Data Network Affiliates (DNA) Promoter Describes Program As ‘Cause’; References Walmart Parking Lot; Says Members Should ‘Snap’ License Plates With iPhones, Blackberrys
UPDATED 12:15 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) Without raising the issues of propriety, safety and legality, a promoter for the Data Network Affiliates (DNA) multilevel-marketing (MLM) program has produced a sales video that instructs members to “snap photos” of the license plates of cars. The video is 8:40 in length, and appears to be an upline promotion [...]
DEVELOPING STORY: Plane Hits 7-Story Building In Austin; Injuries Reported; IRS Said To Have Office In Building
UPDATED 12:54 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) An airplane reported to be “small” has crashed into a seven-story building in Austin, the state capital of Texas. NBC affiliate KXAN is reporting that at least two people have been injured, that the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are on the scene, and that [...]
Warnings Appear On Craigslist In NarcThatCar Ads; Some Ads Targeted For Removal Day After FTC Announced Crackdown On Online Fraud
UPDATED 9:47 A.M. ET (U.S.A.) Coincidence? Part of the new partnership the FTC announced yesterday with Craigslist that urges consumers to be on the lookout for scams when responding to job and business opportunity ads online? Messages urging caution are appearing in Craigslist ads for NarcThatCar, the Dallas-based company that says it is building a [...]
BULLETIN: New Affidavit Filed By Andy Bowdoin Appears To Be At Odds With Claims He Made In September
A sworn affidavit filed today by AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin appears to make claims that are the polar opposite of claims he made in a sworn affidavit witnessed by a notary public and filed in federal court Sept. 15. Separately, Bowdoin’s lawyer, Charles A. Murray, filed a brief that may be the opening volley in [...]
FEDS: Florida Man Operated Telephone ‘Cramming’ Scheme From Prison; Willoughby Farr Indicted; Already Faces $34.5 Million Civil Judgment
An inmate operated a collect-call “cramming” scheme from a Florida state prison by hiding his ownership of three firms, federal prosecutors said. Willoughby Farr, 46, of West Palm Beach, has been indicted on six counts of mail fraud and two counts of wire fraud. He faces a maximum prison sentence of 160 years, if convicted [...]
FTC Announces Major, Multiagency Sweep; Says Government Will Seize Assets Of Scammers; Heralds New Partnerships With Craigslist, Microsoft, Others To Combat Online Fraud
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a major sweep involving numerous companies and defendants — and a new partnership with Craigslist, Microsoft, Monster.com and CareerBuilder to combat employment and work-at-home fraud. Meanwhile, the agency said it was working with AARP’s Legal Counsel for the Elderly to keep America’s senior citizens’ pocketbooks out of the clutches [...]
Split In Bowdoin/Harris Family? Members Described As ‘Very Much’ Divided; At Least One Family Member Said To Have Contacted Federal Prosecutors
UPDATED 12:01 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) Has the pressure of being challenged on multiple legal fronts led to a split in the extended family of AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin? The depths of any split are unclear, and it is believed that Bowdoin has the continued support of some members of the Bowdoin/Harris family. But interviews conducted [...]
Data Network Affiliates (DNA) Changes Launch Date; Shares Vision Of Americans Recording License-Plate Numbers At Walmart, Doctors’ Offices; Now Praises AMBER Alert After Earlier Claiming Program Had ‘Astronomical’ Budget
UPDATED 10:53 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) Its domain name registered in the Cayman Islands, Data Network Affiliates (DNA) envisions an America in which members will record the license-plate number of the same cars multiple times a day as the vehicles move from destination to destination, a recorded company pitch says. Meanwhile, the DNA countdown clock on [...]
Narc That Car Removes Reference To AMBER Alert In Sales Video After Justice Department Denies Link To MLM Program
The Narc That Car multilevel-marketing (MLM) program has removed the name of AMBER Alert from a promotional video. Narc That Car’s removal followed on the heels of denials by the Justice Department and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) that the Dallas-based firm was affiliated with the AMBER Alert system. On Feb. [...]
Promoter Tries To Prove Point Narc That Car Not A Scam By Registering Domain Saying It IS One: Welcome To NarcThatCarIsAScam.info
UPDATED 2:30 P.M. EDT (March 5, U.S.A.) NarcThatCar promoter Ajamu Kafele announced that his downline team has launched a website to refute claims that the Dallas-based multilevel-marketing (MLM) program is a scam. The announcement was made last night, during a Valentine’s Day conference call hosted by Kafele, who uses the nickname “Jah” and is an [...]
