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  • ‘Cops,’ Threats, Laundry Baskets, Militia, $30 Million, $120 Million, ‘Supreme Court,’ Mysteries, Claims, ‘Offshore,’ Conversion Rates — And Exclamation Points!!!

    EDITOR’S NOTE: The screen shots below are in no particular order. Each, however, helps tell a bit of the AdSurfDaily/AdViewGlobal story. Some of these screen shots are being published for the first time today.

    Do recent affidavits ASD President Andy Bowdoin filed clear up some of the mysteries surrounding AVG? Bowdoin has suggested an indictment was returned in May. On June 1, an AVG forum operated by some of the Mods and members from the Pro-ASD Surf’s Up forum announced that, “Effective today, AVGlobal Association is a full service Internet Marketing and Advertisement Company.” The announcement did not say what the company was prior to June 1.

    If there is a theme to this presentation of screen shots, it’s that information supplied by some of the operators and promoters of ASD often is in conflict with itself. At the same time, these screen shots demonstrate that some very strange things have happened and that some promoters have been in involved in very strange events.

    One promoter, for example, cited the theme song from the television program “Cops” in a bid to chill critics — and then proceeded to pitch MegaLido, the failed autosurf, in two forums — even after the U.S. Secret Service had seized tens of millions of dollars from ASD.

