uFun Club criminal case report submitted to AG’s Office

ufunclub-logoBear with me, English news hasn’t yet surfaced so I’m working off Thai reports.

From what I can gather, at approximately 3:30pm Friday local Thai time, Pol Lt-General Suwira Songmetta, assistant national police chief, and his team delivered their criminal case report to the Attorney Generals Office.

From there the case report will be analyzed by Public Prosecutors, who will now decide whether or not to file criminal charges. [Continue reading…]


EMICoin Review: BitCoin based faux-mining Ponzi scheme

emicoin-logoEMICoin, which stands for “Europe Mining Infrastructure Company”, provide no information on their website as to who owns or runs the business.

The EMICoin website domain (“emicoin.com”) was registered on the 15th of November 2014, however the domain registration is set to private.

A UK Companies House registration number is present in the footer of the EMICoin website (9603585).

Records show “Europe Mining Infrastructure Limited” was registered with the provided registration number on the 21st of May, 2015.

The address used to register Europe Mining Infrastructure Limited however is that of virtual office space in Hertfordshire, London.

Listed as the sole Director of EMICoin in the registration is Tan Eng Sion. Eng Sion’s country of residence is listed as Singapore, which is likely where EMICoin is being operated from.

It is extremely unlikely that EMICoin has any actual physical presence in the UK.

Why Eng Sion has registered EMICoin with a virtual office space address in the UK is unclear. Ditto why Eng Sion’s name does not appear anywhere on the EMICoin website as the Director of the company.

I was unable to find any further information on Tan Eng Sion. Whether or not he has any previous experience in MLM is unknown.

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


Perpetual Quik Start Review: $14.95 matrix cycler

perpetual-quik-start-logoPerpetual Quik Start launched in mid to late 2014, with the company’s Anti-Spam policy listing Clinton Clark and Margaret Albright as the owners:

This Anti-Spam Policy Notice governs the use of the web page at and its associated services, web pages, domains and sub-domains, which are owned and operated by Safe Ad Zone, Clinton Clark, Margaret Albright (“Owners”).

Despite the mention of “Safe Ad Zone” in the paragraph above, the rest of the agreement refers to Perpetual Quik Start.

Further research reveals Safe Ad Zone to be some sort of filtering concept. As per the Safe Ad Zone website;

We are the Designed to Filter OUT Ponzi Schemes, Money Games and Mathematically Illogical Program, Projects Websites and Systems.

Getting back to Perpetual Quick Start, the company’s website domain (“perpetualquikstart.com”) was registered on the 9th of July 2014.

Margaret Albright is listed as the domain owner, with an address in the US state of Wisconsin also provided.

The Perpetual Quik Start website domain uses the name-servers of Albright’s personal website (“margaretalbright.com”).

margaret-albright-perpetual-quik-start-adminOn her site, Albright (right) claims to be

a real person who really makes a living online.

I don’t cheat or steal or lie to make my money. I honestly help people in a sincere manner that keeps me happy, keeps you happy and pleases God.

eBay was the first real money I ever made on the internet. It was a lot of work though and very time consuming.

I sold stuff on eBay for a couple years and made enough money that I actually did quit my day job.

The problem was, I gave up a full time job for another full time job. I was looking for a little more free time.

That problem lead Albright to launch sites like Perpetual Quik Start.

 

Update 30th June 2015 – Margaret Albright has been in touch, and despite her name appearing on the Perpetual Quik Start domain registration and site’s spam policy as an “owner”, claims she is not running the scheme.

I was in business with Clinton Clark for about a year. That ended in March of 2014. The fact that my name is still on his sites does not make me an owner, it simply means he did not remove my name.

Perpetual QUIK Start domain name is registered to me because I bought the name and built the site for Clinton. I do not own that site.

/end update

 

Other opportunities advertised on Albright’s website include:

  • The 7 Day Success Plan (formerly “The 7K Team System) – $12.99 a month recruitment scheme
  • Success Quik – multi-tier $10-$5000 recruitment scheme
  • Referraler – a “downline building program”
  • PTC Advantage – another downline builder site and
  • Escalating Biz – yet another downline builder site

Most of the above opportunities exist to funnel those who sign up into third-party opportunities.

Is Perpetual Quik Start any different?

Read on for a full review of the Perpetual Quik Start MLM business opportunity. [Continue reading…]


RxCut Review: Pharma discounts with problematic recruitment

rxcut-logoOn the RxCut website the company advises that

RxCut is a registered trademark of New Millennium Consultants LLC.

Unfortunately there’s more than a few companies using this name, and I was unable to find any direct link providing further information on what exactly it is New Millenium Consultants LLC does.

gerard-ferro-eric-shugarts-cofounders-rxcutThat’s not to say RxCut don’t disclose their executive management structure however, with the company listing Gerard Ferro (CEO) and Eric Shugarts (COO) as co-founders of their website.

As per Ferro’s RxCut corporate bio;

Mr. Ferro brings over 28 years of broad-based experience in the health care industry and is known for developing cutting edge technology, systems and programs designed to reduce costs.

Mr. Ferro’s last company was SUNRx Inc, which he co-founded in 2001.

Taking the helm as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SUNRx, Inc. from 2001 until late 2007, he significantly changed the landscape of how Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM’s) operate today.

The idea behind RxCut appears to be very much in alignment with SunRx, which is still in operation today under different management.

Eric Shugarts is also from RxCut, at which he’s credited with ‘utilizing his vast information technology, PBM, and operations expertise‘.

In April 2006, SUNRx announced Mr. Shugarts as their CIO to take the company’s technology platform to the next level.

There, he revamped the IT operations and systems while designing and implementing enterprise cloud computing software and databases that powered the company’s growth and revenue.

