There is no information on The Hunger Game Matrix website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Hunger Game Matrix website domain (“hungergamerz.com”) was registered on the 11th of January 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

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…]

WeBeTurbo operate in the advertising MLM niche and claim to be based out of Seychelles.

Our headquarters, based in Seychelles, offers our members the highest level of privacy protection.

This gives us and our members around the world many advantages in terms of absolute discretion and confidentiality of member information at werbeturbo.

Why “absolute discretion” and affiliate confidentiality are selling points for an MLM opportunity, I’m not sure.

Curiously, the address provided in Seychelles is a PO Box. WeBeTurbo appears to only exist in Seychelles on paper, there is no “headquarters”.

Also the image used to represent WeBeTurbo’s headquarters appears to be an image of a building in England. A Google search reveals multiple websites using it to represent an address at 7 Birchin Lane, London.

Why WeBeTurbo are using an image of a building in England to represent a PO Box address in Seychelles is unclear.

Sammy Antoine Freminot is cited as WeBeTurbo’s Director, with further research suggesting he is a lawyer based out Seychelles.

Whether or not Freminot is actually running WeBeTurbo is unclear.

All of this seems pretty suspect to me, so I’m flagging it as highly suspicious.

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 Inwell website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Inwell website domain (“inwell.biz”) was registered on the 29th of August 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

Inwell claim to be registered in the UK, with a Certificate of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company for “Inwell LTD” provided on their website.

It should be noted that UK registration requires little more than payment of a fee and a rented mailbox – no physical presence in the UK is required.

Another document on the Inwell website lists a “Scott Jameson” as the company Director.

I’m flagging this generic Anglo-Saxon name as likely a false identity however, with Inwell instead likely run by an individual or individuals in Russia.

The first clue is that an Inwell marketing presentation video on the company website is only available in English and Russian.

The English presentation has been dubbed over, with slides from the Russian video used:

Alexa traffic estimates support this, with Russia and the Ukraine making up 79.2% of all traffic to the Inwell website.

Furthermore, “Scott Jameson” doesn’t appear to exist outside of Inwell’s UK registration documents.

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…]

“Results not typical”.

For a number of years this disclaimer has been plastered on Empower Network marketing material.

Rather than serve as an actual disclaimer though, instead it’s used as a liability waiver. Or at least that’s the intention.

And it’s not just rogue affiliates doing it either, Empower Network corporate mandate the disclaimer be used:

It’s okay to make income claims as long as they are true and properly disclaimed.

A step in the right direction is proper disclosures. We need to advise consumers and prospects of the average earnings of our affiliates.

A statement like, “Results Not Typical. For average earnings, click HERE” (with an active link to the Empower Network Income Disclosure Statement).

So basically as long as you do the above, you can pretty much publish whatever you want.

Well, almost. [Continue reading…]

Following a decision last week to can US business operations, American MyAdvertisingPays affiliates are threatening legal action over slashed ROI payouts. [Continue reading…]

Following a judgement hearing held a few hours ago, we can now report that the ACCC’s pyramid scheme case against Lyoness has been dismissed. [Continue reading…]

With his plans to launch Auction Attics using the Zeek affiliate database in ruins, Darryle Douglas’ mounting legal problems continue to escalate.

The latest has seen the Zeek Receiver file a motion ‘requiring Darryle Douglas to personally appear and show cause‘.

This filing sees Douglas now facing contempt for failing to comply with court orders. [Continue reading…]

Two defendants in the DFRF Enterprises Ponzi bust have failed to respond to the SEC’s complaint, DFRF Enterprises itself and Heriberto C. Perez Valdes.

Left with no other recourse, the SEC has now moved for a Motion of Entry of Default against DFRF and a Motion for Default Judgment against Valdes. [Continue reading…]

Following the revelation that 5 Star Signals was founded on lies and deception, the company has announced pending legal action against alleged whistleblower Emily Mendez.

In a blog post titled “Corporate Statement and Legal Actions” published a few hours ago, 5 Star Signals write:

Approximately seven months ago it was discovered that Marie Shaw was actually an alias for another trader who had been shedding a great deal of light on many of the predators in the Forex industry.

Prior to any knowledge of this being an alias there were many friendships built, like there are in the marketing industry as well as the Forex industry, who were so very grateful for the knowledge gained from this amazing friendship.

Long after the company was formed and successfully start to build a team of very happy members, it was almost unfathomable to find one of the founders was not who she claimed to be in terms of name/gender.

That much we already knew…

Rather than apologize for the deception and fraud though, 5 Star Signals are now pushing a strawman defense of alleged extortion. [Continue reading…]

There is no information on the 7Gain website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The 7Gain website domain (“7gain.com”) was registered on the 1st of September 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

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…]