There is no information the Profit Mania website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Profit Mania website domain (“profitmania.com”) was first registered on August 4th, 2005. The registration was last updated on the 19th of March, 2016, suggesting this is when the current owner(s) of the domain took possession of it.

Unfortunately the Profit Mania domain registration is set to private, providing no information on who owns the business.

The Profit Mania Terms and Conditions lists a “Registered Office Address” as follows:

Go Ads Media Ltd.

71-75 Shelton Street,

Covent Garden,

London, United Kingdom

Further research reveals the above address belongs to Garden Studios, a virtual office provider.

Go Ads Media Ltd. itself is a shell company incorporated on the 26th of February, 2016.

The UK Companies House record for the business lists one Director, Ana Maria Gomes Claro Ferreira.

According to the record Ferreira is based out of Portugal, which is likely where Profit Mania is being operated from.

Unfortunately Ferreira’s full name only appears online in conjunction with Go Ads Media Ltd’s incorporation, so I’m unable to provide any additional background information.

Given everything else about Profit Mania is thus far bogus, I also haven’t ruled out that Ferreira doesn’t exist.

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 Morez website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Morez website domain (“morez.help”) was registered on the 4th of April 2016, however the domain registration is set to private.

Alexa currently estimate that India, South Africa and Pakistan are the primary sources of traffic to the Morez website, coming in at 32.5%, 15.9% and 9.4% respectively.

It’s probably a good bet that whoever is running Morez is based out of or at least from one of these three countries.

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 IMAP Revshare website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The IMAP Revshare website domain (“imaprevshare.com”) was registered on the 15th of April 2016, however the domain registration is set to private.

The IMAP Revshare website domain is hosted on a private server. This server also hosts the IMAP Networks website (“imapnetworks.com”).

The IMAP Networks website domain was registered on April 15th, the same day the IMAP Revshare domain was registered.

Jeremy Wa is listed as the owner of the IMAP Networks domain, with an address in London in the UK also provided.

Further research reveals the address used belongs to Made Simple Group LTD, who offer a mail forwarding service.

The email address used to register the IMAP Networks domain belongs to Jeremy Wisniewski, with “Jeremy Wa” presumed to be a pseudonym.

On his LinkedIn profile, Wisniewski (right) cites himself as the Director of IMAP Network LTD. His location is listed as Metz Area in France, which is presumably where IMAP Revshare is being operated from.

Other MLM opportunities Wisniewski has been involved in include GoBig7 (matrix recruitment), MeoClick (French recruitment scheme) and Zona Network ($25 to $3500 Ponzi scheme).

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

Game Loot Network is almost a year old. The company launched in mid 2015 and appears to have gone through several compensation plan revisions since.

Today we take a look at and review Game Loot Network’s latest compensation model, implemented just last month. [Continue reading…]

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

The Venus FX website domain (“venusfx.com”) was registered on the 6th of October 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

On their website Venus FX website claim the company was

incorporated in New Zealand dated 11^th December 2015.

It was registered as NZ Limited Company with NZ Business Number: 9429042102731

This record does exist, with Shahidrawadey Shahidan listed as the owner. The address provided is a virtual office address provided for $232 NZD ($161 USD) a year plus $29 NZD ($20 USD) a month.

This confirms that Venus FX exists in New Zealand in name only. Rather, the company appears to be run out of Malaysia:

Due to encouraging, responsive and positive feedbacks, VENUSFX decides to have a centre in Kuala Lumpur hence VENUSFX Malaysia Training Centre was established in January 2016.

VenusFX state their Malaysian center is ‘a meeting point among clients, prospects and the management‘. The presence of Venus FX “management” is indicative of a corporate headquarters.

UK corporate records meanwhile suggest Shahidrawadey Shahidan is Malaysian and lives in Malaysia.

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…]

Regulatory investigations of OneCoin are spreading across Europe, with Germany the latest country to launch an investigation into the suspected Ponzi scheme. [Continue reading…]

A marketing video on the SmashFund website identifies Rob Towles as CEO of the company. On his LinkedIn profile, Towles also cites himself as SmashFund’s Founder.

Rob Towles (right) was CEO and primary shareholder of Efusjon, an energy drink MLM that went bust in 2010. A year earlier one of their affiliates filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging it to be a pyramid scheme.

The lawsuit was settled confidentially in 2010. A few months later Efusjon closed its doors.

Efusjon, or rather its product line, resurfaced as LabActive in 2013. Who owned LabActive wasn’t disclosed on the website, however DSA records at the time revealed Rob Towles was behind the company.

Our BehindMLM review of LabActive revealed the business opportunity to be heavily geared towards affiliate autoship recruitment.

Today the LabActive website is non-responsive, although when the company was abandoned is unclear.

On his LinkedIn profile Towles lists his location as California in the US. This is presumably where SmashFund is being operated from.

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

There is no information on the United Games Marketing website indicating who owns or runs the business.

At the time of publication, the United Games Marketing website is little more than a sign-up page.

The United Games Marketing website domain (“unitedgames.co”) was registered on the 25th of May 2016, however the domain registration is set to private.

Further research reveals United Games Marketing affiliates naming Natalyn Lewis as owner and co-founder of the company.

I wasn’t able to find any information on who the other co-founder(s) of United Games Marketing are.

Natalyn Lewis (right) is based out of Utah in the US, which is presumably where United Games Marketing is being operated from.

On the executive side of things, Natalyn Lewis was Director of Marketing for Nu Skin. After Nu Skin Lewis went on to become Corporate Consultant and Distributor Liaison with Syntek Global.

More recently Lewis worked with Asea as marketing consultant, developing Asea’s affiliate marketing tools.

Why none of this information is provided on the United Games Marketing website is unclear.

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

WeShare Crowdfunding was a cash gifting scheme launched mid last year.

Alexa traffic statistics suggest the scheme went into decline shortly after, however it did manage to limp along until recently.

Unfortunately for most participants in the scheme, the inevitable collapse has hit and their funds are lost.

Roughly a year after it’s launch, James Hill and his top affiliates are again gearing up to fleece victims in a new reboot scheme. [Continue reading…]

The Practical Financial Investment Group website presents James Brown as owner of the company.

The Practical Financial Investment Group website credits Brown with working for “20 plus years (as an) entrepreneur from home” and earning a “five figure monthly residual”.

James now mentors and trains others on how to earn a yearly residual income monthly by investing in PFIG and or working a few hours per week.

On the CareerBuilder website, James Brown (right) is advertising Licensed Insurance Agent positions for Summit Alliance Advantage.

Income:

•Qualify for monthly bonus programs in addition to commissions

•First year potential to earn $130k – $275k with much higher long term growth attainable

•Management opportunities with no territory restrictions are currently available

•Managers with multiple years experience can make $250k-$500k first year

A Google search on “Summit Alliance Advantage” reveals Brown advertising the same positions on a number of employment-related websites.

Practical Financial Investment Group does is not named on any of Brown’s Summit Alliance Advantage classifieds.

Brown lists his location in the ads as Dallas, Texas, which is presumably where Practical Financial Investment Group is being operated from.

Read on for a full review of the Practical Financial Investment Group MLM opportunity. [Continue reading…]