Back in October we covered Delfi’s reporting of a news story concerning the activities of Lyoness affiliates in Tallinn, Estonia.

For those unfamiliar with Delfi, they are

a major internet portal in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania providing daily news, ranging from gardening to politics.

It ranks as the most popular website among Lithuanian and Estonian internet users.

The news story in question was a piece detailing the scamming of Estonia’s deaf community by local Lyoness affiliates.

Without going into too much detail, promises were made to people who couldn’t afford to join, loans were taken out, the Lyoness affiliates made their money and then a sizable portion of Tallinn’s deaf community were left holding the bag.

A few days ago a BehindMLM reader noticed that the link we provided to the original Delfi news article was returning 404 (not found).

This prompted a bit of research on my part, as I was curious why Delfi had pulled their story.

I discovered the article had only recently been taken down, as it was still showing up in Google’s search results:

How strange.

I left it at that, as I was at the time unable to ascertain why Delfi had taken their news story down.

On December 27th however, a new Lyoness article appeared on Delfi. See if you can spot any editorial differences. [Continue reading…]

Yoli was founded in late 2009 and are based out of Utah in the US. Today the company is active in the US, Canada, Malaysia and Australia.

Heading up Yoli are founders Robby Fender, Corey Citron, Daren Falter, Bobby Jones, and Michael Prichard.

So the story goes;

Robby Fender contacted four of his most trusted colleagues — Corey Citron, Daren Falter, Bobby Jones, and Michael Prichard—and proposed a new business venture. Each of them said yes, and thus, Yoli was born.

Fender (right) is central to Yoli management, serving as both President and CEO.

As per Fender’s Yoli corporate bio;

Robby Fender’s unmatched enthusiasm, winning personality, and million-dollar smile make him one of the most recognizable and well-liked CEOs in the industry.

Robby’s success as both an entrepreneur and CEO gives him a rare insight into multiple areas of business, and his dedication to transforming lives is the driving force of our company.

Fender’s LinkedIn profile reveals he got started in MLM as a Usana affiliate between 1995 and 2000.

In 2004 Fender signed up as a Xango affiliate, with that lasting till 2008. A year later saw the launch of Yoli, which I believe is Fender’s first MLM venture as an executive.

Fender’s fellow Yoli co-founders all appear to be linked to Xango in one way or another.

Between Usana and Xango Fender also founded Preferred Financial Services and Guardian National Management LLC.

Robby has been involved with the private money mortgage banking industry for over 20 years. Preferred Financial Services was one of the key private money lenders in Northern CA during this time.

Guardian National Management LLC continues to purchase REO’s and NPN’s across the country.

Northern Pacific Properties LLC is one of many real estate acquisition and cash flow holding companies.

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

There is no information on the GetPaid Social website indicating who owns or runs the business, at least not on pages a visitor would typically land on.

With a bit of poking around however, it is revealed that the creator of the GetPaid Social site is Jeff Long (right).

Congratulation on taking action right away! My team and I are here to support you should you need any help along the way.

I appreciate your business and look forward to welcoming you as a PREMIUM member!

Jeff Long
Creator GetPaid.Social

This corresponds with the GetPaid Social website domain, which was registered by Long in September 2015. An address in the US state of Nevada is also provided.

Long first appeared on BehindMLM’s radar as the founder of AutoXTen, a recruitment scheme launched in 2011.

AutoXTen collapsed a few months after launch, with Long going to launch SMS Dailies. It too didn’t last long.

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

A search for “body spa” on the Nu Skin website brings up a result for an “ageLOC Galvanic Body Spa” device.

On their website, Nu Skin claim the device

• minimizes and smooth the appearance of body fat and cellulite for a slimmer looking body
• provides the body with a smooth, contoured appearance
• improves appearance of skin firmness
• improves overall condition of skin
• helps energize and purify skin
• hydrates the skin
• smoothes the appearance of cellulite for a firmer, more toned body with Body Shaping Gel and
• locks in moisture with Dermatic Effects

The ageLoc unit is advertised stand-alone on the Nu Skin website, however no price is given. A separate listing for a “Body Spa Package”, which contains the ageLoc unit, is advertised for $525.

In Taiwan the ageLoc body spa unit is classified as a medical device. Nu Skin Taiwan however failed to seek the appropriate regulatory licenses for the device however, with charges now filed against several Nu Skin executives. [Continue reading…]

Recently it seems a year of uFun Club investigation and arrests had died down in Thailand. Here at BehindMLM our last story was “uFun Club scammers plead not guilty in Thailand“, published a few months ago in September.

Thai police have continued to work the case behind the scenes however, with the latest round of arrests scalping a former politician. [Continue reading…]

I ran into some initial confusion upon beginning my research into Travelution, namely because there’s two different MLM opportunities bearing the same name.

I don’t believe these two companies are linked, as they operate from different websites, have different logos and appear to be headquartered in different countries.

