AlterNet provides no information on their website about who owns or runs the business.

The AlterNet website domain (“alternet.com”) was first registered in 2004. The registration was last updated back in February of this year, which is likely when the current owner(s) took possession of it.

Lloyd Elzy is listed as the current AlterNet domain owner, through a residential address in the US state of Nevada.

Given the use of a residential address and there being no external information available on Lloyd Elzy, it’s a safe bet AlterNet’s domain registration details are bogus.

Two other domains connected to AlterNet (“adblast.org” and “mineblast.online”), were both privately registered in the last six months.

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…]

Traffic AdCoins provides no information on its website about who owns or runs the business.

The Traffic AdCoins website domain (“trafficadcoins.com”) was privately registered on July 25th, 2018.

At the time of publication, Alexa cite only the US (65%) and India (13%) as significant sources of traffic to the Traffic AdCoins website.

Update 25th September 2018 – Research for our TrafficAdBlast review has revealed Cleiton Maronni (right) is the founder of Traffic AdCoins.

Maronni is based out of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Prior to TrafficAdBlast and Traffic AdCoins, Maronni was promoting the MMM Global (Brazil) and FutureNet Ponzi schemes. /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…]

It’s been about a month since we last checked in on the FTC’s lawsuit against Scott Chandler, Louis Gatto, Eric Pinkston and Thomas Dluca.

Probably the most significant update we have for you is the scheduling of a two-week criminal trial on September 16th, 2019.

In the meantime, mediation between the FTC and criminal defendants was ordered on September 5th.

As to when the mediation has to take place, no exact dates are given – only that it has to take place ‘no later than eighty days before the scheduled trial date‘.

Here’s a rundown of the other filings of interest made over the past month. [Continue reading…]

It’s not that a Ponzi admin couldn’t attend a cryptocurrency event, which makes AWS Mining’s hilarious World Digital Mining Summit Photoshop fail all the more amusing. [Continue reading…]

In recent communication sent out to its investors, Magellan International Alliances has announced it is pulling out of the US.

The announcement also serves as confirmation Magellan are engaged in securities fraud. [Continue reading…]

Since his September 14th appearance before the SEC, Trevon James has been awfully quiet on social media.

In his first YouTube video since the appearance, James has confirmed the SEC has gagged him from talking publicly about what was discussed. [Continue reading…]

Mark S. Scott, the US-based lawyer who allegedly assisted OneCoin with laundering $400 million in stolen funds, has had his $2.5 million bond signed off on and paid. [Continue reading…]

Following some to and fro, the FTC’s request that Michael Force and Mary Dee be cut off from victim funds has been approved. [Continue reading…]

AeroBit provides no information on their website about who owns or runs the business.

The AeroBit website domain (“aerobit.io”) was privately registered on November 17th, 2017.

In an attempt to feign legitimacy, AeroBit provide a UK incorporation certificate on their website.

UK incorporation is dirt cheap and for the most part unregulated. It is a favorite for scammers looking to incorporate dodgy companies.

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…]

AWS Mining provides no information on their website about who owns or runs the business.

According to a 2018 business presentation hosted on the AWS Mining website domain, the founders of the company are Daniel Beduschi (COO) and Alexandre Campos (CFO).

Daniel Beduschi maintains two Facebook profile. In one he claims to live in Sydney, Australia and the other in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Beduschi first popped up on BehindMLM’s radar as a top investor in the Brazilian BBOM Ponzi scheme and its InterBBOM reboot.

Prior to BBOM Beduschi was an Amway Brazil affiliate.

Possibly due to language-barriers, I was unable to put together an accurate MLM history on Alexandre Campos.

The AWS Mining website domain (“awsmining.com”) was registered on April 8th, 2018.

“AWS Mining Pty Ltd” is listed as the owner, through a residential address in NSW, Australia.

AWS Mining Pty Ltd is registered as an Australian corporation through ABN 87 619 297 077. The company is also registered with ASIC through ACN 619 297 077.

AWS Mining Pty Ltd’s corporate registration ties the company to MyCoinDeal. MyCoinDeal appears to have something to do with bitcoin withdrawals through AWS Mining.

For all intents and purposes, AWS mining Pty Ltd appears to be a shell company. AWS Mining doesn’t seem to have any actual physical business operations in Australia.

Supporting this is Brazil cited as the top source of traffic to both the AWS Mining and MyCoinDeal websites (Alexa).

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