Momentis launched in 2010 and are the network marketing arm of Just Energy, a Canadian-based natural gas and electricity retailer.

Momentis is based out of Texas in the US and is headed up by CEO Andrew McWilliams (below right).

As per McWilliams’ Momentis corporate bio;

Andy is a leading producer in the direct sales industry and one of the industry’s most notable figures.

His 21 years of leadership and expertise have resulted in over $1 billion in sales and hundreds of millions of dollars paid out to independent representatives.

Prior to launching Momentis McWilliams was an affiliate with ACN and LuxuriLife, a purported $3500 a pop recruitment scheme.

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There is no specific information on the Community Treasures website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Community Treasures website domain (“communitytreasures.co”) was first registered on August 1st, 2014.

Otis Francis is listed as the domain owner, with an address in the US state of Nevada also provided.

Marketing videos on the Community Treasures website are hosted on a YouTube channel bearing the name “Izangel Francis”:

Who the woman is in the marketing videos is unclear.

The email address used to register the Community Treasures domain was also used to register the domain (“iwaspromiseddonuts.net”).

The I Was Promised Donuts website is a photo feed that appears to belong to Mica Francis-Angel.

Curiously the I Was Promised Donuts website domain lists Otis Francis as the owner, however this time an address in London, UK is provided.

I was unable to find an MLM history for either Otis Francis, Izangel Francis or Mica Francis-Angel.

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The original PLR System compensation plan was simple enough: Invest $25 and receive an eventual $100 ROI or invest $50 and receive an eventual $200 ROI.

Payments were paid directly to The PLR System affiliates, combining elements of both a Ponzi and cash gifting scheme.

The PLR System initially launched in late 2015 with current Alexa rankings for The PLR System website suggest the scheme has collapsed.

Owner Johnny Ganoza announced a “V2” reboot on August 25th.

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BitClub Network’s original premise saw affiliates invest on the promise of a 1000 day ROI.

When the anonymous owners of the scheme realized they were going to run out of newly invested funds long before 1000 days was up, they changed the ROI maturity period to 600 days.

The idea was that affiliates who initially invested would re-invest after 600 days, giving BitClub Network more breathing room.

Evidently this change wasn’t enough, with the company now set to dump early investor contracts. [Continue reading…]

When THW Global surfaced back in June, the company’s prime drawcard was affiliates purportedly able to earn up to $25 for watching “YouTube type videos”.

This made no sense, primarily because the commission rates touted by THW Global were disconnected from the reality of online advertising.

No legitimate advertiser on the planet is paying random users $25 to watch an hour of YouTube videos.

In a move that confirms the original “up to $25 an hour” commission rate was baloney, THW Global have rolled out the actual primary source of revenue for the company…

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There is no information on the Whole World website indicating who owns or runs the business.

Whole World do however reveal they are based out of Russia. Russian registration numbers are provided on the Whole World website, along with a corporate address in Saint Petersburg.

The Whole World website domain (“wholeworld.biz”) was registered on April 27th 2013, with Gold Line Company Limited listed as the owner.

Gold Line International was the precursor to Whole World, with the company dropping Gold Line International branding in 2013.

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…]

Such is the pulling power of Ponzi schemes in Africa at the moment that even after MMM Global collapsed, local chapters of the scheme in some countries continue to lure victims in.

One of those countries is Zimbabwe, where regulators have admitted they are powerless to stop the scam. [Continue reading…]

Following the denial of a preliminary injunction motion a few weeks back, it appears Vemma didn’t have much left to bargain with.

Over the past few weeks they’ve been negotiating with Hanover Insurance, with a settlement reached on or around August 17th. [Continue reading…]

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

The Fundising website domain (“fundising.com”) was registered on the 25th of July 2016, however the domain registration is set to private.

Alexa currently estimate that 100% of traffic to the Fundising website originates out of Spain, suggesting the that’s probably where the company is being operated from.

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

The Calorchi website domain (“calorchi.com”) was registered on the 20th of July 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

A corporate address in the US state of Texas is provided on the Calorchi website. Taken at face value, the Calorchi Independent Affiliate Agreement suggests this is where the company is run out of:

(Calorchi) has its’ home office in Dallas, Texas and will not be collecting sales tax at the time of purchase from any Residents outside of the areas its location requires it to.

Any substantive or procedural rights other than the enforceability of the arbitration agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, County of Dallas.

Further research reveals Calorchi affiliates naming Sam Mendez as Founder and CEO of the company:

Mendez first popped up on BehindMLM’s radar as a co-founder of My Shopping Genie back in 2011.

Following a six-month period during which My Shopping Genie failed to pay affiliates, the company collapsed in mid 2012.

In 2014 Mendez reemerged as the co-founder of 15 Winks, a subscription-based mobile dating app.

In our BehindMLM review of 15 WInks I myself didn’t realize Mendez was involved. In researching Calorchi however I came across a marketing pitch for 15 Winks that named Mendez as co-founder:

Recognizing this potential I immediately grabbed one of the Platinum Level Firstmover packages at a cost of $5000.

I spoke with co-founder Sam Mendez on January 1 and he told me that two-thirds of the Platinum Level packages have been sold.

Under the marketing campaign “BeaFirstMover”, 15 Winks solicited investments of $250 to $5000 on the promise of an eventual >100% ROI.

Today the 15 Winks website is still online, however the Alexa ranking for the site suggests the opportunity has long-since collapsed.

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