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Ponzi Scams and Bitcoin

July 19, 2016, 12:34 pm
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I freely admit to knowing next to nothing about Bitcoin. I know it's a virtual currency that's used exclusively on the internet and whose value seems to be going up...and up...and up. But that's it.
Having said that, I have always been a bit uneasy about it. It has no regulator for a start.
And it's value seems to be determined by calculations and market forces that make little sense.
For me, that doesn't sound right and seems fraught with risk.
Ponzi scams are adapting to new and creative ways of parting people with money. The current trend in Ponzis is obviously the 'click ten ads a day and get rich' ones, of which I inadvertently became fluent in. But these will all dissappear eventually (people will only get burned so many times) and something else will take there place.
I've started to receive complaints about Binary Option companies that have swallowed up money in
'market losses' and many are losing substantial amounts. I'm sorry for not investigating them as asked but I don't feel qualifiied to give advice on a subject I know next to nothing about.
Having said that, I have a golden rule that I follow religously:
IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT IS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE!
Which brings me back to Bitcoin.
The Securities and Exchange Commission have issued this warning about Ponzi's and virtual currency which is a must read:

http://www.sec.gov/investor/alerts/ia_virtualcurrencies.pdf

I also found these great posts by Kevin Thompson, the MLM lawyer that 'My Advertising Pays'falsely claimed to represent them and endorse their business model.
He pretty much says the same as me about Bitcoin but far more eloquently!

http://thompsonburton.com/mlmattorney/2015/08/17/bitcoin-cryptocurrencies-and-mlm-part-1/

http://thompsonburton.com/mlmattorney/2015/08/19/bitcoin-cryptocurrencies-and-mlm-part-2/

My personal opinion is that virtual currencies and the sudden increase in Binary Option companies are a trend to be wary of. Remember:

IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT IS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE!
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Click Intensity - Going BOOM?

July 26, 2016, 2:58 pm
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It looks like Click Intensity is on the downward slope to oblivion.
They've started the old, 'we've been hacked', excuses and all withdrawals have been blocked until affiliates have completed a 'KYC'.
No, not 'KFC', listen at the back there, 'KYC' which is KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER.
Why in the heck you have to  'KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER' to get paid is a mystery but the Clickers seem to be lapping up the BS quicker than a real  KFC!  They also (mysteriously) have no Paypal. So now everyone has to open up an STP account, and any withdrawals over $100 will be done MANUALLY. Which is Ponzi speak for ' not anytime soon'.
But have no fear! Their expert techies are on the case of those dastardly hackers and they'll fix it in around 14 -21days! Maybe if they used a proper screwdriver instead of the dud ones from last years Xmas cracker it may get fixed quicker? Just a thought.
Anyway, here is the statement from a 12 hour board meeting. Hope they sent out for some KFC!
 

Hi Everyone
I know a lot of you have been waiting for the latest update and here it is :
Our tech team managed to crack the loopholes in merchant API's becuase of which systems were hacked and hence have started to work on it.......
Along with this extensive security checks are being deployed as I write so the system can be hack proof for future
This is important for everyone's future here
Here are few things tech crew is working on :
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All withdrawals and Inter-wallet transfers (Gold coin) to be blocked till the time a user does not completes his/her KYC.
Inter-wallet transfers should not initiate (credit and debit both) till the time KYC is not completed.
Mobile number verification API to be deployed ASAP.
Once this is live, a user should be prompted to verify his mobile number, everytime he/she logs-in. The user should be redirected to the 'mobile number verification page', till the time his mobile number is not verified.
All kinds of transfers (withdrawals and inter-wallet) to be blocked till the time mobile number is not verified.
The KYC feature to be deployed ASAP.
Once KYC is live, we shall allow withdrawals only through STP and all requests above 100 USD, would be approved manually.
All other withdrawal methods shall remain on hold till further notice.
Limit of 2 User IDs per IP in 24 hours.
As soon as a third ID is accessed on the same IP in 24 hours.
It gets blocked.
Proper error msgs and emails to be initiated towards the customer to inform the same.
Easy options for All admins (support and finance) to enable these IDs.
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Now as you can see this is an extensive list and will take anywhere from 7-14 days for the tech crew to finish
However I definately know that many of you need the withdrawls to be happening at the same time as you have bills to pay....
Hence in the next 24-48 hours STP withdrawls upto $100/day will be live again and all requests will be manually approved.........
Tech team has already finished double checking STP API's with the merchant and is full proof as of now and hence will be live first.....
Once KYC module is implemented , Advcash and Coinbase withdrawls to $100/day will also be enabled.....
And Once the entire system checks are implemented ( anywhere between 14-21 days) , withdrawls will resume back to $500/day but manually approved
And Once we have the system running smoothly for 30-60 days with no leaks anywhere , the withdrawl limit will be increased back to $5000/day per user.....
We have come to this list after over 12 hours of board meeting and having expert opinions from top people in system security and finance management...
With these moves Click Intensity will become way more stronger and solid than it was ....
While 99 % of the revenue share companies which started 90 days back have already closed doors , I can confidently say with Click Intensity we are just getting started.....
With 105k+ members , major corporate deals with billion $$$ companies , launch of new and exciting advertising products in next 30-60 days - We are all set to create history...
You can with 100 % confidence call Click Intensity your home and retire here :-)
Keep building , keep recruiting , keep buying those packs and keep clicking your 10 ads daily.....Simple business
We will do what we are supposed to do to ensure you guys have the ride of your life with Click Intensity !
See you all on top
Thanks 
Nick'

http://taratalkstoday.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/click-intensity-scam-warning.html
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TRAFFIC MONSOON IS OVER!

July 26, 2016, 11:14 pm
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BREAKING NEWS!!!
The Securities and Exchange Commission have frozen the assets of Traffic Monsoon!

http://www.realscam.com/attachments/f8/14629d1469603910-traffic-monsoon-better-than-maps-trusted-admin-charles-scoville-sec-vs.-traffic-monsoon.pdf
(courtesy of RealScam.com)

'Federal regulators are trying to halt the operation of a Utah company that purports to share profits from online advertising services, but that regulators claim is a Ponzi scheme that took in $207 million from more than 160,000 investors around the world.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Tuesday (26th July 2016) in federal court in Salt Lake City and asked for a temporary restraining order against a company called Traffic Monsoon and owner Charles David Scoville, 36, of Murray. U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish granted the restraining order Tuesday evening, freezing the assets of Scoville and Traffic Monsoon, which is sitting on about $60 million in cash in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Regulators seek appointment of a receiver to find and protect the assets of Scoville and the company.'

And look at this:'After PayPal lifted a freeze on the accounts, Scoville transferred large amounts into bank accounts, including $21 million into his own account at JPMorgan Chase, the lawsuit says.'
So, as predicted, Charles was NEVER going to release any money on August 11th!


http://www.sltrib.com/…/41…/feds-says-utah-ponzi-scheme-took
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Traffic Monsoon - What now?

August 3, 2016, 11:53 am
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If you're an affiliate of Traffic Monsoon, what happens now?

This is the stage we're now at:

The Securities and Exchange Commission applied to the courts to have both Traffic Monsoon's and Charles personal bank accounts frozen and this was granted:

http://trafficmonsoonpp.pl/sec-vs-traffic-monsoon.pdf
Both STP and Payza are also forbidden by the courts to pay you any withdrawals.

The action against Traffic Monsoon is currently a civil action but since operating a Ponzi is illegal, we fully expect criminal charges to be brought against Charles very soon.

The SEC has been interviewing Charles since May 2016 so Charles has been fully aware of these investigations.

These are the interviews held between Charles and the SEC;

https://drive.google.com/…/0B6fqGyKC6WsbSUtWY0RSZVZVMnM/view

Paypal released funds held by them in July 2016 and Charles paid that money into the Traffic Monsoon bank account. The vast majority of that money was then siphoned off into Charles personal bank account.

The Court also appointed a Receiver who will investigate all of Traffic Monsoons accounts and try and recover as much money as possible for creditors i.e affiliates.

When the Receivers details are fully known and correct contact information for them has been confirmed, we will let you know what you need to do and how to apply to be a creditor.

The website is still up and will probably remain for some weeks/months yet, but only the Official Receivers have access to it.

Getting Your Money Back.

Our advice to you is not to wait for the Receivers to pay you, but to try for a Chargeback if you can.

This is the precedure:

You need to first contact Paypal/Payza/STP for a refund. If they refuse, try for a Chargeback from your Bank or Credit Card company. (Information on link attached). In summary, you are claiming for 'services not received' under the 540 day Chargeback rule. You need to contact the Banks Fraud department - NOT RETAIL DISPUTES -

All the information you need to help you is on this page:

http://taratalkstoday.blogspot.co.uk/p/get-your-money.html

Not all Chargebacks are successful so if your Chargeback application fails, the Receivers may eventually refund a percentage of any ORIGINAL SEED MONEY money you paid Traffic Monsoon but this may take months/years I'm afraid.

The next Court date is September 23rd 2016 and any new updates will posted when we have news.
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Traffic Monsoon - SITE CLOSED!

August 5, 2016, 10:42 am
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Wow! The SEC don't mess around do they!
Traffic Monsoon is now Officially gone and won't re-open. I'm amazed it was closed down so quickly but just confirms what we knew all along - that Traffic Monsoon is, was, and always has been: A Ponzi SCAM!
Charles will surely be arrested soon - watch this space! 

This is the transcript of the SEC announcement:


U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Litigation Release No. 23604 / July 28, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Traffic Monsoon et al., No. 2:16-cv-00832-JNP (D. Utah filed July 26, 2016)
SEC Halts $207 Million Internet-Based Ponzi Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained an asset freeze against the operator of a Utah-based international Ponzi scheme that raised more than $207 million from investors worldwide, primarily in the U.S., India and Russia.

