Monolines Scam or Not? (List of Companies)

A new system of MLM/networking is quickly spreading in the Philippines like a wild fire. Its called monoline, it does get rid of the dreaded term pyramid because of its one line structure but unfortunately, it still inherits the same principle of a pyramiding scheme that is earning by recruitment. They all have cheap overpriced products as a front but the real intention is recruiting people.

Monoline system has become very popular that even some famous existing questionable networking like todayadz are converting into it. They see that recruits will be abundant because of the appeal it has to people.

Why are people attracted to monolines?

The primary magnet of monolines to a lot of people can be expressed in just four words "NO RECRUITING NO SELLING ". Networking has been around for many decades now and we Filipinos are very much familiar of how it works. Even the term itself is enough to scare people away from you. And they should be. We like the earning potential of a networking system but we are not prepared what it takes to get it, why? because it involves lies, dirty tricks and a lot misleading. Not just in selling but mostly during recruiting people. This is why monoline system is so appealing to them.

In a common binary pyramid structure you need to recruit as many as you can and so are your downlines for you to be successful whereas in  monoline you only have to recruit two, or you can buy that two heads yourself. After that you will be eligible for the passive income. Everybody else that joins after you will be downlines.

Pyramid vs Monoline

Many people ask, now that the structure is not a pyramid can monolines be considered a pyramiding scheme?

The answer is definitely yes. The real meaning of pyramiding scheme is not about its structure as what networkers try to mislead us. Pyramiding scheme is a kind of ponzi scheme or scam wherein you get money from recruits not with a service or product. A lot of them may have products but going into their seminars the discussion will only focus on recruiting people.

Why is pyramiding immoral?

Simply because its not fair.

Have you ever been told by your teacher in school to fall in line? What if your teacher instruct to scratch the back of the person in front of you? Who will scratch the back of the last person in line? Do you think its fair?
Of course not! It should be two way, you scratch my back I will scratch yours. In a real business you get quality product/services you pay for it. If you are an employee you work for the company they will give you salary.

In a pyramiding scheme (Monolines included), its just a one way system just like the line where you scratch the back of the person in front of you. For you to get something you need someone to do it for you and that someone will need to get another person to scratch his back and the chain goes on.

 List of Monoline Companies:

1. AMILLIONAIRE
2. PEAKLIFE INC
3.OKS GLOBAL WELLNESS
4.TODAYADZ
5.UK FUNNEL SYSTEM
6. PURPLE NETWORK / PURPLE NETWORX
7. VITALINE
8. MEGALINE CORPORATION
9. DRIMBIZ HYBRID MONOLINE
10.THE FILIPINO DREAM (TFD) iDREAM MONOLINE
11. EXPRESS WEALTH UNLIMITED
12.UNLIMITED PESO NETWORK (UPN)
13. THE ZILLIONAIRE GROUP
14. UNICIRCLE 
15. KAFFEA WELLNESS(MONOLINE) 
16. NBO (New Business Opportunity)

If you know of any monoline company not listed above please suggest it in the comments area, I will be updating this list every now and then.

thanks..

A Millionaire Global Inc scam or not?

A new breed of questionable networking business is now here. They are the monolines, they steer away as far as possible to the dreaded term  "Pyramiding". However, their principles are not far away from it. What they change was only the structure of the system.

Before these monolines were invented, most pyramiders(fake networkers) argue that "Pyramid" is just a structure, every unit in our society uses it to demonstrate and present the chain of commands or hierarchy, so people should not be afraid of them. They though people are stupid enough to be persuaded by these words. The real meaning of the illegal "Pyramiding scheme" is how people in that organization or company make money, its more than just the structure. Now these same pyramiders created monoline, they get rid of the pyramid structure but still the principle behind how they earn is the same.

One of the pioneers of this is the company A Millionaire Global Inc. Personally, when I read their advertisements all over the web I cringe. Its scary, I can not imagine how people nowadays lie in public and even advertise them..

The people behind Amillionaire

 

The lies and reality

From their advertisements they are claiming that you can earn just with the minimum capital of 888php without doing anything, just wait for the money to come. Anyone sane would find this a red flag but these scumbags are of course, not caring what they are doing. Their motto is "there is always an idiot born everyday" , they make money out of it.

