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A PONZI MYSTERY: Trevor Cook’s Faberge Eggs, Iraqi Dinars Missing; Appraiser Braves Elements, Accesses Cook’s Frozen Island Retreat In Canada By Snowmobile
It’s starting to read like Ian Fleming fare, something straight out of James Bond and “Octopussy.” R.J. Zayed, the receiver in the alleged Trevor Cook/Pat Kiley Ponzi scheme in Minnesota, says he did not find Cook’s collection of Faberge eggs when, armed with a court order, he searched Cook’s home in Apple Valley. The precise…
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BULLETIN: Narc That Car Gets ‘F’ From Better Business Bureau; Rating Is Lowest On 14-Step BBB Scale
UPDATED 1:42 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) The Better Business Bureau branch in Dallas has given Narc That Car a rating of “F,” the worst-possible rating on the BBB’s 14-step rating scale. Narc That Car’s previous rating was “NR,” meaning the firm had no rating with the BBB, which opened an inquiry into the company Jan. 18.…
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Did Narc That Car Slap ‘Jah’s’ Check-Waving Videos On YouTube? Promo That Said Working For Narc Like Working For ‘Census Bureau’ Now Labeled ‘Private’
Can’t get enough of Narc That Car promoter “Jah’s” check-waving videos on YouTube? Need a “Jah” fix to ensure NTC actually pays its members? It looks as though you’ll now have to get your fix in private. Jah’s check-waving videos have been removed from YouTube’s public site. “Jah” explains why in a new YouTube video,…
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BLECHMAN: Problems Apparent In DNA 3 Weeks Into His Tenure As CEO; Company Email Tuesday Was ‘Bull’ From ‘Backdoor Guy’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Clarity did not emerge in a phone interview Wednesday with former Data Network Affiliates’ CEO Dean Blechman. Blechman was candid at times and guarded at times. His guardedness, however, seemed largely involuntary. It was as though Blechman, who was courteous throughout the interview, would have chosen full-throttle openness had a handler not been…
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BULLETIN: Former Data Network Affiliates’ CEO Will Answer Questions In Interview Today; Says Company Is Engaging In ‘Bizarre’ Conduct And Campaign Of ‘Misinformation And Lies’
The former chief executive officer of an upstart multilevel-marketing (MLM) firm said this morning that the company was lying to members. Dean Blechman, the former CEO of Data Network Affiliates, said that members deserved to know the truth and that he will make it plain in an interview with the PP Blog later today. In…
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Data Network Affiliates (DNA) Issues Bizarre Announcements; Meanwhile, Narc That Car Promoter Says Repping For NTC Like Working For ‘Census Bureau’
UPDATED 1:57 P.M. ET (March 5, U.S.A) Data Network Affiliates (DNA) announced via email that Chief Executive Officer Dean Blechman has stepped down, according to a member. The announcement came six days after Blechman’s departure — and one day after the company said it launched a “Beta Test” of its ability to gather license-plate numbers.…
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Data Network Affiliates Now Says Launch Is ‘Beta Test’; Adds ‘JK Wedding Entrance Dance’ Video To Sales Pitch; Former CEO May Make Statement This Week
After delaying its launch twice in February and finally settling on a March 1 launch date, Data Network Affiliates (DNA) now describes tomorrow’s launch as a “Beta Test.” Meanwhile, the company has added a hugely popular YouTube video known as “JK Wedding Entrance Dance” to its website, using the video to promote DNA. On the…
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BULLETIN: CFTC Shuts Down Alleged Ponzi Scheme That Pitched Itself On YouTube; Ronald W. Smith Jr. Charged With Operating Forex Fraud; Judge Orders Video To Be Preserved
In a case that may spread a chill among fraudsters who use YouTube to promote bogus money-making schemes, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged a Virginia man with fraud. Ronald W. Smith Jr. of Vansant used a YouTube video to promote a Forex Ponzi scheme that gathered more than $800,000 from 34 investors,…