Thread: Zeek Rewards !! How to get to $3K a month, starting as a free member !

That's the ticket, Dawn.

If you're embarrassed by your history as the Zeek mouthpiece, just leave it off your CV.

Pity about the thousands who believed every word you said, though.



Dawn (Wright-Olivares)de Brantes' hippiediva profile on LinkedIn

Oh, how quickly we forget:



Yep, that's her spruiking her involvement with iWowWe

She listed her Zeek days as "Free Store Club", which ran FSC Auctions, predecessor of Zeekler / Zeek Rewards.

In the most recent Motion filed (upon consulting with the SEC), Kenneth Bell has established the threshold for qualification of a “Net Winner” as winning $1,000 or more.

Documents are on the Files website

Well the hearing was today for the motion to intervene by Ira Sorkin on behalf of his two clients. The court issued this ruling:

This matter is before the Court upon the Proposed Intervenors’ Motion to Intervene and for an Order Dissolving the Appointment of a Temporary Receiver. A hearing was held in this matter on July 23, 2013. For the reasons stated in open court, IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Motion to Intervene and for an Order Dissolving the Appointment of a Temporary Receiver is hereby DENIED.

Now it remains to be seen if they appeal. They will get the same answer if they do. Hopefully Ira Sorkin can talk some sense into these two dingbats, but I seriously doubt it. This is not about what is good for the Zeek members, but two biddy's trying to keep their ill-gotten gains. Only sorry they can't charge them. I hope the receiver takes them to court and they have to pay it all back, plus court costs and attorney fees.

I spoke to a reporter for The Dispatch, and he said he would be talking to the Receiver and ask Mr. Bell about the upcoming claw back lawsuits. I hope that Bell does not file cases in every District Court, as my PACER bill would be huge.

Also, The Dispatch will be doing a "One Year Anniversary" story about the Zeek Rewards closure. it should be posted on their website August 17th.
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Senior U.S. District Judge Graham C. Mullen of the Western District of North Carolina has approved a plan submitted by the Court Appointed receiver to settle with some of the Zeek winners at a discount:

Remember when Robert Craddock and the gang of 12 claimed they had this great SEC Lawyer and they were going to file against the SEC and the receiver and kick their butt in court to get Zeek back? They begged for donations so they could take this legal action and get Zeek back since it was not a Ponzi. And the final result was a big fat zero except that Robert got the engine in his plane overhauled at all the people dontating money expense. Here's the big announcement to set up a defense fund for any suits by the receiver against the winners in Zeek because they did not settle as they had the ability to do:

Hello:

Did you see the update from the Fight For Zeek website? It is below the Fight For Zeek URL (below) if you have not seen it yet.

I think we should raise the money so that the first person being sued can fight using Ira Sorkin and the money we have raised.

If everyone who reads this would contact Trudy Gilmond and Kellie King (Fightforzeek @ outlook.com) and ask them to post a new message encouraging everyone to get a message sent out to all their former down line for everyone to put $10:00 into a new Fight For Zeek fund, then the first person who is sued can use this money that is collected by Trudy and Kellie to set a precedent. This precedent can then be used in a legal letter by all those who get sued after the first ones.

What I understand is that the judge told Trudy Gilmond and Kellie King that he would hear their case after they were sued. So the SEC will stay away from Trudy Gilmond and Kellie King and they will prey upon those who do not have the money to defend themselves first. After the SEC sets a precendent with these weaker people then they will go after those who have more money. But if a precedent is set first to the SEC's advantage, then it will be harder for the later ones to win against the SEC.

So, we need millions of Zeek members to email Trudy Gilmond and Kellie King and ask them not to think about just themselves but to think about the first people who are sued. Ask them to raise the money that can be used by the first people who are sued to set the precedent that all of us can benefit from. Trudy and Kellie will benefit from the first successful court case also. In the process they will be helping others besides themselves.

IF WE DO NOT ACT NOW by contacting these girls to help raise the money for the first ones sued, then we may lose this fight. We have to raise the money now for the first people who will be sued.

Copy and paste this message above and send it to everyone in your former Zeek down line.

Here is the message in quotes from Trudy's and Kellie's website:

From www.fightforzeek.com

"UPDATE

July 24, 2013

We were very disappointed to hear that on July 23, 2013 Judge Mullen denied the Motion to Intervene due to not filing the motion on a timely basis. The Motion to Intervene was filed on December 14, 2012.

However, the judge did leave the door OPEN to challenge whether this was a security/ponzi scheme. If a Qualified Affiliate was sued by the receiver, the judge will consider arguments. Ira Sorkin has stated that if any Qualified Affiliates would like to retain him as their personal counsel, that he would be willing to discuss your situation. Mr. Sorkin already has a wealth of information regarding the specifics of the case. Please call him at 1-212-262-6700 if you find yourself being sued by the receiver for the SEC, Mr. Kenneth Bell.