In a complaint filed in federal court in Salt Lake City on July 26, the SEC alleges that Traffic Monsoon LLC and Charles Scoville, the company's only member operated an Internet-based Ponzi scheme that they falsely represented to investors was an advertising company. According to the SEC complaint, Scoville began operating Traffic Monsoon in October 2014 as a combination Internet traffic exchange and pay-per-click program and recruited more than 162,000 investors around the world. According to the complaint, although Traffic Monsoon markets itself as a highly successful company, nearly all of its revenue is generated by other investors, not its products or services. The complaint alleges that more than 99% of Traffic Monsoon's revenue is derived from new investor funds, making claims that it is a successful advertising business merely an illusion.

The SEC's complaint alleges that Traffic Monsoon and Scoville violated Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder. Among other things, the SEC's complaint seeks permanent injunctions, prohibiting further violations of the laws charged, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains plus prejudgment interest and civil penalties from Traffic Monsoon and Scoville.

The SEC's investigation was conducted by Alison Okinaka, Scott Frost and Cheryl Mori of the SEC's Salt Lake Regional Office. Daniel Wadley is leading the SEC's litigation.
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2016/lr23604.htm
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Traffic Monsoon - Getting Your Money Back

August 7, 2016, 10:15 pm
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Traffic Monsoon has been closed down and won't re-open.
The receivers have taken over the Traffic Monsoon website and Charles has no access to any funds.
You will no longer be able to withdraw money from your accounts.
This is a brief summary of the procedure to try and get your money back:

You need to first contact your payment processor (Paypal/Payza/STP etc) for a refund. If they refuse, try for a Chargeback from your Bank or Credit Card company. (Information on link attached). In summary, you are claiming for 'services not received' under the 540 day Chargeback rule. You need to contact the Banks Fraud department - NOT RETAIL DISPUTES -

All the information you need to help you is on this page:
http://taratalkstoday.blogspot.co.uk/p/get-your-money.html


Not all Chargebacks are successful so if your Chargeback application fails, the Receivers may eventually refund a percentage of any ORIGINAL SEED MONEY money you paid Traffic Monsoon but this may take months/years I'm afraid.
Details of the receivers and how to claim will follow at  a later date.


http://taratalkstoday.blogspot.co.uk/p/traffic-monsoon-scam.html
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'Traffic Monsoon' and 'My Advertising Pays' - Identical Ponzi's

August 10, 2016, 2:21 pm
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The real reason Mike withdrew from the United States was because of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He didn't want the same outcome as Charles now has with Traffic Monsoon.
Below is a segment from the Court papers outlining the complaint against Traffic Monsoon. 
You'll notice that the 'business model' is practically a carbon copy of My Advertising Pays:

Case 2:16-cv-00832-JNP Filed 07/26/16 

'This matter involves an ongoing Ponzi scheme and offering fraud operated by
Charles David Scoville (“Scoville”) and Traffic Monsoon, LLC (“Traffic Monsoon”),
headquartered in Murray, Utah. Scoville formed Traffic Monsoon in October 2014.
Since inception, defendants have taken in from investors approximately $207
million in sales of a product called the “Banner AdPack” (“AdPack”)
Over 162,000 investors throughout the world have invested in AdPacks. As of the beginning of 2016, Traffic Monsoon was taking in approximately $25 million in cash each month.
Defendants solicit investors through Traffic Monsoon’s website and through
YouTube videos featuring Scoville. The website states that Traffic Monsoon’s mission is “to provide high quality ad services for affordable prices, and share revenues for a perfect winning combination that will lead to the ultimate success of our customers.”
Defendants market Traffic Monsoon as a successful Internet advertising services
company. They represent that it is a combination of an Internet traffic exchange, where users browse each others’ websites, and a pay-per-click program, where users are paid to click on others’ website banner ads. Defendants represent that its profit is derived from seven different highly desirable advertising products.
In reality, Traffic Monsoon’s advertising business is an illusion designed to obscure the fact that it is offering and selling a security in a pure Ponzi scheme. Over 99% of Traffic Monsoon’s revenue comes from the sale of AdPacks. The company has virtually no other revenue from any other source. All payments to investors are made out of these funds...'
'...Traffic Monsoon offers and sells seven different Internet advertising products.
Only one of these products, the AdPack, entitles the member to share in the company’s profits.
Traffic Monsoon has two kinds of members, “free” and “paying.” A “free”
member is someone who participates in the traffic exchange without buying any services, merely clicking on ads which Traffic Monsoon calls “cash links.” A “paying” member is someone who has purchased any product, including the AdPack, from the Traffic Monsoon website.
AdPacks cost $50 each. For this price, the investor receives 20 clicks to his
banner ad, 1,000 visitors to his website from the traffic exchange, and the ability to share in Traffic Monsoon’s profit.
If the 20 clicks and 1,000 traffic exchange credits were purchased separately from
Traffic Monsoon, they would cost $10.95. The investor is paying just under $40 for the remaining component of the AdPack, the profit sharing opportunity.
f the $50 paid for each AdPack, Scoville distributes 10% as a commission to the
person who introduced the investor; 4.5% for payment of Traffic Monsoon expenses; 1.5% to the company’s programmer; 79% to the company reserve fund; and 5% to a fund for sharing profit with AdPack purchasers.
Scoville uses the reserve fund, which initially was maintained at PayPal Holdings
Inc. (“PayPal”), to supplement investors’ profit sharing. His system automatically adds reserve funds to the profit sharing every hour. The reserve fund is used in this way to “smooth out” the profit sharing payments.
Investors are not informed that the reserve fund is used to supplement the sharing
of Traffic Monsoon profit.
Scoville has programmed the Traffic Monsoon system to share profits with
qualified accounts based on sales that took place 24 hours earlier. In YouTube videos he has created for Traffic Monsoon, Scoville uses the analogy of a bucket, which fills gradually with small drops of profit until the contents reach the “fill line” of $55. 
Once the AdPack earns $55 it cannot earn additional profit. The investor may
then withdraw his funds or, if he wishes to continue to participate in profit sharing, he may buy a new AdPack.
The Traffic Monsoon website claims that there is no set timeframe for the
investor’s account to reach $55, or any assurance that it will ever in fact reach $55.
Traffic Monsoon treats the investor’s $50 payment for an AdPack (except for the
10% referral commission portion) as revenue to the company at the time it is paid.
Traffic Monsoon’s website discloses that the $50 payment for an AdPack is all
deemed revenue to the company at the time it is paid. The website provides no assurance that the investor’s “bucket” will ever reach the $55 “fill line.”
Nevertheless, historically, investor accounts receive a return of about $1 a day,
meaning that investors receive their $50 back, plus a $5 return, after about two months. This equates to a return of 10% over approximately two months.
If investors continue to roll their returns over to purchase a new AdPack every
two months, they will receive an annual return on investment of approximately 60% a year.
Scoville established this 10% rate of return and controls how quickly investors
accounts accumulate returns, in part by adding to the profit sharing from the reserve fund.
Scoville established this 10% rate of return and controls how quickly investors
accounts accumulate returns, in part by adding to the profit sharing from the reserve fund.
In order to share in company profit, AdPack investors must “qualify.” To qualify,
they must click on 50 banner ads in the traffic exchange in any given 24-hour period.
Traffic Monsoon makes it very easy for investors to complete their 50 clicks.
When they log into their dashboard they see (1) a banner ad to click on; and (2) the hours and minutes remaining in the 24-hour period. The investor is required to view each banner ad for only 5 seconds, and a counter appears that counts down the 5 seconds for him. At the end of that time the investor must click on an image that appears, to verify that he is a human, and then the next banner ad appears automatically. The act of completing the 50 clicks takes the investor 4.1 minutes per day.
Regardless of how many AdPacks an investor owns, he is only required to click
on 50 banner ads for 5 seconds each in a 24-hour period to remain qualified to share in profits...'

Spot the difference between Traffic Monsoon and My Advertising Pays! 
And just because Mike no longer has MAPS registered in the USA, doesn't mean he is out of reach. In this day and age, we have telephones, emails, skype. A whole host of ways for the SEC to communicate with any country's authorities and take any action they want to .

You think MAPS won't go down the same way as Traffic Monsoon? 
Think again! If you haven't already withdrawn your seed money, we recommend you do this asap - before it's too late!

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Traffic Monsoon - Latest Updates

August 31, 2016, 10:57 pm
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Todays Breaking News stories:
Patrick Pretty has developing news of a possible data breech involving affiliates world wide whose personal information may have been compromised.
We advice affiliates to contact their banks immediately and ask for advice.
http://patrickpretty.com/…/developing-story-possible-traff…/

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Over at 'Behind MLM' we have news that the receivers filed a court motion yesterday. They want to engage Berkley Research Group as their accountants as it seems that Charles KEPT NO FINANCIAL RECORDS.
http://behindmlm.com/…/charles-scoville-didnt-maintain-tr…/…

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And along side all of this, Charles is requesting help with witnesses:

"For the preliminary injunction SEPT 23 in Salt Lake City Utah we need real witnesses who will actually show up. This is where support meets reality here. The type of witnesses we need:

- People who actually obtained traffic, tracked, and verified to have received visitors and grew their contact list, generated some sales, etc..
- People who promoted traffic monsoon who earned a full-time income from selling traffic monsoon services and walked away from their jobs in order to sell traffic monsoon as their only source of income.
- People who sold products on traffic monsoon - verified sales came direct from traffic received on traffic monsoon.

I'll need your:
Full Name
Address
Phone Number
Confirmation of flight details to confirm you will be there.
Contact me on skype: cscoville1"
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Somehow, I don't think Charles will have many witnesses come out FOR him...but I'm guessing the queue AGAINST him will be growing alot longer now!
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My Advertising Pays - Profit Share Problems

September 4, 2016, 4:29 am
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Our Facebook page, My Advertising Pays Scam ,
https://www.facebook.com/My-Advertising-Pays-Scam-788704724492200/
had an alarming message recently from a lady who spent 1000 euros buying credit packs two weeks or so ago, that today are worth a staggering 6 Euros!
This is unproven, but many other messages on forums, facebook pages etc are telling similiar stories so we have taken this information seriously.
The profit share has been steadily falling over the last few weeks but this makes no sense.
Tony Booth himself has been trumpeting the fact the the Alexa ranking has risen, which indeed it has - driven by Germany.
So if so many more members are joining, and buying so many more Ad packs, then why are your share of profits being reduced?

