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

Text on the “about us” page of the Beat Bitcoin website is boiler-plate and features on at least ten other websites.

Further research reveals most, if not all of the copy on the Beat Bitcoin website has been copy and pasted from third-party websites.

A corporate address in London, UK is provided on the Beat Bitcoin website, however this appears to be incomplete.

The Beat Bitcoin website domain (“beatbitcoin.com”) was privately registered on November 24th, 2016.

Alexa currently estimates that the two largest sources of traffic to the Beat Bitcoin website are Japan (77%) and South Korea (13%). This strongly suggests that whoever is running Beat Bitcoin is based out of one of these two countries.

India is also another possibility. The Beat Bitcoin website is hosted on a private server with two other MLM opportunities; Dream Vision 4u Trade and New Sunedge.

Both company websites were developed by MLM Vibes, who appear to own the private server the sites are hosted on.

Dream Vision 4u, New Sunedge and MLM Vibes are all based out of India.

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…]

Beep Xtra initially launched back in late 2013 as an e-commerce platform and funnel into the Karatbars International pyramid scheme.

The concept flopped and in an attempt to reinvigorate the business, Beep Xtra began offering unregistered securities to affiliates in mid 2014.

That worked for a while, but by early 2016 Beep Xtra dwindled and all but collapsed.

Now hoping to cash in on the recent “failing business model + cryptocurrency = profit” MLM trend, Beep Xtra are launching their own Beep XCoin. [Continue reading…]

There is no information on the My Club 8 website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The My Club 8 website domain (“myclub8.com”) was privately registered on January 10th, 2017.

A March 13th press-release published on a Laguna Blends investor website identifies Laguna Blends as owners of the “Club 8 online marketplace”.

Laguna Blends markets Hemp products utilizing its B to B Network along with driving traffic to its Club 8 online marketplace.

Laguna Blends, a Canadian company, identify themselves as a ‘product development, sales, marketing and distribution company for Hemp based products and solutions‘.

Heading up Laguna Blends is President and CEO Ray Grimm Jr.

Grimm (right) joined Laguna Blends as President last May and seems to have since taken up the position of CEO as well.

A 2010 article from by the San Diego Reader delves into Grimm’s MLM history as then CEO of Actis Global Ventures.

The company chief executive, Ray Grimm of Rancho Santa Fe, is a darling of pyramid marketers, as well as San Diego Beautiful People. He owned a palatial home that was used for movie sets.

He still lives in the tony Ranch, and folks swoon over his collection of Lamborghinis.

He’s not so beloved in government circles. He had been a cofounder of Carlsbad’s USA Inc., which sold supposed health products.

Then the Food and Drug Administration said the products were unapproved and misbranded.

USA closed and Grimm moved on to Uni-Vite, which hawked diet food from Carlsbad.

The company went public by merging into a Nevada shell company, running afoul of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the process.

Grimm then moved to still another Carlsbad multilevel marketer, Body Wise. But the Federal Trade Commission charged that the company made deceitful weight-loss and cholesterol-reducing claims.

In the year 2000, Grimm and his wife set up FemOne to peddle so-called nutritional and skin-care products (also from Carlsbad).

FemOne stock initially soared, getting to $1.70. Four years ago, the name was changed to Actis Global Ventures.

The multilevel marketing firm kept selling the products for women and added another wrinkle: gizmos to combat electromagnetic radiation.

Other MLM companies Grimm has been involved with include Xyngular and Terry Lacore’s bHip Global (President).

Why none of this information is provided on the My Club 8 website is unclear.

Read on for a full review of the My Club 8 prelaunch MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Zilis launched in mid 2015 and are based out of the US state of Texas.

Heading up the company are husband and wife co-founders Steven and Angie Thompson.

As per the their Zilis corporate bio, the Thompsons (right) have ‘a career spanning over three decades in the wellness and Direct Sales industries‘.

After starting their first health and wellness endeavor shortly after college, they have gone on to build three highly successful global enterprises.

To date, the Thompson’s have built teams totaling over 250,000 people in 40 countries throughout the world.

In addition, Steven has served as Director of Marketing and Vice President of Sales for multiple international Direct Selling firms.

None of the firms or companies referenced above are named.

Further research reveals Steven Thompson was an affiliate with Cyberwize from 2001 to 2009. In 2010 Cyberwize was relaunched as LiveSmart 360.

