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Category: Alleged Ponzi Schemes

(1) Ponzi Cash Allegedly Paid For ‘Breast Augmentation’; (2) John Sposato Case Shows ‘Small’ Schemes On U.S. Radar; (3) What UFunClub/UToken Investors Can Learn

A Louisiana man ripped off investors in a multifaceted Ponzi scheme and used some of the cash to buy a “new Chevrolet Camaro for one girlfriend and breast augmentation surgery [for] another girlfriend,” according to a bill of information filed against him. John Sposato, 64, of Slidell, has been charged with wire fraud, the office…

May 23, 2015
BULLETIN: Zeek Receiver Names More International Clawback Defendants

BULLETIN: (Updated 8:41 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) Zeek Rewards’ receiver Kenneth D. Bell has filed an amended clawback lawsuit that names 10 more defendants with addresses in the British Virgin Islands. Bell earlier sued five individuals with BVI addresses. One of the new defendants is alleged to have received more than $2.036 million from the Zeek…

May 14, 2015
DEVELOPING STORY: Did Colombian Narcotics Cartel Use TelexFree To Wash Cash?

Headline Updated 12:15 p.m. EDT Published reports in the Dominican Republic say authorities there are trying to determine if a man arrested in a Colombian money-laundering case involving the Clan Úsuaga narcotics cartel also was involved in TelexFree. Early reports are sketchy. Dominican media have identified the man as Jorge Mercedes Cedeño, describing him as…

May 14, 2015
ZEEK: New Zealand Clawback Defendant With Alleged Username Of ‘sovlife’ Challenges U.S. Court’s Jurisdiction

UPDATED 9:37 P.M. EDT U.S.A. David Ian MacGregor Fraser, a New Zealand resident who allegedly used the Zeek Rewards’ username of “sovlife,” has challenged a U.S. Court’s jurisdiction over him in a clawback lawsuit filed in February by Zeek receiver Kenneth D. Bell. Bell alleged that David Ian MacGregor Fraser received $89,722 from Zeek’s “unlawful…

May 10, 2015
In TelexFree Trustee’s Probe, Advisers Turn To Cross-Border Zeek Case For Guidance

Billing records in the TelexFree bankruptcy case show that advisers to court-appointed Trustee Stephen B. Darr held an hour-long teleconference with McGuireWoods, counsel to Zeek Rewards’ receiver Kenneth D. Bell. This appears to mark the first time that Zeek’s name has surfaced in TelexFree-related court matters. The two cross-border MLM/network-marketing fraud schemes allegedly gathered a…

May 9, 2015
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Zeek Receiver Files Clawback Lawsuits Against Residents Of Brazil, Israel, France, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (10th Update 10:59 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) Zeek Rewards’ receiver Kenneth D. Bell has filed clawback lawsuits against alleged “winners” with addresses in Brazil, Israel, France, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. The winners are alleged to have received illicit gains from Zeek’s Ponzi- and pyramid scheme. Alleged sums won…

May 6, 2015
CLAIM: UFunClub Opponents Are Like Zombies From ‘The Walking Dead’

If you want to sell UFunClub/UToken, you have to understand that you’ll encounter opposition from “sheeples,” according to American promoter Michael Mansell of the UFUN Dominators Team. These sheeples will be trapped in their miserable lives to the point of being brain dead, and therefore will not understand that the visionary Dominators seek to “change…

May 5, 2015
UFunClub Affiliates Solicited International Bank Wires, Provided Type Of Instructions Seen In TelexFree, AdSurfDaily, Zeek And AdViewGlobal Schemes

UPDATED 8:18 A.M. EDT May 4 U.S.A. Affiliates of the alleged UFunClub MLM/network-marketing Ponzi- and pyramid scheme under investigation in Thailand encouraged recruits to join by wiring the Euro equivalent of sums of up to 100,000 U.S. dollars to Banque de Développement de Guinée S.A., according to promos in English published online. Precisely how the…

May 2, 2015
Zeek Rewards’ Dawn Wright-Olivares Loses ‘Several Motor Vehicles’ To Receiver In Cross-Border Ponzi Case; More Actions Coming Against International ‘Winners’ And Vendors

More lawsuits against international “winners” in the Zeek Rewards cross-border Ponzi-and pyramid-scheme case are coming, receiver Kenneth D. Bell has advised a federal judge. Bell also signaled to Senior U.S. District Judge Graham C. Mullen that lawsuits may be coming against alleged international Zeek vendors such as Payza and SolidTrustPay, both of which earlier were…

May 1, 2015
‘Achieve Community’ Issued Cease-And-Desist Order, Accused Of Securities Fraud, Selling Unregistered Securities And Conducting ‘Pure’ Ponzi Scheme In Colorado

BULLETIN: (3rd Update 3:44 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) The Colorado Division of Securities has issued a cease-and-desist order to “Achieve Community” and accused the network-marketing “program” of securities fraud and selling unregistered securities while conducting “a pure Ponzi and pyramid scheme.” The order applies to Achieve, Achieve International LLC, Work with Troy Barnes Inc. and Achieve…

Apr 30, 2015
Was An Unlicensed Money-Services Business In The United States Gathering Funds For The Alleged UFunClub/UToken Ponzi Scheme In Thailand?

In March 2015, as part of its coverage of the WCM777 cross-border scam operating out of the United States, the PP Blog reported that court-appointed receiver Krista L. Freitag said this in a Feb. 27 court filing (italics added): “Many investors gave cash to the company and to their leaders (or upline sponsors) who then…

Apr 30, 2015