Tag: Andy Bowdoin
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KABOOM! Alleged HYIP Operator Indicted On 49 Ponzi-Related Charges By Federal Grand Jury In Ohio After IRS Probe; ‘Program’ Was Pushed On MoneyMakerGroup And TalkGold; Wire Fraud And Money-Laundering Alleged Against Terrance Osberger Of Eagle Trades LTD
BULLETIN: The operator of an alleged HYIP fraud known as Eagle Trades LTD has been indicted on 49 Ponzi-related charges of wire fraud and money-laundering after a probe by the IRS, federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Ohio said. Terrance Osberger, 48, of Genoa, Ohio, has been charged with one count of wire fraud…
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UPDATE: (1) Article In Portuguese By Zeek Affiliate On Google News Says Program Has 100,000 Members In Brazil Alone; (2) American Pitchman Calls Zeek An ‘Investment’ On YouTube — And Then Takes It Back
UPDATED 1:59 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) An article on Google News by an apparent Portuguese-speaking affiliate of the U.S.-based Zeek Rewards MLM “program” that is married to a penny-auction site known as Zeekler claims that Zeek has more than 100,000 members in Brazil alone. Meanwhile, a promo by an American affiliate dated July 7 on YouTube…
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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…
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BULLETIN: Purported JSSTripler/JustBeenPaid Operator Frederick Mann Confirms For SECOND Time That ‘Program’ Pays Members With Funds From New Members; He Adds That ALL Payments Come From Members In Closed System
BULLETIN: Frederick Mann, the purported operator of the JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid HYIP “program,” has acknowledged once again — this time by implication — that JSS/JBP pays members from funds received from new members. And Mann, who said the “program” had about a million members and acknowledged that nonmembers could not make purchases, has gone a step…
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BULLETIN: JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid Announces New Scam; Meanwhile, New Guidance From Frederick Mann Suggests Members Should Avoid The Word ‘Compound’
“‘Compound’ . . . is really a word which [members] probably shouldn’t use.” — Frederick Mann, purported operator of JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid, from conference call-recording dated June 14, 2012 “‘Repurchase’ is a great one.” — “Dale,” JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid conference-call host, in response to Frederick Mann comment noted above, June 14, 2012 BULLETIN: (UPDATED 8:44 P.M. EDT…
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UPDATE: In Bizarre Conference Call, ‘J.C.’ Of OneX Denies He Is Owner, Says SolidTrustPay Is Out — And Claims ‘Program’ Soon Will Be Using Payment Processor That Works ‘With Bank Of America’
“Like [AdSurfDaily], OneX does not generate income by selling a product to consumers outside the system. Instead, it simply re-distributes funds among participants. Thus, a participant will not earn money unless he or she recruits new members. When the addition of new members stops, the program ceases to exist.” — From court filing by Office…
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Site That Sells Zeek Rewards ‘Customers’ Uses PayPal, Serves Confusing Pop-Up Screens, References AdSurfDaily Figure Todd Disner — And Sends Traffic To JSSTripler/JustBeenPaid Site That May Have ‘Sovereign Citizens’ Link
PennyAuctionCustomers.com advertises that it sells “customers” to members of the Zeek Rewards MLM, collects money through PayPal, serves confusing pop-up messages, uses the name of AdSurfDaily figure Todd Disner in its meta data — and sends traffic to the preposterous JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid “program” that advertises a return of 60 percent a month. Whether the site…
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Did Zeek Give Puff Piece To Rep Who Signed Petition For U.S. Senate To Investigate AdSurfDaily Prosecutors And U.S. Secret Service Agent?
NOTE: 10:46 A.M. EDT: Certain references to “Aaron” (below) in the context of “Aaron and Shara” have been deleted, pending the resolution to a report we received that disputed certain information. Question: Did the Zeek Rewards MLM “program” that plants the seed it provides a return of between 1 percent and 2 percent a day…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Andy Bowdoin Jailed After Bond-Revocation Hearing; AdSurfDaily President In Federal Custody
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (UPDATED 6:23 P.M. EDT U.S.A.) AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin — the confessed author of a $110 million online Ponzi scheme — was jailed at the conclusion of a bond-revocation hearing in Washington today. Bowdoin is being detained at a local Department of Corrections facility in the District of Columbia, the…
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Zeek MLM Chief Keen On Ron Paul For President; Paul Burks Has Ponied Up $2,500; Meanwhile, Zeek Members Say They’re Not Getting Paid For Auction Winnings
UPDATED 12:27 P.M. EDT (JUNE 12, U.S.A.) Paul R. Burks, the chief executive officer of Rex Venture Group LLC, has made four contributions to the GOP Presidential campaign of Rep. Ron Paul since July 2011, Federal Election Commission records show. Rex Venture is the purported parent company of Zeek Rewards, a North Carolina-based MLM program…
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MORE ABSURDITIES: Zeek Promo Appears On Website That Also Pushes JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid; ‘Indefinitely Sustainable Second Income Seniors . . . Secure Your Pension,’ Site Claims; Zeek Post Includes Detailed Instructions On How To Wire Funds To North Carolina Bank
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the PP Blog was researching matters pertaining to the Zeek Rewards MLM “program” and preparing the post below for publication, it encountered a subdomain of the ZeekRewards.com website styled “zeeksupport.” A page on the subdomain purports to identify 16 Zeek “employees,” although is was unclear whether the workers received a wage or…