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  • UPDATE: ‘Bacon’ Program Pushed By ‘Achieve Community’ Hucksters Reportedly Put On Hold By ‘Admin’; Second Program May Be DOA After Purported Payza Freeze

    If this graphic is to believed, "BRING THE BACON HOME" will produce a happy marriage and bring you children -- along with a palm-tree lined oceanfront mansion near a convenient airport, a big car and delicious, oversized fruit.
    “BRING THE BACON HOME” purportedly is operated by an “admin” who is a “young trustworthy girl from Singapore,” according to a Ponzi-board post. If this graphic is to believed, the “program” will produce a happy marriage and bring you children — along with a palm-tree-lined oceanfront mansion near a convenient airport, a big car, lots of U.S. cash and delicious, oversized fruit.

    UPDATED 6:20 A.M. ET U.S.A. “BRING THE BACON HOME,” a bizarre Ponzi-board “program” purportedly operated by “Sherilyn” from “Singapore” and pushed on YouTube by Achieve Community hucksters Rodney Blackburn and Mike Chitty, reportedly collapsed during a so-called Beta launch this week and has been put on hold.

    The “program” purportedly turns $40 into $1,800. Achieve Community purportedly turns $50 into $400, although it has been dogged by problems for more than two months and now is the subject of an investigation by the Colorado Division of Securities.

    “BRING THE BACON HOME” appears to have enabled subscription purchases, but the early haul before the failed Beta is unclear. “Sherilyn” is quoted on the MoneyMakerGroup Ponzi forum in a post dated Jan. 26 as saying, “Just buy the subs and let us do the ‘magic’ for now.”

    “My Beta Bacon got Burnt,” one Ponzi-board wag ventured.

    Separately, a “program” known as Cycles 24/7 that was advertised on the Achieve Community private forum last month may be dead. Cycles 24/7 initially collapsed at launch, but rebirthed itself — at least long enough to grab some cash.

    Cycles 24/7 purportedly is operated by “Rick Fleming.” Like Achieve, Cycles 24/7 purported to turn $50 into $400.

    On Jan. 24, a poster on MoneyMakerGroup claimed this about Cycles 24/7: “I have 45$ in payza balance, but admin say that his payza money Frozen, how i can withraw [sic] to egopay?”

    The MoneyMakerGroup claim about Payza freezing Cycles 24/7 funds followed by two days a claim on the Blog at EgoPay.com that EgoPay had been hacked and that a “gap” in cash reserves existed.

    Cycles 24/7 and “BRING THE BACON HOME” both listed EgoPay and Payza among their processors. Like Achieve Community, Cycles 24/7 is serving ads for other HYIPs.

    One ad for “BRING THE BACON HOME” observed today by the PP Blog on the Cycles 24/7 site referenced “Unison Wealth,” yet another Ponzi-board “program” pushed by Achieve Community members.

    The ad was titled “Bring Home The Bacon.” A text line read, “Did you miss Unison Wealth on the 1st day?” When clicked, the ad led to the “BRING THE BACON HOME” site.

    Unison Wealth also is beaming ads for other HYIP schemes.

    It is not unusual for one HYIP venture to try to prop up another through advertising or even to invest in other scams. Beginning in 2005, for instance, the CEP scam allegedly plowed money into at least 26 other schemes.

    In 2012, after the collapse of the $897 million Zeek Rewards “program,” a venture known as Wealth Creation Alliance published ads for one HYIP scheme after another. The schemes typically are Ponzi schemes or pyramid schemes — or sometimes both. They engage in securities fraud and the sale of unregistered securities across national borders.

    People who openly profess Christian beliefs or faith in God often are at once the marks and the purveyors of such schemes. AdSurfDaily Ponzi schemer Andy Bowdoin, an apparent advocate of The Prosperity Gospel who encouraged his MLM flock to envision money “flowing” to them, once declared himself a Christian “money magnet.”

    Federal prosecutors tied Bowdoin to at least four fraud schemes, including at least two that surfaced after the collapse of ASD in 2008. He is now in federal prison.