    Filing from 1996 showing address of Faye's Florist as 11 S. Calhoun.
    Filing from 1996 showing address of Faye's Florist as 11 S. Calhoun.
    Filing from 2008 showing address of Bowdoin/Harris Enterprises, which used the same building Faye's Florist listed in 1996 at 11 S. Calhoun, now using 13 S. Calhoun as its address.
    Filing from 2008 showing address of Bowdoin/Harris Enterprises, which used the same building Faye's Florist listed in 1996 at 11 S. Calhoun, now listing 13 S. Calhoun as its address.
    PatrickPretty.com Blog receives dual spams June 8, 2009, that promote AdViewGlobal. One of the spams claims Best Buy, Staples and GoDaddy are AVG advertisers. AVG suspended cashouts 17 days later, on June 25.
    PatrickPretty.com Blog receives dual spams June 8, 2009, that promote AdViewGlobal. One of the spams claims Best Buy, Staples and GoDaddy are AVG advertisers. AVG suspended cashouts 17 days later, on June 25.
    Unhappy ASD member posting at Pro-ASD Surf's Up forum suggests it's time to storm Washington, D.C., with guns. Post was signed "A Patriot."
    Unhappy ASD member posting at Pro-ASD Surf's Up forum suggests it's time to form a "militia" and storm Washington, D.C., with guns. Post was signed "A Patriot."
    Poster enamored with the exclamation point on AdSurfZone in August 2008 says ASD is going to sue critics in aftermath of seizure of tens of millions of dollars from surf company, amid wire-fraud, money-laundering and Ponzi scheme allegations.
    Poster enamored with the exclamation point on AdSurfZone in August 2008 says ASD is going to sue critics in aftermath of seizure of tens of millions of dollars from surf company, amid wire-fraud, money-laundering and Ponzi scheme allegations.
    Poster enamored with the exclamation point pitches the failed autosurf, MegaLido, on Surf's Up.
    Poster enamored with the exclamation point pitches the failed autosurf, MegaLido, on Surf's Up.
    Poster enamored with the exclamation point pitches MegaLido on the GoldenPandaAdZone forum.
    Poster enamored with the exclamation point pitches MegaLido on the GoldenPandaAdZone forum.
    AdViewGlobal forum operated by some Surf's Up Mods showcases Forbes' logo in AVG pitch.
    AdViewGlobal forum operated by some Surf's Up Mods showcases Forbes' logo in AVG pitch. AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin now suggests a grand-jury indictment was filed under seal in May. This June 1, 2009, AVG screen shot begins with, "Effective today, AVGlobal Association is a full service Internet Marketing and Advertisement Company," which leads to the questions, "What was it before?" and "Did AVG know about the purported grand-jury indictment and decide suddenly to try to get legal?"
    July 2008 claim that major corporations, including Google, Kodak and NBC were ASD advertisers.
    July 2008 claim that major corporations, including Google, Kodak and NBC were ASD advertisers.
    AVG suggests in promotional material that Staples is one of its corporate advertisers.
    AVG suggests in promotional material that Staples is one of its corporate advertisers.
    AVG promotional materials claims a conversion rate of 37 percent, with the only qualifier being, "if the sales copy doesn't totally suck."
    AVG promotional material claims the surf produces a conversion rate of 37 percent, with the only qualifier being, if the "sales copy doesn't totally suck."
    On May 31, 2008, ASD workers place paperwork in plastic bins that resemble laundry baskets. On Aug. 5, 2008, the U.S. Secret Service claimed ASD had engaged in money-laundering. Within two weeks of the conclusion of the Las Vegas rally, Bowdoin/Harris family members and at least one ASD employee engaged in a spending spree that totaled more than $240,000, resulting in the purchase of automobiles, a Cabana boat and jet skis, and the retirement of the $157,000 mortgage on the Tallahassee home of George and Judy Harris.
    On May 31, 2008, ASD workers place paperwork in plastic bins that resemble laundry baskets. On Aug. 5, 2008, the U.S. Secret Service claimed ASD had engaged in money-laundering. Within two weeks of the conclusion of the Las Vegas rally, Bowdoin/Harris family members and at least one ASD employee engaged in a spending spree that totaled more than $240,000, resulting in the purchase of automobiles, a Cabana boat and jet skis, and the retirement of the $157,000 mortgage on the Tallahassee home of George and Judy Harris.
    On Oct. 29, 2008, as it awaited a ruling from a federal judge on Ponzi issues, ASD announced it expected a $200 million revenue infusion from Praebius Communications. ASD removed the announcement after members said they intended to verify the story as presented by ASD.
    On Oct. 29, 2008, as it awaited a ruling from a federal judge on Ponzi issues, ASD announced it expected a $200 million revenue infusion from Praebius Communications. ASD removed the announcement after members said they intended to verify the story as presented by ASD.
    ASD mainstay Curtis Richmond claims U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot owes him $30 million and must step down from a case.
    ASD mainstay Curtis Richmond claims U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot owes him $30 million and must step down from a case.
    Curtis Richmond filing in ASD case in which $30 million again is cited. Unlike the $30 claim against Friot in the seprate case (noted in screen shot directly above), the ASD claim appears to be targeted at four public servants, including Judge Rosemary Collyer, perhaps calling for a grand total of $120 million.
    Curtis Richmond filing in ASD case in which $30 million again is cited. Unlike the $30 million claim against Friot in the separate case (noted in screen shot directly above), the ASD claim appears to be targeted at four public servants, including Judge Rosemary Collyer, perhaps calling for a grand total of $120 million. One of the claims was that a court clerk was guilty of a "major Interference With Commerce and Interference With Interstate Commerce" and thus apparently owed ASD pro se litigants $30 million.
    Curtis Richmond turns to fraudulent 'Supreme Court' and seeks the arrest of federal judges, a banker and an attorney.
    Curtis Richmond turns to fraudulent 'Supreme Court' and seeks the arrest of federal judges, a banker and an attorney.
    On July 24, 2009, VanaBlue claimed on its webesite that it owned the company that owned the eWalletPlus payment processor. At least three companies, including AdViewGlobal, also have claimed to own eWalletPlus. What company or individual actually owns the processor continues to be a mystery involving AVG, VanaBlue, Karveck Corp., TMS Corp., TMS Association and TMS Corp. USA LLC, which used AdSurfDaily's street address in Quincy, Fla. Federal prosecutors said last year that the Quincy street address was bogus.
    On July 24, 2009, VanaBlue claimed on its website that it owned the company that owned the eWalletPlus payment processor. At least three companies, including AdViewGlobal, also have claimed to own eWalletPlus. What company or individual actually owns the processor continues to be a mystery involving AVG, VanaBlue, Karveck Corp., TMS Corp., TMS Association and TMS Corp. USA LLC, which used AdSurfDaily's street address in Quincy, Fla. Federal prosecutors said last year that the Quincy street address was bogus.
    In April, AFTER AVG had claimed to own eWalletPlus and AFTER Avg reported its bank account had been suspended, eWalletPlus reported on its website that new registrations were disabled.
    In April, AFTER AVG had claimed to own eWalletPlus and AFTER AVG reported its bank account had been suspended, eWalletPlus reported on its website that new registrations were disabled.