Your donations were very generous. However at this time, we are no longer asking for donations for this motion as it has been denied.

Thank You From The Bottom of our Hearts For Your Support.

Trudy Gilmond and Kellie King"

Fightforzeek @ outlook.com

Very Sincerely Yours,

(name removed)

Anyone who is dumb enough to send them money deserves to lose it. If Sorkin had a case, the judge would not have ruled against his motion. While he may know a lot about Zeek, he obviously did not know enough to convince a judge it was not a Ponzi. You deserve to be sued if you did not agree to a settlement with the receiver. That's the only reason why you will be sued. What part of being part of a Ponzi do all of you not get?

Of course the judge will hear the case if you are sued, because it is in his court the case would be tried as he was the issuing judge against Zeek and Paul Burks. Sheesh, it doesn't take Ira Sorkin to tell you that.

I hope these two end up in jail.

Stupid today=stupid tomorrow. Some will cough up $.

Denial is a powerful force. And I don't mean the river. ;)

The only proof that it's not a Ponzi is... what exactly? Nothing. Absolutely NOTHING.

Giving money to them is money down the drain. It will not reduce any tax bills, and it's for a lost cause. It can't even be morally justified as "the right thing to do". It's pure selfishness. "The money's in my bank account and I'm gonna keep it!"

Enough whining already, sheesh.

Some edited highlights of the Zeek Rewards Receivership quarterly status report

Letter from Zeek Receiver:

August 2, 2013

To Affiliates and Other Creditors of Rex Venture Group, LLC:

On May 15, 2013, the claims process for Rex Venture Group, LLC d/b/a ZeekRewards (“ZeekRewards”) commenced pursuant to the Order Approving (I) Claims Process, (II) Setting of Bar Date, and (III) Approving Notice Procedures. Approximately 30 days from now, on September 5, 2013, the claims process will close and you will no longer be able to submit a claim.

To date, while more than 100,000 claims have been submitted or are in the process of being submitted through the Claims Process, hundreds of thousands of affiliates of ZeekRewards and other entities that hold potential claims against ZeekRewards have not filed claims. Perhaps you are one of these affiliates who has not submitted a claim because you believe that fully completing and submitting a claim will take too much time, the Claims Process is too
complex, the amount of your claim is too small, or that your potential recovery will not be in a large enough amount to make the effort of pursuing your claim worthwhile.

Regardless of these concerns, I would encourage you to submit your claim prior to the close of the Claims Process if you believe ZeekRewards owes you money for amounts that you invested in ZeekRewards. I anticipate that a substantial percentage of valid claims will be refunded. Moreover, I have made every effort to make the Claims Process as simple and user friendly as possible for all claimants and have only sought the information necessary to enable us to establish the amount each claimant is owed by ZeekRewards. Please also remember that even if you do not have all of the information requested, you may still complete and fully submit your claim. Any deficiencies with a particular claim will be addressed in the claim determination process.

If you have not completed and fully submitted a claim through the Receiver’s online Claim Portal or through alternative means expressly authorized by me in writing prior to 11:59pm prevailing Eastern Time on September 5, 2013, your claim will not be counted and you will not receive a distribution on account of any amounts that Zeekrewards may owe you.

You may still request permission to submit your claim using a method other than the Receiver’s online Claim Portal by sending an email to claims@zeekrewardsreceivership.com. However, permission to submit a claim outside the Receiver’s Online Claim Portal will be granted only in rare
instances, will be in my sole discretion, and will be evidenced by a written acknowledgment from me.

As always, thank you for your continued patience in this process. I continue to be dedicated to returning to you the greatest percentage of the amount of your claims as is possible.

Sincerely,

Kenneth D. Bell

Receiver for Rex Venture Group, LLC d/b/a ZeekRewards

On May 8, 2013, Judge Graham C. Mullen issued an Order approving (I) Claims Process, (II) Setting of Bar Date, and (III) Approving Notice Procedures. Pursuant to that order, the claims filing period opened May 15, 2013 and closed September 5, 2013.

The Zeek Rewards claims portal has now officially closed.

Latest update from the Zeek Rewards Receivership





You can view the original document on the receivers' website HERE

yes what is this zeek rewards thingy here??? Is this thing legit seriously??? Just asking k.. thankxxx

This is,...... disappointing:

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) deems it appropriate that cease
and desist proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Section
8A of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), against Adam Troy Dooly
(“Dooly” or “Respondent”).

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Troy was a paid consultant to Rex ventures group, I think we all knew that. What we didn't know is:

Under two successive contracts, RVG agreed to pay Dooly $6,000 per month to provide various consulting and public relations services that included, among other things, responding to negative press about RVG and ZeekRewards;
providing live reporting from company events; conducting video chat interviews to “promote company, founders, officers, products and culture”; and providing media exposure to facilitate market penetration and improve
public perception.In furtherance of the foregoing, Dooly promoted ZeekRewards on his website,
MLMHelpdesk.com; posted blog entries and youtube.com videos giving publicity to ZeekRewards;
and conducted at least one radio interview promoting the company.