Surely they should all be much higher?
And similiarly, when the Alexa ranking was dropping like a stone, indicating LESS affiliates buying packs, your profit share wasn't falling, but either increasing or staying the same.
It makes no sense does it? So what's been happening?

Traffic Monsoon is what's been happening.
Affiliates in general aren't stupid.
They know that Traffic Monsoon and My Advertising Pays have identical business models.
And if a mighty Ponzi like Traffic Monsoon can close so quickly, then so can My Advertising Pays.
So they've been visiting VXGATEWAY in droves trying to withdraw some money, which of course can't happen.
Mike hasn't got the money to pay all he owes. So the system has to be 'slowed down'.
This is done by manually reducing the 'earnings' and then stopping profit share altogether - which is what's happening right now.
Affiliates already have to wait thirty plus days for any withdrawals and this will only get worse.
The affiliates over at Traffic Monsoon are holding their breath for the court hearing on Friday 23rd September. The affiliates at My Advertising Pays certainly aren't.

And check out these Alexa rankings:
In April 2016, when MAPS was struggling, the VX GATEWAY Alexa rankings were high, indicating big withdrawal requests.

But when MAPS were climbing again, from MAY to JULY, the VXGATEWAY RANKINGS FELL.

Now MAPS have flat-lined and the VXGATEWAY visits have soared.




This is also further proof that the two companies are linked!
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Dr. Amin Forati (Traffic Monsoon) - Swiss Newspaper Article

September 11, 2016, 10:08 am
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An article has appeared today in the Swiss newspaper 'Le Matin Dimanche' with information about Dr. Amin Forati who was previously employed by Charles Scoville at Traffic Monsoon as his Chief Financial Officer.

(Swiss Links)
http://www.lematindimanche.ch/read/ch.lematindimanche.ipad.LMD20160911/actualite/
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fbsbx.com%2Fv%2Ft59.2708-21%2F14314934_10210699406618888_1842044451_n.pdf%2FLMDForati.pdf%3Foh%3D8ef2bb53863a70130801b2031283d374%26oe%3D57D77C69%26dl%3D1&h=ZAQHnr_6m


The background to the story is that a company director at 'S3' (Swiss Space Systems) was mugged a few weeks ago and had reported that he felt under threat.
Dr. Amin Forati gave this company a guarantee of *30 million Swiss Francs to stop it going into bankruptcy.
(* todays exchange rate is 1 Swiss Franc = 1.03 US Dollars)

This is the full story reproduced in English (translated from Swiss) by kind permission of a journalist at the Le Matin Dimanche:
(Camille Krafft (collaboration Valentin Schnorhk) camille.krafft@lematindimanche.ch)

HEADLINE:
The 30 million that would save 'S3' rest on the shoulders of the strange Dr. F.
Payerne A man of Iranian origin including officiating business in Dubai has invested in the company of Pascal Jaussi, found burned on 26 August.
On August 26, the director of the Vaud Swiss Space Systems Company, Pascal Jaussi, was found beaten and burned near his car in the woods of Aumont (FR). Hospitalized at the University Hospital, he announced this weekend in a statement that his injuries were "healing current". Founded in 2012, the company aims to become the world leader of the launch of small satellites and also emerging in the field of space tourism.

The recent media coverage of the case has highlighted the liquidity problems faced by start-up. On March 30, the share capital of the company S3 Solutions, daughter company of Swiss Space Systems, is nevertheless rose from 100 000 fr. to 29 million francs, with a bank guarantee issued by the bank Axios Credit Bank in Singapore. According to the statement sent Friday by S3, who refuses to answer questions from the media directly, part of that capital is being transferred to the holding company, which enabled the latter to request an adjournment of bankruptcy.

Profile.
F. Amin, the man who provided the bank guarantee for $ 30 million and received in return some 2.9 million shares at 10 francs, shows a profile for the least surprising. On his website, he is described as the founder and president of D & B Group, a company based in Dubai, particularly active in the gas and oil. Originally from Iran, where he studied medicine, he would have started his business career in Toronto, before founding his company in the UAE in 1999. We find the rest its name in the Commercial Register to Toronto alongside that of a Chinese businessman, who also happens to be incorporated into the "management team" D & B Group. The latter boasts the 34% of a factory located in Shenzhen, and belonging to AVIC Group, a Chinese state company specializing in aircraft construction and defense.

In September, Swiss Space Systems announced the signing of a "major investment and partnership" with D & B Group to "provide the Middle East with access to space" thanks to its small satellites. F. Amin stated in this press release "wanting modestly enable UAE to become the first Arab nation to have its own space technology." The press release in question has apparently disappeared from the S3 Web site.

On the Internet side of his profile, Amin F. displays his many degrees, many of which were delivered to him by the Oxford College for PhD Studies, an institution with no connection with the University of Oxford, as confirmed the press service of the latter. This establishment, which emphasizes its ties with Arab princes, aims, according to its website, "publish the hidden secrets of the world" and mentioned in his introductory gibberish, a "hermaphrodite known today as the Queen Elizabeth I ".

Elsewhere on the Web, many people apply to warn against Amin F., presented earlier this year as the financial director of Traffic Monsoon, a website which boasted to offer its customers an advertising platform with very competitive compensation plans. Soon, it seems that the founder of Traffic Monsoon, American Charles Scoville, sought to distance Amin F. Since then the site has been closed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US regulator and control of financial markets. He is accused of using the pyramid system of Ponzi - the same pattern that allowed Madoff to steal its customers.

These warnings have reached the ears of the International organization for diplomatic relations, a Maltese NGO Amin F. was approached to become a member, according to its president, Catello Marra: "Amin F. assured us he could organize a meeting in Dubai to support a school project in Kinshasa. He became a member at a ceremony in Rome, during which we handed him documents stating that he was one of our ambassadors. When we heard that he was accused of being linked to suspicious financial activities, we tried to contact him, but he had disappeared from circulation. "

In Switzerland, Amin F. administers D & B Finance SA in Fribourg, a company supposed to be active in real estate and construction. But we find no trace in the customer database of the Fribourg Chamber of real estate, according to its Secretary General, Louis Bertschy. He is also director of King Steed Financial SA in Lausanne. Recorded in November 2014, this company has been inactive since its inception. She expects the funds promised by Amin F, which are still not arrived. The other director of King Steed Financial admits registered company to "serve" Amin F.

Contacted, the latter did not respond to our requests. A relative of S3 who personally knows the man described as a "very friendly" and "great admirer of Switzerland". He adds, "be grateful" to "the gentleman who introduced himself as an investor before the judge who issued the adjournment of bankruptcy."

Known to be the president of the gas companies in western Switzerland, the Vaudois Philippe Petitpierre, also investor S3 says Amin F. also know with whom he nevertheless has "never done business."

The operation of the payernoise company continues to raise questions: "A guarantee from a bank a priori" exotic "as an active filler in a society, I have never seen this," notes the business economist Claude Romy, who does not know S3 but is based on extracts from the commercial Register. "I wonder how the attendant registry noted the existence of this asset." The expert also noted that "it is at least unusual, if not unusual to see a lifting of funds as important in a situation where there a single director. Generally, investors demand a board of directors, governance. "

This is the Announcement by Charles Scoville on January 20th 2016:

Announcement:. Charles Scoville
I would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Amin forati as our new CFO (Chief Financial Officer) .It is the president of the group of B & Ambassador of Malta, and has a lot of experience with banking and financial systems.
Dr. Amin. Forati is very famous for its exceptional character, his integrity and his willingness to help the needy and give everyone an equal chance to grow, regardless of their position.
Those who have had the chance to work with him knew he was a man who respected his word and held its importance above any contract.
He was a devoted family man who always applies his family based on concepts of how he managed his own company.
Dr. Amin. Forati was born in 1969 and earned his MD from the University of Shiraz Medical Sciences in 1995, then the study of the quality management system by SGS and passed all the training and courses traveled to Toronto and continue his studies in management system of quality and became the principal auditor registered in the quality management system (ISO 9000) and recorded in the accounts of lead (OHSAS 18001) and sme and appointed as the manager for qmi in Middle East region.
This led to his appointment as advisor youngest head of industry in 1998, however, in 1998, he decided to be more hands on the market and worked as a consultant for a financial company. In 1998 he was appointed as Secretary General for the chamber of commerce and become a VIP member of the European Foundation of Arab and directors of the local association of financial and commercial company.
In 1999, he created the group & B with headquarters in the United Arab Emirates was a bold move, since they were troubled times, when the market was monopolized by companies managed internationally. Yet he managed to become one of the largest Financial and commercial group in the world.
In 2007 he received his PhD in Economics honored and college business management system of Oxford for Higher Education and doctoral studies and high education committee with reference number 11116776 and b was appointed economic advisor for the oil companies. She quickly multiplied its profits and became known on the international scene.
He was appointed in 2008 as a senior consultant for the eabaff development program), EU-Arab States Economic and Groupement D'European interest in Arab affairs and scholarships of the foundation with the International registration number eu356563.'

The fallout from the demise of Traffic Monsoon is going to have International repercussions. It will be interesting to see how this story unfolds.
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My Advertising Pays - Promises and Reality

September 14, 2016, 9:30 am
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'My Advertising Pays' is currently not paying it's members and its 'profit share' has been suspended.

There are plenty of rumours on the Internet regarding the reason for this, but since
neither Mike Deese or Tony Booth have made any statements about the payment problems (or anything else for that matter), we can only guess at what's happening.

