In a section of the Manhatan Traffic website titled “Company Brief History From Our Director”, Ravi Rach is identified as one of “directors” of Manhatan Traffic.

The company does not name the other directors, instead choosing to providing a vague marketing spiel.

Almost all the members in the team of Manhattan (sic) Traffic has faced challenges on our way up in some online programs.

In 2015 we formed a team comprising professionals in different skills that will help in bringing the solution we all look for, that is how Manhatan Traffic was born.

The team are professionals in Graphic Design, Programming, Internet Marketing, Business Management, Database Management, Internet Security etc.

Rach meanwhile is the sole admin listed on the official Manhatan Traffic Facebook page.

On the Manhatan Traffic website, Rach (right) is credited with being ‘one of the developers of the most successful long term program that has graced the Internet.‘

The “program” however is not named and is only referred to as an “advertising exchange program”. I myself was I unable to find any further information on it.

As to where Rach is running Manhatan Traffic from, the Manhatan Traffic website domain is set to private but affiliate emails are signed off on with an address in London, UK.

Rach himself also lists London, UK as his location in his Facebook profile. Whether or not this explains why he misspelt “Manhattan” in naming Manhatan Traffic is unclear.

Based on our aim of providing affordable, long lasting advertising to the internet community we called the name Manhatan Traffic.

Manhattan is a city in the US that experience high traffic jam for human and cars at rush hour.

We are set to MOVE traffic to your website in a swift with our huge member base from all over the world.

At the time of publication, Manhatan Traffic appears to be primarily marketed in Russia. Alexa currently estimate that both Russia and the Ukraine make up 38.9% and 13.9% of all traffic to the Manhatan Traffic website domain respectively.

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As per registration documents uploaded to the Success200 website, the President of the company is identified as Kenneth Badiola (also goes by Ken Gomez Badiola).

Badiola’s name however does not appear anywhere on the Success200 website however, which is somewhat strange.

Success200’s registration documents point to an address in Quezon City, Philippines. This matches the address provided on the Success200 Facebook page, as well as the company website’s Alexa stats.

At the time of publication, Alexa estimate that 90.7% of all traffic to the Success200 website originates out of the Philippines.

Additionally a vision statement published on the Success200 website specifically targets the “Filipino family”:

Our Vision is to see the Filipino family intact: to empower the Filipino with an alternative source of income, without having to leave their families behind.

Our vision is to let families earn more than enough without having to spend more time labouring instead of enjoying their time together.

Prior to launching Success200 a few months ago, Badiola (right) was an affiliate with OKS Global (a collapsed recruitment scheme launched in 2013) and NBO Global (2×1 matrix-based recruitment scheme launched in 2014, also collapsed).

It appears the aim of the launch of Success200 is to continue where both schemes left off.

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What would you do if you were running an MLM opportunity and discovered one of your affiliates had made off with over five thousand dollars?

If you’re BitClub Network, you set up a page on your website publicly shaming them and offer a “potential bounty” for any help given. [Continue reading…]

There is no information on the Funny Biz website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Funny Biz website domain (“funnybiz.today”) was registered on the 6th of March 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

In the footer of the Funny Biz website is an address in the US state of Arizona. Further research reveals this address to belong to the New Life Worship Center Church of God, the Founding Pastor of which is James Alderdice.

On his LinkedIn profile, Alderdice (right) lists himself as the Founder and CEO of Funny Biz.

At the time of publication testimonials from Sharri and Westin Alderdice appear on the Funny Biz website, suggesting James Alderdice’s relatives are also likely involved.

On his LinkedIn profile, Alderdice claims to have first gotten involved with “various business ventures” in 1975.

Why none of this information is provided on the Funny Biz website itself however is a mystery.

Update 22nd August 2015 – One possible reason: In 1985 Alderdice was sentenced to 10 years jail for defrauding 13,000 investors to the tune of $75 million dollars (see comments #1 and #2 below this article for more information). /end update

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Aside from citing the admin of 20K Profits with initials “J.T.”, there is no information on the 20K Profits website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The 20K Profits website domain (“20kprofits.com”) was registered on the 11th of June 2014, with a “John Toth” listed as the domain owner.

This corresponds with the “J.T.” initials displayed on the 20K Profits website.

An address in the US state of Michigan is provided in the domain registration, which is presumably where Toth is running 20K Profits from.

Toth (right) talks about his family on the 20K Profits website, explains that he’s not a guru and claims that ‘anyone … can have success just by following (his) blueprint‘.

As per Toth’s LinkedIn profile;

We achieved great success in corporate America for 27 years. Hard work and determination granted us multiple promotions & pay raises.

On April 3rd. of 2006, my wife, Lynn, started searching for a business of our own where we could combine our talents and, if possible, our ultimate goal was to work from home.

Three weeks of looking at several franchises, local brick and mortar business, and numerous on-line opportunities, she found the perfect business, one that afforded us the luxury of maintaining our multiple six figure lifestyle while working from home together.

Prior to launching 20K Profits Toth was an affiliate with Inspired Living Application (mobile videos) and Bioceutica (health and wellness).

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There is no information on the UFX Trading website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The UFX Trading website domain (“ufxtrading.com”) was registered on the 30th of July 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

Alexa currently estimate that 97.5% of all traffic to the UFX Trading domain originates out of India, strongly suggesting this is where the company is being run from.

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 4×4 Cash website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The 4×4 Cash website domain (“4x4cash.com”) was registered on the 11th of July 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…]

Following a scheduling conference held on August 20th, it looks like it’s going to be a long time before the SEC’s case against Achieve Community goes to trial.

Dates now scheduled are as follows: [Continue reading…]

Last we checked in, MyCenterBid management were baffled by the lack of affiliates lining up to invest in their platform.

Wrote a frustrated management team in 2013:

We hear people say that they will be waiting to take action when the auctions are live.

Why? We’ve said before – why not use this time to learn how everything works and start creating momentum? It’s almost like being in prelaunch where everybody has a huge advantage..

Make sure you take action NOW regardless of fully understanding the compensation plan or not.

There is a lot of new information to read and digest, DO IT NOW! Don’t wait.

NOW is the time you should take action.

A trip to the MyCenterBid website today reveals the domain is parked, which means the company was shut down.

So what are MyCenterBid management up to these days? [Continue reading…]

There is no information on The Wealth Creator UK website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The Wealth Creator UK website domain (“thewealthcreatoruk.com”) was registered on the 6th of May 2015, with an “Eamon McAlinney” listed as the owner. An incomplete address in London, England is also provided.

Circa 2013, McAlinney was pushing various HYIP scams through his Google Plus profile. One such advertisement for Rubicon Invest reads “Earn 1.5% daily for 100 days with Rubicon Invest”.

On the MLM front McAlinney has been an affiliate with All In One Profits (cash gifting) and My Fun Life (recruitment-driven travel scheme).

As an admin McAlinney (right) has been putting together HYIP schemes (or trying to) since at least 2012:

May 16, 2012 at 4:08 pm

Eamon McAlinney says:

Hello, I am interested in purchasing a 2% daily ad share website. I will probably be wanting it next week sometime along with hosting.

I wasn’t able to find anything recent on McAlinney’s involvement in MLM, suggesting The Wealth Creator UK is his first venture in some time.

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