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

The FusionRev website domain was registered on the 18th of May 2016, however the domain registration is set to private.

The official FusionRev Facebook group has one admin, Chahal Nicks (right).

On his own Facebook profile, Nicks lists his location as Dublin, Ireland. This is presumably where FusionRev is being operated from.

Of note is that in emails to FusionRev affiliates, Chahal Nicks reverses his name to Nick Chahal.

As far as I can tell Chahal doesn’t have an MLM history.

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

CrowdfundFast launched in June 2016 and identify Lynette Artin (full name: Shirley Lynette Artin Crawford) as CEO of the company.

CrowdfundFast appear to be based out of Michigan in the US, with the company providing the following payment details on their website:

You May Send a Cheque Made Payable To: Shirley Lynette Crawford.

Mail your payment to:
PO Box XXX
Maple Rapids, MI 48853

These same details appear in the CrowdFundFast domain registration (registered May 25th, 2016).

Lynette Artin (right) first popped up on BehindMLM’s radar as the suspected owner of Quick Pay Group in 2014.

Quick Pay Group was an MLM penny auction that solicited $495 investments on the promise of a 100 day ROI, paid out of newly invested funds.

Artin’s name has been attached to GoFunRewards, OfferHubb and Uptown Offers (see comment #4 on the linked review).

All three of these companies were proposed “revenue-sharing” Ponzi schemes, with only GoFunRewards actually officially launching (and then promptly shutting down due to fears of regulatory action shortly after launch).

Today Artin is operating Qkadoo and its attached penny auction, QkaBids. CrowdFundFast has been launched under the Qkadoo brand.

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

On July 7th the USFIA Receiver filed his third report and recommendations.

Spanning the first quarter of 2016, the Receiver’s report covers the scope of USFIA’s business operations, the legitimacy of USFIA, seized real-estate, Steve Chen’s lawyer funds, USFIA investor funds spent on Chen’s family and a Mercedes S550 belonging to Chen. [Continue reading…]

Other than claiming Tempo Wireless is ‘a direct selling division of Tempo Communications‘, there is no information on the Tempo Wireless website that specifically indicates who owns or runs the business.

Somewhat annoyingly, the Tempo Wireless website’s “about us” page makes multiple references to a “founding company” without actually naming it. Why Tempo Wireless do not their founding company on their “about us” page is unclear.

Further research reveals the Tempo Wireless “Home Phone Dealer Policies” states:

All refunds are processed through Birch Communications. Any dealers who choose to refund a customer from their cash drawer will not be reimbursed by Birch Communications.

Birch Communications is

an Atlanta, Georgia-based provider of IP-based communications, network broadband, cloud computing, and information technology services to small, mid-sized, enterprise and wholesale business customers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. (Wikipedia)

A June 2013 press-release meanwhile reveals that Tempo Wireless was originally Now Communications.

Birch Communications announced today that its prepaid and lifeline division, NOW Communications, has been officially rebranded as Tempo.

“We feel this name change better reflects how we now serve our customers,” said Vincent M. Oddo, Tempo president and CEO.

Birch Communications also acquired Lightyear Wireless (parent company Lightyear Network Solutions) in 2013, which formed the basis for Tempo Wireless’ MLM offering.

According to a recent press-release, Oddo was also CEO and President of Birch Communications until May, 2016.

Birch Equity Partners announced today that Vincent M. Oddo will assume the position of President and CEO of Birch Equity Partners.

Oddo most recently held the positions of President and CEO of Birch Communications, Inc. and Managing Director of Birch Equity Partners.

Tony Tomae (right) is cited as the current CEO and President of Birch Communications (and presumably Tempo Wireless).

Tomae does not appear to have any MLM industry experience. His LinkedIn profile states he has

broad, repeated experience in transforming executive management teams to focus on building a profitable company.

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Following reports of Slovakian affiliates being unable to withdraw commissions, a warning against Kairos Technologies has been issued by the Slovakian Trade Inspection.

The Slovakian Trade Inspection (SOI) is a financial regulator run by the Slovakian government. In addition to regulation as per local laws, SOI also enforce compliance with EU regulations.

On July 1st SOI published a warning against Kairos Technologies, urging ‘consumers to carefully consider purchasing (the) products of this company‘. [Continue reading…]

Mid last year the GetEasy crackdown began in Tunisia, with the arrest of former CEO, Tiago Fontoura.

The Spanish Civil Guard have since lead the charge, arresting several GetEasy ringleaders in February.

Portugal, infamous for turning a blind eye to Ponzi schemes over the past few years, upped their game and arrested a Portuguese ringleader in Madeira a few months later.

The Spanish Civil Guard have continued their investigation into GetEasy, with a report now detailing the scope of the scam. [Continue reading…]

Things are heating up regarding Paul Burks’ defense experts.

Following an objection filed by the DOJ against John White and Morris Aaron’s proposed expert opinion, Paul Burks filed a reply mostly dismissing the DOJ’s objections.

The DOJ has now filed a reply, claiming Burks seeks to have his experts ‘serve as judge, attorney, and jury.‘ [Continue reading…]

In 2013 BBOM found itself the subject of multiple Brazilian regulatory investigations.

In July 2013 a Judge froze BBOM’s assets after prosecutors convinced a Judge it was a Ponzi scheme.

In November the asset-freeze was lifted so that BBOM could pay commissions unrelated to its Ponzi activities. With no retail sales to speak of, this decision effectively didn’t change anything.

In December 2013, Brazil’s Ministry of Finance concluded BBOM was a Ponzi scheme.

Ten months later, Federal Prosecutors in São Paulo reported BBOM management, including owner João Francisco de Paulo, for criminal activity.

BehindMLM concluded BBOM was a Ponzi scheme in our own review, published in June of 2013

I’m not too sure on the specifics of jurisdiction, but it appears the Federal Public Ministry of Goias (MPF GO) has also been pursuing its own case against BBOM since 2013.

In their civil lawsuit, MPF GO asked a court to launch a judicial investigation into BBOM to conclude “irrefutably” that BBOM was engaged in ‘the practice of (a) financial pyramid’ scheme.

Based on this finding, MPF GO also asked that funds be secured for return to victims of the scheme. [Continue reading…]

Iguana Biz identify Doc Lett as CEO of the company on their website.

For those of you who have had the pleasure of knowing or actually meeting Doc Lett, know that he is an honest man with a servant’s heart. A man of integrity, who has the determination to help everyone succeed.

Doc Lett, also known as ‘Ken Lett’, ‘Kenneth Lett’, ‘Ken E Lett’ and ‘Kenneth Eugene Lett’, first popped up on BehindMLM’s radar as the CEO of Phase 4 Global.

Phase 4 Global launched in 2012 and was a four-tier matrix Ponzi cycler.

Two years before Phase4Global Lett launched Freeway to Success, a recruitment-driven pyramid scheme.

After Phase4Global collapsed, Lett resurfaced in 2015 as the admin of 2by2 For You.

2by2ForYou was yet another four-tier matrix cycler that used newly invested funds to pay off existing affiliates.

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

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

The company does however have a limited time pop-up advertising an upcoming July 23rd Power Hashing event.

The event is taking place in Bangalore, India with the advertisement naming Amit Jaiswal as co-founder of Power Hashing.

On his Facebook and LinkedIn profiles, Jaiswal (right) cites his location as Delhi, India and identifies himself as the “Founder, Chairman & CEO at Power Hashing”.

Prior to Power Hashing, in 2013 Jaiswal joined Empower Network as an affiliate. In 2014 he joined Brain Abundance.

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