The truth is, to get started, you need to "Recruit" at least two people. In their advertisements, they shout out "No recruiting" which we now know as false information.
Well, there is another option, buy 3 heads, the 2nd and the 3rd will be your two recruits but then boils down to the fact that to get started as they described as "No recruiting" you have to pay 2,664php not just 888php.

One of the biggest lie I found in amillionaire is to get rich doing nothing. You will find this in their advertisements all over the web. And hopefully you wont believe it. Even amillionaire themselves know this and it is found on the disclaimer printed small and almost unreadable in their ads. Probably they want people to ignore it or not see it at all. Trying to hide the truth really smells fishy.

look at these pictures and try reading the disclaimers inside the red box.

What does the disclaimer says? Is it the same with what they advertise as getting rich doing NOTHING?

If it is too small for you here it is, this time I will make it bold and clear for everybody to read. I believe this is the way it should be presented since this is the truth and this is very important.

DISCLAIMER: All figures and percentages presented in this material is a pure illustration only and does not claim any guaranteed earnings or positions. Success with the marketing  plan  results only from successful sales effort of products, which require hard work and leadership .all income are subject for applicable taxes.

Conclusion

This company really rings alarms in pyaramiding scheme. They might have successfully got the pyramid structure out but the principle of making money mainly by recruiting is still there. As you can see it in there ads, its all about recruiting. You barely even see any products at all. 

Q: Will you make money in this?

A: Yes, but its not good money. If you believe in God you know what happens when you earn money this way.

Q: Will this last long?

A: As long as there are people paying to join. If the recruiting will stop the structure will still collapse. As I see it now they are growing exponentially, they will quickly reach the point of saturation and that will be the end of them.

Q:Is this a pyramiding scheme?
A:  Yes it is, if you mainly earn money by recruiting people even if the structure is pyramid, it is considered a pyramiding scheme. They may even have products but those are just cover ups, just for the sake, but the real money maker is by recruiting people.

BEWARE OF INFINITEAM ENTERPRISE!!!

If you notice the title its not the usual scam or not question. This is because the company involve is a clear notorious predator of innocent job seekers. Although this company is already well known for its grave deception of people looking for employment and a lot of bad reviews are already found online. I want to contribute to the exposure of Infiniteam Enterprise.


Company Details:

Division of MyAds International Link Corporation, was established last 3rd of June 2010.
Headed by Mr. Ronniefer Castillejo, as the Managing Director and Atty. Hans Bullos as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The main objective of the company is to give every people a chance to build financially independent among their family. The allied partners of the company are Oriental Assurance Corp., F.C. Multi Service, F.C. Plans, Maxceemum Corp. Fil Docs, Fortune Life and A.A. International.

There are already many site you can read how their modus operandi works.

Visit this facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Infiniteam-Enterprise/202196593173387

One of the best story I found about Infiniteam Enterprise was from an insider named Angel.
Here it is below:

hi i'm angel and i am also a concerned citizen.. i just went to infiniteam office this afternoon.. because i received an sms for an interview at their office and i have observed that there is something fishy going on with their company.. because their office is full of young people.. like teenagers or high school students.. at first i thought that they were also applicants but then.. they are the ones who entertained me at their office.. and where would you find a legitimate office that has an interviewer who wears sunglasses during an interview..? and so, as a result.. i researched about them on the net and found out that they are really a SCAM company. They have been previously known as Optima Futurance Consultants Inc. and have also been featured on tv as a SCAM. They still have the same address.. with same modus.. but with different company name and they are asking 390 pesos for the licensing and id fee after an orientation.. so dont be fooled and always beware..!

Visit the fb page below for more info..

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Optima-Futurance-Consultants-Inc-SCAM/141154779277847?sk=info

Read more to know how they really work....

INFINITEAM ENTERPRISE..

Location: 4th Floor Room 419 AIC Burgundy Empire Tower and City and Land Mega Plaza bldg. unit UG24 ADB Avenue Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Pasig, Philippines

About: Optima Futurance Consultants Inc. part of First Country Group of Fraud Companies

Description: Optima Futurance Consultants Inc. is an insurance company with questionable business practices. Our main activities are spamming job sites like AyosDito, Jobstreet, GoPinoy, etc. with fake job ads to entice jobseekers. OFC is HIRING EVERYDAY, we want lots of aspiring applicants that PAY.

