ride to the Future corporate video, so she’s an actual person. What I’m not convinced about is her actually running the company.

Read on for a full review of Ride to the Future’s MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Frequency operates in the forex and cryptocurrency trading MLM niches.

The company doesn’t provide a corporate address on their website. The company is currently being heavily promoted across South America.

Alexa currently estimates that 55% of traffic to Frequency’s website originates from Mexico. Uruguay is responsible for 38%.

Heading up Frequency is CEO Silvia Franch (right).

According to her social media profiles Franch is based out of Spain. This is likely where Frequency is being operated from.

Franch appeared on BehindMLM a few months ago as CEO of the FXTV Global Ponzi scheme.

FXTV Global appears to have collapsed shortly after launch. Now we have Silvia Franch heading up another suspect scheme.

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