In 2008, he co-founded the business later acquired by Free For All®, Inc., along with his colleague and founder of SUNRx, Gerard Ferro.

As Free For All, Inc’s CIO, Mr. Shugarts integrated the first prescription discount card program with the Google Health portal and developed an industry leading pharmacy search and medication pricing engine fully integrated with Google Maps.

Today RxCut use that same portal and pharmacy search and the rest, as they say, is history.

As far as MLM goes, unless I missed something RxCut appears to be a first for both Ferro and Shugarts.

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



uFun Club fraud in Samoa climbing to $1 million in losses

ufunclub-logoSome insight today into why prosecutors in Samoa requested an extra week to put their case together earlier this week.

Speaking at a media press-conference held yesterday, Ministry of Police spokesman, Superintendent Su’a Muliaga Tiumalu told reporters that

at least 8 local companies have lodged complaints against the two men and a woman now facing cyber-crime charges stemming from an alleged pyramid money making scam.

The suspects, Nicolas Giannos, Rosita Stanfield and an unidentified seventy-four year old local pastor, were apprehended earlier this month following an attempt to transfer $100,000 out of Samoa.

The trio had been heavily promoting uFun Club in Samoa throughout May, and turns out that $100,000 was just the tip of the iceberg. [Continue reading…]


2nd uFun Club warning issued by Central Bank of Brunei

ufunclub-logoSometime recently the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) received information ‘regarding some individuals and companies fraudulently claiming on social media that AMBD supports or approves their financial products.

It appears after investigating the information, the AMBD felt it necessary to issue a second cautionary against investing in uFun Club. [Continue reading…]


GoBig7 Review: Penny Matrix with advertising

gobig7-logoThere is no specific information about who owns or operates GoBig7 on their website, but it is possible to work out with a little research.

As per the GoBig7 Terms and Conditions;

This offering is a contract between you the buyer and our business, the seller.

The seller is located in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. and by doing business with us you agree that this offering is made from Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee and the U.S.A..

Alrighty, so whoever is running GoBig7 is located in Tennessee.

But then the footer of the GoBig7 T&C states this:

Copyright 2003-2015 InternetMarketingLawProducts.com for World Light Ltd Direct all correspondence to World Light LLC, a public relations firm for World Light Ltd. in Seychelles.

So uh what? GoBig7 is copyright another website called “InternetMarketingLawProducts”, with any correspondence to be sent to a PR firm with an almost identical name to the client it claims to represent, who are based out of Seychelles?

Riiiiiiiiiiiight.

michael-dodd-mike-director-manager-worldlight-llc-linkedinFurther research reveals World Light LLC operates out of Tennessee, with Michael Dodd (as Mike Dodd) listing himself as the Director and Manager of World Light Ltd on his LinkedIn profile.

What all this nonsense about being in Seychelles is I have no idea.

Other than association through World Light LLC however, Dodd  doesn’t appear to want anyone to know he’s involved in GoBig7.

The GoBig7 website domain is set to private (registered on the 24th of April 2015), and Dodd’s name doesn’t appear anywhere on the company’s website.

mike-dodd-ceo-penny-matrixWorld Light LLC and Dodd (right) first appeared on BehindMLM’s radar when we reviewed Penny Matrix back in 2012.

Penny Matrix was a $7 a month matrix-based recruitment scheme. The Penny Matrix website is still online today, but Alexa traffic estimates suggest there is little to no activity at the site.

But while the extent to which Penny Matrix has collapsed might not be clear, what is clear is that Dodd has moved on with GoBig7.

And the first thing you’re probably going to notice is that GoBig7 is another matrix-based company.

Read on for a full review of the GoBig7 MLM business opportunity. [Continue reading…]



My Amazing Life Review: $24.95 a month recruitment scheme

my-amazing-life-logoThere is no information on the My Amazing Life website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The My Amazing Life website domain (“myamazinglife.org”) was registered on the 8th of June 2015, listing a Thomas Sullivan as the owner. An address in Perth, Australia is also provided.

Sullivan first appeared on BehindMLM’s radar as the admin of ProfitAdz, a Ponzi pyramid hybrid that advertised 200% ROIs on $10 investments.

ProfitAdz collapsed shortly after launch, with Sullivan having previously launched PowerOf3 (recruitment-driven pyramid scheme) and AdzPays (another 200% ROI Ponzi scheme) before it.

After lying dormant for a few years, it appears Sullivan is back with the launch of a new company.

Read on for a full review of the My Amazing Life MLM business opportunity. [Continue reading…]


Online Media Gold Review: Weekly ROIs & matrix recruitment

online-media-gold-logoThere is no information on the Online Media Gold website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Online Media Gold website domain (“onlinemediagold.com”) was registered on the 12th of May 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

Pretty much all of the affiliate advertising for Online Media Gold online is in Russian and Portuguese, with Alexa estimating that 41.8% of all traffic to the Online Media Gold website originates out of Brazil. Russia is a close second at 35.1%.

Given that Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, it’s highly likely that Online Media Gold is being run out of either Brazil or Russia.

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…]


Zeek investor files batshit crazy response to default judgement

zeekrewardsCatherine Parker, a Canadian Zeek Rewards affiliate, stole an alleged $179,656 from Zeek Rewards victims.

This earned her a spot in the Receiver’s lawsuit against top Canadian Zeek Rewards affiliates, filed back in November of last year.

Following a lack of response, the Receiver filed for default judgement against Parker in December.

The request was granted in January, with Parker up for a total of $213,953 ($179,656 requested plus $34,297 in interest).

Now, some six months after default judgement was entered against her, Parker has written to the North Carolina District Court… and she sounds pissed.

Grab some popcorn folks… [Continue reading…]