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BREAKING NEWS: Zeek Receiver sued Kevin Grimes and Howard Kaplan for...
According to documents filed by Zeek Rewards receiver Ken Bell with the court, he intends to file lawsuit against both Kevin Grimes, head of "Grimes and Reese LLC", and Howard Kaplan, renowned tax...
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Anti-Scam: Rough Guide to Spotting Shady Opportunities, Part 1 of 3.
This guide is an adaptation of "A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science" by "Compound Interest", converted for spotting "shady opportunities". For length reasons, this is presented in 3 parts. This is...
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Anti-Scam: Rough Guide to Spotting Shady Opportunities, Part 2 of 3
This guide is an adaptation of "A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science" by "Compound Interest", converted for spotting "shady opportunities". For length reasons, this is presented in 3 parts. This is...
View ArticleNews Update 13-JUL-2014: International Schemes on the Rise; World Ventures...
Been busy last week, so this will have to be a big news update. Remember folks, I link to the actual news items, not just random blog posts.International Suspect Schemes on the Rise Recent scheme...
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News Update 15-JUL-2014: Trivita Settle with FTC; SEC oppose Merrill access...
Seal of the United States Federal Trade Commission. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Remember, readers: VERIFY the information for yourself. If they don't include links, their news probably cannot be trusted....
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Why Do Fraudsters Think They Can Get Away With It: Part 2 the juice vendor
It was only yesterday 15-JUL-2014 when FTC announced a major settlement with Trivita for Trivita's false and unsubstantiated claims regarding their "Nopalea" drink made from Nopales cactus, yet another...
View ArticleBreaking News: TelexFree trustee announced "no intention to reorganizing or...
TelexFree trustee Stephen B. Darr, in filing today to the court, announced that he has "no intention to reorganizing or restarting" the TelexFree business, and have conceded that the entire business is...
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Is USANA in trouble? Probably. But It Started a LONG TIME ago.
You may or may not have heard USANA, but it's okay, it's not that important. They sell pills, lotions, and baby formulas. Yes, one of these items does not fit.Any way, their high pressure tactics in...
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Anti-Scam: A Rough Guide to Spotting Shady Opportunities, (part 3 of 3)
This guide is an adaptation of "A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science" by "Compound Interest", converted for spotting "shady opportunities". For length reasons, this is presented in 3 parts. This is...
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Scam Psychology: Are Religious People More Gullible? The Answer Will Surprise...
Mixing religion and scam is nothing new. Here are several older headlines:SEC says "Social Capitalist" is really a Ponzi Scammer scamming...
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Due Diligence: How to Read an Income Disclosure Statement
It seems that people are losing their basic math skills, or even willingness to apply math to simple problems... such as "should I join _____". Today, we are going to pick an example, and show you how...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Grand Jury Indicts Merrill and Wanzeler in TelexFree ponzi;...
Decision on 23-JUL-2014 by Federal Grand Jury has indicted Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.Apparently Wanzeler had transferred TENS OF MILLIONS into...
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BREAKING NEWS: Brazilian Authorities Cracking Down on What's Left of...
English: Coat of arms of the Brazilian Federal Police Português do Brasil: Brasão da Polícia Federal Brasileira (Photo credit: Wikipedia)News in Brazil, citing sources within Brazilian Federal Police,...
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Scam Psychology: is Positivity Training perpetuating Mental Illness symptoms?
A recent Dilbert comic had this quote"Certainty about the future is a sign of mental illness."Why? Because only the self-delusional are absolutely certain about anything... including the future. And...
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Scam Detector: What is "Cockroach Theory", and how does it apply to suspect...
cockroach (Photo credit: TomSpinker)Ever heard of the "cockroach theory"?It's quite simple, actually. When you see one cockroach, there's probably a lot more hiding nearby.When applied to investments...
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Scam Psychology: How Scammers Push Your Buttons through your personality...
The Age of Uncertainty (Photo credit: Wikipedia)As the MLM Skeptic, it is rather interesting to see many people who are defending their particular scheme from criticism suffer from personality...
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News Update 01-AUG-2014: Zeek Refund Coming 30-SEP-2014; More Zeek Winners...
Yep folks, this is turning into an all Zeek Rewards Ponzi aftermath update. And yes, I have links, which you should ALWAYS CHECK to make sure I'm reporting stuff accurately. (And if you don't see...
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Bad Argument: The "We shall see" parting shot and how it's linked to cultism
When defenders of a certain scheme ran completely out of viable arguments, they will often depart with a throwaway comment:"we shall see"It has several variations, like"Time will tell""History will be...
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MLM History: The (Not so) Secret Origins of Amway
English: Honda- Amway（AVCL）Hồ Chí Minh (Photo credit: Wikipedia)You can't mention multi-level marketing without mentioning Amway, but do people actually know the real origins of Amway?If you go to...
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Scam Psychology: Sponsorships can be fradulent; the story behind Energee,...
In May and June 2014, a new energy drink suddenly popped up on the market called "Energee", backed by some "Integrity Asset Group", who apparently announced that they will be the primary sponsor for...
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