Goodlife USA Review: Spend $918 a year to save on travel?

goodlife-usa-logoGoodlife USA operate in the travel MLM niche and are based out of Florida in the US.

Mark Seyforth and Edward Dovner are credited as founders of the company on the Goodlife USA website, serving as CEO and “Partner” respectively.

Mark Seyforth started off in MLM back in 1975 with ‘Seyforth Laboratories’ who marketed a diet shake.

mark-seyforth-ceo-and-founder-one24In 1980 Seyforth (right) aligned with Herbalife. He designed their compensation plan and manufactured the company’s product line through ‘Seyforth Manufacturing’.

One24 was an autoship recruitment opportunity that experimented with a queue based system to sign up new affiliates through.

In 2013, with One24 still operating, Seyforth launched Day 1.

From our BehindMLM review of Day 1;

Typically in MLM we see compensation plans built around products. With Day 1, after analysing the company it very much feels as if they’ve created a compensation plan around whatever products they were able to cobble together.

Like One24, retail sales were an afterthought in Day 1. Instead the focus was on recruiting affiliates and getting paid when they purchased products.

Today neither One24 or Day 1 are in business.

edward-dovner-partner-cofounder-goodlife-usaEdward Dovner’s MLM history is less clear. According to Dovner’s Goodlife USA corporate bio he’s a “Founder, Inventor and CEO”.

Ed Dovner started cultivating his entrepreneurial spirit at the tender age of 21 when he became an acclaimed sales agent at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

He then successfully created a niche market company within gourmet coffee industry and sold his business for a substantial profit.

In 1993, Ed launched First Choice Armor & Equipment and grew the company to over $90 million in sales. Again Ed sold the company for a substantial profit in 2010.

To what extent any of that pertains to MLM is unclear.

Of note is Dovner and his company First Choice Armor & Equipment were sued by the Department of Justice in 2009.

The United States has filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against First Choice Armor & Equipment Inc. and its founder, Edward Dovner, for submitting false claims for bullet-proof vests purchased by the United States for federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies.

First Choice, which manufactured and sold bullet-proof vests containing Zylon fiber from 2000- 2005, marketed its vests to law enforcement agencies as a thinner and more lightweight alternative to other bullet-proof vests.

The United States alleges that at the same time First Choice was selling its Zylon bullet-proof vests, the company and its founder knew of significant manufacturing and degradation problems in the Zylon fiber that rendered the material unsafe for ballistic use.

In fact, when the Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice tested eight of First Choice’s bullet-proof vests in 2005, all failed.

The United States has also sued Mr. Dovner and Karen Herman, Mr. Dovner’s wife and First Choice’s president, for a fraudulent conveyance – a transfer of property that is made to swindle, hinder or delay a creditor, or to put such property beyond his or her reach – in violation of the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act.

The government alleges that after learning of the investigation into Zylon bullet-proof vests, Mr. Dovner and Ms. Herman removed more than $5 million from First Choice. Mr. Dovner then purchased a Ferrari, a Maserati and a private jet through various shell companies.

As per his Goodlife USA corporate bio, a year later Dovner sold First Choice for a “substantial profit”.

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Zhunrize Receiver gearing up to return $44 million to victims

zhunrize-logoFollowing several extensions, the cutoff date for Zhunrize victims to file claims expired on April 16th, 2016.

In total 19,905 victim claims were filed for $93.1 million dollars in losses. [Continue reading…]


Receiver issues bank subpoenas against Scoville & family

traffic-monsoon-logoAs Traffic Monsoon affiliates prepare to gather at on a beach in the UK later this month to protest loudly into the ocean, in the US the civil case against Charles Scoville and Traffic Monsoon continues.

The latest sees the court-appointed Receiver file two subpoenas suspected of providing financial services to Scoville, his various business ventures and his family. [Continue reading…]


My Life Review: Legacy business model that doesn’t quite work

my-life-logoMy Life launched in 2013 and are based out of Florida in the US.

Heading up My Life is Founder and CEO, Andre Maronian.

