How's things over on that blog he created about us?Quote:
Originally Posted by Soapboxmom
Any replies to his exposé about us?
Haven't had any interest really to check.
How's things over on that blog he created about us?Quote:
Originally Posted by Soapboxmom
Any replies to his exposé about us?
Haven't had any interest really to check.
Justin is spewing garbage again. Talk about piling it high and deep!!!
Joker Boy,Quote:
Fast Lane Entrepreneur From Phoenix.
Hello Fastlaners,
Ok...so...I'm really from Mesa, but Phoenix does sound a lot cooler.
I'll try to keep this to the point without creating a giant "wall of text".
I started my entrepreneurial spirit at the age of 18 with a buddy of mine, and we created our own "MLM company" known as "JR & Associates". We had a payplan, we had a flyer, and we had a black and white MacIntosh, ad an old dot matrix printer.
We thought we were set! Our legal advisor was my buddies Mom & Dad, who told us for sure that our "gifting payplan" was "OK" by the IRS tax codes as long as it was never more than 10,000 per year per person.
So we had this thing fired up and we actually started getting multiple new members per day.
Somewhere near the 1,000 members mark we got a letter from the Attorney Generals office in Missouri! http://www.thefastlaneforum.com/images/smilies/smx4.gif
Well, never a shy person by nature, I ended up calling their office and asking them "Ok so why did you send us a cease and desist, can you tell me what we're doing wrong?"
He explained to me that in order to keep our MLM company going we needed some form of product for our $10 per month subscription fee. (70% of which we paid out in commissions "aka gifts" from one downline to the next.)
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Instead of just "giving up", I ended up having an hour long conversation with the Attorney Generals office, and I knew ......that "we needed a product".
OK GREAT, I thought......I've got the road map now all we need is a cheapy product!
Turned out I had another buddy who was a great artist. And so I came up with the genius idea that each month we would come up with 1 page of a 12 part Calendar, and each month our members would get 1 "limited edition" calendar month artpiece.
I put together a sample packet immediately and mailed it to the Attorney Generals office and said "can we do this?"
The response....was a dumbfounded "Yes.....actually you can do this".
And we were off, and in business.....again.
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The downfall of JR & Associates as it turns out.....would not be any Legal Authority. It simply was our "youth" combined with our massive lack of hardware. (black and white dot matrix printers and a single black and white oldschool MacIntosh....it turns out.....cannot run a major business)
We quickly became overwhelmed, and underbudgeted, and while we had growth, we simply could not keep up with who kept paying and who didn't, our downline program was all "Manual input" and we had no real "programmed back office" no "credit card payments" It was all cash in mail envelopes every month.
Before it got too big and too out of control, we closed the doors. (Sadly).
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I attempted College and the Corporate life or a while. Taught myself computers (MCSE stuff) and ended up working for a Engineering Corporation called Parsons Brinckerhoff.
Within several months I was promoted, and had my on office where I basically ran their computer networks.
Within a couple more months, I was promoted again and was transferred into downtown Phoenix where I helped design, install and implement a billion dollar computer network for the Light Rail Transit Project in Phoenix.
(It was not all that glorified...I was literally drilling holes in concrete and running Cat 5 cabling for what felt like miles upon miles of building space)
Once it was all set up it was actually a pretty cushy job.
I sat in my air conditioned server room, and played video games for about 5 hours out of every 8 hour workday.
I had alarms set up on my emails so if anyone needed anything, I immediately knew it....took care of it....and then got back to killing bad guys on whatever game I was playing at the time.
I was making about $55,000 per year with salary plus side jobs. Ended up meeting some really interesting people including one miss Peggy Myers who helped John McCain run for Senator.
But after several years....the corporate life...was just not for me.
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So I tried college again. And I excel in academics and I'm blessed with a partially photographic memory (and cursed), but I found myself bored. I found myself thinking....Good Lord, I'm paying an arm and a leg for these people to give me "busy work".
I knew there had to be a better way.
I knew that I had more value that I could produce for the world if I just went "off and did it".
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I knew the Internet was booming, and I wanted to become a part of it.