    One of Bowdoin’s schemes was called “One X.” “I believe that God has brought us OneX to provide the necessary funds to win this case,” Bowdoin claimed in 2011.

    The “this case” to which he referred was the ASD Ponzi prosecution. Bowdoin lost on all fronts, eventually pleading guilty to wire fraud.

    Bowdoin also was associated with a scam known as AdViewGlobal that once threatened to litigate against its own members for asking questions. AVG, as it was known, also created a private forum after its public scam outreach started to create problems.

    Achieve Community recently has added a private forum.

    Another current Ponzi-board HYIP scheme pushed by one or more Achieve Community promoters is called “Trinity Lines.” Among other things, Trinity Lines claims to be the purveyor of “high quality scriptural vignettes.” It also claims:

    • “Although this opportunity is geared for those who appreciate the Scriptures, we welcome anybody to join our community.”
    • “We at Trinity Lines do believe in God and believe in the power of ‘His Word’.

    Though not writing about any specific MLM HYIP schemes, the associate pastor of an evangelical church in Massachusetts this week called “The Prosperity Gospel” a “pyramid scheme” and “a form of oppression.”

    The column is titled, “Why the Prosperity Gospel Is the Worst Pyramid Scheme Ever.”

    From the column by Nicholas McDonald at The Gospel Coalition (italics added):

    Step One: A snazzy entrepreneur wants to make a lot of money. Said snazzy entrepreneur tells two little old ladies that if they sell his “Wow-What-A-Sham 3000,” they can make some dough to pay off their cat-sitting bills. That will cost them a startup investment of $401.76. And yes, Wow-What-A-Sham 3000 is a gimmick. But that’s okay, it’s not really about selling the product anyway; it’s about recruiting more salespeople.

    McDonald is associate pastor at Carlisle Congregational Church, according to his bio line in the column.

  • JUDGE: ‘All The Fancy Legal-Sounding Things’ ASD Figure Kenneth Wayne Leaming ‘Has Read On The Internet Are Make-Believe’

    “The Court therefore feels some measure of responsibility to inform [Kenneth Wayne Leaming] that all the fancy legal-sounding things he has read on the internet are make-believe. Defendant can call himself a ‘public minister’ and ‘private attorney general,’ he may file ‘mandatory judicial notices’ citing all his favorite websites, he can even address mail to the ‘Washington Republic.’ But at the end of the day, while sovereign citizens and Defendant cite things like ‘Universal Law Ordinances,’ they are subject to both state and federal laws, just like everyone else.” —  U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton, Feb. 12, 2013

    Kenneth Wayne Leaming
    Kenneth Wayne Leaming

    A federal judge in the Western District of Washington has issued an order exempting prosecutors from responding to wild assertions made by AdSurfDaily figure and purported “sovereign citizen” Kenneth Wayne Leaming.

    Like other purported “sovereigns,” Leaming is “fascinated by capitalization,” Judge Ronald B. Leighton said in the Feb. 12 order.

    In a recent filing, the judge said, Leaming used the word “REGISTRY” in all uppercase in a pleading that was “undecipherable.” On at least five occasions during the course of the case, Leaming has filed documents that used the phrase “Mandatory Judicial Notice,” including one in which Leaming asserts he “relies in good faith on the public/commercial REGISTRY entries as published at
    www.peoplestrust1776.org, inclusive of Universal Law Ordinance, UCC #2012096074 . . . .” the judge said.

    “For lack of a better term, this is gobbledygook,” the judge said.

    Leaming also recently argued that “the REGISTERED FACTS appearing in the above Paragraph evidence the uncontroverted and uncontrovertible FACTS that the SLAVERY SYSTEMS operated in the names UNITED STATES, United States, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and United States of America . . . are terminated nunc pro tunc by public policy, U.C.C. 1-103 . . . .,” according to the judge.

    “He appears to believe that by capitalizing ‘United States,’ he is referring to a different entity than the federal government,” the judge said. “For better or for worse, it’s the same country.”

