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Affiliate Links Show That Surf’s Up Mod And ASD Members Hold High Positions In Upstart Surf: Things To Consider If You Are Tempted To Join AdPayDaily

Dear Readers, We have received a few inquiries about a new surfing program called AdPayDaily (APD). Our initial take is that the program is a dressed-up version of AdSurfDaily, AdViewGlobal, BizAdSplash and AdGateWorld and that the operators are persuaded they’ve found a word combination and legal structure that will neutralize critics and law enforcement should…

Jun 13, 2010
BULLETIN: Ponzi Suspect Alan Todd May, On Lam From Dallas And Wanted By U.S. Secret Service, Captured In San Francisco

BULLETIN: Ponzi suspect Alan Todd May of Dallas has been captured by the U.S. Marshals Service in San Francisco. May, 45, was wanted by the U.S. Secret Service. In March, the SEC accused May of running an oil-and-gas Ponzi scheme through companies variously known as Prosper Oil & Gas Inc. and Prosper Energy Inc. May,…

Jun 13, 2010
APOLOGISTS INTERRUPTED: Two Court Rulings Show That HYIP Operators, Players Setting Stage For Painful Downfalls, Foreclosures; Woman Loses Home While New Mom Loses Everything

EDITOR’S NOTE: UPDATED 9:22 P.M. EDT (June 7, 2010, U.S.A.) This post is presented in seven parts. With the exception of the lengthier introduction, each part includes six to eight paragraphs. You’ll see a “GO TO PAGE” prompt at the bottom of each section. Simply click on the next page number to continue reading. The…

Jun 13, 2010
BULLETIN: Yet Another Florida Ponzi Scheme; SEC Accuses Luis Felipe Perez Of Operating $40 Million Fraud Backed By Fake Diamonds And Bogus ‘Pawn Shops’

EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s one for your Bubba Blue notebook on the various ways to have a Ponzi scheme, as opposed to shrimp. UPDATED 5:50 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A Miami man has been charged by the SEC with gathering $40 million in a Ponzi scheme, pocketing $6 million for himself and telling investors they were helping…

Jun 2, 2010
REQUIEM FOR THE FORUM PIMPS? Court Documents In Legisi Case Reference Secret Service, MoneyMakerGroup Ponzi Forum; SEC Has Postings From Legisi’s ‘Private’ Forum, Too

HYIP or autosurf Ponzi promoter? Player? Forum “expert?” Moderator? Cheerleader? Get ready for a surprise: Your downline perhaps already has identified you as a pimp or even one of the masterminds. If your plan is to continue to promote the programs on the Ponzi forums and though emails, you should know that things could be…

May 31, 2010
WANTED: Brian Alexik: Had AK47 Assault Rifle, Counterfeit Currency, Bogus ID Cards In Apartment Overlooking Federal Reserve Building In Los Angeles

Brian Alexik, 33, is wanted by Los Angeles police, and the police department and the U.S. Secret Service have opened a probe after an AK47 assault rifle, ammunition, a camera tripod, narcotics, counterfeit currency and other contraband was found inside Alexik’s apartment. The apartment overlooks a branch of the U.S. Federal Reserve in Los Angeles,…

May 3, 2010
INetGlobal Employees Ask Judge For Order That Blocks Secret Service From Interviewing Them; Claim Government Has ‘Superiority’ Mentality

The litigation against INetGlobal amid Ponzi scheme allegations is turning into a legal slugfest in multiple venues. On one side, federal prosecutors are seeking to disqualify INetGlobal attorney Mark Kallenbach, claiming that he is attempting to be both a lawyer and a witness in the same case. Now, employees of INetGlobal are seeking a protective…

Apr 30, 2010
BULLETIN: Donald Allen Says He Will Cooperate With Secret Service In INetGlobal Probe; VP Of Renner Entity Claims Former CEO Was Maligned By Company After Raid

BULLETIN: The vice president of marketing and public relations for V-Newswire — an entity in the Steve Renner family of companies — said he will cooperate “100 percent” with federal prosecutors in the INetGlobal Ponzi scheme investigation. Donald W.R. Allen II said this morning that he has met with the U.S. Secret Service twice in…

Apr 27, 2010
Another Fraud Case In Minnesota: Renee Marie Brown Accused By SEC Of Starting ‘Sham’ Investment Fund Known As ‘X’

UPDATED 7:52 A.M. EDT (April 13, U.S.A.) On the very day Tom Petters was sentenced in Minnesota to 50 years in prison for operating a colossal Ponzi scheme, a federal judge froze the assets of Renee Marie Brown after the SEC accused her of ripping off clients by persuading them to invest in a mysterious…

Apr 12, 2010
Prosecutors Release Update To AdSurfDaily Victims, Say Restitution Program Could Be Delayed ‘A Year Or Longer’ Because Of Bowdoin’s Appeals

Fresh from their third win in the AdSurfDaily civil-forfeiture litigation, federal prosecutors now say a restitution program for victims of the autosurf Ponzi scheme could be delayed “a year or longer” depending on appeals filed by ASD President Andy Bowdoin. In an update to ASD members on the government’s website for victims, prosecutors did not…

Apr 8, 2010
AdSurfDaily’s Bowdoin Says He’s Appealing Forfeiture Order Issued By Federal Judge; Notice Filed 6 Days After INetGlobal Raid; Riddle Of Bowdoin’s Competing Affidavit Claims Unsolved

The president of a Florida-based autosurf company implicated in a Ponzi scheme by the U.S. Secret Service says he is appealing a forfeiture order that gave the government title to more than $65 million seized from his personal bank accounts in 2008. Notice of the appeal by Andy Bowdoin of AdSurfDaily was filed by his…

Mar 9, 2010