Allysian Sciences went into prelaunch in March of 2015 and are based out of British Columbia in Canada.

Heading up the company are co-founders Rod Jao (a “global entrepreneur”) and Apolo Ohno (an “8 time Olympic medalist”).

Jao appears to be the more MLM savvy of the two (both in the photo on the right), serving as Allysian Science’s CEO.

As per his corporate bio, back in the day Jao cut his MLM teeth in Amway:

Rod Jao has been the President of Trident Venture Group Inc., a privately held investment company.

Trident invests and holds interests in commercial and residential real estate projects and, through its venture capital arm, seeds and funds opportunities in the technology, manufacturing, food and beverage and telecommunications sectors.

Rod’s background includes software development and network marketing, and he is one of the youngest individuals in the history of Amway Global to reach a high level of success.

A few years back, Jao was also involved in the management of All In Energy. The now defunct company marketed energy drinks, and appears to have had more than a few ex-Amway affiliates behind it.

As for Apolo Ohno, Allysian Sciences appears to be his first MLM venture. His corporate bio makes no mention of any prior MLM history, relying heavily instead on Ohno’s Olympic history and ability to “create brand-awareness”.

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There is no information on the Xegal website indicating who owns or operates the business.

The Xegal website domain (“xegal.biz”) was registered on the 15th of January 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

An address in the UK features on the Xegal website, however further research reveals this address belongs to Shoreditch Office Space.

The company advises on their website that they offer virtual mailing addresses in England for £15 a month.

Of note is that Alexa estimates that 91.3% of the traffic to the Xegal website originates out of India. This strongly suggests that India is where Xegal is being operated out of.

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 TelexMOB website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The TelexMOB website domain (“telexmob.com”) was registered on the 2nd of March 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

The TelexMOB website does have an “about us” section, but no specific details of the company’s ownership or management structure are provided:

Group of Investors and market analysts, who believe in a highly profitable market. The market Advertising and Technology gradually increases and already a worldwide trend. We are returning to once again make a difference in Multilevel Marketing.

Our Facilities are scattered in various world countries, so as to bring the security that everyone wants.

The TelexMob, begins operations in several countries, showing once again its market strength.

And if you’re wondering what the “comeback” theme is all about, it’s because TelexMOB aims to identify itself with TelexFree.

From the logo, the name of the opportunity, affiliate membership labels and marketing copy present on the website, the owner(s) of TelexMOB are clearly targeting those who lost money in TelexFree.

TelexFree was a $1.8 billion dollar Ponzi scheme shut down by Brazilian authorities in 2013, with the SEC shutting down their global operations in 2014. Hence the line: “Our Facilities are scattered in various world countries, so as to bring the security that everyone wants.”

The implication obviously being that TelexMOB believe they are safe from regulatory action.

Why would they feel the need to make such reassurances?

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As part of the settlement in the Bostick lawsuit against Herbalife, those represented by the class-action lawsuit had to

agree to fully release Herbalife from all claims that were or could have been raised in the complaints in this action.

What that basically meant was, after the settlement was finalized, Herbalife victims would be unable to further pursue claims against the company.

The Bostick lawsuit alleged Herbalife was a “fraudulent pyramid scheme”. The proposed settlement terms were given preliminary approval late last year, however the settlement terms have yet to be finalized.

As we slowly progress towards finalization of the settlement terms, one of the more interesting stories to emerge has been that of regulatory intervention. [Continue reading…]

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

The uBox website does have an “about us” link, however clicking this link simply redirects a visitor back to the uBox website homepage.

The uBox website domain (“uboxlive.com”) was registered on the 5th of January 2015 and lists a Hyolee Ung as the domain owner. An address in the US state of California is also provided.

A corporate address for uWay LLC in Newport Beach, California is provided on the uBox website. Noticeably this differs from the address provided in the uBox domain registration.

Who Hyolee Ung is or what their position in or connection to uBox is remains a mystery. I was unable to find any further information on this individual, either in connection to uBox or the MLM industry at large.

The email address used to register the uBox domain belongs to Lily Ung.

A classified ad published on “drbill.com” reveals that Ung ‘is a salesperson real estate agent in Irvine, CA‘.

Whether Hyolee Ung and Lily Ung are the same person is unclear.

Further research reveals multiple corporate uBox presentations, in which an individual named Roscoe Umali (right) is credited as the CEO and President of uBox.

Umali is from the Philippines and has been performing as a hip-hop artist in the US for some time now. uBox would appear to be his first MLM venture.

Why this information is not made available on the uBox website is unclear.

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There is no information on the 10in20back website indicating who owns or runs the business.

The 10in20back website domain (“10in20back.com”) was registered on the 8th of December 2014, however the domain registration is set to private.

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As per the DecideYourPath FAQ,

DYP is owned and operated by Mike Peever of Ontario, Canada.

Mike has been an online marketer since the late 1990s. He has been a program owner/admin for 9 plus years.

His first sites are still online. Ads2Infinity.com was launched in early 2008 and still provides great advertising on the text ad site platform.

His first affiliate marketing program, Steps2Infinity is still online as well.

His other sites include; AdCoopPays, OneBuckMarketing, TheLastCycler, CashClubInternational, MyPaycheckWeekly, ICCycle, CashTextAds and IncrementalCash to name a few.

Of those companies, BehindMLM has reviewed Cash Club International and The Last Cycler.

Both of those were matrix-based recruitment schemes, with The Last Cycler combining a revenue-sharing Ponzi element.

Peever seems to have a thing for matrix cyclers, having continuously launched new schemes as previous one stalled and collapsed over time.

DecideYourPath would appear to be Peever’s latest offering.

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One of the pillars of MLM is that when you earn a commission, that money is yours.

You earnt it and no matter what happens (regulatory intervention the obvious exception), those funds belong to you.

As per Total Takeover’s Terms and Conditions:

Required Purchase. In order to maintain as an active Affiliate, Affiliates must pay a monthly maintenance fee of $89.95. Failure to maintain this requirement may result in account being terminated.

Here’s what they don’t tell you… [Continue reading…]

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

The EpicAdProfits website domain (“epicadprofits.com”) was registered on the 11th of February 2015, however the domain registration is set to private.

Further research reveals EpicAdProfits affiliate citing MoneyMakerGroup forum member “RedHammer” as the owner of the company.

In the forum thread RedHammer confirmed EpicAdProfits was his or her first Ponzi scheme.

Discussing initial problems with the SolidTrustPay payment processor, RedHammer also reveals that he or she is of Indian origin:

we faced STP acc problems. I am indian. can’t use stp.

Now my friend (Paris, FR) at his workplace. once he back, he will call STP and make Button approval faster.

This suggests RedHammer is operating out of India itself. I wasn’t however unable to find any further information on this individual.

MoneyMakerGroup meanwhile is one of, if not the largest Ponzi scheme orientated forums in the world.

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Over the last few weeks I’ve seen a noticeable increase in Total Life Changes customers and affiliates complaining about ongoing shipping delays.

TLC affiliates have been quick to respond to the issue, as they’ve no doubt been bearing the brunt of complaints from customers. But by and large these responses have been dismissive.

So what’s the story and why is this an ongoing issue? [Continue reading…]