USI-Tech can’t seem to catch a break this week, following its third run in with securities regulators in as many days.

Hot on the heels of a similar warning issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission on December 18th, today New Brunswick’s Financial Consumer Services Commission issued their own USI-Tech investor warning. [Continue reading…]

Cleber Rene Rizerio Rocha, better known as the TelexFree mattress money mule, was busted earlier this year trying to launder $20 million in stolen Ponzi funds.

Following a guilty plea in October, Rocha was scheduled to be sentenced on December 20th.

On December 18th Rocha filed a motion requesting his sentencing hearing be continued. The motion was denied.

On December 19th Rocha filed a supplemental motion in support of his original motion, which was granted on December 20th. [Continue reading…]

The Texas Securities Board see USI-Tech as a “bitcoin promoter” offering an investment opportunity.

Following an internal investigation into USI-Tech and two US promoters, the board presented gathered evidence of securities fraud to the Securities Commissioner.

In an attempt to stop promotion of the USI-Tech Ponzi scheme throughout Texas, the Securities Commissioner issued an emergency cease and desist on December 20th. [Continue reading…]

The World Mining website domain (“world-mining.net”) was privately registered on October 23rd, 2017.

World Mining claims to be “a British company”, which is based on the October 25th incorporation of “World Mining LTD”.

The London address used to incorporate World Mining actually belongs to UK Packaging, an unrelated business.

Philip Johnson is listed as the sole Director of World Mining LTD. On the World Mining website he’s credited as the company’s CEO.

The name is suitably generic and no information about Johnson in connection to World Mining outside of the incorporation is available.

This raises the strong possibility that World Mining’s “Philip Johnson” doesn’t exist.

Images used to represent World Mining’s executive team on their website are stock images:

This means that in addition to Philip Johnson, none of the”powerful team of professionals, experts in their field” World Mining claims to have actually exist.

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…]

Xtreme Pro System initially launched in late 2014, as a Ponzi feeder for scams admin Johnny Ganoza was promoting at the time.

By March 2015 the scheme had collapsed, with Ganoza ditching the original Ponzi cycler for a single-level commission model.

That didn’t go down too well with Xtreme Pro System’s Ponzi investors, which prompted a hasty collapse.

A few days ago Xtreme Pro System 2.0 popped up, claiming to have ‘a new admin and a new complan‘.

There is no information on the Xtreme Pro System 2.0 website indicating who the “new admin” is.

The Xtreme Pro System 2.0 website domain (“xtremeprosystem.info”) was privately registered on July 11th, 2017.

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…]

Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, more commonly known as UOKiK, has issued scam warnings against OneCoin (OneLife), NetLeaders (DasCoin), FutureNet (FutureAdPro), Questra World (Atlantic Global Asset Management) and Lyoness.

The December 18th warning, published by UOKiK President Marek Niechciala, appears to be an end-of-year recap of regulatory actions taken by the watchdog. [Continue reading…]

Mintage Mining popped up on my radar a few weeks ago as part of Nui.

According to the Mintage Mining website, the company is

a collaborative crypto mining platform that brings cryptocurrency enthusiasts together to mine the most current and profitable coin available each week.

Mintage Mining provide no information on their website about who owns or runs the company.

The website domain itself (“mintagemining.com”) was privately registered on October 24th, 2017.

Although the gist of Mintage Mining’s compensation plan has been published by Nui affiliates promoting it, Nui published complete compensation documentation a few days ago.

Read on for a full review of the Mintage Mining MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

MartCoin provide no information on their website about who owns or runs the business.

The MartCoin website domain (“martcoin.io”) was privately registered on October 11th, 2017.

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…]

Carelumina provide no information about who owns or runs the company on their website.

The only corporate management member revealed in a website featured Carelumina marketing video is Vice President of Business Development, Emil Dostovic.

Prior to Carelumina, Dostovic appears to have had a modelling career.

According to Dostovic’s Instagram bio he’s ‘appeared in Milan, Paris, NYC, MIA fashion weeks and most major publications worldwide.‘

I wasn’t able to find an MLM history for Dostovic, suggesting Carelumina is both his first MLM venture and executive position within the industry.

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…]

As USI-Tech struggles to convince investors of its legitimacy, now regulators are starting to take notice.

On December 15th the British Columbia Securities Commission officially added USI-Tech to its Investment Caution List. [Continue reading…]