FTC To Announce Major ‘Law Enforcement Sweep’; Justice Department, Postal Inspectors Will Be Present At News Conference Wednesday
Still pushing work-at-home schemes on the Internet? The Federal Trade Commission has a message for you. On Wednesday, the FTC will announce a major “law enforcement sweep cracking down on job and work-at-home fraud fueled by the economic downturn,” the agency said. Investigators will release “[s]till shots from the Web sites of some of the [...]
NEW NARC THAT CAR SHOCKER: License-Plate Numbers Recorded On UNLV Campus; In ‘Training’ Video, Promoter Tells YouTube Audience That ‘Libraries’ And ‘Schools’ Good Places To Capture Data
EDITOR’S NOTE: The PP Blog contacted the office of Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, late tonight for a comment on the practices of NarcThatCar promoters. Reid’s office did not respond immediately. UPDATED 2:34 P.M. ET (March 5, U.S.A.) A YouTube video promotion for Narc That Car gives a tour of the promoter’s secure back office, displays [...]
Ohio Attorney Charged In Ponzi Scheme And Tax Case Indicted For Failure To Show At Trial; Dale Zucker On The Lam Since Jan. 26; U.S. Marshals Investigating
A Cleveland attorney with ties to Texas and Florida has been indicted for failure to appear at his trial in a Ponzi scheme case, federal prosecutors said. Dale P. Zucker, a medical-malpractice and personal-injury attorney who practiced in Cleveland and Chagrin Falls, was indicted in August 2009 for mail fraud and filing false tax returns. [...]
ANOTHER BIG FRAUD IN FLORIDA: Racecar Driver Henri Zogaib Arrested In Alleged $5 Million Ponzi Scheme
Former Grand-Am racecar driver Henri Zogaib has been arrested and jailed in Florida for the felony crime of organized fraud, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said. Once known for living large, Zogaib, 36, of Longwood, Fla., is listed as an inmate in the Lake County Jail. His bail was set at $100,000. He [...]
While Asking Members To Input License-Plate Numbers And Citing U.S. Based AMBER Alert In Promos, Data Network Affiliates Lists Domain-Registration Address In Cayman Islands
UPDATED 2:37 P.M. ET (March 5, U.S.A.) If the United States or any U.S. based police agency were to purchase database entries from Data Network Affiliates (DNA), the government and the agencies would be purchasing information from a company that uses a Cayman Islands address. Even as it suggests the U.S.-based AMBER Alert program is [...]
EDITORIAL: Private Big Brothers Meet The Stepford Children; Armed With Paper, Pen And Video Cameras, MLM Army Coming To A Neighborhood Near You
The probability of a public-relations backlash with Narc That Car and Data Network Affiliates (DNA) is high. Promotions for the companies have been both bizarre and reckless. The cheerleading has been downright creepy. Some local media outlets are beginning to pay attention. It quickly could become fodder for Larry King, Bill O’Reilly, Jay Leno, David [...]
DATA NETWORK AFFILIATES: Pitchman For License-Plate Database Cites AMBER Alert, Walmart, Church; Company Website Suggests AMBER Alert Falling Short On Child-Recovery Mission
EDITOR’S NOTE: We have been experiencing intermittent website disruptions this morning and are working to resolve the problem. It’s not immediately clear how long it will take to fix the problem, which is causing the site to go down periodically and the database connection to time out. Our apologies. A pitchman for Data Network Affiliates [...]
Receiver In Allen Stanford Ponzi Case Says Politicians Have Not Returned More Than $1.8 Million In Tainted Contributions
Political groups and politicians have not returned more than $1.8 million in tainted campaign donations received from entities and individuals linked to the alleged Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme, according to the court-appointed receiver in the civil case against Stanford. Ralph Janvey, the receiver, said only $87,800 had been returned by politicians. Letters requesting the money [...]
Narc That Car Promoter Sets Sights On Critics, Says He Is In ‘Real Know’ And Can Help Prospects Conduct ‘Real Legitimate Due Diligence’
After describing people who question the Narc That Car multilevel-marketing (MLM) program as “haters” and clever wordsmiths bent on publishing misinformation about the “opportunity,” a Narc That Car promoter now says a conference call will be held to “share the actual facts.” The call will be conducted on Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day, according to [...]