However, two things are for certain.
Firstly, in this day and age, it doesn't take TWO weeks to fix a system problem.
And secondly, in this day and age, it doesn't take THIRTY days to make a payment to somebody.

Remember way back in October 2015, when Mike spoke about Version 2?

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Hello MAPPERS!

We have a MAJOR announcement to make! We have been hard at work behind the scenes setting up the future of 'MyAdvertisingPays'. With our Executive Team, I have spent the last couple of months working very closely with many of our current partners and future, potential partners. Recently, we’ve had big strategy meetings and have taken MASSIVE action since then. MAP will be a different kind of Advertising Beast (we estimate) by the end of the first quarter/beginning of second quarter of 2016 . Here’s a few things you can expect (some of these items are subject to change as some are simply in the ‘idea’ stage). Transparency is important to us so we’ve listed the good and bad below.
MAP 2.0!
The Good
Better Advertising and statistics on your ads complete with Analytics and Line Graphs!
Lower bank fees!
Debit Cards for earnings. Buy your groceries with MAP commissions!
Away with the Dollar and in with the Euro! Yep, MAP is switching currency. All products and earnings will be sold/earned in Euro € (which means no more conversion fees at the bank)!
External Advertising and External Revenue (Publishers Listing Service)! You will be able to purchase advertising on external websites through the MAP platform, and have your advertisements seen worldwide! Make money by listing your website with us!
Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising! Only pay for real action taken on your Ad!
Retargeting Online Advertising Products!
What is Retargeting?
Behavioral retargeting (also known as behavioral remarketing, or simply, retargeting) is a form of online targeted advertising by which online advertising is targeted to consumers based on their previous Internet actions, in situations where these actions did not result in a sale or conversion.
Source; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_retargeting
Increased commissions on corporate products! We will be creating an adverting sales force to go out and show businesses how they can benefit from using our services. These corporate products will potentially pull in millions in external revenue for our loyal members!
Loyalty Points System!
A completely new, innovative, modernized and robust website built from the ground up with new designs and advertising products!
Compliance training and promotional guidelines. With the upcoming MAP Academy, all of the training resources and guidelines needed on how to promote our business will be available at the click of a button!
Academy & Corporate approved National & Regional Leaders with standardized MAP presentations!
Volume-based affiliate commission percentage! The more you sell, the more you earn!
Free Members will be allowed to earn on up to a certain number of Credit Packs!
And last, but certainly not least, our very own in-house programming team devoted to MAP only. Currently, we are under contract from a firm that has other customers. Over the last couple of weeks, our amazing brand new, latest and greatest computers and hardware have arrived and been set up, our office space leased with motivational messages plastered on the walls throughout, an IT Manager hired, a new programming specialist being interviewed and vetted (with more hires to come), and the framework of MAP 2.0 being constructed as we speak! Coming soon, we will have a whole team of dedicated programmers, designers and specialists that will be answerable to MAP and only MAP! With this new team, once MAP 2.0 and all of her new products are launched and off the ground, we will be offering website building services to our members to further increase our external revenue streams, which strengthens MAP’s bottom line! Yep, one day in the near future, you can have MAP build your websites, capture pages, lead generation systems and much much more!
The Bad (?)
Advertising Funds will not be in MAP 2.0. Once we transfer all current members to MAP 2.0, the new accounts will not have Advertising Funds. You must use what you have or you will lose it when our new website launches, which is estimated to be 6 months or so from now. Our current banner system is overloaded with ads. Doing away with the Advertising Fund is going to drastically increase the impressions on your ads and while providing MUCH better value on your purchase(s).
Current product codes will not be transferred because the new advertising system will be completely different. So you must use or lose them by the time the transfer to the new site happens. You have quite some time to do so.
Membership fees will not be refunded. If your membership fee is due just before we get ready to launch the new platform, we suggest just letting your account sit idle until the transfer is complete if you are worried about losing the Membership fee. Totally your call.
Anyone with a certain credit pack level (number yet to be determined), will have a small monthly account maintenance fee (similar to Membership Levels). We will ensure that this is charged only to those with sufficient account levels so that it doesn’t really affect your balance.
The goal is to always ensure we are making the best decisions for the Company, so that the members will continue getting paid for a lifetime, based on quality products and services.
Oh yea! MAP is here to stay and we are ramping up our efforts so that we will be able to withstand our ENORMOUS growth! With all of your support, MAP 1.0 has served us well. We now have the opportunity to capitalize on our success and charge forward into new advertising categories and really differentiate ourselves from anyone else online today. We have a lot of work to do, but the future is definitely bright with MAP 2.0!.'


And this post in December 2015?




He said they had  A NEW Office.
'Over the last couple of weeks, our amazing brand new, latest and greatest computers and hardware have arrived and been set up, our office space leased with motivational messages plastered on the walls throughout, an IT Manager hired, a new programming specialist being interviewed and vetted (with more hires to come), and the framework of MAP 2.0 being constructed as we speak! Coming soon, we will have a whole team of dedicated programmers, designers and specialists that will be answerable to MAP and only MAP!' 

So Mike recruited (so they say) an IT dept of at least three people way back in October 2015 to solve these issues but as yet, they seem unable to do so.

Mike never actually SAID the new office was at:
'Barnmeadow House, Barnmeadow Lane, Great Harwood, Blackburn BB6',
but Google image matched the pictures he published and we very quickly found it.




And the REALITY?

The Office is up for Sale - again!
(Note the new photos of the Office are still of the previous owners -  a fire company - and not with the 'My Advertising Pays' signage)




And this is a couple of snips from a VERY interesting email conversation we've been having
with the Estate Agents (Pearson Ferrier) handling the sale:





Which means that MIKE LIED about the 'leased' office!
The lease runs out NEXT MONTH - October 2016 and
IS NOT BEING RE-NEWED!

The truth is, Mike never had a genuine lease in the first place. Lynne and a few 'extras' just staged a few shots to LOOK LIKE it was real!

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And look at this post from April 16th 2016:

'Benefits of MAP 2.0 And Why Its A Better Vehicle For You And Your Business:
The increase in monthly membership fees are going up to increase the Companies profitability, which creates stability. Remember, the more profitable MAP is, the more profitable your business becomes!
The move to the Euro currency will make everyone more money also adding more security and ease of money flows, along with faster payouts and reduced fees.
Withdrawals in euros to banks is much faster. In many cases 24 hours instead of 3 to 5 days in MAP 1.0. When withdrawing in euros = Zero banking fees! Its also much easier to move Euro’s around the world. Since USD is basically considered the Worlds currency, acts like terrorism around the world and money laundering really make it very difficult to move large amounts of it.
Since we are dealing exclusively in Euro, the debit card is coming and will be another option to withdraw earnings and/or fund your MAP business. Once your earnings are withdrawn onto your debit card they can then be spent like any other debit card and used to withdraw cash from any ATM Machine worldwide!
The 30 day holding period is standard practice and inline with many successful and longstanding direct sales companies in case of chargebacks and is standard policy in huge growth companies, all designed to help the stability and security of MAP and the members. Its worth noting that MAP has one of the lowest Income to Chargeback ratios in the world!
The reduction in maximum credit packs will help many more members reach the maximum credit packs sooner increasing the sales force motivation and making it easier to max the credit packs. If you want more earnings then go to work and increase your advertising sales.
The new slick and modern web site will attract more advertisers and affiliates, all which all helps the company and members make even more money than before, securing all of our long-term futures!
All these new benefits and upgrades are to help take MyAdvertisingPays and her Loyal Membership into a new dimension of online advertising and sharing of profits to increase longevity, efficacy, stability and security. Embrace the changes with positivity and go out there with confidence that MyAdvertisingPays is here to stay for the LONGTERM securing all our futures and legacy...'



How much of this has happened?
The Office? NO.
24 hour withdrawals? NO.
Debit cards? NO.
Loyalty points system? NO
A 'small monthly account fee'? NO!
(99 EUROS A MONTH is NOT small!)

This is the reality of Version 2 written by an affiliate:

Under Map 1, you could have up to 1200 credit packs, and earned roughly $10 per pack in 3-4 months, variable. 

Under Map 2. you can have 1000 Credit packs, each earns you just 5 Euro. Of course for us brits there is a exchange fee too as well as the normal payment processor fees, so how much is left from 5 Euro I don't know, I don't know how long each pack takes to mature but it seems painfully slow.

Under Map 2. You are not allowed to cash in your USA packs, you have to turn them into Euro Packs. This costs over $62 which is more than the pack matures at. Imagine that you have a load of USA packs, you cannot cash them in and start again....you have to buy Euro packs for more than the value of the pack! Euro packs pay a lot less as well.

Under Map 2 Membership fees are a lot higher, based on how many packs you have. It is now 99.99 Euro a month if you have 1000 packs. 

Under Map 2. You can make a withdrawal request but it goes pending for 30 days. You cannot get money out for 30 days. 

So it is essentially a downgrade. I had intended to draw my money out off the dollar packs but they saw that coming. Imagine all those people with 1200 USA packs not being about to draw any money at all anymore until all are converted to Euro pack and they lose on every purchase. I am surprised it hasn't all collapsed all ready.