LiveSmart 360 suffered teething problems but did manage to survive until late 2015. On October 30th, 2015 LiveSmart 360 corporate announced the company was shutting down.

Thompson rejoined LiveSmart 360 as both an affiliate and Vice President of Sales in 2012. With Zilis launching in mid 2015 obviously Thompson left LiveSmart 360 before it shut down. I wasn’t however able to pinpoint an exact date.

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

Beverly Trca-Kitchen stands accused by the Zeek Receiver of stealing $314,228 from Zeek Rewards victims.

In the wake of Paul Burks receiving jail time for masterminding the scheme, Trca-Kitchen approached the Zeek Receiver with a $2801 settlement offer.

Seeming not impressed, the Receivership rejected the offer.

In a letter dated March 23rd, Trca-Kitchen has asked the court to ‘review (her) offer and financial situation and’, override the Receiver and accept the offer anyway. [Continue reading…]

X-Binary provide no information on their website about who owns or runs the business.

The X-Binary website domain (“x-binary.com”) was privately registered on September 20th, 2016.

A UK incorporation number for “X-Binary LTD” is provided on the X-Binary website. According to UK Companies House records, X-Binary LTD was incorporated September 21st, 2016.

X-Binary was incorporated using a residential address in the Surbiton area of London, UK.

Ellis Dunn is listed as the sole Director of the company, with another residential address in Surbiton provided.

No information on Ellis Dunn exists outside of X-Binary’s incorporation information.

Given a UK incorporation costs about £20 GBP and requires nothing more than a rented mailing address, it’s highly likely that Ellis Dunn doesn’t exist.

Alexa currently estimates that 52% of traffic to the X-Binary website originates out of Japan. Italy is the second largest source of traffic at 10%.

This strongly suggests that whoever is running X-Binary is likely actually based out of Japan.

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…]

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

The MMM Reunited website domain (“mmmreunited.org”) was privately registered on January 29th, 2017.

Alexa currently estimate that the US (53%) and Nigeria (25%) are the top sources of traffic to the MMM Reunited website. This suggests that whoever is running the company is likely based out of one of these countries.

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…]

$100 Dollar Monster provide no information on their website about who owns or runs the business.

The $100 Dollar Monster website domain (“100dollarmonster.com”) was privately registered on February 3rd, 2017.

Further research reveals $100 Dollar Monster affiliates naming Mark Crosby (right) as owner of the company.

In $100 Dollar Monster marketing videos on Crosby’s personal YouTube he refers to the company in the possessive. Crosby is also one of four admins of the closed $100 Dollar Monster Facebook group.

Before he got involved with the MLM underbelly in 2015, Crosby worked in call centers for eleven years.

Prior to $100 Dollar Monster, Crosby launched the Yellow Brick Road system. The Yellow Brick Road System is a marketing funnel that can be attached to income opportunities.

Examples provided on Crosby’s YouTube channel and personal website include Traffic Monsoon (Ponzi), Exitus Elite (cash gifting), BeOnPush (Ponzi) and FutureNet (matrix cycler with adcredit Ponzi).

Crosby is/was also an affiliate of Power Lead System (another marketing funnel opp).

Read on for a full review of the $100 Dollar Monster MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

My Bitcoin Matrix provides no information on its website about who owns or runs the business.

The My Bitcoin Matrix website domain (“mybitcoinmatrix.com”) was privately registered on January 30th, 2017.

At the time of publication Alexa estimate that 96% of traffic to the My Bitcoin Matrix website originates out of Malaysia. This strongly suggests that whoever is running My Bitcoin Matrix is also based out Malaysia.

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…]

In the aftermath of the preliminary injunction granted against Traffic Monsoon and owner Charles Scoville, donations to Scoville’s legal fund appear to have tanked.

As per the “Scoville Legal Defense Fund” website, $1520 has been donated as of March 31, 2017.

Legal costs for February, 2017 were $4840. Legal costs for March have not been disclosed.

Evidently Scoville and his mother have been doing the rounds on Facebook, pressuring top Traffic Monsoon investors to ramp up donation collection efforts.

This didn’t sit well with Sunil Patel, which purportedly prompted Scoville to “cross the line” on a private Traffic Monsoon WhatsApp group. [Continue reading…]