    And Leighton quoted again from Leaming’s filings:

    “COMES NOW, Kenneth Wayne, born free to the family Leaming, 20 December 1955, constituent to The People of the State of Washington constituted 1878 and admitted to the union 22 February 1889 by Act of Congress, a Man, ‘State of Body’ competent to be a witness and having First Hand Knowledge of The FACTS . . . .”

    Purported sovereign citizens, “like Mr. Leaming, love grandiose legalese,” the judge said, ordering that “no response is required by the Government.”

    Leaming, 57, is detained near Seattle on charges of filing false liens against government officials involved in the ASD Ponzi case. He also is accused of other crimes, including harboring fugitives, assisting others in the filing of false liens, being a felon in possession of firearms and attempting to pass a bogus “Bonded Promissory Note” for $1 million. He was arrested in November 2011 by an FBI Terrorism Task Force.

    “Sovereigns” have been known to engage in what has been described as “paper terrorism” to try to hamstring law enforcement. Some “sovereigns” have been linked to various forms of securities fraud and tax fraud.

    On Sept. 5, 2012, the PP Blog reported that an “opportunity” known as “Wealth Creation Alliance” was using a strange mix of capital letters in its communications with prospects. Whether WCA has any “sovereign” ties is unknown.

    In September, a judge in Canada deconstructed some bizarre arguments from “sovereigns” and others.

     

  • BehindMLM Reader Claims ‘Excited’ Attendees Were Fainting At Florida Gathering Of World Consumer Alliance; ‘Program’ That Published Laundry List Of HYIP Ads Apparently Conducting 9-Month ‘Prelaunch’

    EDITOR’S NOTE: Longtime huckster Phil Piccolo learned long ago that God and starving children “work” in MLM. We can’t help but wonder how many shills would flop over backward at his events if he ever finds out that fainting also “works.”

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    A reader tells BehindMLM that attendees of a “World Consumer Alliance” (WCA) event in Sarasota, Fla., were fainting from apparent excitement.

    WCA, with Paul Skulitz as the advertised admin, came out of the gate as “Wealth Creation Alliance,” saying it was selling “ad units” and declaring it was operated by an “Executive Dream Team.” (See Sept. 5, 2012, PP Blog story.)

    Here’s a snippet from a September 2012 WCA sales pitch (italics added):

    “We are fully operational right now and in our company pre-launch, this simply means that you are able to sign up for free and receive your business website and purchase advertising units as well. You can also refer and sign others in as well. We are also currently receiving payments and more importantly we are paying referral bonuses and daily profit sharing. Our pre-launch will continue through October 2012. We will hold our first major event the first weekend of November. (Details will be forthcoming)

    On Sept. 7, the PP Blog reported that WCA was publishing promos for various HYIP schemes, including one that called itself A2P. A2P purported to be in “Pre-launch” and advertised these purported features.

    • 7% daily payout for 30 days
    • 10% income on 2 levels
    • Join Free!

    WCA appears now to be stuck in “prelaunch” mode through March 8 after missing a November launch date. Read the comment by “Disgusted WCA Affiliate” at BehindMLM. (Make sure you page up to read the Sept. 13, 2012, WCA story from Oz at BehindMLM.)

  • UPDATE: ‘Wealth Creation Alliance’ Now Publishing Ads For HYIP Scheme After HYIP Scheme

    ProfitClicking was one of the "programs" advertised on Wealth Creation Alliance today.

    UPDATE: (UPDATED 11:51 A.M. EDT U.S.A.) Our first story on Wealth Creation Alliance (WCA) is here. Like the collapsed Zeek Rewards MLM scheme that the SEC accused last month of being a $600 million Ponzi- and pyramid fraud, WCA preemptively denies it is an investment company. And WCA also specifically denies in is an “HYIP,” despite the fact it claims that a $2 “purchase” of an “ad unit” will return $3.25.

    Apparently positioning itself as an “advertising” company, WCA now is publishing ads for HYIP scheme after HYIP scheme on its website. One of the ads is for “ProfitClicking,” the apparent successor scam to the JSS/Tripler/JustBeenPaid scheme that seeks to make members affirm they are not with the “government” while simultaneously seeking to disclaim any responsibility on the part of itself and affiliates for advancing the scheme, which plants the Zeek-like seed that annualized returns in the hundreds of percent are there for the making.