Our office in Burgundy building is pathetic and without a single computer or appliance. We also have one in City and Mega Land Plaze which is a little better but sadly cramped.

Feel free to visit with your friends! We LOVE taking advantage of unemployed people!

Please read this news article about one of our former companies:

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=469064

General Information: WE OFFER POSITIONS IN THE FOLLOWING:

- HR staff

- MARKETING Staff

- ACCOUNT Supervisor

- ACCOUNT Manager

- ACCOUNT Executive

- MANAGERIAL Trainee

- DATA Encoder

All positions are in name only, your only duties are to sit in the office all day and convince applicants to pay and join the GREAT FRAUD PYRAMID. It's an endless chain of recruitment and scams!

Our dubious legalities include:

SEC - CS201011190

BLP - Serial Number 6818

TIN - 007-820-033

OFC's Organization Structure:

Chairman: Atty. Hans Paolo Bulos

President: Bernard M. Reyes

Managing Director: Vincent Cajili

Senior Branch Manager: Melody Vergara

OIC: Jasper Cruz/Leatrice Ramos

Account Managers: Rico Vilyones/Chesca Fanjalan

Vincent Cajili may be related to Wilson Cajili stated here:

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=469064

HOW TO APPLY:

1. Visit one of our offices and bring a resume.

2. Pass our idiotic exam.

3. Pass our initial interview wherein you are guaranteed to pass regardless of what you say or answer, as long as you avoid asking about the salary.

4. Pass the final interview, you will be told to go to an orientation the next day and to pay 350.00 pesos for the following (an ID, a module and manual, and a company-liable insurance which supposedly pays 50,000 php for accidental injury or death, and a 500/day income replacement)

5. Return to the office the next day and submit an envelope containing one NBI/Police clearance and the 350.00 pesos fee, you will NOT be given a receipt.

6. Attend the orientation.

7. After the orientation you will be told about the company SOP. Everyone is required to submit one(1) closed sale from a referral... meaning you will have to SELL one of their products with the cheapest being an insurance slip worth 1,100.00 pesos(It doesn't matter if you sell to a family member or provide the money YOURSELF).

8. You will be told that position slots are limited and you will be able to sign the contract with the company if you finish the SOP stated above... In addition, you will be offered a HIGHER position if you manage to sell TWO(2) of the company's products.

9. Submit the sale and sign the job contract with the company stating that there is NO REGULAR SALARY, you only get paid on commissions based on how many unfortunate applicants YOU manage to persuade to pay fees.

Congratulations! You're part of the company!

 
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_infinite_am_enterprise_legal

Empower Network Philippines Scam or Not?

Empower Network (E.N.) has been highly criticized and it wont be a surprise why. This is one of those MLM selling trainings how to be good at recruiting people to pay the fee. That is where the cash flow is from, by the peoples fee. There is just no value for that! It clearly is a PYRAMID SCHEME. Ive come across this company a year earlier in my scam busting hobby, but I did not mind it. Until recently I found out its slowly creeping into my beloved country the Philippines. Probably most American online and bloggers community have had a bad taste from EN by now. Probably that's why they creep into other countries that have abundant innocent preys. I am only a small unpopular blogger compared to David and his 50,000 growing minions, but I wont just die without fighting. Not in the Philippines David Wood!

We already have enough problems here, I will not just let you infect us with your parasitic scheme. Just look what stain Empower Network did to the blogosphere? Haven't you notice all those spamming, deceit and degradation of blogging industry in courtesy of your underlings? Do you actually believe people will be successful bloggers with just money in mind?  Blogging is more than that cheap reason you want to instill to everyone that breathes. Making money online is awesome and very possible but its not as simple as you advertised it, as if even a dog can do it.

Let the spam begin

Everybody knows what have become to the majority of E.N. members and what they resort into just to have some sign ups. How do I know? Just try and type Empower Network's URL on facebook and see what happens. This is a clear indication of the kind of business practice most EN members do online. Thanks to David Wood and his "bad ass" blogging platform.

