In yet another example of the “scam people and play dumb when caught” defense not working, a preliminary injunction has been granted against Scott Chandler, Louis Gatto and Thomas Dluca.

The three defendants were sued by the FTC last month as top earners in the Bitcoin Funding Team, My7Network and JetCoin scams. [Continue reading…]

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

The EtherLink website domain was first registered on April 5th, 2015.

The domain registration details were last updated on April 5th, 2018, which is presumably when the domain’s new anonymous owner(s) took possession of it.

If you click the “whitepaper” link on the EtherLink website, you’re presented with a whitepaper for “LendConnect v.3.0”:

A visit to the LendConnect website reveals a March 19th “re-branding” announcement:

Investors,

Re-branding confirmed! All details will be released soon.

From this we can surmise EtherLink is a reboot of LendConnect.

LendConnect was an ICO lending Ponzi scheme launched in late 2017.

Having collapsed in March, it appears the company’s anonymous admin(s) are attempting to steal even more money with a reboot.

Read on for a full review of the EtherLink opportunity. [Continue reading…]

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

The AutoBTC Builder website domain (“autobtcbuilder.com”) was privately registered on July 14th, 2017.

A marketing video on the AutoBTC Builder website is hosted on a Vimeo account bearing the name “Gregory Aggesen”.

Further research reveals Aggesen confirming he is the owner of AutoBTC Builder on Facebook:

Aggesen’s Facebook history dates back to 2010, with promotion of the collapsed TVI Express pyramid scheme.

More recently Aggesen was linked to the twice collapsed JetCoin Ponzi scheme.

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

Despite management claiming to have ‘never had a problem in the USA and Canada‘, further evidence of USI-Tech’s non-compliance with US regulators continues to surface.

The latest is confirmation the company failed to respond to a North Carolina securities fraud cease and desist. [Continue reading…]

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

The Orion Token website domain (“oriontoken.com”) was privately registered on February 15th, 2018.

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…]

Exitus 500 appears to have surfaced in late 2017. It is the third reboot of the already twice collapsed Exitus Network gifting scam.

Exitus Network launched in 2014 as a six-tier gifting scheme.

By 2016 Exitus Network had collapsed, prompting owner Paul Stevenson (right) to reboot the scam as Exitus Elite.

Alexa traffic estimates show a sharp decline in activity throughout 2017.

By mid 2017 the situation was dire, prompting Stevenson to purportedly expunge a number of Exitus Elite participants.

It has been bought to my attention that a number of leaders/members are actively discouraging their existing team members NOT to renew their Exitus Elite membership as they have something better to offer.

The main reason…they know they cannot make any money themselves by you renewing your membership, BUT if they can shift you to a NEW deal, they will profit from you yet again.

This is literally taking money from the company and will not be tolerated.

This email is to inform you that I will be terminating the membership of a number of Exitus Elite leaders/members over the next 48 hours.

After a brief attempt to keep Exitus Elite by renaming it “Exitus Elite 2018”, it appears to have since been ditched entirely for Exitus 500.

Read on for a full review of the Exitus 500 MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Tecademics launched in 2016 and pitched itself as a “college of internet marketing”.

Despite not being recognized as a college by any authoritative body, Tecademics charged up to $10,000 in “tuition fees” for two-year courses.

Less than two years from launch (meaning not one person had time to complete a $10,000 course), Tecademics has been sold off to an anonymous owner. [Continue reading…]

Global Wealth Trade launched in 2005 with exclusive Feri fashion ranges spanning jewelry, handbags, watches, wallets and sunglasses.

BehindMLM initially reviewed Global Wealth Trade in 2012, and again in 2013 following a compensation plan update.

In late 2016 Global Wealth Trade expanded their product offering to include the Feri Flawless personal care range.

In early 2018 the company introduced the Fountain of Life nutritional supplement.

This was followed by a complete corporate re-branding, which saw Global Wealth Trade renamed to Opulence Global.

In an interview with Ted Nuyten earlier this month, founder and CEO Ramin Mesgarlou (right) claimed the name-change was due to the company’s expanded focus.

We are different company today than we were in 2005 when we first launched with just high-end jewelry.

As a matter of fact we are a completely a different company today than we were even a year ago before the introduction of our … anti-aging skincare systems and our super antioxidant scientific breakthrough.

Considering our last Global Wealth Trade review was published over five years ago, I felt it was time for an update.

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

The Bizmo World website states the company is “powered by Global Solutions Systems GmbH.

Bizmo is a project of the Berlin-based company “Global Solutions Systems” (GSS).

The company was founded in 2014 with the goal of developing and implementing systemic solutions that people around the world can use to develop themselves and lead a better and more successful life.

The Global Solutions Systems website identifies Tomas Kluenner (right) as CEO of the company.

Previously MLM companies Kluenner has promoted include Sisel and HappyLife World, a German cashback e-commerce opportunity.

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

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

The DigitalCoin Share website domain (“digitalcoinshare.com”) was privately registered on November 20th, 2017.

A marketing video on the DigitalCoin Share website is hosted on a JW Player platform account bearing the name “Steve Baran”.

The date-stamp of the video suggests Digital Coin Share launched around mid March.

By listening to videos Steve Baran has uploaded to his numerous YouTube channels, I was able to confirm Baran is the narrator of the DigitalCoin Share marketing video.

Given the prominence of this video on the DigitalCoin Share website, we can surmise Steve Baran is either running or working with others to run the company.

Two years ago Baran (right) was promoting Talk Fusion. That doesn’t seem to have worked out, with Baran moving on to Skinny Body Care as of early last year.

Photographic evidence on Baran’s Facebook page suggests Skinny Body Care didn’t work out either.

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