    Another ad on the WCA site today read as follows (italics added):

    New A2P Pre-launch
    7% daily for 30 days
    10% income on 2 levels
    Join Free!
    Click Here Now

    A2P is shorthand for Alert2Pay, which purports to have a “ShortTerm Plan” for 30 days and a “LongTerm Plan” for 70 days. Both plans permit “compounding,” a key marker of an HYIP scam.

    And Alert2Pay also explains what it is not, another key marker of a scam.

    “Alert2pay is not a hyip, not a mlm, not a doubler and definitely not a cycler. We’re a Targeted Email Advertising company that’s Paying You Daily Cash Back on ALL Your Advertising Purchases. We sit under the umbrella called AI Corp, (AlertInvest Corporation). Alert2Pay.com is the first website under the AI Corp umbrella.”

    Another “program” pitched on WCA is something called HourHour. Here is the text pitch (italics added):

    Get 120% in 5 days!
    Paying hourly!
    Licensed Script!
    Click Here Now

    HourHour purports to pay “1% FIXED HOURLY FOR 120 HOURS” or “150% AFTER 240 HOURS.” Meanwhile, the HourHour “program” advertises that its accepts SolidTrustPay and other offshore payment processors. SolidTrustPay has been linked to fraud scheme after fraud scheme and was one of the processors used by Zeek.

    See article on WCA at BehindMLM.com. Visit WCA thread on RealScam.com.

  • UNBELIEVABLE: In Wake Of Zeek Collapse, Members Get Pitch For ‘Wealth Creation Alliance’; Promo Features Strange Use Of Capital Letters; Pitchmen Are Called ‘Prosperity Advocates’ — And Promo Claims Tie To Bank Of America

    UPDATED 11:55 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) On Aug. 17, the SEC accused the purported Zeek Rewards revenue-sharing program of being a $600 million Ponzi- and pyramid scheme that had affected more than 1 million people. Zeek was touted on the MoneyMakerGroup and TalkGold Ponzi forums.

    Now comes word that Zeek members are being pitched on a “program” known as “Wealth Creation Alliance” (WCA), which declares it is operated by an “Executive Dream Team,” makes strange use of capital letters in a sales promo, calls its pitchmen “prosperity advocates” and also has a presence on the Ponzi boards.

    Like Zeek, WCA says members can send in sums of up to $10,000.

    Zeek said participants were purchasing “bids”; WCA says its product is “ad units.”

    The WCA “program” according to one promoter, touts a relationship with offshore payment processors and even Bank of America.

    Bank of America also handled the banking for the 2008 AdSurfDaily Ponzi scheme, according to federal court files. A tie to the emerging WCA “program” could not immediately be confirmed.

    Like ASD and Zeek, WCA has a purported “advertising” component and tiered commissions, according to one promo for the “opportunity” viewed by the PP Blog. Zeek-like language also is present in WCA. Both companies, for example, purport to operate (or have operated) a “profit pool.”

    Some Ponzi-board apologists for Zeek have described it as a “freedom company.” WCA, meanwhile, says it “will apply the proven “Free Enterprise” formula” and emerge as a firm “Of the People, For the People and Built By the People.”

    These email remarks (below/italics added) were received by at least one Zeek member and were attributed to Paul Skulitz, the purported owner of WCA. Many of the words on the left margin curiously begin with capital letters, which leads to questions about whether WCA and/or its pitchmen are communicating in code to certain prospects and are sympathetic to the so-called “sovereign citizens” movement.

    Some “sovereign citizens” are preoccupied by the use of capital letters.

    The capital letters in the first words in the first three lines of the email form the acronym “WCA,” for instance. Whether WCA has any “sovereign” ties is unknown.

    Welcome to our rapidly growing family of prosperity advocates here at “Wealth 
    Creation”. It is our intention to develop a program that is innovative, profitable 
    And sustainable. Our priority is to build a successful  ‘long term home’. 

