Rex Venture Group LLC
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UPDATE: As Proposed Money-Saving Measure, Zeek Receiver Asks Judge To Treat Oct. 8 Preliminary Liquidation Plan As Status Report; Meanwhile, Yet Another Zeek Member Declares Herself A Fraud Victim
UPDATED 8:26 A.M. EDT (OCT. 31, U.S.A.) Saying it would save money, the court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case has asked a federal judge to treat the receiver’s Oct. 8 preliminary liquidation plan as a status report. (See Oct. 9 PP Blog story.) Separately, yet another Zeek member has declared herself a […]
BULLETIN: Zeek Mystery Deepens: Receiver Says He Discovered ‘Foreign’ Account That Has NOT Been Seized; Meanwhile, $5 Million In Cashier’s Checks From Single U.S. Bank Found At Zeek Headquarters; Firm’s Records Described As ‘Inadequate Or Incomplete’; Secret Service Has Recovered Lion’s Share Of $293 Million Found So Far
BULLETIN: (5TH UPDATE 6:13 P.M. EDT) The court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case says he discovered that Zeek has “at least one foreign account” that has not been seized. It was “not clear” whether the funds would be recoverable despite the fact the bank that holds the account has been served with […]
Month After Zeek Ponzi Complaint By SEC, ASD Figures (And Zeek Pitchmen) Todd Disner And Dwight Owen Schweitzer Accuse Judge Who Dismissed Their ASD-Related Lawsuit Of ‘Sophistry’; Duo Tries To Reopen Case And Have Judge Removed
MLM pitchmen and AdSurfDaily figures Todd Disner and Dwight Owen Schweitzer — both of whom went on to become promoters of the alleged Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme — have accused a federal judge of “sophistry.” Sophistry, according to Dictionary.com, means “a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.” Disner turned to MLM […]
SEC Says Zeek Probe ‘Is Continuing’; Agency Updates Information Page
UPDATED 10:05 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) The SEC today updated its information site on the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case, noting its investigation “is continuing” and pointedly adding language that “ZeekRewards and [Paul R.] Burks immediately consented to an asset freeze, the appointment of a receiver over their assets, and the payment of a $4 million […]
ZEEK: Part Of The Backstory — In Pictures
UPDATED 4:20 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Unsolved mysteries remain in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case. Among the unanswered questions are these: How many members did Zeek have in common with AdSurfDaily, a predecessor 1-percent-a-day scam to the Zeek scheme? Why do some Zeek “defenders” appear to be engaged in bizarre bids to harass and menace […]
ZEEK UPDATE: Thousands Of Records Filed Under Seal
UPDATED 4:20 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Attorneys for accused Ponzi schemer Paul R. Burks of the Zeek Rewards MLM “program” operated through North Carolina-based Rex Venture Group LLC have filed thousands of records under seal. On Sept. 17, Burks’ attorneys sought the approval of Senior U.S. District Judge Graham C. Mullen to file the documents under […]
BULLETIN: Zeek Had $20.7 Million In AlertPay/Payza And $20 Million In SolidTrustPay
BULLETIN: (UPDATED 9:18 P.M. EDT U.S.A.) New court filings by accused Ponzi schemer Paul R. Burks of Rex Venture Group LLC show that Zeek Rewards had more than $40 million in offshore payment processors. Included in that sum is $20.765 million in Canada’s AlertPay/Payza, and $20 million in Canada’s SolidTrustPay. Today’s filing also shows $10 […]
William J. Wise, International ‘Mastermind’ Of $129.5 Million Ponzi Fraud Involving CDs, Pleads Guilty To 18 Felonies; Top U.S. Attorney Says Federal Prosecutors ‘Around The Country’ Have Identified ‘Unprecedented Rise’ In Investment Fraud Schemes With ‘Staggering Losses’
“The fraudsters prey upon vulnerable victims, do not respect local or even state boundaries, and often loot the victims’ life savings.” — Melinda Haag, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, Sept. 13, 2012 It featured confidence-boosting names: Millennium Bank, United Trust of Switzerland and Sterling Bank and Trust. But it was a cross-border […]
DEVELOPING STORY: Zeek Receiver Says He Has Secured Nearly $300 Million; ‘There May Be Tens Of Millions Of Dollars More Of Recoverable Assets’; Clawbacks May Be In The Offing As Receiver Raises Specter Of Claimants Circulating ‘False Information’
Kenneth D. Bell, the court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case, said in a statement today that he had recovered nearly $300 million and that “[t]here may be tens of millions of dollars more of recoverable assets.” On Aug. 17, the SEC described Zeek as a $600 million Ponzi- and pyramid scheme that […]
UPDATE: Teetering ‘Wealth4AllTeam’ Scheme Reportedly Was Using I-Payout, Same Facilitator Cited By ‘OneX’ Scheme In July
UPDATE: Wealth4AllTeam, one of the many HYIP schemes pushed by Zeek Rewards “I Got Paid” cheerleader “Ken Russo,” reportedly was using I-Payout as a payment facilitator, according to new Ponzi-forum reports. Wealth4AllTeam appears to have suspended operations, leaving the Ponzi forums in an uproar amid claims that it is transitioning to a new business model […]
DISTURBING: ‘ProfitClicking’ Thread At MoneyMakerGroup Ponzi Forum Used In Zeek-Related Disinformation Campaign That Delivers Traffic To Troy Dooly’s Blog While Creating Brand Confusion And Opportunity To Harvest Leads For Poster Known As ‘freezeekler’
EDITOR’S NOTE: The PP Blog sought comment from Troy Dooly of MLMHelpDesk this morning (Sunday) on the disturbing Zeek- and Ponzi forum-related developments reported in our story below. (Story appears below screen shots.) Dooly has not responded as of the time of this post, but the PP Blog will publish his comment if and when […]