Initially I became a blogger, and I first started by helping people avoid scams, by using my Technological skills to do "research" on companies and people and I could easily track down through IP addresses and all of those goodies some interesting "connections" and "correlations" and I ended up saving people a lot of money.
As I continued to develop a rapidly growing readership I realized very fast that there was "money in such a 'list'" and I delved for the first time into Network Marketing.
Over the course of years I would break a few recruiting efforst in various MLM's, and I got to witness the good side.....the bad side.....the "inner circle side" and the downright ugly side of MLM.
Companies began flying me all over the country offering me up front cash bonuses to sign on and additional cash bonuses to perform.
Meanwhile I had begun developing my own company again.........
With the help of a few business partners and an extremely unique and valuable product we spent 2 years building our "pioneering" business model that everyone (and everyones mother, brother and sister) told us Could Not Be Done.
On October 1st of 2009, we launched our company amidst both fanfaire and turmoil. Our product was unique, our business model had never been done before, and we maintained constant vigilance on Authoritative and Legislative bodies in order to "keep our ship sailing" in the waters of "Compliance".
We had "trolls" all over the internet slinging mud at us, costing us a ton of business, yet through the storms we cultivated and managed to grow a core group of loyal membership.
Here in 2010, in our 16th month of operation, we are in over 30 countries around the globe. We have 7 figures in assets growing by the month. We have a product that has continued to perform absolutely phenomenally (top 5 in the world from what I can gather), and we have a backbone that is absolutely top tier.
We have several developers who keep our back offices smooth, we have multiple websites, several corporations, and many exciting products on the way.
We are NOT MLM!
But I have definitely found that one of the most valuable assets that I could have ever put together........has been my Network.
While I'm not a millionaire yet personally, the future is bright, and the opportunity for becoming a Billionaire....is very, very real.
We still have those who "hate/troll" us, but ultimately we are winning that battle. There's really not a whole lot left to say about us because we simply let our performance do the talking.
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And there you have it.
From misguided (yet ambitious youth), to climbing the corporate ladder, and back to my Entrepreneurial Fast Lane Roots!
At the age of 33, I remain the master of my own ship, and I am very thankful, blessed and humbled by the great group of people around me.
With a little bit of God's grace and a lot of persistence, this ship will remain, sailing true.
~Free Your Life, Live Your Dreams~
Justin P. Jones
You are not winning the battle. Your corporate pages are a surefire fast lane straight to business suicide. Legitimate companies, the authorities and regulators out there are going to see your activites as a huge red flag. Watch and see, Mr. .68!!!
Soapboxmom
I responded to his idiotic post above with this:
Fast Lane Entrepreneur From Phoenix.
SoapboxmomQuote:
Justin "Broker" Jones is a new representative for Gain Capital / Forex.com.
Justin “Broker” Jones of Oceanside Network is a one man PR department. Please see the latest on his corporate blog:
http://www.oceansidenetwork.com/trolls/
He is posting solicitations all over the internet for Oceanside. Broker is telling readers everywhere to contact Bill Schneider at www.forex.com as he and Oceanside are partnered with them. Glenn Stevens, CEO of Gain Capital and www.forex.com , has to be thrilled with the publicity Broker Jones is generating.
Bill Schneider told me specifically that folks in the U.S. cannot participate, but Broker tells folks in the U.S. to get around the fact by forming off-shore LLCs. Somehow I don't think successful, legitimate companies market quite the way ol' Broker does. Bill Schneider didn't sound to happy about Broker's trolls post I linked above.
The Troll
It's amazing what you find when you check your Spam folder:
99.5% retention rate? Well that explains the Alexa numbers, oh wait. 10% per month? No this isn't some sort of pyramid or ponzi, heaven forfend. Broker, you can snow the occasional pigeon and you can snow the Clem Lemons of the world three ways to Sunday but you can't outrun your past. You should have stuck with the potions and lotions with the MLM crowd but even that's a little too much like work for your tastes. If Oceanside stays small you wont have much in hand when it collapses and if it does grow you'll only hasten the attention of the people who will shut you down, catch 22. Thanks for the free pub but even that will come back to bite you in the ass.Quote:
January, 7th, 2010
— LATEST NEWS & EVENTS —
It's interesting to me how scary and complicated people make the whole "sales process".
