Oh the lies we tell when we’re caught out.

Slow as quadriplegic turtle, the Samoan uFun Club trial continues, with the latest seeing a witness caught out lying about his investment into the scheme. [Continue reading…]

Jeunesse launched in late 2009 and operate in the health and wellness MLM niche.

Based in the US state of Florida, co-founders Randy Ray (CEO) and Wendy Lewis (COO) head up Jeunesse’s executive team.

As per Ray’s Jeunesse corporate bio:

Randy has been involved with multi-level marketing for eighteen years, including co-owning MarketQ, Inc. with Wendy Lewis.

He has provided service and support to the industry with back office software, commission processing, and full customer service.

Some more information is provided in Wendy Lewis’ bio, but no MLM specifics:

Wendy and Randy started their multi-level marketing adventures eighteen years ago as distributors and then owners of MLM companies and support companies.

Under their visionary leadership, these companies have flourished. With offices and distribution centers operating worldwide and a network of more than 500,000 distributors in 215 countries and territories, they have paid out over $122.5 million in commissions.

Multi-lingual customer support, in-house shipping, on-staff professional software programmers, and a proprietary web-based Back Office system are only a few of the many examples of what they have accomplished.

Ray first appeared on BehindMLM has the CEO and owner of Global Telecom Connect.

Launched in 20Global Telecom Connect sees affiliates pay $179.90 or $299.90 when they sign up, with commissions paid when they recruit other affiliates who do the same.

Back in 2005 Ray and Lewis launched was Fuel Freedom International, now known as Forever Freedom.

Forever Freedom  market ‘pills trade marked as MPG-CAPS, which are claimed to improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and increase engine power‘.

Despite BehindMLM having not formally reviewed Jeunesse, I’ve previously written about the company due to the controversy it attracts.

Jeunesse first appeared on BehindMLM courtesy of a lawsuit filed over a $90,000 secret affiliate deal.

Then President of Jeunesse, Darren Jensen, responded by accusing plaintiff Matthew Nestler of murder threats.

Jensen has since gone to become the CEO of LifeVantage, having left his position with Jeunesse in May.

Earlier this year, Jeunesse executed a takeover of a bankrupt Monavie. By way of rank purchasing, active Monavie affiliates have since been rolled into Jeunesse.

Last month Alex Morton signed up with Jeunesse, following a very public departure from Vemma.

A few weeks after Morton (a top-earner in Vemma) left the company, it was shut down by the FTC.

The regulatory agency contends Vemma is a $200 million plus illegal pyramid scheme, with the matter set to play out in court.

In the aftermath of the FTC Vemma shutdown, questions have been raised regarding similarities between Vemma and Jeunesse’s respective compensation plans.

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

As per the Global Success 365 website:

Our CEO is Mike Hastings from France and we are registered in Seychelles, UK, UAE and Bahamas.

The above is presented as fact on the Global Success 365 website, with no supporting evidence or documentation.

Mike Hastings meanwhile doesn’t appear anywhere on the internet in relation to MLM, outside of the Global Success 365 website.

The Global Success 365 website domain (“globalsuccess365.com”) was registered on the 8th of July 2015, with Hastings listed as the owner.

An address in London, England is also provided, however further research reveals the address belongs to “Made Simple Group”. Made Simple Group offer virtual office services for £15.00 GBP a month.

As such it appears Global Success 365 have no physical presence in the UK, existing in name only.

Furthermore Alexa currently estimate that some 48% of all traffic to the Global Success 365 website originates out of India.

Global Success 365 thus fits the criteria of the opportunity likely being run out of India by individuals unknown.

The hallmarks of Indian-run schemes are a generic Anglo-Saxon named admin with no verifiable history, a virtual office address (typically in the UK, can be elsewhere) and Alexa statistics showing visitors to the site are predominantly based in India.

Global Success 365 meets all three of these criteria.

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…]

August 28th saw USFIA hold a GemCoin gala at the Ontario Convention Center in California.

As per USFIA marketing material:

Domestic teams- joining at $10,000 and sponsor $30,000 will be reimbursed for 4 days accommodation.

International teams-joining at $10,000 and sponsoring $50,000 will be reimbursed for 7 days accommodation as well as flight.

