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Category: Alleged Ponzi Schemes

Joyous Dog’s Death ‘A Sign Of GOD Telling You To Stop Publishing Fear And Meaningless Accusations Once And For All,’ HYIP Apologist Claims

They’ll tell you that 2 percent a day (730 percent a year) is not too good to be true and that experts had performed “due diligence.” They’ll say their “program” is different from other schemes that either collapsed under their own weight or were brought down by the government. They’ll position themselves as free-market entrepreneurs,…

May 24, 2012
RECOMMENDED READING: Keith Simmons Sentenced To 50 Years In Federal Prison For ‘Black Diamond’ Ponzi Scheme That Allegedly Sparked Second Ponzi And Offshore Tax Scam Through Entity Known As ‘Sovereign Grace Inc.’

Keith F. Simmons, whose monumentally bizarre Ponzi scheme put a North Carolina bank in harm’s way, has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison. The Charlotte Observer was first with the story this afternoon. Simmons is 47. Among the allegations in case is that hucksters who’ve been charged both civilly and criminally conducted no…

May 23, 2012
WILL JSS/JBP AND ‘ONEX’ MEMBERS PAY ATTENTION? Andy Bowdoin’s Plea Agreement Bans Him From MLM, Internet Programs And Mass Marketing; ‘I Am Pleading Guilty Because I Am In Fact Guilty . . .,’ AdSurfDaily Patriarch Tells Judge

Under the terms of his plea agreement, AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin effectively has been banned from multilevel marketing, Internet opportunities and businesses that employ mass marketing. The agreement contains this provision, and Bowdoin consented to it in writing as a condition of release before he is formally sentenced: “Your client shall not participate in any…

May 19, 2012
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Andy Bowdoin Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (5TH UPDATE: 5:54 P.M. EDT) Andy Bowdoin has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the AdSurfDaily Ponzi case. A bond-review hearing for the 77-year-old ASD patriarch had been scheduled for 2 p.m. today. Instead, the proceeding turned into a plea hearing. “The Internet now allows swindlers to perpetrate fraud on…

May 18, 2012
BULLETIN: Victims Of ‘3 Hebrew Boys’ Forex Ponzi Swindle That Devolved Into ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Sideshow Will Get Back 46 Cents On The Dollar

UPDATED 12:52 P.M. EDT (U.S.A., MAY 18): In an unusually large recovery by a court-appointed receiver, victims of the “3 Hebrew Boys” Forex Ponzi scheme and fraud caper in South Carolina will receive back about 46 cents on the dollar, according to filings in federal court. The Post and Courier of Charleston is reporting this…

May 16, 2012
EDITORIAL: ‘Our Mentor Has Had To Take A Break Due To Legal Reasons,’ OneX Pitchman Claims About ASD’s Andy Bowdoin

Back in 2008 — when the U.S. Secret Service raided Florida-based AdSurfDaily in a Ponzi probe and people who called ASD’s office were told God was on the company’s side — federal prosecutors alleged that ASD President Andy Bowdoin had “followers.” The meaning of “followers” largely was left to the imagination. Much of the mystery…

May 15, 2012
A PONZI WORLD FIRST? JSS Tripler 2 Collapses — And Obvious Ponzi ‘Program’ Blames Ponzi-Pushers’ Forum For Demise

UPDATED 4:05 PM EDT (U.S.A.): It’s MoneyMakerGroup’s fault that JSS Tripler 2 (T2) — also known as T2MoneyKlub — has collapsed. And it’s also the fault of “Elmer,” a forum poster who apparently committed the unpardonable sin of questioning the legitimacy of a scheme that advertised a return of 2 percent a day — after…

May 13, 2012
BULLETIN: JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid Hit By Hackers, Members Claim In Conference Call; Reports Surface About Unauthorized Purchases — And Companion Site May Be Target Of DDoS Attack

BULLETIN: There are multiple reports this morning from self-identified residents of the United States and Canada about account hackings and unresponsive support at JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid, the “program” purportedly operated by former AdSurfDaily pitchman Frederick Mann. JSS/JBP purports to pay a monthly return of 60 percent, double that of the now-defunct ASD, an alleged Ponzi scheme.…

May 11, 2012
AdSurfDaily Figure Christian Oesch Named Defendant In Lawsuit Filed By Fannie Mae; Utah Man Calls Himself ‘Fiction & Transmitting Utility’ In Response To Complaint

EDITOR’S NOTE: In July 2010, Christian Oesch of Utah, and Kenneth Wayne Leaming of Spanaway, Wash., sought to sue the United States — apparently for the staggering sum of more than $29 trillion — for its actions in the AdSurfDaily Ponzi forfeiture case brought by the U.S. Secret Service in August 2008. The Secret Service…

May 9, 2012
INTERPOL PRESIDENT: Transnational Criminals Working For ‘Common . . . Boss’ In Asia Gathered Billions; Suspects Caught At Airport In ‘Nick Of Time’; Cybercrime Costs In Europe Now Approaching $1 TRILLION A Year; U.S. Banks Lost $12 Billion To Cyber Criminals In 2011

“[Eighty] per cent of crime committed online is now connected to organized gangs operating across borders. Criminal gangs now find that transnational and cybercrime are far more rewarding and profitable than other riskier forms of making money.” — INTERPOL President Khoo Boon Hui at 41st European Regional Conference held in Tel Aviv, citing study from…

May 9, 2012
FEDS: Istvan Merchenthaler Charged In Alleged ‘Prepaid Phone Cards’ Ponzi Scheme That Stole More Than $2 Million From Investors

EDITOR’S NOTE: If you’re keeping a “Bubba Blue” notebook on how to have your Ponzi scheme, this alleged caper in Greater Philadelphia involving prepaid phone cards and purported ties to major retailers perhaps merits an entry . . . A 42-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged in an alleged “prepaid phone cards” Ponzi scheme that…

May 8, 2012