There are people all over the world earning 10% per month performance bonuses on all accounts they personally refer to us, and $250 affiliate commissions on all Offshore Structure Packages purchased.
The great things to know about Oceanside is that after 16 months, we have a 99.5% retention rate. This means you can be pretty confident in knowing that if you do the work one time and refer an account to us, then you will have generated a new income for yourself based on the performance of that account, for a pretty long time to come.
Sharing Oceanside with someone is as simple as sending them an email with the following:
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"Hey, the other day you asked me what I do for an extra income, and I told you I would email you.
Well here it is. I'm an Oceanside Network member and have access to investment options that have been doing pretty well.
Here are the numbers:
Performance
Contact me, when you love what you see.
YourName
Your contact info
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With Oceanside, it really will sell itself.
Your only work effort is getting people to look at the numbers. Those who "get it" will always contact you and close themselves.
We look forward to watching your performance bonuses grow in 2011!
This message was sent from O C E A N S I D E to "Me"@"myjunkemail".com. It was sent from: Oceanside Financial Corp, PO Box 556 , Charleston, West Indie Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis. You can modify/update your subscription via the link below.
~Free Your Life, Live Your Dreams~
President Broker!
That just makes me want to throw him a used toilet brush ( for his sceptre) and crown him king of the toilet! He was bragging that he was a multi-millioniare. Now he is on his way to billionaire???:RpS_lol:
Soapboxmom
Lamebrain Broker thinks if he simply moves his hideous CAWITs blog that attacks Doc, Fastmoney and me that his problems will be solved. It doesn't matter where that filth is posted. No legitimate company, well-heeled investor, fund manager or anyone else is going to touch that disturbed clown with a ten foot pole. He is bound and determined to committ total business suicide online.
Soapboxmom
Broker should live in mortal fear of every sign up now:
Justice Department Using Undercover Agents To Battle White-Collar Criminals; Top Official Says Investigative Tactics Normally Used To Prosecute Organized Crime Figures Useful In Battling Fraud Epidemic
Good luck Broker Boy!
Soapboxmom
File Complaint or Report Suspicious Activities - CFTC
My CFTC complaint and NFA compliants are in!
Soapboxmom
Anybody know what the "P" in Justin P. Jones stands for?
Ponzi?
That has a nice ring to it! :RpS_laugh:
Ponzi Jones!
Mind you, not as funny as Mr. .68. :RpS_laugh:
But still funny.
Just checked and I see this thread is now on the first page of results for the search term "Broker Jones Oceanside Network".
Well, there's been 60 posts since then.Quote:
11 Jan 25 posts - 5 authors - Last post: 6 days ago
Be interesting to see when that is updated to get an idea how often the bots crawl through here.
I'm sure this thread will rise a lot higher in the search rankings next time around. :RpS_laugh:
Out of curiosity, I checked Ponzi Jone's slam page and see the response to all of Lenny's hard work is finally paying off!
As of today, the score card for responses to his diatribe stand as follows:
Posted in Brian Gogal ( Doc Bunkum ) | No Comments »
Posted in John Ramey ( Fastmoney ) | No Comments »
Posted in Heather Dobrott ( Soapboxmom ) | 3 Comments »
So Heather is out front by a wide margin. :RpS_cursing:
But I have to point out those results are skewed - two of the Comments » on Heather's page are by Brokeass Jones and his minion G.Evans.
I called Gain Capital again today and asked to speak to Bill Schneider's supervisor. When they couldn't name one I suggested the Chief Marketing Officer. Well.....
I did get a call back from Mr. Bill Schenider. Oceanside doesn't have a single customer signed up over at Gain. They are still doing their "due diligence" on Soapboxmom, Justin "Broker" Jones and Oceanside. He reiterated that telling U.S. Citizens to form off-shore LLCs to participate is a no no if I understood the very testy Mr. Bill Schneider. I am starting to think Bill doesn't like me. I am crushed.
I think those hideous allegations Broker has on his corporate site are really going to bite him in the butt. Brilliant marketing! Apparently, when they approved Oceanside as a partner they missed all Broker's lovely posts on MLM.com, talkgold.com, and all the other first rate forums out there he haunts as well. Whoops!!!!