The conference will be at the Ontario Convention Center. The attendance will be limited to 1300 people. First come first serve basis.

Unfortunately for USFIA a bunch of angry protesters rocked up to the event, leading USFIA to cancel the gala:

Clearly unhappy with the USFIA GemCoin Ponzi scheme, the protestors were existing USFIA investors wondering where their money has gone. [Continue reading…]

Just a quick update from the WCM777 Receiver, with the publishing of her fifth interim report on the 28th of August.

There’s not too much new information, so I’ve summarized the important points below: [Continue reading…]

There is no information on the Average Joe Profit System website stating who owns or runs the business.

The Average Joe Profit System website domain (“averagejoeprofitsystem.com”) was registered on the 30th of December 2013, however the domain registration is set to private.

Further research reveals the skye ID “products4uplus” provided as a support contact in the Average Joe Profit System FAQ:

This ID correspondes to a Twitter profile, bearing the name “Johnny Ganoza”. Ganoza is also one of the admins of the official Average Joe Profit System Facebook group:

This strongly suggests Ganoza is the owner and operator of the Average Joe Profit System.

Johnny Ganoza (right) first popped up on BehindMLM’s radar as the admin of Xtreme Pro System.

Xtreme Pro System, a $45 in, $300 out Ponzi scheme, was launched in late 2014. In early 2015 the SEC shutdown Achieve Community, a similar matrix-based Ponzi scheme.

The shutdown of Achieve Community was cited as a primary reason for Ganoza shutting down the Ponzi side of Xtreme Pro System.

Today Xtreme Pro System advertises a “blogging system”, which affiliates can earn $5 per sale of.

Read on for a full review of the Average Joe Profit System MLM business opportunity. [Continue reading…]

Jamison Palmer was one of the ringleaders who sold the uFun Club Ponzi scheme to US investors.

Through uFun Dominators and other Facebook groups, Palmer was instrumental in pitching the billion dollar Ponzi scheme to US investors.

Seeking Ponzi riches, Palmer (right) even went so far as to relocate from the US to Thailand.

Perhaps the pinnacle of Palmer’s efforts was the now notorious YouTube video in which Palmer claimed Thai authorities had given uFun Club the all-clear.

Those claims turned out to be bogus, with Thai authorities cracking down on uFun Club back in April.

After learning of arrest warrants issued against his fellow top investors, Palmer fled Thailand and returned to the US. He’s currently believed to be hiding out in Indonesia.

Having laid low since April, now it seems Palmer is eager to continue his Ponzi scamming through Unascos.
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iGrow Network began life as vLeaf (also known as Leaf International or Vision Leaf), an ad-credit Ponzi scheme with a matrix recruitment backend.

vLeaf launched in 2012 and collapsed after a brief run.

In 2014 the scheme resurfaced as Leafit, with Founder and CEO Lawrence Sowell at the helm.

Leafit sought to distance itself from its vLeaf Ponzi days, by branding itself as a “people’s app”.

The basic gist of the mobile app was that it allowed users to post third-party images on social network. Those images contains products, which the Leafit app tagged and attached affiliate shopping links to.

Someone buys the product through that link, Leafit gets commission and then splits that revenue with its affiliates.

Tacked on to that was a recruitment scheme, which also saw Leafit affiliates paid to recruit new affiliates.

Ultimately Leafit failed, with the website today notifying visitors that the Leafit “product is no longer available”:

The latest incarnation of the opportunity is the iGrow Network, which launched mid last year.

Listed as CEO of the iGrow Network is Michael Green (right), former Vice-President of Sales in Leafit.

Lawrence Sowell is still on board but appears to have taken a behind the scenes role in iGrow Network.

Sowell was promoting iGrow Network in Asia earlier this year:

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

Well-known MLM attorney Jeffrey Babener has been in contact, with his views on the recent FTC illegal pyramid scheme lawsuit filed against Vemma. [Continue reading…]

As the arrests in the uFun Club pyramid scheme case in Thailand top 80, the latest suspects nabbed are high-profile ringleaders.

Arriving on a flight from Qatar yesterday morning, retired Maj Gen Athiwat Soonpan and his wife reported to police shortly after their arrival. [Continue reading…]