Credit packs - only click tens ads a day in total - not per pack. and the price per click is always the same. So why do you get paid between 20 cents per day to 60 cents per day? Or sometimes nothing? '

*********************So what do we think is happening? 
The post we wrote last month on the 'My Advertising Pays Scam Facebook' page, still stands.
We think that Traffic Monsoon's demise gave the MAPS affiliates a wake-up call and they logged on to VX Gateway in droves to request a withdrawal.
This is a reminder of the Alexa ranking for VX GATEWAY last month:




The problem is, Mike has no money.
Recruiting is drying up and withdrawals are increasing.
Maps has no way to go except DOWN.
But you know what the biggest indication is?
THE 'LEADERS'.
Ask around, see for yourself how many now have 'a second income stream,' or 'an alternative venture' all of a sudden.
Then ask yourselves why, if MAPS was a LONG TERM, stable income, they'd need to look elsewhere!
Bet you've received an email from them already, haven't you!
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Dr. Amin Forati (Traffic Monsoon) and S3 Middle East

September 15, 2016, 11:50 am
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On 7th September 2016, The Sun newspaper in England reported a story about
Pascal Jaussi, the boss of Swiss Space Agency, being abducted and almost burnt alive.https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1740827/swiss-space-agency-boss-is-kidnapped-by-hitmen-who-beat-him-senseless-then-tried-to-burn-him-alive/

So what has this got to do with Traffic Monsoon?
Let me explain.

Charles Scoville, the owner of Traffic Monsoon,  announced in January 2016 that he'd recruited Dr. Amin Forati as his Chief  Financial Officer.

Dr. Amin Forati is the owner of  D&B group, which he set up in 1999.
D&B group includes:
  • Financial Services
  • Consultancy
  • Oil and Gas
  • WW Technology
  • Green Group

The Financial section of the D&B website states:

'D&B financial services we providing the trade finance by issuing the all kind of bank instrument such as letter of credit, letter of guarantee, bank guarantee, Performance guarantee, proof of fund , etc... 

No Financial Collateral Required
Competitive Rates
Deal Closed in 24 Hours*
15 Years Experience & Trust
Global Reach
Personalized Approach'

Their Head Office is in Dubai:
UAE
Tel: 00971 4 3132700       
Fax: 00971 4 3132800
P.O.box:334394 Dubai - UAE
Add: level 41,emirates tower,sheikh zayed road,dubai ,united arab emirates 

Charles launched Traffic Monsoon in Dubai on May 22nd  2015.
This is Immy Aslam announcing it:



On October 1st 2015, it was announced that Swiss Space Systems has teamed up with D&B Group to open a subsidiary named 'S3 Middle East'.
'S3 Middle East' is developing a suborbital shuttle for launching small satellites into Arab Space called 'SOAR'.
The company also planned on using the same aircraft to provide 'micro-gravity parabolic' flights for both passengers and researchers. 





On Sunday, 20th December, 2015, S3 announced that these flights were postponed.
Rumours on social media reported financial difficulties with the company being unable to 
pay it's staff salaries.

This was denied by S3 Community Manager Claudia Jaussi:
'It has come to my attention – through the S3 monitoring process of the social network and news – that you have re-posted on the 11th December 2015 a false statement, regarding the financial situation of S3 and its employees, shared initially on twitter by SPAU on the same day.​..'

On January 20th 2016, Charles announced the appointment of Dr. Amin Forati as his Chief Financial Officer:

Announcement:. Charles Scoville 
I would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Amin forati as our new CFO (Chief Financial Officer) .It is the president of the group of D&B, *Ambassador of Malta, and has a lot of experience with banking and financial systems. 
Dr. Amin. Forati is very famous for its exceptional character, his integrity and his willingness to help the needy and give everyone an equal chance to grow, regardless of their position. 
Those who have had the chance to work with him knew he was a man who respected his word and held its importance above any contract. 
He was a devoted family man who always applies his family based on concepts of how he managed his own company. 
Dr. Amin. Forati was born in 1969 and earned his MD from the University of Shiraz Medical Sciences in 1995, then the study of the quality management system by SGS and passed all the training and courses traveled to Toronto and continue his studies in management system of quality and became the principal auditor registered in the quality management system (ISO 9000) and recorded in the accounts of lead (OHSAS 18001) and sme and appointed as the manager for qmi in Middle East region. 
This led to his appointment as advisor youngest head of industry in 1998, however, in 1998, he decided to be more hands on the market and worked as a consultant for a financial company. In 1998 he was appointed as Secretary General for the chamber of commerce and become a VIP member of the European Foundation of Arab and directors of the local association of financial and commercial company. 
In 1999, he created the group & B with headquarters in the United Arab Emirates was a bold move, since they were troubled times, when the market was monopolized by companies managed internationally. Yet he managed to become one of the largest Financial and commercial group in the world. 
In 2007 he received his PhD in Economics honored and college business management system of Oxford for Higher Education and doctoral studies and high education committee with reference number 11116776 and b was appointed economic advisor for the oil companies. She quickly multiplied its profits and became known on the international scene. 
He was appointed in 2008 as a senior consultant for the eabaff development program), EU-Arab States Economic and Groupement D'European interest in Arab affairs and scholarships of the foundation with the International registration number eu356563.'


(*   Amin Forati was expelled from I.O.D.R.International Organization for Diplomatic Relations because of his statement that he was a Malta Ambassador and because of his ambiguous business financial activities.)

On June 25th 2016, Charles put out this announcement regarding Amin Forati:
'What happened to Amin Forati? – There were circumstances which caused doubt to fall upon whether this man was doing the things he said he was going to do for the company. It’s now spread throughout forums that he is not a Maltese Ambassador any longer. He was dismissed and is currently being investigated for fraud. Amin Forati was let go without pay.'

Which means, that for approx FIVE months, as Financial officer, Amin Forati had access to millions and millions of dollars of Traffic Monsoon funds.

This is an extract from the SEC court filed papers:
'Since inception, defendants have taken in from investors approximately $207 million in sales of a product called the “Banner AdPack” (“AdPack”). Over 162,000 investors throughout the world have invested in AdPacks. As of the beginning of 2016, Traffic Monsoon was taking in approximately $25 million in cash each month.

So what did Amin do with access to all this money?

Traffic Monsoon's  court injunction hearing has now been postponed until November 1st. 

Lets hope we get some answers to that question then.

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My Advertising Pays - Is This The End?

September 16, 2016, 11:06 am
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Three pieces of Breaking News tonight that questions how long 'My Advertising Pays' can go on:

Firstly, the planned Event in Germany this weekend has been cancelled.
This email has been sent out this afternoon:
'Dear participants of the Berlin events, the Event Team has been informed shortly of the Executive Committee of MyAdvertisingPays that it is -in person of Tony and Lynne Booth not appear despite a firm commitment to the event. Simon Stepsys also canceled his participation in the event. The aim of the event team was with the event: -. To generate confidence in MAP 2.0 . - To provide important information about the business - it was a value for each Mapper sought. the event schedule was focused on four essential confidence-building program points to convey the above objectives. the fact that now all that should inspire confidence, has been withdrawn, it is the team no longer possible to stand on the stage and the rest the program as planned "uncoil". It is certain that can answer the all-important for all Mapper questions NOT. the organizing team strives feverishly to obtain more information about the background and keeps you more up to date. We beseech you already now cancel your prospects for tomorrow because there will definitely be with the current state of play no presentation. the welcome dinner at Novotel place from 19 pm as planned.'

This is major news. Germany had driven the upturn in My Advertising Pays over the last few months,
Both Tony Booth and Simon Stepsys were due to attend. But with the payments now suspended and the Profit Share halted due to 'technical issues' the prospect of a room full of angry German affiliates was obviously not to appealing.

Secondly, Tony, Lynne AND Mike have wiped their Facebook pages clean:









And lastly, a huge advocate of MAPS, Clare Hartman James, has also deserted MAPS and gone onto other 'ventures'. 
But with her dismal record of business failures, you'd be wise to steer clear of her 'recommendations' in the future.
She sent this email out to all the loyal suckers on her list:

'IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!
Claire H
15/09/2016 08:32
Something I've learnt recently and I felt I had to share with you...

Its not wise to put all your eggs in one basket.

If you have been following me and are on my list, then you will know for the last 2.5 years ive been focused on one business online. However, due to circumstances out of our control,
this business hasn't been paying us for over two weeks now...
If you are also in this business (MAP) you will realise how much of a difficult situation this puts you in. It's definitely a testing time..
... I pray that MAP is back soon, however, I will now encourage people to spread their risk online...'

Claire goes on to recommend MORE Ponzis! She has no shame and no morals. 

The final nail in MAPS coffin will be when Simon Stepsys drops out...watch this space!

p.s ActionFraudUK are eagerly waiting for complaints from affiliates who have lost money with My Advertising Pays.

This is the page you need to report them:
http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-a-fraud-including-online-crime-questions

or phone: 0300 1232040




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My Advertising Pays - PAYMENTS SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS!

September 16, 2016, 3:45 pm
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My Advertising Pays have just announced a suspension of payments for UP TO SIX MONTHS citing this reason:
'our credit card processor has elected to place a hold on our USD Reserve Fund, limiting our ability to transact business and greatly hindering members profit share distributions.Simultaneously, despite heavy pressure, our credit card processor has unilaterally elected to withhold Euro funds for undisclosed and unanticipated periods of time – sometimes upwards of six (6) months.'

Mike then goes on to say that the technical issues will be resolved soon and 'business will resume on September 21st'.
 How? If people are unable to buy credit packs, there IS no business.