The CAWIT Cult & Other Trolls
Soapboxmom
Soapboxmom yesterday on mlm.com:
TSnyder to Broker Jones in regard to Soapboxmom's post:Quote:
I filed a formal complaint with the SEC and was directed to contact the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as well. That led me to the NFA. I checked to see if a Justin Jones was a member of the NFA, National Futures Association, as recommended. He is not.
Soapboxmom
BTW, I don't know Tsnyder - but I respect the guy.Quote:
It really sucks when someone calls your bluff... LOL
Karma... mmm...mmm...mmm
Best to ya'
Tsnyder
If there were more people like him, Wendy and RickyB, to name a few, and less Lenny Clements, Broker Jones, and Kerry O'Heineys making jackasses of themselves on public forums, the MLM industry might be better understood and respected.
IMHO
I think it is high time to check out the past escapades of our fan club president. How about an episode of goon on video?:
http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/24452248
Soapboxmom
Ha! Ha!
Nice catch.
I see Ponzi Jones discussing his favorite subject on that video...
http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/g...g?t=1295020165
I had my speakers off and on second thought, maybe those aren't beer bottles after all.
BTW, big son of a bitch isn't he?
So much for all those scams. The millionaire club certainly wasn't in the cards as Jones is living and working out of a $119,000 rental house. Typical MLM jump and dump constantly!Quote:
February 13, 2007
Quick News Blast — Via Viente Explosion — E-Businessonline Pre-Launch
Posted by brokerjones under Uncategorized
No Comments
Dear Reader,
With Tri-Star Media Group, AcaiPlus and Via Viente. It is hard to imagine going wrong this year. I have 27 members in my downline in Via Viente in only a weeks time with the company, and the downline is growing daily.
Tonight there was a conference call in which the next steps for Tri-Star Media were revealed. There will be a new site called The Millionaire’s Club and the only way to get into it is to join the new: E-Businessonline
The link above is a Pre-Registation Link only. The only members who will want to get into the Millionaire’s Club are those who are maxxed out in the Tri-Star Sites and have some big money to invest in the next level of autosurfs. I believe the Millionaire’s Club minimum spend is $5,000. So please know what you are getting into before you join.
For those of you who have the money to get into Via Viente but you’re not totally confident you can build an MLM business. Do not hesitate. Get in now and LOCK your spot in this matrix.
Think about it.
Every Member who maxxes out in Tri-Star will want to get into The Millionaire’s Club. To get into the Millionaire’s Club you have to enroll in E-businessonline which HAS INCLUDED IN IT a Distributor Membership to Via Viente.
What this means is that everyone, who maxxes out in the 3 Tri-Star Sites, WILL join Via Viente in OUR MATRIX.
There are thousands upon thousands of members in Tri-Star Media sites at this time.
They all MUST join OUR matrix, to get into The Millionaire’s Club.
That is Thousands of members flooding our matrix and thousands of members providing spillover.
The question is.
Where will you be in that Matrix?
CLICK HERE TO JOIN VIA VIENTE
(You must join as a Distributor - Cost $520 - And Select the 3 bottle Autoship 100pv/month to Qualify for Residual income, and to get into The Millionaire’s Club)
If you cannot afford this. Do not stress. Stay in Tier 1, and build up your 15hitsdaily account. This opportunity will still exist, and I can teach you how to build your MLM organization in both AcaiPlus and Via Viente.
Regards,
Broker Jones
Soapboxmom
It is going to be hard to keep this many crum bum deals straight!Quote:
January 26, 2007
Tri-Star, Acaiplus, Manic Ads, NewWorldPlus….oh my.
Posted by brokerjones under Auto Surfing
[2] Comments
Dear Reader,
The first month is winding down and Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. Some people are worried about taxes as April is also looming on the horizon, and I am still dragging my feet against the inevitability that on April 9th I will turn the big Three-Oh.
In light of the distractions, I would like to touch base on four items. Two of them are autosurf oriented, and two are dealing with the MLM industry.
As I stated in my first video cast I tend to view the Autosurfing industry as a more volatile and temporary income, whereas the MLM industry can provide us with the long term sustained, residual income, that many of us strive for.
