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FDA issues second Govvi heart attack ingredient warning

The FDA has issued a second consumer warning pertaining to undeclared ingredients in Govvi’s WOW! supplement. Testing of an additional sample of WOW! revealed undeclared DMHA. The sample also contained DMAA, which the FDA issued a warning about last December. As per the FDA’s second March 13th Govvi warning; FDA reminds consumers not to purchase […]

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Validus begs investors to keep recruiting thru “update” collapse

Validus co-founder Mansour Tawafi has issued a statement begging investors to keep recruiting despite withdrawals being disabled. As reported here on BehindMLM, Validus collapsed on April 20th by disabling withdrawals. The ruse for the collapse was “back office upgrades”, which are supposed to complete on May 16th. Against a backdrop of an overall decline in

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Tupperware reportedly on verge of collapse

The future of 77 year old MLM company Tupperware is uncertain. In an April 4th regulatory filing, Tupperware expressed “substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern”. While I’ve seen this boilerplate statement in many MLM company regulatory filings, Tupperware’s operational status does seem to warrant concern. BehindMLM hasn’t officially reviewed

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Second Validus securities fraud warning from New Zealand

Validus has received a second securities fraud warning from New Zealand. The warning follows the Financial Markets Authority ordering Validus to cease operations nationwide back in February. Despite the ban, in a March 20th warning the FMA states they are aware that seminars have been held in New Zealand to promote the products and services

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Financial Education Services sued for wrongful terminations

Eight former distributors have sued Financial Education Services for wrongful termination and unpaid commissions. Plaintiffs Michelle Cofer, Keedic Cofer, Cortez Jenkins, Tameisha Jenkins, Geraldine Andre, Djivenino Andre, Marlon Hester Sr. and Monika Griffin filed a proposed class-action in Michigan on November 14th, 2022. An Amended Complaint was filed on March 27th, 2023, which this article

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Youngevity’s Innov8tive Nutrition “no vitamins” suit dismissed

Youngevity’s renewed legal action against Dave and Barb Pitcock has come to an end. As per a March 22nd order, the Pitcocks and defendants Innov8tive Nutrition, LaCore Enterprises, LaCore Nutraceuticals and LaCore Labs prevailed on a motion to dismiss. Dave and Barb Pitcock (right) head up Innov8tive Nutrition, with Barb serving as CEO. Innov8tive Nutrition

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inCruises tries to finesse Poland’s pyramid scheme warning

After covering Poland’s July 2022 pyramid scheme warning a few days ago, my interest was piqued when inCruises’ response popped up in my news feed. Upon clicking through, I was surprised to see inCruises response was dated March 22nd. A cursory poke around left me unable to definitively establish that inCruises backdated their press-release, presumably

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Trust Your Universe securities fraud warning from Germany

Trust Your Universe has received a securities fraud warning from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). As per BaFin’s December 22nd consumer protection notice; Providers of banking transactions or financial services in Germany require a license under the KWG . BaFin clarifies that Universe Trading LLC does not have a license under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services.

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