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

TheBigHybrid website domain (“thebighybrid.com”) was registered on the 17th of August 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

Alexa currently estimate that India is the largest source of traffic to TheBigHybrid website domain (25%), suggesting this might be where it’s being operated from.

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…]

Continuing the tradition of Asian-run Ponzi schemes intertwining themselves with lavish displays of ceremony, USFIA recently held a “jewelry queen pageant” in Singapore.

Present at the event appears to be someone of significance who, following in the footsteps of John Wuo before him, handed out oversized checks for hundreds of thousands of dollars to USFIA’s top GemCoin investors: [Continue reading…]

Following claims by Sann Rodrigues’ lawyers that he can’t speak English, the SEC have filed their response.

They’re not too happy. [Continue reading…]

Last we checked in back in April, a defense lawyer was attempting to delay criminal TelexFree proceedings till June next year.

Two of TelexFree’s founders, James Merrill and Carlos Wanzeler, stand accused of operating a $1.8 billion dollar Ponzi scheme.

We’re not sure whose lawyer requested the delay, but we do now have a definitive trial date for one of the accused. [Continue reading…]

It’s a common enough belief in the MLM underbelly that hiding offshore is protection enough.

You’re off in your little hidey-hole, there’s no way known US regulators are going to come after you… right? [Continue reading…]

BehindMLM first reviewed Jamberry Nails back in March 2012, three and a half years ago.

Since then several changes have taken place within the Jamberry compensation plan, so today we’re comparing what’s currently in place with how the plan looked in 2012.

Read on for an updated review of the Jamberry Nails MLM business opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Essante Organics (pronounced “uh-san-tee”) was launched in 2009 and operate in the health and wellness MLM niche.

The company is based out of the US state of Arizona, and is headed up by Founder and CEO, Michael Wenniger (below right).

As per Wenniger’s Essante Organics corporate bio;

Back in the 1980s, Michael found the direct sales industry and, with no business experience, enrolled 35 people who exploded into 75,000 people during their 3 year momentum phase.

In the 80s, Mr. Michael Wenniger earned over 14 million dollars because he said yes to direct sales and took action. Direct sales has been in his blood ever since.

In 2004 Michael Wenniger parlayed his multi-millions and reached a new found level of success with his second business, Fun Unlimited, a venture with 2 products: Power Pops, the “Eat Candy & Lose Weight” lollipop and Kid’s Pops, the “Vitamins On A Stick” lollipop.

To date over 40 million Power Pops have been sold.

I did try to work out what company Wenniger made the $14 million in back in the 80s, but other than learning he launched his own opportunity in the 80s, came up blank.

Not sure why that’s a big secret considering the “I made $14 million in the 80s” marketing material is everywhere.

This corporate video from Wenniger himself also provides some insight into the company (44 mins in length).

Essante Organics itself meanwhile seems to have had a good run. I didn’t find any legal issues or related regulatory actions.

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

Promotion of World Ventures in South Africa has purportedly stepped up in recent months, prompting fraud investigations by the National Consumer Commission and Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit of the South African Police Services.

Over 4100 locals in Cape Town have reportedly joined WorldVentures over the past six months, making the company roughly R22 million ($1.5 million USD) on sign-up fees alone.

“Over the past three months, the NCC has received several complaints from both the Financial Services Board and the South African Reserve Bank regarding suspected pyramid schemes,” NCC spokesperson Trevor Hattingh told Cape Town Lately.

If found guilty, all WorldVentures activities will be declared illegal in South Africa and the company will face fraud charges.

The move follows similar investigations recently in Jamaica (June 2015), Malaysia (April 2015) and Norway (late 2014). [Continue reading…]

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

The company website does have an “about us” page, however rather than provide information on Medicus Global ownership or management, the page is instead used to market the company.

A “corporate office” address in the US state of Florida is provided on the Medicus Global website, however further research reveals this to be the address of a USPS post office.

As such, it would appear MyMedicus might exist in Florida in name only.

The Medicus Global website domain (“mymedicus.com”) was registered on the 28th of October 2012, however the domain registration is set to private.

The domain itself was up for sale in 2013, with the current owners appearing to have purchased it in February this year.

According to the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations, Medicus Global LLC was registered on the 26th of June, 2015.

Two sole managers are listed in the Medicus Global LLC registration, Stephen Rossiter and Lisa Harrison (agent).

On his LinkedIn profile, Rossiter (right) cites himself as President of Medicus Global.

4+ years now in the medical field starting with CallTheDoc Telemedicine as Director of Sales.

I moved into VP of North American Sales in just six months. After a short time I moved again to the Vice President position and over see the Operations of the entire company.

Prior to Call The Doc I came from a very intense events and Marketing background. Being employed with CBS radio for 13 years and sat in the position as the Special Events Director for the City of Plant City for 10 years.

Learned a great deal about business and marketing as well as Public Speaking. Both on the government side and the corporate side.

After seeing the need for telemedicine world wide, Medicus Global has evolved and I currently hold the position of President.

The future of health care is here!!!

For reasons unknown, Rossiter’s name does not appear anywhere on the Medicus Global website.

Of additional note is that the Medicus Global website is hosted on a private server, shared with CoMingl’s app site:

CoMingl is an MLM social network launched late last year, with current Alexa statistics suggesting the opportunity flopped shortly after launch.

CoMingl is owned by Panache International LLC, whose Managing Director is Vishaal S. Shah.

Despite the shared hosting, I was however unable to independently verify a solid connection between Panache International or Shah and Medicus Global.

Read on for a full review of the Medicus Global MLM business opportunity.
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OnLegacy Network are currently in prelaunch, with an advertised expected launch date of January 2016.

The company claims to be ‘registered as Onlegacy, Inc in the state of California in USA‘, with an address in Los Angeles provided on the OnLegacy Network website.

Identified as President of the company on the OnLegacy Network website is Rogelio Ortiz (right).

As per Ortiz’s OnLegacy Network corporate bio:

Mr. Rogelio Ortiz has been considered a very successful business person since his early life.

He was able to run operations back in the 80s to the largest cement company in Mexico and around the world.

He has been awarded in the state of California by governmental organizations due to the fact of his entrepreneurship as well as the way he has succeeded in business.

Rogelio brings his over 35 years of experience on business management to make Onlegacy the project of his life.

How much of that experience relates to MLM is unclear. Possibly due to language-barriers, I was unable to trace an MLM history on Ortiz.

Ortiz himself doesn’t appear to own OnLegacy Network. The company Dos Marketing shares the same street address of OnLegacy Network, and is owned by Juan Pablo Morales.

Further research reveals Morales appearing in OnLegacy marketing videos:

For reasons unknown however, Morales name does not appear anywhere on the OnLegacy Network website.

As with Ortiz, Morales doesn’t appear to have an MLM history.

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