Category: Writing And Branding
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SporTV Video Shows That TelexFree, An Alleged Pyramid Scheme, Is Using A Shared Office Facility In Massachusetts With At Least 25 Other Firms
UPDATED 9:21 A.M. ET (FEB. 22, 2014 U.S.A.) As the PP Blog reported on July 4, 2013, TelexFree is using a shared office facility in Marlborough, Mass. Promoters of TelexFree, alleged in Brazil to be a massive pyramid scheme that may be using a VOIP product as a front, have shown photos of TelexFree President…
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REPORTS: Now, A TelexFree-Related Hunger Strike; Man Locks Himself In Chains In State Of Acre, Site Of Pyramid-Scheme Probe
UPDATED 4:07 P.M. ET (JAN. 17, USA) Globo.com is reporting that the hunger strike has ended — after nearly 42 hours. See note/links in Comments thread. Our original brief is below . . . The URLs below are from various media sites in Brazil that are reporting on a hunger strike staged by a TelexFree…
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From Zeek To ‘The Healthy Hog’
EDITOR’S NOTE: A “razorback” is a wild (feral) hog present in certain U.S. states, including Arkansas. The University of Arkansas calls its sports teams the “Razorbacks.” Zeek Rewards Ponzi-scheme figure Dawn Wright-Olivares, an Arkansas resident, recently opened a Clarksville restaurant called “The Healthy Hog.” Though the words “healthy” and “hog” may appear to be in…
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MORE FROM MLM LA-LA LAND: (1) ‘Totally Wild Cover Story’ Puff Piece On TelexFree Promoter Doesn’t Reference TelexFree By Name And Doesn’t Mention Pyramid-Scheme Probe; (2) Cash-Gifting, A Bill-Counting Machine And ‘Economically Sovereign’ Individuals; (3) Jesus — (Again)
UPDATED 11:23 A.M. ET (U.S.A.) The November/December issue of Home Business Advertiser carries a puff piece on TelexFree promoter Scott Miller. The one-page article, described by the publication as a “totally wild cover story,” does not reference TelexFree by name. Nor does the piece mention that TelexFree is the subject of a pyramid-scheme probe in…
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Public Citizen, Nonprofit Consumer Group, Sues KlearGear.com, Firm That Allegedly Fined Utah Couple $3,500 For Posting Negative Review Online
EDITOR’S NOTE: The case described below is apt to be followed closely by First Amendment advocates and companies trying to avoid PR calamities. Public Citizen has gone to federal court in Utah, alleging that Michigan-based KlearGear.com effectively fined a Utah couple $3,500 after the wife posted a negative review of KlearGear at RipoffReport.com after her…