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As Longstanding Antiscam Publication Passes 2,200-Post Milestone, It Passes The Hat: Help Needed From Readers
Dear Readers, Post updated 5:06 p.m., Dec. 5. It is the 11th hour. This post has been up since Nov. 23, resulting in $135 in contributions from readers. That is at least $515 short of what is needed. This Blog has made a difference in people’s lives. I hope it always will, despite the challenges.…
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DISTURBING NEW LOW FOR MLM: TelexFree Affiliate Spams Sign-Up Offer In Comments Thread About Tragic Suicide Death Of Fellow Affiliate
Citing a Brazilian media account, Oz at BehindMLM.com reported tonight that the TelexFree member who jumped from the fifth floor of a parking garage in the state of Paraiba last month has died. The PP Blog reported on Nov. 27 that the woman initially survived the plunge and was hospitalized in critical condition. PBAgora.com.br, a…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: United States, 10 Foreign Law-Enforcement Agencies, Seize 706 Domain Names In Cyber Fraud Crackdown
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: The United States and 10 law-enforcement agencies in Europe and Hong Kong have seized 706 domain names in a Cyber Monday fraud crackdown, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said. The photo above is from one of the domains: nfl-go.com, which has been linked to counterfeiting, according to a seizure…
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Thanksgiving Eve Wave Of IPs From Fort Lauderdale And British Virgin Islands Descends On PP Blog; Other IP (From Ukraine) Tries To Execute Command String That Suggests It’s Part Of Botnet Circling PP Blog And Another Well-Known Online Pub That Covers MLM
A Thanksgiving Eve wave consisting largely of IPs from Fort Lauderdale and the British Virgin Islands descended on the PP Blog beginning at approximately 12:35 p.m. ET today. It was accompanied by an IP from Ukraine that sought to execute a fractured command string focused on a PP Blog story that will be five years…
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REPORT: Woman Survives TelexFree-Related Death Plunge
A woman who borrowed money to join the TelexFree MLM “program” leaped from the fifth floor of a parking garage at the Manaíra Mall, a Brazilian news portal is reporting. PBAgora.com.br, based in the Brazilian state of Paraíba, reported yesterday that the woman was injured critically, but survived the plunge. She is being treated at…
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Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Had Armor-Piercing Bullets, Pointed Handgun And Threatened To Kill Victim, Fled Scene, Got Arrested And Released — And Then Was Arrested Again After Separate Victim Menaced With Rifle, Sheriff’s Office Says
Purported Tampa-region “sovereign citizen” Eric Holtgard had been out of jail less than 10 hours before he was arrested a second time for menacing and brandishing weapons, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. In the first incident on Nov. 20 just after 3 p.m., Holtgard, 27, appeared at a car dealership, started screaming at employees…
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SPECIAL REPORT: WCM777 Says Its U.S. Operations ‘Will Be On Hold Until Further Notice’ Because Its Securities Sales ‘Failed To Fully Comply With Laws And Regulations In United States’ — But Will The ‘WCM 777 Boston’ Band Play On In Houston? And What About The Highly Curious ‘Joseph Global Institute?’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story covers highly curious events associated with WCM777 and related entities or people. In this post you’ll find: News on yesterday’s announcement by WCM that it had mothballed its U.S. operation that sells securities. Questions about whether a WCM777 event scheduled over the next two days in Houston would occur or whether…