Maronian made a name for himself in the MLM industry as an affiliate of ACN. In 2007 Maronian left ACN to join 5 Linx.

Maronian left 5 Linx in 2011 and joined Invado, an MLM company that operated in the e-commerce, energy and travel MLM niches.

andre-maronian-founder-ceo-my-lifeIn a 2011 marketing video pitching Invado, Maronian (right) stated:

We have an unconditional relationship with Invado. We know where this company is going five or ten years from now.

There is no questioning in our mind where we’re gunna be.

By early 2013 Invado had collapsed, with Maronian going to launch My Life later in the year.

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Digital Altitude Review: Marketing courses + events resurrected

digital-altitude-logoDigital Altitude provide a corporate address in Delaware on their website, however according to Founder Michael Force’s Digital Altitude corporate bio;

Michael resides in California with his wife and two young daughters. They love to travel and spend summers in France.

Further research reveals the Delaware address actually belongs to Harvard Business Services Inc., who provide incorporation services in Delaware.

Thus it appears Digital Altitude exist in Delaware in name only, with the business actually run out of California.

michael-force-founder-digital-altitudeMichael Force (right) first popped up BehindMLM’s radar as an affiliate of Wealth Masters International and Carbon Copy Pro.

In late 2010 or early 2011 it appears Force left or was terminated from Wealth Masters International, over his decision to promote Automatic Millionaire.

In 2013 Wealth Masters International filed a lawsuit against Force and others, claiming the former affiliates “gutted” the business.

He has trained tens of thousands online and has been a 7-figure producer in top tier high ticket sales over the last 15 years and has consulted many of the leading companies in the high ticket arena.

In addition to his MLM history, Force is also heavily involved in non-MLM online marketing.

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Balanko deposition back on for August 16th (Zeek Rewards)

zeekrewardsIn what might have been an attempt to avoid answering prickly questions about the whereabouts of $13.1 million dollars of stolen Ponzi funds, last month PaymentWorld sought to delay the deposition of CEO Roman Balanko.

Balanko appears to be at the heart of the missing funds, with his deposition expected to reveal crucial information that will aid the Receiver in its recovery. [Continue reading…]


MX Revshare Review: Three-tier adcredit Ponzi scheme

mx-revshare-logoThe MX Revshare website identifies James Lee Valentine as Founder of the company.

Valentine also owns the MX Revshare website domain, which was registered on the 25th of September, 2015.

The MX Revshare domain registration provides an address in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, however Valentine himself is based out of the Philippines.

james-lee-valentineJames Lee Valentine (right) first popped up on BehindMLM’s radar in 2012 with Supreme Wealth Alliance, a $55 chain-recruitment pyramid scheme.

In 2013 Valentine resurfaced with MX Fast Money, a feeder for Valentine’s primary MillionaireX Ponzi cycler.

MX Revshare appears to be the latest entry in Valentine’s long line of launched scams.

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New Income 4 Life Review: Seven-tier Matrix gifting cycler

new-income-4-life-logoThere is no information on the New Income 4 Life website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The New Income 4 Life website domain (“newincome4life.com”) was registered on the 29th of December 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…]


Traffic Monsoon Receivership website goes live

traffic-monsoon-logoSometime over the last 24 hours the Traffic Monsoon Receivership website has gone live.

This website will be the main method of communicating with customers and the public. We strongly encourage interested persons to check the website frequently as it will be updated as new information is obtained.

You may also contact the Receiver using the contact information listed below. Please note, at this time the preferred method of contacting the Receiver is via e-mail.

Having only just been appointed, the Receiver is in the process of gathering information requesting assistance from Traffic Monsoon affiliates. [Continue reading…]


FutureNet refuse to refund media points “internal currency”

futurenet-logoIf you bought a can of coke and consumed it, you wouldn’t be surprised if a request for a refund was flatly denied.

In FutureNet things are a little bit different. Affiliates are spending thousands of dollars on what the company refers to as “media points”, only to be told the “internal currency” cannot be refunded. [Continue reading…]