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EDITORIAL/ANALYSIS: Events Are Controlling DNA, Not The Other Way Around; Prosecutor’s Office Mum On Narc That Car Inquiry In Texas

First, some news: A website titled DeanBlechman.com now resolves to a parked page at the offshore registrar directNIC. As first reported on the PP Blog, the site previously redirected to the website of Data Network Affiliates (DNA). directNIC is “based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands,” relocating from its former base in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina,…

Mar 6, 2010
BULLETIN: Narc That Car Gets ‘F’ From Better Business Bureau; Rating Is Lowest On 14-Step BBB Scale

UPDATED 1:42 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) The Better Business Bureau branch in Dallas has given Narc That Car a rating of “F,” the worst-possible rating on the BBB’s 14-step rating scale. Narc That Car’s previous rating was “NR,” meaning the firm had no rating with the BBB, which opened an inquiry into the company Jan. 18.…

Mar 5, 2010
Data Network Affiliates (DNA) Issues Bizarre Announcements; Meanwhile, Narc That Car Promoter Says Repping For NTC Like Working For ‘Census Bureau’

UPDATED 1:57 P.M. ET (March 5, U.S.A) Data Network Affiliates (DNA) announced via email that Chief Executive Officer Dean Blechman has stepped down, according to a member. The announcement came six days after Blechman’s departure — and one day after the company said it launched a “Beta Test” of its ability to gather license-plate numbers.…

Mar 2, 2010
BBB ‘Remains Concerned,’ Still Has Questions About Narc That Car After Firm Says Only 1 Percent Of Commissions Stems From Sale Of Data To Third Parties

Narc That Car has told the Dallas Better Business Bureau that only “1% of total commissions paid out to independent consultants are for the sale of license plate information to third parties,” the BBB said today. That 1 percent, which Narc That Car referred to as “client share,” is the “only repeatable form of compensation…

Feb 26, 2010
Narc That Car Video From Downline Group Known As Team Trinity International May Use Content Lifted From Public Service Announcement Put Out By Actor Leonardo DiCaprio

UPDDATED 2:26 P.M. ET (March 5, U.S.A.) A YouTube video promotion for the Narc That Car multilevel-marketing (MLM) program appears to use celebrity footage produced by Appian Way Productions, a production company owned by actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The PP Blog attempted to contact DiCaprio for comment through the Screen Actors Guild Friday night. The office…

Feb 19, 2010
While Asking Members To Input License-Plate Numbers And Citing U.S. Based AMBER Alert In Promos, Data Network Affiliates Lists Domain-Registration Address In Cayman Islands

UPDATED 2:37 P.M. ET (March 5, U.S.A.) If the United States or any U.S. based police agency were to purchase database entries from Data Network Affiliates (DNA), the government and the agencies would be purchasing information from a company that uses a Cayman Islands address. Even as it suggests the U.S.-based AMBER Alert program is…

Feb 13, 2010
Better Business Bureau Revokes Accreditation Of Speed Of Wealth After SEC ‘Green’ Ponzi Action; Firm Experiences ASD-Like PR Disaster In Wake Of Allegations

The accreditation of a Colorado company implicated in an alleged $30 million “green” Ponzi scheme by the SEC has been revoked by the Denver/Boulder branch of the Better Business Bureau. BBB now gives Speed of Wealth a rating of “F” — the worst possible score on a scale of “A+” to “F” — and says…

Jan 2, 2010
Better Business Bureau Warns: Cash-Gifting Epidemic Online; Organization Says 22,974 Gifting Videos Posted On YouTube

In the days after the government’s August seizure of tens of millions in the AdSurfDaily probe amid Ponzi allegations, opportunists stepped in to fill the void by offering cash-gifting schemes. Today, months later, opportunists trading on Ponzi pain are using the names of autosurfs and autosurf-related keywords to drive traffic to cash-gifting websites. The Better…

Apr 8, 2009