Tag: Zeek
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JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid Hides Behind Zeek-Like Wordplay On Eve Of Zeek Collapse
On Aug. 17, the SEC filed spectacular allegations of Ponzi- and pyramid-scheme fraud against Zeek Rewards, which claimed it was not selling securities and members were not making an investment. Zeek operator Paul R. Burks was charged with selling unregistered securities as investment contracts. Zeek abused the power of the Internet and raised $600 million…
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NORTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL WARNS: Watch For ‘Reload Scams’ In Wake Of Zeek Collapse
UPDATED 4:06 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) It happened after the collapse of AdSurfDaily in 2008 — and it’s happening now in the aftermath of the collapse of Zeek Rewards amid spectacular allegations by the SEC Friday of Ponzi and pyramid fraud. The office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper issued a warning minutes ago about…
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POST-ZEEK GUEST COLUMN: Who Are These ‘Experts’ Anyway?
DISCLOSURE: Gregg Evans, a longtime member of the antiscam community, is a longtime PP Blog contributor. He was not compensated for this column, and his views are not necessarily the views of the PP Blog. Who are these “Experts” anyway? By Gregg Evans Troy Dooly is the latest “expert” to look like an utter fool…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: SEC Calls Zeek ‘$600 Million Online Pyramid And Ponzi Scheme’
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (UPDATED 6:25 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) The SEC has filed an emergency action in federal court in Charlotte, N.C., that alleges Zeek Rewards is a $600 million Ponzi and pyramid scheme. “The obligations to investors drastically exceed the company’s cash on hand, which is why we need to step in quickly,…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: U.S. Secret Service Confirms Probe Of Zeek Under Way
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Zeek Rewards, the multilevel marketing program married to the penny-auction site Zeekler, is under investigation by the U.S. Secret Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Secret Service confirmed at 4:14 p.m. EDT today. “There will be no further comment,” said Max Milien, a spokesman for the U.S. Secret…
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UPDATE: North Carolina Investigators Demanded Info From Zeek On July 6; State Says It Has Not Taken Shutdown Action
UPDATED 10:58 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Two new details have emerged in the mysterious shutdown yesterday of the office and websites of Zeekler/Zeek Rewards: The office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper told the PP Blog this morning that it has taken no action to shut down Zeek, the operator of an MLM and a…
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On Heels Of AG Examination, Zeek Blog Says Red Carpet Event For Aug. 22 Is Canceled
With a headline of “Red Carpet Wednesday – URGENT,” the Zeek Blog is reporting that a Red Carpet event scheduled Aug. 22 has been canceled. Zeek, the operator of the Zeek Rewards MLM “program” and the Zeekler penny auction, provided no explanation for calling off the event. Zeek is a purported arm of Rex Venture…
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JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid Operator Frederick Mann Says He Can’t Appear At Prospective California Meeting For ‘Security Reasons’: ‘The [Government] People In Power — They Regard Citizens As Livestock’
The purported operator of a “program” that claims to provide a return of 60 percent a month cannot meet with participants because of “security reasons,” according to a recording of the Aug. 9 conference call for JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid. JSS/JBP’s Frederick Mann hinted to conference-call listeners that he could be arrested if he appeared at a…
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BULLETIN: AdSurfDaily Apologists Circulate Plan To ‘Flood’ Judge With Letters Of Support For Jailed Ponzi Schemer Andy Bowdoin; Forwarded Email Includes 2 Ads For Zeek Rewards’ ‘Program’ And Claims ASD Patriarch Was ‘Railroaded’
“Well we have been dealt a setback today…the judge here agreed with the government to transfer us to the District Court in Washington DC… The same judge who railroaded Andy. I will make a motion for her to recuse herself and if she will not (and she will not) I will take an appeal.” —…
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Lawsuit Against United States By AdSurfDaily Figures Todd Disner And Dwight Owen Schweitzer Now Officially Transferred From Florida To District Of Columbia; Case Assigned To Judge Collyer
The lawsuit against the U.S. government filed by AdSurfDaily figures Todd Disner and Dwight Owen Schweitzer now appears on the court docket in the District of Columbia, meaning the case formally has been transferred from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer has been assigned the case, which…
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BULLETIN: Zeek Asked To Supply ‘Documents’ To North Carolina Attorney General’s Office; ‘Concerns’ Over Zeek ‘Continue,’ Agency Says
“The complaints generally seek refunds and say the company has not lived up to its promises.” — Office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, Aug. 7, 2012 BULLETIN: The Zeek “program” that marries an MLM scheme (Zeek Rewards) to a penny-auction site (Zeekler) is the subject of a state examination by the office of…