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MOBE fraud tops $318 million, FTC moves for default judgment

The FTC initially estimated MOBE scammed folks out of no less than $125 million. Based mostly on ongoing forensic accounting efforts by the Receiver, that determine has now jumped to $318.5 million. The newest determine was supplied in an FTC movement for default judgment and everlasting injunction in opposition to Matt Lloyd McPhee and the […]

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FTC fraud lawsuit making life difficult for Jason & Eunjung Cardiff

The FTC’s ongoing lawsuit in opposition to Redwood Applied sciences and house owners Jason and Eunjung Cardiff, is evidently making life very troublesome for the defendants. Going through eviction from the household residence, a Decide has additionally now denied a request for the return of the Cardiff’s passports – with out which Jason claims he’ll

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Zeek Receivership has clawed back 44.2% of net-winner payments

On March fifteenth the Zeek Receiver filed his Standing Report for the fourth quarter of 2018. Amongst different issues, the Receiver revealed 44.2% of net-winner funds have been efficiently clawed again. Throughout This fall 2018, the Zeek Rewards Receivership collected $109,305.58 in settlement funds from net-winners. Up to now the Receivership has clawed again $18.07

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$515K Digital Altitude clawback filed against Paradise Media Ventures

Simply earlier than the FTC moved to close it down, Digital Altitude transferred over half one million {dollars} to Paradise Media Ventures. There doesn’t seem to have been any legit cause for the switch, and so now the Receiver is demanding the funds again. Paradise Media Ventures is run by John Souza (proper). The corporate

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eBiz pyramid scheme busted in India, two arrests

Authorities in Hyderabad, India, have shutdown the long-running eBiz pyramid scheme. Two eBiz representatives have been arrested; Hitak Malhan, son of eBiz Managing Director Pavan Malhan; and eBiz Director Anitha Malhan, spouse of Hitak Malhan. eBiz relies out of Noida within the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The corporate seems to have been a long-running

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Ruja Ignatova was originally indicted on October 12th, 2017

The specifics of Ruja Ignatova’s OneCoin exit-scam are coming collectively. The most recent piece of the puzzle is the revelation that Ignatova was initially indicted again October 2017 – across the similar time she “went on maternity go away”. Nonetheless unclear is strictly when US authorities started investigating OneCoin and Ignatova. What we do know

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Michael Force cops $54 mill Digital Altitude judgment, stripped of assets

Michael Power’s settlement with the FTC has been accredited. As per the settlement, the FTC has obtained a $54 million greenback financial judgment in opposition to Power. An injunction has additionally been granted, prohibiting Power from committing additional violations of the FTC Act. The FTC sued Michael Power and Digital Altitude early final yr. By

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