Let’s get down to business:
Tri-Star Media Group continues to thrive, making payouts like clockwork. Actually many of you will have noticed that the payouts are actually happening earlier in the mornings now.
XLO is still up in the air, and with good reason, as taking on a failed project like that cannot be something done without a lot of homework being performed behind the scenes.
I’m not too thrilled at this time with how the MasterCard Debit card situation is being handled. As a member I can vouch for all tri-star media members, when I say….”We are in the dark.” Please help us out here Bob.
I still recommend these sites over all others if you are looking for the safest place to “grow your money”.
Acaiplus — Well I have to admit I have been humbled by Marks Enterprises who seemingly sponsored 100+ silver members in about a 3 days timespan. My reign as the first place recruiter for this month is over. I suspect he had a pre-existing downline from another MLM. Congrats to him!!! The fact that he was able to carry over 100+ people from a previous MLM endeavor and apply it “instantly” to Acaiplus just shows you that the power is in the LIST in regards to MLM. As you network in one venture and you and your downline profit together, you are forming a life long bond of profits and success. This only reinforces my dedication to each and everyone of my downline members, and below is a synopses of just what I have to offer you if you join my downline today:
1. 100 free leads on peel and stick labels, and another 100 free leads for each member you personally sponsor.
2. Unlimited phone support and website support on our forums. I am also available on E-mail and Instant Messenger under the Contact the Broker page at the top of this site.
3. I have a Comprehensive Training Guide that will literally show you step by step, exactly what I am doing to get the success that I am getting. I could train a monkey to be successful in this MLM venture.
4. My guarantee that if you allow me to work with you and you follow my instructions, that you will be successful in building your MLM business, and 6 months down the line, your financial dreams will be coming true.
I will not let you down.
Manic Ads, has recently showed up on my radar screen. They have a very active forum chock full of happy members, and they are working very hard behind the scenes to build up an organization that can sustain itself. They have an MLM company over at Affiliatepower.biz and that my friends, is an identifiable and proven outside income stream. I’m jumping in this one and I will report back often on how it is doing and continue my analyses further. I am not endorsing these guys just yet, but I am going to open up a category on our forums for Manic Ads discussion. Congrats to Chuck who won my little “mini contest” in our forums and I will be signing up under him with a couple hundred dollars. I will be letting it grow to the maximum with full re-upgrades after each cashout, as I am already well into profit with Tri-Star Media.
NewWorldPlus is absolutely skyrocketing, and after being in the company for 3 days I have 57 members underneath me and my powerline extends down to 600+ pre-enrollees. IF you can sponsor 3 people then this company is a no brainer and you need to sign up under me immediately. The reason I say “IF you can sponsor 3 people” is because that is the number of sponsors you will need to unlock your first set of infinity bonuses and make this company profitable for you. IF you cannot recruit, do NOT join this opportunity. I can’t be anymore straightfoward than that folks.
I am going to wind up this post with a final statement.
Every week or two, I am going to be hiding a “mini contest” within our forums here. The rewards can vary from me joining under your referral link on a surf site, to me sending out 250 flyers with YOUR website on it for Acaiplus or MyWorldPlus, to anything else I can think up on the spot. Maybe a deposit to your paypal account who knows?
For those of you in my Acaiplus team. Please if you are having any troubles whatsoever getting started, shoot me an email, a PM or a phone call and let’s get to work on getting your Plan developed and into action.
Regards,
Broker Jones
Soapboxmom
Quote:
Originally Posted by Soapboxmom
Hmm, too bad Broker didn't put this suggestion in writing. Oh wait.,..he did:
If any enforcement agencies would like a copy of the above e-mail I'd be happy to forward it.Quote:
from O C E A N S I D E <info@oceansidenetwork.com>
to ~Me~
date Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 3:15 PM
subject O C E A N S I D E -- Offshore Asset Protection
mailed-by icpbounce.com
signed-by icontact.com
December, 11th, 2010
— LATEST NEWS & EVENTS —
Over the last year specifically, the US and Canadian Governments have been passing legislation that has restricted the freedom of choice that a citizen in either jurisdiction has when it comes to investing.
First the US Government took away online gambling. Yet it fostered "Indian Casinos" all over the nation. Big Indian Corporations Profits Skyrocketed and they built MORE casinos. (The claim for taking away "online poker gambling and sports betting" was to protect the "gambler" from "themselves".)