This is their post in full:

Hello Everyone,
First and foremost, let me apologize for the lack of communication lately; and simultaneously thank you for your patience.
Four (4) years ago MAP evolved out of a simple sketch and, since then, has blossomed into a financial phenomenon. More than anything, however, MyAdvertisingPays has provided each and every one of us with an exciting journey and changed thousands of lives all across the globe. Together we have navigated through rough and calm seas, always with our sights focused on the continuing growth and prosperity of our members.
The last few weeks have seen technical issues not previously experienced and credit card processing issues that we are still grappling with. Thankfully these technical issues (resulting mainly from a large data transfer) have all but resolved themselves, and after a brief forty-eight (48) hour shut down on this upcoming Monday (09/19/2016), we plan to be fully operational on Wednesday (9/21/2016).
This being said, however, the credit card processing issues still persist. For reasons that continue to be withheld from us, our credit card processor has elected to place a hold on our USD Reserve Fund, limiting our ability to transact business and greatly hindering members profit share distributions.
Simultaneously, despite heavy pressure, our credit card processor has unilaterally elected to withhold Euro funds for undisclosed and unanticipated periods of time – sometimes upwards of six (6) months. Needless to say, we have consulted with our attorney and – without immediate action on the part of the credit card processor – we look to institute legal action in order to recoup these funds immediately.
Consequently, while our technical solutions allow for business-as-usual to begin on Wednesday (9/21/2016), our credit card processing issues provide no immediate deadline for solution.
Accordingly, we are forced to suspend MAP transactions, both financial and otherwise, until these credit card processing issues can effectively be brought to a close. It goes without saying that this will be a shock to you as it has been for all of us here at MAP. We have put our all into building this amazing product and now are being choked into submission by outside sources.
This all being said, while slowly and painfully trudging through the effects of our credit card processing woes, we do have some fantastic developments. During the course of our expansion and growth, we have been lucky enough to garner the attention of a number of large corporate partners. As luck would have it, we have begun discussions with a number of blue chip corporations that, through partnership with the existing MAP executive team, would greatly influence MAP’s international reach and – as a result – your bottom line.
It goes without saying that, while we are making our way through our existing credit card processing issues, we have remained truly excited about sharing this development with our loyal members!
The upcoming two (2) weeks will be loaded with updates as they become available to us, and – as always – we thank you for your commitment and patience.
MyAdvertisingPays.'

My Advertising Pays only has TWO payment processors listed.
  • VX GATEWAY
  • SOLID TRUST PAY
So which one of these has frozen Mikes funds?

Traffic Monsoons funds were frozen by Paypal because they suspected that Traffic Monsoon was a PONZI scam.
Have MAPS funds been frozen for the same reason? 
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My Advertising Pays - Who Is Ron Smith?

September 17, 2016, 6:40 am
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Ron Smith has been a member of  'My Advertising Pays' since December 2013.
My Advertising Pays was launched on Dec 4th 2013





Here is a little background on him:
He was an affiliate at Empower Network in March 2012:




He then went onto Banners Broker, where he states here (May 2012) that Simon (Stepsys) was his mentor:






He first announced his membership of MAPS on 18th December 2013:




 But not everybody was impressed with his sales pitch!



Ron certainly seems very keen on the 'My Advertising Pays' concept:





But Mike was so impressed with him , Ron got to be Admin on the 
Official MAPS Facebook page!






And Simon was so impressed with him, he made Ron a 'business partner'!










You would have thought then, that seeing as how Ron and Simon were such good buddies,
that Simon would have joined under Ron, and not under Mark Ghobril?





Think of all those juicy Referral Commission payments from Simon that Ron missed out on!


Lets look at those dates again:

Simon joined in January 2014.
Ron joined in December 2013.
But Mark Ghobril was Simon's sponsor, so Mark presumably joined earlier than both of them? Because if Mark hadn't joined before Ron, then Simon would have joined under Ron, rather than Mark?

What a pickle...

Which brings me back to my original question.
Who is Ron Smith? 





'I don't know' is the honest answer. But I can tell you this:
Ron Smith is the most famous Mapper after Mike Deese that nobody has ever heard of.
He is on so many MAPS affiliate Facebook pages  - Leaders or not -  that I actually lost count. 
Try it for yourself - how many can you find?



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My Advertising Pays - Corporate Announcement Explained

September 17, 2016, 11:45 pm
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Alot has happened over the last couple of days so we want to clarify exactly what the message Mike sent out, actually means.
This is the Announcement again in full:

Hello Everyone,
First and foremost, let me apologize for the lack of communication lately; and simultaneously thank you for your patience.
Four (4) years ago MAP evolved out of a simple sketch and, since then, has blossomed into a financial phenomenon. More than anything, however, MyAdvertisingPays has provided each and every one of us with an exciting journey and changed thousands of lives all across the globe. Together we have navigated through rough and calm seas, always with our sights focused on the continuing growth and prosperity of our members.
The last few weeks have seen technical issues not previously experienced and credit card processing issues that we are still grappling with. Thankfully these technical issues (resulting mainly from a large data transfer) have all but resolved themselves, and after a brief forty-eight (48) hour shut down on this upcoming Monday (09/19/2016), we plan to be fully operational on Wednesday (9/21/2016).
This being said, however, the credit card processing issues still persist. For reasons that continue to be withheld from us,our credit card processor has elected to place a hold on our USD Reserve Fund, limiting our ability to transact business and greatly hindering members profit share distributions.
Simultaneously, despite heavy pressure, our credit card processor has unilaterally elected to withhold Euro funds for undisclosed and unanticipated periods of time – sometimes upwards of six (6) months. Needless to say, we have consulted with our attorney and – without immediate action on the part of the credit card processor – we look to institute legal action in order to recoup these funds immediately.
Consequently, while our technical solutions allow for business-as-usual to begin on Wednesday (9/21/2016), our credit card processing issues provide no immediate deadline for solution.
Accordingly, we are forced to suspend MAP transactions, both financial and otherwise, until these credit card processing issues can effectively be brought to a close. It goes without saying that this will be a shock to you as it has been for all of us here at MAP. We have put our all into building this amazing product and now are being choked into submission by outside sources.
This all being said, while slowly and painfully trudging through the effects of our credit card processing woes, we do have some fantastic developments. During the course of our expansion and growth, we have been lucky enough to garner the attention of a number of large corporate partners. As luck would have it, we have begun discussions with a number of blue chip corporations that, through partnership with the existing MAP executive team, would greatly influence MAP’s international reach and – as a result – your bottom line.
It goes without saying that, while we are making our way through our existing credit card processing issues, we have remained truly excited about sharing this development with our loyal members!
The upcoming two (2) weeks will be loaded with updates as they become available to us, and – as always – we thank you for your commitment and patience.
MyAdvertisingPays.'
Firstly,
'..after a brief 48 hour shutdown this Monday 19th...'
sounds like 'My Advertising Pays' is completely shutting down for 48 hours and will apparently re-open on Wednesday 21st . There  is absolutely no reason for a total shutdown, it makes no sense and is highly suspicious. We'll be watching that one closely.

Secondly'...our credit card processor has elected to place a hold on our USD Reserve Fund, limiting our ability to transact business and greatly hindering members profit share distributions.Simultaneously, despite heavy pressure, our credit card processor has unilaterally elected to withhold Euro funds for undisclosed and unanticipated periods of time – sometimes upwards of six (6) months.'

Mike is saying that the processor is'withholding funds', rather than 'a freeze on processing', this makes a big difference. 

'A hold on funds generally refers to the procedure by which a processor withholds X amount of a merchant’s processing volume due to “suspicious” transactions. Once held, those funds will not be deposited to the merchant’s checking account, and can be held indefinitely pending an investigation. Moreover, funds from open authorizations (i.e. recently processed transactions) may be withheld as well.
A hold may occur in unison with a processing freeze (when a merchant temporarily shuts down payment processing abilities), but not in every case. Sometimes the processor may allow the merchant to continue processing new transactions, so as to prevent them from having to shut down their ability to accept credit cards completely.'

So  'Withholding Funds' means that the payment processor suspects My Advertising Pays of  'SUSPICIOUS' transactions -which means they legally  have to report these suspicions to the relevant authorities.

This is bad enough, but why does Mike have to shut down the whole of  'My Advertising Pays'?
 He has TWO payment processors, VX GATEWAY and SOLID  TRUST PAY .
If  VX GATEWAY  have frozen funds, why not just use Solid Trust Pay? 

This is further proof that MAPS and VX GATEWAY are the same,
look at these identical addresses on their websites:




There is no need to 'to suspend MAP transactions, both financial and otherwise..,'

unless of course, Mike is lying, which wouldn't be the first time, would it?



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Traffic Monsoon - Amin Forati , D&B and a Dubious Bank

September 20, 2016, 2:40 pm
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D&B Group, the company that Dr. Amin Forati ran, has suddenly closed its website:
http://www.dnbgroups.com/Home.aspx



The D&B Group and Swiss Space Systems have a joint company called 'S3'.
http://taratalkstoday.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/dr-amin-forati-traffic-monsoon-and-s3.html

'S3' is back in the Swiss media with this information concerning the Bank involved in the guarantee of $30 Million:

Trade newspaper online; 09/17/2016
HEADLINE:
Space pioneer with 30 million dollars from a bank Phantom affair

By Christian Bütikofer
The battered space pioneer Jaussi wants to save his company S3 from bankruptcy, with a bank guarantee of 30 million dollars. Research shows: The bank apparently exists only on the Web.

No date on which not show the self-proclaimed space pioneer Pascal Jaussi and his company Swiss Space Systems (S3) in the media. Jaussi was attacked and set on fire by unknown persons. Why, it puzzled the public.

One thing is certain: His company S3 is in serious trouble. Million prosecutions weigh heavily on the startup. That made handelszeitung.ch early September publicized. Meanwhile Jaussi blows to media counterattack. He claimed approximately opposite "24 heures", his company is so well positioned as the last 18 months no longer. He had to reach an even greater motivation to his goal of cheap space flight since the attack. In a West Schweizer Illustrierte, he presented his burns.

Not even in the Commercial Register
Again and again, Pascal Jaussi relies on a new capital infusion of 30 million US dollars. Indeed: S3 received on 30th March 2016 bank guarantee to this amount. it was exhibited by Messrs Anthony Kuntz and Lawrence Cheah from the Axios Credit Bank Ltd. with address in Singapore (see picture gallery).

The bankers give themselves secretive: Man was not pleased with the attack against Jaussi, but they could not make the deal details, yet one wants to say who owns the bank or where they have exactly headquartered. In Singapore, the bank is not even listed in the register. The local financial market supervision Monetary Authority of Singapore does not regulate the bank, said an official against handelszeitung.ch. and not regulated by any authority.

