The notion that Charles Scoville was going to “negotiate” his way out of the SEC’s lawsuit against Traffic Monsoon was absurd from the get-go.

With $207 million dollars of Ponzi fraud on the table what, a few chats and Traffic Monsoon would be open for business again?

Please.

Now, as the reality of the SEC’s allegations against him sit in, Scoville is increasingly voicing hostility towards the securities regulator. [Continue reading…]

There is no information on the Fission Coin website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Fission Coin website domain (“fissioncoin.com”) was registered on June 10th 2016, however the domain registration is set to private.

Alexa currently estimate that 35.4% of all traffic to the Fission Coin website originates out of Russia. Neighbouring Ukraine is the second largest source of traffic, coming in at 9.4%.

This strongly suggests that whoever is running Fission Coin is likely based out of Russia.

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…]

There is no information on the Team Build Income website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Team Build Income website domain (“teambuldincome.net”) was registered on July 14th, 2016. Kao Ke Saetern is listed as the owner, with a residential address in the US state of California also provided.

In 2013 Saetern (right) was an affiliate of Solavei. In 2014 he was promoting True Value Savings, an e-commerce orientated MLM opportunity.

Saetern was also an affiliate of the Four Corners Alliance Group pyramid scheme.

More recently Saetern has gotten involved with Zewang Help and Get Help, both clones of the collapsed MMM Global Ponzi scheme.

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

In March 2014 Phil Ming Xu transferred $750,000 to James Dantona and his company Governmental Impact.

Dantona and Governmental Impact kept $425,000 and transferred $325,000 to Zayda Aberin and her company ZHB International Corp as a “finder’s fee”.

In any event, Dantona has since settled with the Receiver. Aberin and ZHB International Group initially ignored legal proceedings against them and as a result had default judgement rendered against them for the full $325,000.

After the default judgement an attorney representing Aberin contacted the Receiver and initiated settlement negotiations.

They have also filed a motion seeking to set aside the default judgement order, which will be decided on August 8th.

In light of a proposed settlement filed by the Receiver on July 28th, it’s likely the default judgement order will be vacated. [Continue reading…]

There is no information on the Your Online Survival Kit website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Your Online Survival Kit website domain (“youronlinesurvivalkit.com”) was first registered on November 25th, 2011.

The domain registration details were recently updated on July 10th, 2016, suggesting this is when the current owner took possession of the domain.

Johnny Baxter is listed as the owner of the Your Online Survival Kit domain, with an address in the US state of Georgia also provided.

In 2009 Baxter launched 7 Dollar Matrix, an ebook library pyramid scheme.

Read on for a full review of the Your Online Survival Kit MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]

One World Ads identify Manos Sergakis as CEO of the company on their website.

According to Sergakis’ Facebook profile he is based out of Athens in Greece. This is presumably where One World Ads is being run out of.

Sergakis appears to be heavily involved in “rev share” opportunities, with promotional material for Triple Threat and Ultimate RevShare appearing on his Facebook timeline.

“Rev share” is code for Ponzi scheme in HYIP and MLM underbelly circles. New affiliates invest funds and that “revenue” is then “shared” with existing affiliates.

Sergakis (right) appears to have gotten involved in rev share opportunities in late 2015.

Prior to that he was an affiliate in Four Corners Alliance Group, a matrix-based pyramid scheme.

Other MLM opportunities Sergakis has been an affiliate of include DS Domination (2014), Feeder Matrix (2014) and My Fun Life (2013),

Sergakis has pitched various opportunities he’s been involved in through what he called the Facebook Millionaire’s Club.

In a promotional video for the club, Sergakis claimed he is ‘a leader in the network marketing profession for over 8 years‘.

Today the Facebook Millionaire’s Club website is offline.

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

Hodo Global are based out of Texas and operate in the travel MLM niche.

As per the company’s website, Hodo Global is headed up by CEO John Hammack.

Of note is the Texas address provided on the Hodo Global website belongs to bHip Global, a company owned by Terry Lacore.

Terry Lacore first popped up on BehindMLM’s radar as co-founder of Rippln.

Rippln was a disaster from the get-go, with the company eventually collapsing nine months after it was first announced.

Prior to Rippln, Lacore was the subject of a securities fraud investigation by the SEC in 2008. Lacore settled and paid a $50,000 fine.

John Hammack (right) cited himself as a co-founder of Hodo Global on his LinkedIn profile.

Hammack and his wife have made a name for themselves in the MLM industry with Ambit Energy.

As recently as June 14th, Hammack was still appearing on Ambit Energy affiliate training calls. Hammack’s Facebook profile cites him “starting work” at Hodo Global on June 15th.

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

There is no information on the Pays Forever website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Pays Forever website domain (“paysforever.com”) was first registered on the 22nd of April 2003. The registration details were recently updated on the 15th of April, 2016, suggesting this is when the current owner(s) took possession of the domain.

The current Pays Forever domain registration details are set to private, revealing no information about who owns the company.

If a visitor to the Pays Forever website clicks the “order now” button, they are redirected to an order form headed “Skyline Marketing & Design”.

A link for Skyline Marketing & Design appears on the footer of the page, which redirects to the website “Partners in Success”.

Further research reveals the Pays Forever website is hosted on the same private server as a number of Partners in Success related domains.

Partners in Success is owned by ‘Charles & Susan Truett from the beautiful Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee‘.

The Partners in Success website is basically a lead generation tool for the Truetts (right), designed to funnel visitors into various income opportunities.

The current “#1 Rated Home Business” on the Partners In Success redirects to a capture page that promises to show people how to ‘earn thousands of dollars every month on complete autopilot‘.

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

Negotiations between Charles Scoville and the Traffic Monsoon Receiver have begun, with the latest filing from the Receiver requesting permission to fund Scoville’s return to the US. [Continue reading…]

Earlier today I was contacted by Volishon’s attorney, who advised that BehindMLM’s initial review of Volishon, dated December 17th, 2015, was inaccurate.

Upon receiving the email, I had a look into Volishon’s compensation plan and confirmed that it had indeed changed.

Today we go over Volishon’s current compensation plan, as per a June 22nd “The Compensation Plan” video uploaded to the official Volishon YouTube channel. [Continue reading…]