Legislation was passed. Freedoms were lost......yet more Casinos than ever before were springing up in almost every state. Casinos where you put in 5 dollars and immediately get returned 4. Casinos where alcohol is served freely to encourage you to get drunk......so that you gamble more.......(WHERE IS THE PROTECTION?)
Yet the citizens stood by relatively silent as one more freedom was stripped away.
This year, because of what happened in places like Wall Street....and North Korea.........Governments again got together and decided it was best to "protect" our citizens more "at the sake of a little bit more liberty".
In a broad sweeping move by the CFTC and NFA and Canadian Authorities, suddenly citizens of the North American continent found themselves in a place where they could ONLY invest in their own countries. They were effectively CUT OFF from the Global Marketplace and told they could only "place there chips" in their own highly regulated firms where the new rules of "no hedging" and "lower margins" and "less leverage" were already STACKING THE ODDS.....in the "houses favor".......JUST LIKE THE INDIAN CASINOS.
In other words.
Freedom is being lost, under the sake of "protection and safety" however, at the very same time, big GIANT CORPORATIONS.....are raking in the profits.
This isn't about protection.
It's not about safety.
This is the greatest transfer of wealth in our lifetimes.
"Fat Cat" Corporate CEO's are getting rich at OUR expense.
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We have seen these changes coming over the last several years here at Oceanside, and we are proud to offer a solution for those who act fast.
....Because there is no telling when regulating authorities may take away this solution.
We have discovered that if you set up an offshore IBC and an offshore bank account...AND you PAY YOUR TAXES......there is still an opportunity to be able to do business almost anywhere in the world that you would like.
We are pleased to present to you O C E A N S I D E Assets
We have researched and been through the process ourselves multiple times, and we believe we have found a "better than competitive" pricing for completing these structures for anyone who wishes to engage in the freedom that comes with being able to invest in the "best opportunity" and not in some "indian casino like" corporation where the proverbial deck is stacked against you.
You do NOT need to use O C E A N S I D E Assets
But if you live in the US, and/or you live in several regions in Canada, you MUST have an offshore corporation and bank account or you will not be accepted by Gain Capital UK (Forex.com) and you will not be able to take part in some of the services located within the Oceanside Network membership.
We hope the holidays are treating you kindly, and that you are preparing for many fond memories and plenty of presents and warm friends and family are heading your way.
If by now you have been on our forum, and you live in the above mentioned areas, and you want to participate as a full member with our offshore financial services, then the time is now to get yourself a Corporate Identity offshore.
We recommend......whether you utilize our specific service or not......that you take action fast.
Because 2010....has proven to us that they are not afraid to pass more regulations.....and to sacrifice YOUR freedom.....for THEIR profits.
~Free Your Life, Live Your Dreams~
On edit, that OceanSideAssets link is worth viewing.
I just had one of my trusty spies send me the same thing. I noticed that the phone numbers are identical. I suspect those both belong to Broker alone and call voume is not an issue. Him hanging out in the gym, on Facebook and numerous forums soliciting this nonsense is the likely probelm.
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From Encinitas to Florida,
From Encinitas to Florida, ‘Ponzimonium’ continues
By Bart Chilton
Friday, January 14, 2011 at midnight
On Tuesday, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it had charged an Encinitas man with fraudulently soliciting $14 million from 30 individuals in a Ponzi scheme. In the past few months alone, Ponzi schemers were convicted in New York City and Sarasota, Fla., of robbing their clients of more than $100 million. And there were many more. In the short time since the granddaddy of all fraudsters, Bernie Madoff, went to jail, dozens of smaller schemes have been uncovered. Most perpetrators were trusted, “hometown folks” who had a keen ability to sell something too good to be true. One was even a minister who bilked members of his own congregation!
In other words, Ponzimonium continues.
Thousands of people and institutions are ripped off each year. As a regulator, I see these things all the time. And many of the perpetrators seem to have little self-restraint when it comes to spending their client’s money. Some used investor funds to purchase horses, rare books, even a costly teddy bear collection. Others have bought furs, jewelry, lavish homes and multiple expensive cars. One used stolen money to buy an entire drag-racing team!