The Axios Credit Bank says it is a private bank, regulated by the rules of the ECCB ( "We are Category B Private Bank registered under ECCB Regulations"). With ECCB the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is meant. The Axios claiming so, they subject to the directives of the Central Bank of the six Caribbean small states and two British colonies Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Anguilla and Montserrat.

But claims to know neither the ECCB nor the national financial authorities of the eight islands that Axios Credit Bank - let alone monitor. Neither current nor registers in already deleted databases appeared on the institute. Handelszeitung.ch has obtained relevant information from all authorities. Even more, the experts of national Banking Supervision of St. Kitts and Nevis warned explicitly Axios. The retention of basic information (where the bank has its real seat who their shareholders, etc.), is an important warning signal. In transactions with this bank, one should exercise extreme caution (see picture gallery).

Website exists since January

Further research also show: The Bank www.axioscreditbank.com website has been registered through this January. For whom the website belongs, is concealed by an anonymizer service. And on Facebook, the company also exists only since this year.

As director of the Bank is acting a certain ngul Ming Thang. On his personal website and on Linkedin, it presents itself as a visionary young entrepreneur. he has not voted on Google in August the same five star Seine Bank. This certainly can not hide the fact that the Axios Credit Bank apparently operated in a vacuum, unregulated stands and exists primarily on the Internet.

(This newspaper article was translated from German to English, so please forgive the Translation)
The basics of this article appear to be that Swiss Space Systems and the D&B Groups company S3 had a $30 million Bank guarantee (from Dr. Amin Forati) in March 2016 when Forati was still working for Charles at Traffic Monsoon.
The problem is, the bank: Axios Credit Bank, doesn't appear to be regulated by any financial authority and is only available on the internet.

The obvious conclusions of this information are that funds from Traffic Monsoon (via Amin Forati) were channelled via a dubious bank. This is purely speculation at this stage but the story is ongoing and is currently being investigated by the Swiss media.

Much more to follow. Watch this space! 

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Traffic Monsoon - Charles Scoville Timeline - Jan 2016 to Present

September 24, 2016, 3:08 pm
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This is a *timeline of Charles announcements since Paypal froze the Traffic Monsoons funds back in January.
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12th January 2016
'As you already know from the video, I'm currently in Dubai. One reason for that is to setup an office in the World Trade Center Dubai. Part of this process is also setting up a bank here, and having an additional business registration here in the UAE. We're transitioning from using PayPal to opening our own TM World Bank. VIDEO: Processor Account Balances For Transition: https://youtu.be/THV9AiCnYdY Our goal with opening our bank is to send you TM MasterCards for easier access to your earnings! We'll also have complete control over the funds received by the company for revenue sharing, without any worry about the payment processors taking control of funds. This will also increase quality of our services and reduce risk of click cheating, because with the bank we'll need to verify "Know Your Customer" documents to ensure that each member getting paid is uniquely different from all other members. What this means for you if you use PayPal: For the next 30 days you'll be able to still make purchases with PayPal. We're unable to process withdrawals through PayPal because funds will begin moving into Payza and our own TM World bank account to support withdrawal requests. We do recommend that you start using Payza for purchases for now until we get the TM World Bank completed. If you used PayPal for withdrawals, you'll be able to gain access to your funds with Payza instead during this transition. There will be a space provided for you to enter your payza email address and begin making withdrawals of your earnings through Payza. If you don't have a Payza account, get signed up for FREE here: https://secure.payza.com/?ZtQ4708%2f1zX1PKE5FlvQlA%3d%3d We'll be moving funds from PayPal to Payza, then to our own TM Worldwide Bank. Until the bank is finished getting setup, if you wish to make larger purchases unable to be processed through Payza or SolidTrustPay, you're welcomed to wire the funds to the following bank details: SWIFT CODE: CHASUS33 NAME OF BANK: JP Morgan Chase Bank ADDRESS: 2610 S STATE ST SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84115 BANK ROUTING: 124001545 ACCOUNT #: 734785868 Charles Scoville My Address: 4927 Murray Blvd Apt Z9 Murray, UT 84123 
Best Regards, Charles Scoville Owner - TrafficMonsoon

13th January 2016
There's another company which used payment processors and sold millions of their products/services.. When they setup their own bank, they became a billion dollar company; generating billions in sales, instead of millions. Sales increased. Their ability to penetrate additional markets increased. They could provide their services to more countries the processors didn't accept sending/receiving money to. The same team which setup that bank for this other company is the same team working on setting up TM World Bank. It's an honor working with these individuals. For the long term, this is going to be a greater benefit for traffic monsoon members than anyone might be able to imagine right now. Yes, it's a bit of a frustration -- just like it would be to move from one hosting company to another -- we're moving to our own bank, so I respect that some will find this a bit frustrating .. but in the long-run, this will be so much better for each member, and so much better for the company as a whole.
Not only does this give us the ability to sell more services to more people.. but it also will make it a lot easier for our members to get paid, and use their money faster without a middleman. It also protects the company over the long-term from sudden decisions a processor like paypal might make without warning. We'll have full control over the assets of the company, which is exactly the best way forward to make this company stand strong for years to come.
If you knew of the exciting things happening right now with amazing Emirates I'm meeting while here in Dubai, no one would think this is even close to being over. We're just getting started!..'

17th January 2016
$31,259,465.00 + $20,246,413.89 = $51,505,878.89
We're in transition to move these funds out of PayPal. I have a meeting today, and if all goes well then we'll have 13 million to cover all member account balances moved into the bank, ...'



20th January 2016
'Announcement:. Charles Scoville
I would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Amin forati as our new CFO (Chief Financial Officer) .It is the president of the group of B & Ambassador of Malta, and has a lot of experience with banking and financial systems.
Dr. Amin. Forati is very famous for its exceptional character, his integrity and his willingness to help the needy and give everyone an equal chance to grow, regardless of their position.
Those who have had the chance to work with him knew he was a man who respected his word and held its importance above any contract.
He was a devoted family man who always applies his family based on concepts of how he managed his own company.
Dr. Amin. Forati was born in 1969 and earned his MD from the University of Shiraz Medical Sciences in 1995, then the study of the quality management system by SGS and passed all the training and courses traveled to Toronto and continue his studies in management system of quality and became the principal auditor registered in the quality management system (ISO 9000) and recorded in the accounts of lead (OHSAS 18001) and sme and appointed as the manager for qmi in Middle East region.
This led to his appointment as advisor youngest head of industry in 1998, however, in 1998, he decided to be more hands on the market and worked as a consultant for a financial company. In 1998 he was appointed as Secretary General for the chamber of commerce and become a VIP member of the European Foundation of Arab and directors of the local association of financial and commercial company.
In 1999, he created the group & B with headquarters in the United Arab Emirates was a bold move, since they were troubled times, when the market was monopolized by companies managed internationally. Yet he managed to become one of the largest Financial and commercial group in the world.
In 2007 he received his PhD in Economics honored and college business management system of Oxford for Higher Education and doctoral studies and high education committee with reference number 11116776 and b was appointed economic advisor for the oil companies. She quickly multiplied its profits and became known on the international scene.
He was appointed in 2008 as a senior consultant for the eabaff development program), EU-Arab States Economic and Groupement D'European interest in Arab affairs and scholarships of the foundation with the International registration number eu356563.'

29th January 2016
Admin Posted on 29 Jan 2016 03:49 PM
Hello, thank you for being a valued Traffic Monsoon member!
We're currently transitioning from using PayPal to opening our own TM World Bank.
Our goal with opening our bank is to send you TM MasterCards for easier access to your earnings! We'll also have complete control over the funds received by the company for revenue sharing, without any worry about the payment processors taking control of funds.
This will also increase quality of our services and reduce risk of click cheating, because with the bank we'll need to verify "Know Your Customer" documents to ensure that each member getting paid is uniquely different from all other members.
What this means for you if you use PayPal:
We're unable to process withdrawals through PayPal because funds will begin moving into Payza and our own TM World bank account to support withdrawal requests.
We do recommend that you start using Payza for purchases for now until we get the TM World Bank completed.
If you used PayPal for withdrawals, you'll be able to gain access to your funds with Payza instead during this transition.
There will be a space provided for you to enter your Payza email address and begin making withdrawals of your earnings through Payza.
If you don't have a Payza account, get signed up for FREE via Payza website.
Payza Sign Up - https://secure.payza.com/?kAbQiJpNO4gZt5WkUABMYQ%3d%3d
We'll be moving funds from PayPal to Payza, then to our own TM Worldwide Bank.
Until the bank is finished getting setup, if you wish to make larger purchases unable to be processed through Payza or SolidTrustPay, you're welcomed to wire the funds if the minimum is of $7500/£5000 (please ask for wire transfer details)
Also please be aware, if your banners/sites are currently not showing or you are having issues logging in; this will be sorted as we are going through the transition. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Best Regards,
CEO - Charles Scoville

4th February 2016
From the Official Traffic Monsoon Facebook page:
'PayPal is now up to $58,553,217.77 -- Please get the word around to start using Payza for purchases. This balance has grown by more than $10 Million since this announcement was made. If that amount was inside Payza instead we'd have no pending payouts through Payza'

5th February 2016



9th February 2016
'Everyone knows what the situation is. We're in a position where most of the funds are inside paypal and paypal is not allowing funds to go out. We've retained one of the top attorneys in the USA to help with this matter. Their only reasoning for holding onto funds is because we grew too fast in a short amount of time. We have a group of people here in Dubai who have been working on resolution towards making sure members get paid right away using a new payment gateway. We're getting closer to finishing the resolution to the matter. #1 goal is paying members asap while we resolve getting funds out of paypal. What PayPal is doing is not fair on our members, me, or the company as a whole. In fact, we believe it's illegal what PayPal is doing. We're doing our best given the situation, and I don't know why anyone would say B.S. when I've always been honest and open with our members.
Just know we are working on the best outcome for all members asap, which means payouts, not just payments for purchases. We have made some very incredible connections I can't even describe or release who they are, but I will just say that we are very close to the resolution of the matter at hand, and that there are plans in development for taking TM to a whole new level structurally and commercially...'

