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BULLETIN: In Bizarre Blog Post, Zeek Claims ‘All’ Of Its Critics Are Behaving ‘Unprofessionally By Acting On False Information’; MLM Firm Blasts ‘ North Carolina Credit Unions’ For Circulating Memo ‘Unfavorable To Zeek Rewards And False’

BULLETIN: The Zeek Rewards MLM “program” that is married to a penny-auction site known as Zeekler and plants the seed that an annualized return in the hundreds of percent is possible has declared that “all” Zeek criticism has been “unprofessional” and based on “false information.” Some Zeek affiliates have said that Zeek provides a payout…

Aug 4, 2012
BULLETIN: ‘K. Chang’ Zeek Hub Is Back Online

BULLETIN: The “K. Chang” Hub on Zeek Rewards is back online after an absence of days. The site went missing after HubPages.com reportedly received a purported complaint for trademark infringement, copyright infringement and libel attributed to a “consultant” for Rex Venture Group LLC, Zeek’s purported parent company. “K. Chang” reported the return of the Hub…

Aug 1, 2012
UPDATES: (1) HYIP Huckster ‘Dave’ Launches New Scams, Says He’s Gearing Up For ‘Auction’ Business; (2) BidsThatGive ‘Auction’ Site Says It Will Launch Tomorrow; (3) Zeek ‘Auction’ Business Names New Officers — And Affiliates Make ‘I Got Paid’ Posts As Purported Earnings Calculator Appears On Ponzi Forum

EDITOR’S NOTE: In Ponzi Land, HYIPs that suggested returns of 1 percent (or more) per day “worked” to line up lambs for the slaughter. So did autosurfs that planted the 1 percent a day (or more) seed. Now, 1 percent a day (or more) “auction” sites are “working.” Will they mushroom globally like HYIPs and…

Jul 31, 2012
Site Critical Of Zeek Goes Missing After HubPages Receives Trademark ‘Infringement’ Complaint Attributed To Rex Venture Group LLC — But North Carolina-Based Rex Not Listed As Trademark Owner; Florida Firm That IS Listed As Owner Says It Has ‘No Knowledge’ Of Complaint

“We are writing you today and requesting your assistance. It has come to our attention that your website Hubpages.com is broadcasting and delivering content that is both copyrighted and, [sic] Trademark Protected. In addition, the content constitutes a tortuous [sic] interference with us and our 1.2 million independent advertising reps around the world.” — From…

Jul 28, 2012
Zeek, The ‘I’ Word And The Weight Of History . . .

UPDATED 6:36 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) To hear some folks in HYIP Ponzi Land tell it, “opportunities” can avoid the long arm of the law by preemptively prohibiting affiliates from using certain words — “investment” and “security,” for two examples. Regardless, court records show that hucksters who played linguistic games to mask their fraud schemes confronted…

Jul 25, 2012
Iowa GOP State Senate Candidate Quits Race, Thanks Ron Paul Supporters — And Declares Herself ‘U.S. Senator In The Republic Of The United States Of America’

Using rhetoric commonly associated with the “sovereign citizens” movement, a GOP candidate for a state Senate seat in Iowa abruptly quit the race on July 4 and declared herself “U.S. Senator in the Republic of the United States Of America.” Businesswoman Randi Shannon now calls herself “Senator Randi Shannon,” Patch.com is reporting. Much remains mysterious…

Jul 17, 2012
EDITORIAL: Is AlertPay (Payza) FINALLY Doing The Right Thing? Scam-Friendly Payment Processor That Is Darling Of Global Wink-Nod Fraudsters And Ponzi Forums Says It Is Banning Programs That Offer A Return — But Questions Remain

EDITOR’S NOTE: Payza seems to have taken an important step Friday in the battle against online fraud. The payment-processing company perhaps deserves an accolade for that. But it’s too soon to heap praise on Payza. We are particularly concerned about the phrasing of a specific line in Payza’s altered User Agreement. More on that below…

Jul 16, 2012
ZEEK SLAYER? Now, A Penny-Auction Site Married To MLM-Like Scheme Purportedly Tied To Effort To Save Children From Hunger Or Becoming ‘Sex Slave[s]’; Build Up To ‘Founding Member’ Sales Pitch Drops Names Of White House, Chelsea Clinton, Historian And Presidential Adviser Doug Wead, Unidentified Presidential Candidate And NBC News Anchor Lester Holt

EDITOR’S NOTE: It is true that far too many of the world’s children live in poverty. It also is true that children may become the objects of criminals who engage in human trafficking and that children are exploited in the sex trades. It is equally true that legitimate charities exist to combat these horrific situations…

Jul 5, 2012
RECOMMENDED READING: The Age Of Evolving MLM Radicalism: BehindMLM Reports On Lawsuit Threats And Security Taunts Directed At Blogger Who Took Issue With How American MLM Brand ‘Xocai’ Chocolate Was Being Marketed In Norway

From the Stepfordian cheerleading for the Zeek Rewards MLM “program” (and its purported nonguaranteed, nonreturn return of between 1 percent and 2 percent a day) to the mind-bending and long-running circus surrounding AdSurfDaily (1 percent a day with an operator who was a recidivist securities huckster and now has pleaded guilty in the ASD MLM…

Jul 4, 2012
[DONATION POST]: Blog’s Editorial Well Has Grown To 1,681 Stories — And Thousands Of Other Links

Dear readers, I’ve delayed putting up this month’s donation post as long as I could, but we’re at the edge of July and have a new round of bills to pay. This month’s need is on the order of $550. Please give if you’re able. By giving last month, a small handful of readers were…

Jun 29, 2012
JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid Now Soliciting $20,000 ‘Purchase’ Amid Claim Of $400-Per-Day Payout

EDITOR’S NOTE: The JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid “program” may have links to the “sovereign citizens” movement. Potentially signaling a change in the “program’s” status quo, JSS/JBP has not posted a recording of its weekly conference call since June 7. As the screen shot below shows, JSS/JBP also now is soliciting “purchases” ranging from $1,000 to $20,000, suggesting…

Jun 23, 2012