BULLETIN: Zeek Had $20.7 Million In AlertPay/Payza And $20 Million In SolidTrustPay
BULLETIN: (UPDATED 9:18 P.M. EDT U.S.A.) New court filings by accused Ponzi schemer Paul R. Burks of Rex Venture Group LLC show that Zeek Rewards had more than $40 million in offshore payment processors. Included in that sum is $20.765 million in Canada’s AlertPay/Payza, and $20 million in Canada’s SolidTrustPay. Today’s filing also shows $10 […]
PP Blog Still $47 Short: [SEPTEMBER DONATION RE-POST]: The Challenges Are Unprecedented — And The PP Blog Continues To Serve Its Readers
Dear Readers, UPDATED 8:13 P.M. EDT (SEP.16. , U.S.A.) As noted on Sept. 15, the PP Blog is $255 $205 $155 $105 ($47) short for September. The matter is pressing now, so this post has been republished. The past few weeks have been something that approaches crazy. The PP Blog is doing some of its […]
UPDATE: Teetering ‘Wealth4AllTeam’ Scheme Reportedly Was Using I-Payout, Same Facilitator Cited By ‘OneX’ Scheme In July
UPDATE: Wealth4AllTeam, one of the many HYIP schemes pushed by Zeek Rewards “I Got Paid” cheerleader “Ken Russo,” reportedly was using I-Payout as a payment facilitator, according to new Ponzi-forum reports. Wealth4AllTeam appears to have suspended operations, leaving the Ponzi forums in an uproar amid claims that it is transitioning to a new business model […]
BULLETIN: Citing Gregory McKnight’s ‘Semantic Obfuscation,’ Prosecutors Ask Judge To Sentence Convicted Legisi HYIP Swindler To 15 Years — ‘The Top Of The Sentencing Guidelines’; Like Zeek, ‘Program’ Was Pushed On The Ponzi Boards And Instructed Members Not To Use The Word ‘Investment’
BULLETIN: Yesterday’s scheduled sentencing of convicted Legisi HYIP swindler Gregory N. McKnight has been delayed until Nov. 19, but federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Michigan have asked U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith to sentence McKnight to 15 years in prison. McKnight and Legisi relied on “semantic obfuscation” in which investors were told […]
DISTURBING: ‘ProfitClicking’ Thread At MoneyMakerGroup Ponzi Forum Used In Zeek-Related Disinformation Campaign That Delivers Traffic To Troy Dooly’s Blog While Creating Brand Confusion And Opportunity To Harvest Leads For Poster Known As ‘freezeekler’
EDITOR’S NOTE: The PP Blog sought comment from Troy Dooly of MLMHelpDesk this morning (Sunday) on the disturbing Zeek- and Ponzi forum-related developments reported in our story below. (Story appears below screen shots.) Dooly has not responded as of the time of this post, but the PP Blog will publish his comment if and when […]
UPDATE: Launch Of JSS/JBP Follow-Up Scam (ProfitClicking) Under Way — Sort Of
The launch of “ProfitClicking,” the follow-up scam to the JSSTripler/JustBeenPaid HYIP scheme (2 percent a day) purportedly operated by Frederick Mann, is under way. Sort of. Just who’s running ProfitClicking is unclear, although the site has claimed that cash-gifting enthusiast J.J. Ulrich is the “PC Executive Director” and that Carl Pearson is on the “Management […]
BULLETIN: ZTeamBiz, Site Purportedly Raising Funds To Defend Zeek Affiliates, No Longer Has Access To PayPal; Site Weaves Conspiracy Theory That eBay Didn’t Want Zeek To Survive
BULLETIN: (UPDATED 3 P.M. EDT U.S.A.) This bizarre announcement appears today on ZTeamBiz, the site that was using PayPal purportedly to raise funds to “defend” affiliates of the collapsed Zeek Rewards’ MLM scheme: The payment solution has been removed and will be replaced on September 8, 2012. PayPal a company owned by eBay.com had decided […]
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Florida Attorney Charged Civilly, Criminally In Alleged ‘Commodities Online’ Caper; 2 Principals (With Felony Convictions) Also Charged
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Florida attorney Michael R. Casey has been charged both civilly and criminally in the alleged Commodities Online fraud scheme, the SEC said. Also charged criminally and civilly were former Commodities Online executives James C. Howard III and Louis N. Gallo III. “This trio teamed up to employ all the hallmarks […]
UNBELIEVABLE: In Wake Of Zeek Collapse, Members Get Pitch For ‘Wealth Creation Alliance’; Promo Features Strange Use Of Capital Letters; Pitchmen Are Called ‘Prosperity Advocates’ — And Promo Claims Tie To Bank Of America
UPDATED 11:55 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) On Aug. 17, the SEC accused the purported Zeek Rewards revenue-sharing program of being a $600 million Ponzi- and pyramid scheme that had affected more than 1 million people. Zeek was touted on the MoneyMakerGroup and TalkGold Ponzi forums. Now comes word that Zeek members are being pitched on a […]
Missouri Orders Alleged HYIP Operated By Christopher Hanson To Cease And Desist; Scheme Reached Into North Carolina, State Alleges; Tough Economic Times Give Scammers Opportunity To ‘Pull Schemes Directly From The Pages Of The Fraud Playbook,’ Official Says
UPDATED 10:52 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Christopher Hanson of Springfield, Mo., has been ordered to “cease and desist” from offering an HYIP “featuring supposed ‘leveraging’ on U.S. Treasuries,” the office of Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced. Missouri state securities regulators described the scheme as a hybrid that married Hanson’s HYIP to a prime-bank scheme. “In […]
BULLETIN: CFTC Says California Man At Helm Of Ponzi Scheme Targeted At Deaf Christians; Marc Perlman Charged With Fraud Amid Claim He Advised Investor To Sell House Quickly And Plow Proceeds Into Forex Scheme
BULLETIN: The CFTC has gone to federal court in the Southern District of New York, alleging that Marc Perlman of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and his firm, iGlobal Strategic Management LLC, were running a commodity-pool and Forex Ponzi scheme targeted at deaf Christians. Perlman and the company have been charged with fraud. The CFTC said the […]