Tag: Imperia Invest IBC
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SEC: Claims That Traffic Monsoon Was A Successful Advertising Business ‘Merely An Illusion’
“The complaint alleges that more than 99% of Traffic Monsoon’s revenue is derived from new investor funds, making claims that it is a successful advertising business merely an illusion.” — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, July 28, 2016 EDITOR’S NOTE: This (below) is the full litigation statement of the SEC on its Ponzi case against…
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Was An Unlicensed Money-Services Business In The United States Gathering Funds For The Alleged UFunClub/UToken Ponzi Scheme In Thailand?
In March 2015, as part of its coverage of the WCM777 cross-border scam operating out of the United States, the PP Blog reported that court-appointed receiver Krista L. Freitag said this in a Feb. 27 court filing (italics added): “Many investors gave cash to the company and to their leaders (or upline sponsors) who then…
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WCM777: More Theft And Money Laundering MLM-Style
“Many investors gave cash to the company and to their leaders (or upline sponsors) who then deposited the cash along with other investor funds.” — Krista L. Freitag, court-appointed receiver in the WCM777 pyramid- and Ponzi case, Feb. 27, 2015 EDITOR’S NOTE: Tens of millions of dollars allegedly flowed through WCM777 and related entities. At…
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SPECIAL REPORT: WCM777 Says Its U.S. Operations ‘Will Be On Hold Until Further Notice’ Because Its Securities Sales ‘Failed To Fully Comply With Laws And Regulations In United States’ — But Will The ‘WCM 777 Boston’ Band Play On In Houston? And What About The Highly Curious ‘Joseph Global Institute?’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story covers highly curious events associated with WCM777 and related entities or people. In this post you’ll find: News on yesterday’s announcement by WCM that it had mothballed its U.S. operation that sells securities. Questions about whether a WCM777 event scheduled over the next two days in Houston would occur or whether…
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BULLETIN: ‘PerfectMoney,’ Fraud-Scheme Processor Purportedly Based In Panama, Says It Is Banning U.S. Customers
BULLETIN: On the heels of the apparent shutdown of Costa Rica-based Liberty Reserve as part of an international money-laundering investigation, “PerfectMoney” says it is banning users from the United States. Perfect Money purportedly operates from Panama. (More below.) In an announcement dated today on its website, Perfect Money says that “due to changes in our…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Liberty Reserve Payment Processor Offline Amid Reports Of Arrest Of Operator In Spain On Money-Laundering Charges
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Costa Rica-based Liberty Reserve, a payment processor favored by HYIP scammers and other criminals, is offline — and there are reports that its operator is under arrest in Spain on money-laundering charges. “We lost Huge $$$,” a poster on the MoneyMakerGroup Ponzi forum complained. The poster’s forum signature was advertising…