Here in the Philippines, we have Sulit.com.ph. The most visited/primary classified ads. Empower Network is now showing his dreaded spamming symptom in this website. I did a screenshot of sulit.com.ph website rules and regulations and the doings of EN members here in the Philippines.

 This picture above is a screenshot of Sulit.com.ph websites ad posting rules

These two pictures above are Sulit accounts having two or more advertisements about Empower Network  violating Sulit's rules and regulations. (Duplicate ads / ad spamming)

A search result showing two advertisements on the same category created by one person.

Its really a big shame what happen when people join Empower Network. I could not completely blame them, most of them are innocent souls corrupted by the hype. I believe in positive thinking and being inspired, but not to the point of leaving reality, and as always, ethics and morality should be maintained.

I would like to mention two well respected professional bloggers that I came by researching about Empower Network. Unlike me they have established their name in the blogosphere. I admire both of you +Mavis Nong and +Paul Drecksler. In spite of the expected hoards of hate from EN members, you choose to be honest and expose all those hype, deceit, spam and other bad business practice of Empower Network.  

Adgoggle scam or not?

Again another fantastic opportunity given by the admin (miss teddybear69) to write a review on her blog. Today I am going to review adgoggle. A mobile app that will be launching this 31st of December 2012. Adgoggle focuses on mobile advertising as their niche. They predicted that this will be the next big thing since the internet is becoming more and more handy with the advent of smart phones. Even the giant social media websites like twitter and facebook have mobile apps that is becoming more and more popular among the users.

Why do you want to be a part of this?

1.You want to make money
Yes, you will make money, adgoggle shares its advertising revenue to its audience, (you). Grow your network and give more viewers to adgoggles advertisers and you will be rewarded handsomely

2.This has a huge potential.
Who doesn't want to be part of something big? Furthermore, who doesn't want to be the pioneers of something big? The time to join is now. Be the first among your friends. In adgoggle, you are only allowed to have one account and every individual can only have one referral. If your friend already has an account that was referred by others then there is nothing you can do about it. The perfect time is now, if you wait for this to grow big then you might find it hard to build your network and lose the chance to earn big.

3. Totally free to join
Yes, Just like the promise of facebook. "this is free and always will be", so what have you got to loose?


How adgoggle works?


Watch the video below

Join now

Adgoggle is the real deal, there are lots websites out there claiming to be advertising companies sharing their profits to their members but in reality they ask you for a fee to join, and requires you to recruit more to continue earning. Building a pyramid scheme to grow the members in which they exploit, get money from, advertise and they get paid by the advertisers. The admin warned me of those companies, in fact you can see them in her other posts. I am proud to say the adgoggle is not like those programs, It is completely free to join, and free to earn, that is because the money truly comes from advertisers.


How much can I realistically earn with Adgoggle?

 

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Text2Cash Scam or Not?

text2cash scam or not

Text2Cash Corporation is said to be the first in the Philippines to use text messaging for advertising. This company is still in pre launch state as of now ( 12/16/2012). Official website: www.mytext2cash.com
The corporation behind this is called Newgen Marketing.

Pay Plan

To join you have to pay 988 Php

Upon joining you are to receive 10 advertisement in your cellphone via text message. Nobody likes to be advertised but you are paid 20 Php so that is not so bad. Until you realize that is all you get, 200 Php return for 1k investment. And in order to be advertised more and get paid you need to recruit! This is where it begins to stink! First 5 recruits you get 5 Valued ad text, 6th-10th you get 7 Valued ad and only after 11th onwards that they will give you 10 Valued ad text.

When you subscribed to them you agree to receive 5-15 ad text (text advertising), The problem is there are two kinds of ad text, first is valued ad text which is worth 20 Php, but you need to reply with the script provided. and the second kind is free ad text which is worthless. This again for me is another abuse of an innocent subscriber not knowing what they are getting into. What if it did took you a long time to recruit someone? Or you are a weak recruiter? Or you decided to quit? They probably will flood your cellphone inbox with annoying worthless advertisement just because you agreed with the terms and condition. Furthermore, even with the Valued text ad you still need to reply the script provided and I doubt if they will shoulder the cost for the reply message. For me its a TRAP!! Don't fall for it!