  • Firm Owned By Vana Blue Treasurer Was Sanctioned In Illinois For Unlicensed Practice Of Public Accounting

    A firm Vana Blue Inc. said is owned by its treasurer was sanctioned by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation for practicing public accounting without a license.

    Michael Reis and M.R. Reis & Co. of Naperville were ordered by the state to “cease and desist the unlicensed practice of public accounting” in 2000, according to IDPR.

    Reis was identified in a March 31 document as treasurer of Vana Blue, a Pinksheet stock that trades under the symbol VBLU. The firm’s web domain — vanablue.com — vanished two days ago and now resolves to a GoDaddy.com page that beams advertisements.

    “Mr. Reis currently is the proprietor of M.R. Reis & Co. Naperville, IL Bookkeeping and Tax Firm,” Vana Blue said in the March 31 document.

    Vana Blue said it was publishing the information “to Conform with the Provisions of
    Subparagraph (a)(5) of Rule 15c2-11 Promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.”

    News releases by Vana Blue identify it as the owner of Karveck International and TMS Corp. TMS Corp. also is known as TMS Association, an Arizona-registered entity purported to own eWalletPlus, a money-exchange business associated with the AdViewGlobal (AVG) autosurf.

    AVG suspended member cashouts last month, saying it was conducting an audit of itself, making an 80/20 program mandatory should cashouts resume on a date uncertain and exercising its version of a “rebates aren’t guaranteed clause” that permits it to keep money sent in by members.

    The surf firm identified its owners as George and Judy Harris. George Harris is the stepson of AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin. Judy Harris is the wife of George Harris. A Florida home and a car owned by George and Judy Harris are named in a December forfeiture complaint filed by federal prosecutors as the proceeds of illegal conduct by ASD.

    ASD’s assets — including tens of millions of dollars — were seized nearly one year ago by federal prosecutors amid allegations of wire fraud, money-laundering, selling unregistered securities and operating a Ponzi scheme from Quincy, Fla. Prosecutors seized automobiles and marine equipment in December.

    ASD and AVG have close family, management and promotional ties. AVG purports to be headquartered in Uruguay and launched after the seizure of ASD’s assets.

    Vana Blue said it was involved in the oil and gas business in Utah, the VOIP business in the Caribbean and in the international advertising business through Karveck International.

    This news release, dated Feb. 21, 2008 — a year and a half ago — vaguely announces a name change for Vana Blue (from what to what isn’t clear) and announced the acquisition of TMS Corp.

    Meanwhile, this news release, dated Jan. 30. 2009 — just a few days before the formal launch of AVG — announced the acquisition of “Karveck Corporation” had been finalized.

    On Feb. 18, 2009 — when AVG had been formally operating in launch phase for just shy of three weeks after operating in January in prelaunch phase — Vana Blue announced that “Karveck International” had posted $1.8 million in revenue in January. How Karveck Corporation apparently became Karveck International wasn’t clear.

    Vana Blue did not use AVG’s name in the news release. Instead, it described Karveck International as a company that “specializes in internet advertising and promotion in a search engine and ad clicking type environment.”