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RealScam.com, Antiscam Site, Is Under DDoS Attack

UPDATED 11:39 A.M. EDT (MARCH 21, U.S.A.) RealScam.com reports that the DDoS attack is continuing, but that measures have been taken to restore accessibility. The site is back online. Here, below, our earlier story . . . RealScam.com, a site that concerns itself with international mass-marketing fraud, is experiencing a DDoS attack, a source told…

Mar 20, 2013
UPDATE: Louisiana Joins Growing List Of States That Have Issued Investor Alerts On ‘Profitable Sunrise’; [UPDATE: Tennessee, Too]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Information from Tennessee was received after this story was published. The Tennessee info is published in the Comments thread below . . . UPDATED 8:18 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Louisiana has issued an Investor Alert on the Profitable Sunrise HYIP, joining a growing list of U.S. states and Canadian provinces to have done so.…

Mar 19, 2013
UPDATE: New Jersey Issues Investor Alert On ‘Profitable Sunrise’

New Jersey has joined numerous U.S. states in issuing an Investor Alert on the Profitable Sunrise HYIP “program.” Separately, Alabama has issued a cease-and-desist order. The state previously issued an Investor Alert. With New Jersey’s action, the unofficial total of U.S. states or Canadian provinces issuing Investor Alerts or cease-and-desist orders now stands at 25.…

Mar 18, 2013
CURRENT NUMBER: [35]: Tally (Unofficial) Of States And Provinces Filing Actions Or Issuing Investor Alerts Against Profitable Sunrise

UPDATED 8:52 A.M. EDT (APRIL 16, U.S.A.) See related stories here (April 1) and here (March 25). EDITOR’S NOTE: These numbers are unofficial. They are culled from media reports and/or news releases from enforcement agencies. As the PP Blog reported yesterday, the Profitable Sunrise website appears to be down. The reason why is unclear, although…

Mar 15, 2013
BULLETIN: Kentucky Issues Emergency Cease-And-Desist Order To Profitable Sunrise; Order Identifies Possible Pitchwoman Issuing News Releases That Include Link To ‘HYIP Investment Calculator’; [UPDATE: Ohio, Other States Issue Warnings]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ohio now has issued a warning on Profitable Sunrise, saying 15 other states also have issued warnings. Information from Ohio and other states has been added to the Comments thread below . . . BULLETIN: (UPDATED 2:01 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) The state of Kentucky has issued an emergency cease-and-desist order to the Profitable…

Mar 14, 2013
New Zealand Calls Profitable Sunrise ‘Illegal,’ Issues Warning, Cites YouTube Promos — And Suggests U.S.-Based Recruitment Arm May Be Part Of Scam

The Financial Markets Authority of New Zealand (FMA) has joined regulators in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom in issuing a warning on the Profitable Sunrise HYIP “program.” New Zealand’s warning also extends to NJF Global Group, which appears to be a Profitable Sunrise recruitment organization operating from the United States. (More below.)…

Mar 14, 2013
BULLETIN: No Profitable Sunrise For Florida Ponzi Pitchman; Gary D. Martin Sentenced In North Carolina To 10 Years In Federal Prison For ‘Queen Shoals’ Money-Laundering Conspiracy And Ordered To Pay More Than $31 Million In Restitution

In a development that could give pause to promoters of the purportedly “private” Profitable Sunrise scheme now on the radar of regulators in North America and Europe, a Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in pitching a purported “opportunity” known as Queen Shoals. The announcement of the…

Mar 12, 2013
UPDATE: Canada’s Ontario And Quebec Join Alberta In Issuing Warning On ‘ProfitableSunrise’; [UPDATE: British Columbia, Too]

UPDATED 4:48 PM EDT (U.S.A.) British Columbia now also has issued a warning against Profitable Sunrise. See Comments thread below . . . First it was North Carolina in the United States. Alabama quickly followed. And the United Kingdom’s Financial Services Authority also issued a warning about the Profitable Sunrise “program.” Canada’s province of Alberta…

Mar 12, 2013
BULLETIN: Alberta Securities Commission Issues Warning On ‘Profitable Sunrise’ After First Calgary Financial Observes ‘Trend’ Of ‘Suspicious’ Overseas Transactions

BULLETIN: The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has issued a warning on the Profitable Sunrise “program.” The Canadian agency’s move followed on the heels of reports from First Calgary Financial that “several of its Calgary customers have attempted to withdraw significant amounts of funds from their accounts for wire transfers to the Czech Republic,” ASC said.…

Mar 11, 2013
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Alabama Issues Warning On ‘Profitable Sunrise’

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: The state of Alabama has issued a warning on Profitable Sunrise. The move follows on the heels of a cease-and-desist order issued last week by North Carolina. The warning comes in the form of an “investor alert” issued by the office of Joseph Borg, the director of the Alabama Securities…

Mar 6, 2013
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: North Carolina Orders ‘Profitable Sunrise’ To Cease And Desist; State Calls It An ‘Immediate And Significant Danger’

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: The state of North Carolina — home base to the alleged $600 million Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme — has ordered a purported offshore “opportunity” known as “Profitable Sunrise” to cease and desist from doing business in the state. Profitable Sunrise purports to be a hard-money lender and investment opportunity. It…

Mar 1, 2013