Well, Troy will be a few grand lighter when he pays his fines. I wonder how typical this is of his consulting service.

(And thanks to FC for the link)

Originally Posted by GlimDropper

I wonder how typical this is of his consulting service.

Here's the part that bothers me the most - and, IMHO, has the most implications for the reliability of his "consulting service":

Originally Posted by SEC

In each instance of public relations or promotion in various media outlets, Dooly failed to disclose to his readers and listeners that RVG was paying him for such publicity ... in at least one instance, Dooly denied (or misled his audience about) receiving compensation from RVG (apart from reimbursement of expenses) when asked about his compensation during a public radio program.

If the guy were to tell me that the sun rose in the East, I'd go out and look.

What bothered me was his constant defense and promotion of Zeek claiming it was not a Ponzi as many of us were saying it was. This caused thousands of people to join all the while denying he was being paid to defend Zeek. He should be thanking his lucky stars this fine wasn't 10 times as much, which in my opinion it should have been.

Originally Posted by wserra

Here's the part that bothers me the most - and, IMHO, has the most implications for the reliability of his "consulting service":If the guy were to tell me that the sun rose in the East, I'd go out and look.

EXACTLY. If it is found that someone has lied, misled or allowed misconception, can what they say be trusted?

There is also discussion going on with Troy Dooly participation at Patrick's blog

BULLETIN: SEC Sanctions Troy Dooly For Zeek-Related Work; MLMHelpDesk Blogger Ordered To Pay More Than $6,000 In Disgorgement, Penalties And Interest

Moreover, it's completely unethical to run a help desk which purports to assist people in navigating the MLM world and take money to glad-hand clients. That sort of site requires a neutrality that Mr. Dooley clearly does not have.

I'm sorry, but I've always felt from the way he spins and dodges and ignores obvious problems that he's a shill, plain and simple. I formed that conclusion after watching a number of his videos upon running across Rippln.

At no time has he discussed the ethical appropriateness of his actions. If he does that, I may give him some leeway.

Funny thing: day before the SEC announcement I'd tweeted him to ask if he was taking money from rippln since he referred to them as clients and seemed awfully chummy with people he was purported to report objectively on.

So far there has been no direct yes/no response, which I believe is telling.

Yeah, I had a comment on my blog too... Can MLMHelpDesk EVER be trusted again?

He kept saying that he's under NDA... How can you be under NDA when you're getting PAID by them? Does FTC allow such an NDA to exist? No! NDA would be ILLEGAL!

And M_Norway, Glim, I, and others have been telling him, FOR MONTHS that Zeek is a security and SEC will slap it! He had TONS of lawyer friends! He should have checked! He COULD have checked!

Sorry, not buying that "I was under NDA" excuse.

Frankly, when Receiver took over he could have come clean. Receiver is not going to sue him for breaking NDA. Receiver don't give a **** about NDA from RVG/Burks, who's now MIA.

And it's not as if admitting fault to the public is going to affect his deal with the SEC, is it?

The fact we had to wait until SEC announced it via twitter... THEN he made a video about it. Feels TOO MUCH like PR SPIN CONTROL.

Judas goat, indeed.

Originally Posted by kschang

Yeah, I had a comment on my blog too... Can MLMHelpDesk EVER be trusted again?

He kept saying that he's under NDA... How can you be under NDA when you're getting PAID by them? Does FTC allow such an NDA to exist? No! NDA would be ILLEGAL!

I completely share your disgust at Dooly pretending to issue impartial evaluations while failing to disclose an obvious conflict of interest - in fact, as obvious as a conflict can get, secretly being paid by the subject to say what you're saying. Moreover, the conflict had to be clear to Dooly from the inception, and therefore his "I couldn't disclose due to the NDA" apologia is disingenuous at best, abject bullshit at worst. Still, I don't agree that the non-disclosure agreement is unlawful. This particular ethical cesspool isn't Zeek's - for a change - but rather Dooly's.

I don't see Dooly needing to worry about the FTC. Rather, he should worry about people who paid him for "membership" and pissed away money on Zeek per his recommendation. Those are the folks to whom he owed a duty of disclosure, since they're paying him. A suit against Dooly by such a person would be an interesting one to follow.

Hint, hint.

Finally, of course, any agreement Dooly had with Zeek ended once the SEC shut them down. I kinda doubt, for example, that Dooly kept getting his $6K/month. That was over a year ago. The Zeek-Dooly agreement only comes to light, however, when the SEC makes the consent order public.

Where ya been, Troy? Mowing your lawn?