“My Travelution” operates from “mytravelution.com” and are a South African based company, with a compensation plan that quotes commissions and cost in South African Rand.

This review is for “Travelution”, who operate from the “yourtravelution.com” domain. As per the company’s website, Travelution are based out of Florida in the US, however no street address is provided.

Three co-founders are cited on the Travelution website, Dustin DeVaughn (CEO), Dave Manning (Chairman of the Board) and  Faraday Hosseinipour (VP of Sales).

As per their respective Travelution corporate bios (DeVaughn, Manning and Hosseinipour respectively from left to right);

Dustin DeVaughn (is) a travel agent veteran who created thousands of successful at home entrepreneurs in the travel industry.

Dustin has been in the travel industry for over 10 years. He has also created multiple six figure incomes in the home based business space and helped thousands find and create financial freedom from their homes.

Dave Manning (has) over 30 Years experience in the network marketing industry (with) 10 years in the Travel Industry.

(Manning has also run his) own Marketing company servicing the time-share industry.

(He has) gone to the top of 6 Network marketing companies earning millions and helping team member earn millions in the network marketing industry.

Faraday Hosseinipour (has) over 20 years experience in the network marketing arena (with) 10 years in the Travel Industry.

(She has also run her) own Marketing company servicing the time-share industry.

Hosseinipour (has) gone to the top of 4 different network marketing companies earning millions along the way and helping her team member earn millions in the network marketing profession.

Further research reveals Dustin DeVaughn to have been a Visalus and Empower Network affiliate. Identifying himself as an “MLM top recruiter”, DeVaughn was actively promoted Paycation in early 2014.

In 2015 DeVaughn was promoting ForeverGreen on Facebook, with advertisements for FG’s Ketopia product continuing up until October.

Dave Manning and Faraday Hosseinipour were also involved in ForeverGreen. Before that the duo promoted the BidXCel, Infinity2Global and Global1Entertainment Ponzi schemes.

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

After roughly two months of deliberation, a verdict in the Samoan uFun Club criminal trial has been reached.

On December 24th sometime in the morning, Chief Justice Patū found Nicholas Giannos and Rosita Stanfield guilty on all counts. [Continue reading…]

According to the Basic Reset website,

Basic Reset is a division of BioGenyx, which was started by Fred and Kim Kaufman in 2002, but now have expanded as an outlet to bring life-changing products to the world.

The Basic Reset website domain was registered in March 2014, with the company going on to officially launch from Tennessee two months later.

So the story goes,

After over-coming his own life-long health problems in 1969, Fred, became highly motivated to have a better understanding of what causes us to lose our health, but even more importantly, how to regain good health.

Ten years later, Fred was overcome with an insatiable curiosity to research why people get cancer, even though he didn’t know anyone with cancer and had no family history.

It all came to light about 5 years later, when his own mother was diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic with 4th stage melanoma.

She was given no hope with only a few months to live. Fred stepped up to help his mother through nutrition and supplementation, and she was totally healed in just a few months.

Fred believes that God was leading him to know how to help his mother, and was greatly encouraged to continue learning all he could to help others with debilitating and life-threatening diseases.

Fred began to help many others through his knowledge of natural health remedies while working in 2 medical clinics as a nutritionist, and in 1995, he spoke at the International Cancer Conference in Stockholm Sweden.

In 1994, Fred learned about coral calcium through a Swedish scientist, which led Fred to be the first person to import the product into the U.S. The testimonials were amazing which further motivated Fred to keep seeking natural ways to help people.

Two years later, Fred met Kim, and in their very first phone conversation, she shared with him information that was an important key for Fred to invent the liquid mineral product Ionyte.

Fred and Kim had a strong connection through their faith in God, and their hearts to help others through natural health remedies.

After 3 months, with the phone as their only means of communication, they finally met in person, and married 12 hours later!

Fred and Kim are dedicated to supplying quality products at affordable prices.

Back in 2008 Kaufman launched Aqualyte Water as a standalone business opportunity. Affiliate marketing reveals Aqualyte Water to have used a matrix-based compensation plan.

Today the Aqualtye Water domain is defunct.

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

There is no information on the 3 Steps Zyclones website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The 3 Steps Zyclones website domain (“3stepszyclones.com”) was registered on the 28th of August 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…]

There is no information on the Global Income 4 All website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Global Income 4 All website domain (“globalincome4all.com”) was registered on the 30th of September 2015, with a “Ronaldo Harrison” listed as the owner. An address in the US state of South Dakota is also provided.

Further research reveals this address contains a city and postcode in New York, leading me to believe it’s bogus.

This naturally places a question mark on “Ronaldo Harrison”, who is also thus presumed to be a fictional identity.

Of note is the email used to register the Global Income 4 All domain was also used to register “m2mincome4u.com” on September 30th.

“M2M” is MLM underbelly code for cash gifting.

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…]