    You and your families deserve dynamic success and we at WCA are committed 
    To providing you with the vehicle and tools to take control of your life and reach 
    Your greatest goals and dreams. Many of you want to become wealthy and free 
    And we intend to help you do just that! These goals will be met by putting in 
    Place a business model that is not simply exchanging money for money. The 
    WCA model will apply the proven “Free Enterprise” formula of providing 
    Much-needed product and service solutions to the global marketplace. We 
    Are building a sustainable business model with powerful products and services 
    That are in much demand. 

    To unleash the viral power of “Word of Mouth”, we are using a 15%, two level 
    Bonus plan along with a powerful global revenue pool that will be shared with 
    All active affiliates. This plan has produced some of the largest earnings in direct 
    Selling history. 

    An “Executive Dream Team” is guiding our business. These business professionals 
    Bring well over 120 years of high-level business experience to WCA.  They have 
    Run companies and built marketing teams globally over the past 40 years and are 
    Committed to building a company that is, “Of the People, For the People and Built 
    By the People”. 

    Our core product/services are a virtual marketing and advertising tool and a global 
    Directory.  These tools have been developed over the past decade by our CTO (Chief 
    Technology Officer) and are time tested and proven effective. Many of these product/
    Services are available at no charge to our free affiliates. All of our advertising products 
    Can and are being used to promote not only WCA but also any other business or program. 
    There will be certain limitations. These products/services carry a huge profit margin, 
    Which fuel both our first (10%) level and second (5%) level commissions and our 
    Company wide profit pool.

    Our business plan is dynamic and will require flexibility on your part as we roll out 
    Our different divisions, which will include, but not be limited to: 

    Our online banner and text ads, our marketing and communication tools 

    Our robust global directory where both affiliates and customers can advertise 
    Showcase their products/services and causes our upcoming online mall featuring 
    Products/services at a tremendous value

    Our Life Literacy University, where individuals and families can tap into the wisdom 
    Of some of the world’s greatest mentors on topics as diverse as family finance, fitness/
    Nutrition, self-esteem, generational wealth creation, goal settings & achievement, travel 
    & leisure, personal & spiritual development, language skills, public speaking and family 
    And friendship dynamic. As the community develops there will be online empowerment 
    Opportunities as well as regional gathering to learn your favorite topics.

    As with any legitimate business, you will be able to buy these offerings at a discount 
    For personal use, make them available for resale on your website and generate profits 
    Or share the program with others and enjoy referrals bonuses on their purchases. What 
    Sets this apart form everything else is the company wide global profit pool. This is the 
    Best of it all… As our volume grows you will participate in the profit of the entire company 
    On a daily basis. WCA is truly committed to ‘ Sharing The Wealth ‘!’

    We are committed to building people, who will develop culture, which will change this
    World and make it a better place to raise our families.  We are committed to a revolution
    In the hearts and minds of each and every child of God who believe in their hearts, “There 
    has to be a better way!”

    We are fully operational right now and in our company pre-launch, this simply means 
    that you are able to sign up for free and receive your business website and purchase 
    advertising units as well. You can also refer and sign others in as well. We are also 
    currently receiving payments and more importantly we are paying referral bonuses 
    and daily profit sharing. Our pre-launch will continue through October 2012. We 
    will hold our first major event the first weekend of November. (Details will be 
    forthcoming) 

    As we continue to upgrade our system to provide the very best opportunity for you, 
    please be patient as there will be moments of brief interruption of service while we 
    attend to necessary online functions. We just recently finished one fantastic 
    improvement to provide additional protection internally and the systems are 
    systematically coming back online. Our 65% auto re-purchase feature, our 
    100% default system and several other features are being put fully into operation. 
    All of these will have a wonderful affect on your profits and the company’s sustainability. 

    As we continue to improve daily and roll systems out for you, stay excited and 
    positive what the future holds in store for you. 

    Thank you for you time and your trust, 

    Best Wishes, 
    Paul Skulitz Admin
    if you’ve questions
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