A Belated Herbalife Update: 2 states launch investigation, and endorsers...
With TelexFree news coming fast and furious, other areas of interest aren't getting covered. Haven't covered any news about Herbalife for a while, so here's a bit of recap.April 14th: New York State...
View ArticleScam Psychology: What Are YOUR Communication Vulnerabilities?
Scammers are often very good communicators. They can tailor their message for a wide variety of audiences and they are quick in recognizing your particular communication vulnerabilities, and thus,...
View ArticleScam Psychology: Do You Really Understand Your Odds? (i.e. What is...
Read and answer this simple question:Susan and Jennifer are arguing about whether they should wear seat belts when they ride in a car. Susan says that you should. Jennifer says you shouldn't......
View ArticleTelexFree News Update 4/29/2014: Banned in Montana, Wanzeler, Merrill, and...
There are not that many updates for Monday... seems everything will be decided on May 2nd.Montana Banned TelexFree, citing lies about no operating in that stateOn April 23rd, 2014 Montana issued a...
View ArticleTelexFree News Update 4/30/2014: Sann Rodrigues invokes God, Santiago De La...
Not too many news items, as everyone is waiting for the huge court date of May 2nd...Sann Rodrigues invokes God, vows "I am never going to stop this [TelexFree?]"According to the SEC, in court...
View ArticleTelexFree News Update 5/2/2014: New CEO knows nothing, most procedural things...
May 2nd is the big court date for TelexFree and Jordan "Ponzitracker" Maglich was live-tweeting about the trial, and not too much happened. Before giving you a summary, I would like to make some...
View ArticleScam Psychology: What is Survivorship Bias and How It Screws You Over (esp....
Ever heard of "survivorship bias"? No? It means you gain a skewed view from examining only the "winners" (or survivors) of a particular process, and the skewed view is wrong. But to illustrate this,...
View ArticleStop Believing Bull****; Follow This Guide! (Bonus "Food Babe" debunking)
The following guide was found on io9 via The Last Word on Nothing.It is easy to stop believing in bull****. After all, bull**** doesn't spread by itself. Someone have to believe the bull**** to pass it...
View ArticleTeleFree News Update 5/5/2014: Dominican Fugitive, Class Action Lawsuit
The trial will continue in Las Vegas, but there are other developments.Dominican Republic DevelopmentsTelexFree top promoter in Dominican Republic Carlos Manuel Vanterpool Severino has apparently gone...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: TelexFree Bankruptcy Will Be Moved to Massachussetts
It was just announced (about 30 some minutes ago) Judge Landis of Bankruptcy Court in Las Vegas Nevada has decided to move the case to...
View ArticleOTHER NEWS: Hong Kong Police Investigating BLGM, Zeek Rewards May Issue...
Emblem of the Hong Kong Police Force (Photo credit: Wikipedia)TelexFree grabbed all the headlines, but there are still other news in the Scam world:Better Living Global Marketing (BLGM) Under...
View ArticleNEWS UPDATE: TelexFree Insiders Fled or Tried to Cut Deals, WorldVentures...
First, TelexFree news update... For those of you anxious to learn the fate of your money...TelexFree co-owner Carlos Wanzeler may have left US for BrazilWe have received news that Carlos Wanzeler was a...
View ArticleSimilarities Among TelexFree, Zeek Rewards, and Ad Surf Daily
Telexfree ad, but where is your money really going? (Photo credit: WwW.UrBaNiCaNo.NeT)With TelexFree's fate in limbo, and people wondering what will happen, it helps to read some REAL HISTORICAL...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Massachusetts investigates Wings Network
Boston Globe reports that Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts has launched an investigation into Wings Network, after concerns were brought to his office by citizens with suspicions that Wings...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: TelexFree head James Merrill arrested by Homeland Security,...
According to updates obtained by ASDUpdates.com through the court PACER system, and spotted by behindmlm.com, criminal charges have been filed against James Merrill and Carlos Wanzeler for "conspiracy...
View ArticleZeekRewards Ponzi STILL Screwing Victims long after it was closed in August...
It is now coming up on 2 years since Zeek Rewards ponzi scheme was closed in August 2012, and we are once again reminded how wide-reaching this scam was, and how the effects of the scam continues to...
View ArticleNEWS UPDATE 13-MAY-2014: TelexFree believers spam judge; WCM777 "counsel"...
Some news on this Tuesday the 13th (unlucky day to some Hispanics)...TelexFree Believers Spam Judge with DoodleAccording to court documents made public via PACER court system, many TelexFree believers...
View ArticleScam Psychology: Is Enforcing Positivity Even Legal? (HINT: NO!)
English: Color logo of the National Labor Relations Board, an independent agency of the United States federal government. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Previously here on MLM Skeptic the topic of...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Wings Network quits US Market
Only days after Massachusetts SecState Bill Galvin expressed some concerns in the US and requested some documents from it, Wings Network decided to cease operation in the US altogether. Mind you, this...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Massachusetts Charged Wings Network as a scam
ton Only a day after Wings Network announced its own withdrawal from US Market, Bill Galvin charged Wings Network and its top promoters as a scam:According to the complaint, Wings Network has soaked up...
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