 These kind of systems are making a fool of people which I highly go against. They basically are building a pyramid scheme to grow a member base that ridiculously pays them to be advertised, and they keep 100% of the advertisers money! Poor ignorant people thought that the money is coming from advertisers as what text2cash wants them to believe. But wise individuals will know that the money they will be paying you comes from your own registration fee and from those you recruit. Take note, you will only get 200Php ROI from 1k investment. And there is no way for you to earn but bring them another 1k by recruiting idiots like you.

In my opinion this is the greediest system Ive ever known. Just like adszense and todayadz only in the form of text advertising but the systems are the same. I must admit I made some sucky post but self  reviews on companies with these systems are the most self fulfilling on my cause to save people from this pyramid schemes.

They always argue they are not pyramiding and will tell me I do not know what I am talking about or do not even know what pyramiding is.

So why do I consider it a Pyramid scheme?
1. You can only earn if you recruit, If you can not recruit you do not make money.
2.The money they will pay you comes from your own registration fees and from those you recruit still with a lot left that goes to text2cash pocket.

If you don't agree with my definition of a pyramid scheme you can always do your due diligence and research before you decide whom to believe.

Another worst thing is they keep 100% of advertisers money! They make it look like they pay you to be advertised which is a complete deception. The money you will get is from you and your downlines investment with a lot left that will also be going into their pocket! 

Disclaimer

The article above is purely my opinion and not an accusation. If you wish to add a point, agree or disagree with me, your comments are welcome below.

The Filipino Dream / Filtrepreneur scam or not?

the filipino dream scam or not

filtrepreneur scam or not

I was not aware of this company/companies if not for the people contacting me complaining about this companies deceitful ways of recruiting. I researched a bit about this company but unfortunately did not find the owners identity, only a bunch of teams and team leaders.
I also found their office address:

2nd Flr. Intrawest Centre, #33 Annapolis Street, Greenhills, San Juan City, Philippines

They have a wide range of products from health and wellness, dish washing soap and food cart franchise. Entry levels also range from 4k to 75k and they have the usual binary compensation plan. 

The complaints

Most of the people that emailed me are job seekers that end up in this recruitment seminar of The Filipino Dream networking company or TFD.

These are what they told me:

>I was looking for job in sales and found one of their ads, there was no sign that it was networking, It really looked like a real job. Except you only are required to bring a pen and a paper. Not even a resume.  I contacted the advertiser and he scheduled me on a Wednesday afternoon. When I got there, Damn!!  It was networking! Wasted my time big time!

Below are some of the Emails I recieved

These statements are not coming form me and I can not guarantee their truthfulness and accurateness. But if this were true, then in my opinion, The Filipino Dream or TFD and Filtrepreneur has a big responsibility to this people and the public. This is clearly a bad business practice to their part. Deceiving people for me is a sign of a desperate measure to recruit new members to continue the pyramid chain structure. It could be that they are going down that is why they resort to deceiving people. 

The suspected ads

Majority of these victims (6 out of 8) found the ad post on sulit.com.ph classified ads in jobs category. I believe it will be a good idea to list those links of allegedly deceiving job post. This is for you to get to know them and be warned.

Profile: http://1greatlife.sulit.com.ph/

Ad: http://sulit.com.ph/7065961    

Profile: http://hrfiltrep.sulit.com.ph/

Ad: http://sulit.com.ph/1845059

Profile: http://leinadlem.sulit.com.ph/

Ad: http://sulit.com.ph/7249957

Profile: http://iceiceice.sulit.com.ph/

Ad: http://sulit.com.ph/2879941

Profile: http://islandtrips.sulit.com.ph/

Ad: http://sulit.com.ph/2320198

Profile: http://workstations.sulit.com.ph/

Ad: http://sulit.com.ph/6193445

Profile: http://vtec101.sulit.com.ph/

Ad: http://sulit.com.ph/7266339

    

These are just some of them, There may be a lot more out there. 

Disclaimer

The article above are purely thoughts and opinions and is no way an accusation. 

If you wish to add a point, agree or disagree with me, your comment is welcomed below.

Is this a legitimate MLM/Networking or a recruitment based pyramiding scheme? Read my other post and you decide.. http://scamornotdebate.blogspot.com/2013/05/mlmnetworking-scam-or-not.html