I’ve heard stories of bank robbers getting caught when a little vial of red ink embedded in the currency explodes all over their hands. If it were only that easy to catch these guys “red-handed.” Nonetheless, there’s much that can be done to keep these schemers from getting away with it. On the one hand, they need to do the time for the crime. But as individuals, we can do a lot to throw a wrench in their plans, too. Due diligence needs to be fuel-injected every time we consider investing our money with someone. That means even with someone we might have known for years or have a great deal of trust in. Regulators have caught countless criminals who took advantage of what we call “affinity fraud,” where the crooks prey on people with whom they have something in common, like professions, ethnicity and, yes, even religion.
Most of the schemes the CFTC has uncovered started as a tip from a suspicious investor or potential investor. As part of the due diligence you might consider a few things: Check out the location of the business in question. Ensure that it isn’t simply a post office box or some other mail drop. See if the firm or individual is registered with the National Futures Association or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. You can do that online. And if you have questions about a particular person or entity or think you might have been scammed, you can call the CFTC at 1-866-FON-CFTC and talk with someone in our offices.
As the economy continues to suffer, more and more house-of-cards financial schemes are turning up. It’s time to ensure that those who cheat people out of their money get the jail time they deserve. And it’s time for all of us to remember that if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Chilton is a member of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He has worked for 25 years in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and as part of the Bush, Clinton and Obama administrations.
Blowing about his car on fastlane forum:
This from the guy that is worried about the safety of his two young children?Quote:
Dodge Challenger SRT8. Loaded.
425hps out of the box.
Going to put a bolt on super charger on it however.
And I definitely need fatter tires in the back.
And for the search term "Broker Jones scam", today, in the #1 spot we have...
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Justin P. Jones the Con-Artist Formerly Known as "Broker Jones"
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Justin P. Jones the con-artist formerly known as "Broker Jones" President of O C E A N S I D E Remember: Oceanside Network Confucius say: ...
http://www.realscam.com/.../justin-p...ker-jones-385/ - United States - Cached
Fast Lane Entrepreneur From Phoenix.
I am one busy chick!!! Stalking hundreds and making up stuff?????Quote:
Today 11:18 AM #14 Oceanside
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Thank you very much Sparlin, and I completely agree.
My only contention is it isn't just Oceanside that SoapBoxMom has stalked for the past almost 3 years. She's literally done this to hundreds of people and companies.
Anyhow, I'm not here to market, I'm here to hang out with a bunch of other like minded entrepreneurs, so that I can learn as much as possible, and share what I have learned, whenever appropriate.
The first lesson of the day is, if you are the President or owner of a company, it's probably not wise to market on forums because you will run into "trolls" who merely like to argue and bash on your company, and if you interact or engage them, you cannot win....all it ends up doing is giving them traction to continue bashing and making up whatever they want.
There is very little Internet Precedent that actually allows you to sue someone, unless you can prove damages.
If you can prove damages......there is plenty of precedent however.
PS-- I am not referring to anyone in specific in my usage of the word Trolls in this post. I'm simply indicating there are a LOT of people on the internet whose sole "job in life" is to get on forums and bash other people and businesses and create drama. Wikipedia has a great definition of "trolls".
Soapboxmom
From the Oceanside Network website - this heads up...
New Year, New Ponzi Scams, Same Warning Signs
This Sheri Sharman bimbo you speak of, Broker, is she the one you refer to on TG as...Quote:
Examples of recent scams. (Guardian Equity Group, Genius Funds, Path2Prosperity, VLane aka Global Marketing Solutions, anything Buck Reed or Sheri Sharman promote….and the list goes on. Someday I may create a “bucket list” of all of the scams I have seen or come across…..I’m getting pretty good at spotting them in about 3 seconds flat.)
Your mentor, you say?Quote:
Hey everyone,
My mentor Sheri Sharman and her number 1 student Muzafer Nazfi have recently finished a video based tour of the Via Viente product and business opportunity.
Regards,
Broker Jones
Apparently she taught you well! :RpS_laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1UZR...eature=related
Mentor one day, scammer the next. Only in the wonderful MLM world will you find such knife-in-the-back loyalty.