Archive for January 2014

Websites For WCM777 And Kingdom777 ‘Unavailable’

UPDATED 12:08 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) The WCM777 and Kingdom777 websites appear to be back online. Our earlier story is below . . . _______________________________ Websites linked to WCM777 and Kingdom777 are showing a “Service Unavailable” message this morning. The precise reason why is unclear. WCM777 now operates as Kingdom777. California securities regulators have called WCM777 […]

UPDATES: (1) Colorado Boots WCM777; (2) California Didn’t Have To Look Far To Find ‘Program’: State Has Office In Same Building From Which Alleged Multimillion-Dollar Securities Scam Operated

UPDATES: (1) Colorado Boots WCM777; (2) California Didn't Have To Look Far To Find 'Program': State Has Office In Same Building From Which Alleged Multimillion-Dollar Securities Scam Operated

UPDATED 6:33 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) The state of Colorado has issued a cease-and-desist order against the WCM777 “program,” saying the Ming Xu-led enterprise was selling unregistered securities. Ming Xu also is known as Dr. Phil Ming Xu, according to WCM777 promoters. In issuing the C&D, Colorado now has joined at least two other U.S. states […]

BULLETIN: California Calls WCM777 A ‘Scam,’ Issues Desist And Refrain Order That Names Executives And YouTube Pitchman

BULLETIN: California Calls WCM777 A 'Scam,' Issues Desist And Refrain Order That Names Executives And YouTube Pitchman

BULLETIN: (Updated 10:36 a.m. ET U.S.A.) The state of California has called the WCM777 MLM “program” a “scam” and issued a Desist and Refrain Order that bans the enterprise in the state. The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has issued a companion Consumer Alert and is “strongly” encouraging California investors to file a formal complaint. […]

UPDATE: Dallas Group May Be Trying To Port WCM777 Members To Lucrazon

UPDATE: Dallas Group May Be Trying To Port WCM777 Members To Lucrazon

The PP Blog has received information that suggests a WCM777 group in Greater Dallas may be trying to port members to Lucrazon, a purported revenue-sharing “program.” WCM777 now is known as Kingdom777. “Same team leaders want to encourage us to invest $8000.00 and we can get 15 units and they said that it will be […]

BULLETIN: 3 Dead In Maryland Mall Shooting, Howard County Police Department Says

BULLETIN: Three people are dead in a shopping-mall shooting in Columbia, Md., the Howard County Police Department is reporting via Twitter. “Call came into 911 around 11:15 a.m. that shots were fired,” the department said. “Police made entry and found three dead, one found near a gun and ammunition.” Columbia is near Baltimore and Washington, […]

Russian National, 19, Arrested In Pennsylvania College Town; Police Say Pot Probe Led To Suspected Bomb And ‘Bomb Making Materials’ Inside Suitcase

Russian National, 19, Arrested In Pennsylvania College Town; Police Say Pot Probe Led To Suspected Bomb And 'Bomb Making Materials' Inside Suitcase

The Altoona Police Department (Pa.) is reporting on its Facebook site that officers have arrested a Russian national after a suspected bomb and bomb-making materials were found in a suitcase in his apartment. A Pennsylvania State Police bomb squad “safely deconstructed” the device, the Altoona department said, adding that “appropriate Federal Agencies were notified and […]

BULLETIN: U.S. Senator Calls For Investigation Of Herbalife; Says Constituent’s Family Lost $130,000, Including ‘Entire 401(K)’ Retirement Account, To MLM Program

BULLETIN: U.S. Senator Calls For Investigation Of Herbalife; Says Constituent's Family Lost $130,000, Including 'Entire 401(K)' Retirement Account, To MLM Program

BULLETIN: Sen. Edward J. Markey, D.-Mass., has called for an investigation of Herbalife, an MLM program. “There is nothing nutritional about possible pyramid schemes that promise financial benefit but result in economic ruin for vulnerable families,” Markey said in a statement. “Herbalife may be a purveyor of health and wellness products, but some of its […]

Email From A Concerned WCM777 Participant Raises Prospect That Worries Are Being Ignored

EDITOR’S NOTE: UPDATED 6:15 P.M. ET U.S.A. WCM777, now known as Kingdom777, is an outrageous fraud scheme operating over the Internet that has penetrated multiple countries, including the United States. Some affiliates claim a payment of $14,000 returns $500,000 in a year. The purported head is “Dr. Phil Ming Xu.” Please use the Blog’s search function […]

Will Portugal Be Next Country To Open TelexFree Probe?

Will Portugal Be Next Country To Open TelexFree Probe?

Citing reports in Brazilian media, BehindMLM.com is reporting that authorities in Portugal are monitoring TelexFree developments and beginning to collect documents. The development may signal that yet-another probe into TelexFree’s business practices is in the offing, potentially the first in Europe. From BehindMLM.com (italics added): According to the local media there are currently 41,000 TelexFree […]

UPDATE: In Aftermath Of Police Raid On WCM777 Venue In Peru, ‘Dr. Phil Ming Xu’ Declares Love For The People — On Letterhead Of Suspended California Company

UPDATE: In Aftermath Of Police Raid On WCM777 Venue In Peru, 'Dr. Phil Ming Xu' Declares Love For The People -- On Letterhead Of Suspended California Company

Things are getting stranger at WCM777: After a police raid this week on the “program” in Peru, the purported head of WCM777 has declared his love for the Peruvian people — on the letterhead of World Capital Market, a California corporation listed as “suspended.” The letter, which is dated today and appears on Twitter, did […]

Explosive Devices And Booby-Trapped Oven Found Inside Home Of Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ In Columbus, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office Says

Explosive Devices And Booby-Trapped Oven Found Inside Home Of Purported 'Sovereign Citizen' In Columbus, Ohio, Sheriff's Office Says

UPDATED 12:49 P.M. ET U.S.A. A purported “sovereign citizen” has been jailed after Franklin County (Ohio) deputies found explosive devices in his home. An oven inside the home allegedly was rigged with an explosive booby trap.  Meanwhile, the names of President Obama and Ohio Gov. John Kasich were found scribbled on walls inside the home, […]