12th February 2016
I truly am doing all that I can to get this situation resolved, and have met with so many people discussing ways to overcome it, including individuals who are in position to help in significant ways. PayPal is promising to send the balance in full within 180 days.
We're working through many solutions, including retaining one of the best attorneys to resolve this situation. This attorney has worked with the Department of Justice, has connections who are in the FBI, and a friend of his also is friends with the CEO of PayPal. We're working all possible channels to get this resolved amicably and quickly.
Please know that I recognize fully the position this is placing each of you in, and I am working so very hard to get this resolved for you and all members as soon as humanly possible.
Worse case scenario, PayPal will release the funds in a max of 180 days and everyone's pending withdrawals will be paid. I've always been honest with you, so I at least hope you stick with me through this journey as we face what PayPal has done to YOUR business together and get through it together, and keep going for years and years to come.
Best case sceneario, we'll have a new payment gateway added to the system in a matter of days and our solutions we've been working on will be in full force and within the next 3 weeks or so we'll have all the pending payouts caught up and withdrawals instant again. If all the sales which have been going into PayPal these last few weeks went into Payza & Solid Trust Pay, then we wouldn't have any issues with paying anyone.. So let's focus on having everyone use Payza or Solid Trust Pay.
The best thing for everyone to do is setup Payza, or SolidTrustPay while we complete work adding an additional method of payment and get it built into the system. PayPal is no longer a method of payment on the website.
The trajectory of the business has been upwards, so keep doing all you have been doing to grow the business and take this to the next level (like you always have) then we'll make it through this challenge in a shorter time.'

16th February 2016
While We Wait PayPal Funds
Plan Moving Forward:
We know for certain the funds inside PayPal will be released. Exactly when that is we do not know, but we are working on getting them released ASAP.
While we wait for the funds to be released, the earnings which are backed up by those funds will be placed into PENDING status.
Sharing positions from adpacks purchased 11 Feb 2016 or before which are active will be placed into PENDING.
Reason being, they have shared in revenues which came in mostly from PayPal purchases.
Pending Withdrawal Requests have been returned to your balance.
Earnings from 11 Feb 2016 or before will be placed into PENDING also. Reason is because earnings before this date mostly came to members from PayPal purchases.
Once PayPal releases the funds and we have them available for payouts, all pending balances and positions will be restored into Active status.
This will make it so you can get paid instantly on the new commissions and earnings generated by the new purchases of services.
In other words, all the business which has been impacted by PayPal is placed into pending while we await for those funds to be released.'

 20th February 2016
'Charles: '...the World Wide TM Bank is ON HOLD for a little bit especially as we need to release those funds out of PayPal. At what stage we might pick those plans up in the future, I don't know. Or if we might take a different direction altogether, I don't know. There's definitely alot there that needs to be sorted out...
...or will it just benefit the members most to just open up a bank account somewhere and handle some types of merchant services. And it probably wouldn't be in Dubai, we'd have the Bank account in the US...'

3rd March 2016:
Update About Traffic Monsoon's Bank and Credit Card Processing:

As you know we released news that we were moving away from PayPal and opening our own bank.'
'The problem we bumped into is PayPal is holding onto the funds. To complete the opening of our bank we need an initial deposit. The required deposit amount is currently held by PayPal'.
We're waiting for PayPal to release these funds, then we can complete the plans of opening our own bank.
We're reviewing concerns members have submitted for us to review relating to opening our own bank, and whether it would be better to simply use a bank account in the USA rather than place funds supporting member balances into our own bank. This is still something under review, even though our original desire was to have our own bank.
We have setup Allied Wallet for processing credit cards directly on the site. The reason it's not live on the site is simply because when the sales come in through this gateway, we want to first have the ability to pay members through Allied Wallet cards. Setting up these cards will take just a little more time. We wanted to have them branded as Traffic Monsoon cards, which may take a couple of months to complete.
It may be decided to use unbranded cards while the branded cards get completed. This is something I have a conference call today to discuss with Allied Wallet.

(above post deleted and replaced with this one:)
 4th MARCH 2016
'Update About Traffic Monsoon's Bank'
As you know, we are working to release funds held by PayPal so we can timely honor all of our commitments to you.
We also are considering a number of payment plans and gateways, including private-labeling a credit card or otherwise arranging for issuance of a credit card.

We may even consider acquiring an interest in, or venturing with, a bank that has the right to issue credit cards. However, for now, we are focused on solving the PayPal situation and rapidly providing to all of you a secure, efficient means of paying for services and sharing revenues.
We already offer a number of alternative payment methods: Payza and Solid Trust Pay
We also are in working with Allied Wallet to process credit cards directly on the site. We hope to complete that process within a few weeks, but we do not yet know the exact timing.
In short, we are diligently working to ensure that each and every one of you can continue to receive the service and benefits traditionally provided by Traffic Monsoon. We are also developing innovative new content and programs that will serve your needs. Bare with us for just a short while and we believe the results very likely will meet or exceed all of your objectives.'

3rd March 2016





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11th MARCH 2016



(73,077 unique members have clicked on ads within Traffic Monsoon TODAY!
That's up from 63,903 a week ago. Many people are realizing, that we're continuing forward as normal.
Yes, PayPal has limited Traffic Monsoon's account and they are holding funds.. all the funds will be transferred to TrafficMonsoon after waiting 180 days, and then placed in other payment processors for withdrawals).


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 18th March 2016





21st March 2016
'How To *Correctly* Explain How Traffic Monsoon Works

Basically, people can click through the traffic exchange to earn free adverting credits. People can click on cash links to earn money, and refer others to click on cash links and earn referral cash from each referral click as long as the sponsor has clicked a minimum of 10 ads in the traffic exchange to qualify for referral cash link click earnings. There's no purchase requirement for earning from referral cash links clicks, and no purchase & no click requirement for earning referral purchase commissions. Anyone can surf and never purchase anything and still receive unlimited advertising credits for clicking through the traffic exchange.

If people don't want to surf to earn credits, they can spend money to receive ad service. The revenue from the purchase gets shared with people who have purchased adpacks and qualify through clicking ads to share in revenues. An adpack gives visitor credits through the traffic exchange, banner click credits, and a sharing position. Sharing positions will receive a max of $55.00. There is no set amount these positions receive in a day, and no guarantee the positiosn would ever reach their max. It's completely related to sales of services, and only revenue which has come from advertising sales get shared with those who have qualified. There are multiple services being offered which provide the buyer an ad service, and the revenues from each of these purchases are shared.. and a portion of each purchase goes into reserve.

Benefits:
Get Visitors To Your Website
Advertising your website can increase visitors. If you are a blogger it can increase the number of readers you have. If you are selling something online it can increase the number of potential customers you have.
Earn an income by telling others about the services
Earn an income by telling people to sign-up free and click on cash links.
With AdPacks you receive sharing positions. You can qualify to share in site revenues through clicking a minimum of 10 ads in the traffic exchange.
You can surf an unlimited number of sites and receive an unlimited number of ad credits to be assigned to your ad campaigns.

If you are telling people to "put in" $50 and get out "$55" in ANY time frame-- this is absolutely WRONG. It's not how it works. No one is "putting in" money or "depositing" money. The services we offer are for SALE if people PURCHASE the services. Please DO NOT position traffic monsoon as any sort of investment, because that is NOT what Traffic Monsoon offers. Traffic Monsoon ONLY offers ad services, and since the VALUE of our advertising is membership driven, the revenues from the ad purchases are shared with the members. When you qualify for sharing, there is no guaranteed amount you will receive in a day, and no guarantee (implied or otherwise) that your positions will receive a max of $55. In fact, our ad plans page specifically informs the buyer, "Reaching this maximum is not guaranteed, or affixed to any time frame. It's completely reliant upon sales of services, and you being qualified."

MARCH 23rd 2016
'Allied Wallet Update => => We're almost ready! Things you need to know:
First of all, there is NO need for you to sign-up for Allied Wallet. None. Payments are NOT going to be sent to your Allied Wallet account. Payouts WILL be sent to your CARD which you will order through Traffic Monsoon directly.
When you enter your credit card details for making a purchase, your card information will NOT be stored by Traffic Monsoon for future purchases.
We're working on the order form for sending you cards for payouts to be built into the site when things are completely setup for this to take place.
To make purchases with your credit card you'll first need to upload a photo ID.
We'll also be adding requirement to upload a photo ID to view cash links. This will help strengthen the effectiveness of this form of advertising.
Make sure your Traffic Monsoon account name and address matches what you have on your government issued ID.
If you are uploading your passport, there isn't an address. It's up to you to ensure your address on your Traffic Monsoon account reflects your correct physical address, otherwise if you order an Allied Wallet card to receive payout, your card will not be sent to the correct address.'

March 31st 2016
'There's been SO many uploaded ID's. Right now there are 52930 ID awaiting to be reviewed. We've already done so many. More keep getting submitted all the time. We're not asleep on the job. We just have alot of work to do. We'll make it through this queue, but it will take time. Thank you for your patience.'

APRIL 15th 2016

'Revenue sharing is being fixed. We have run out of space on our servers due to the amount of files being uploaded (both banners and ID cards). We have mounted NAS (Network Attached Storage) onto server 1, which was instantly overloaded due to the processing of so much data. Server 1 crashed. It's being replaced right now. We're also setting up a separate storage site for the data. We're working on resolution which will allow us to fix the revenue sharing as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience. When it's fixed, the hours missed will be caught up'.

18th June 2016
"Are people still earning in Traffic Monsoon? YES! Are people still getting paid instantly? YES!!
Haters will only try to create fear, uncertainty, and doubt within you.
In case you have missed the answers previously to these questions:
1. Where is the bank? - The Traffic Monsoon bank was planned before the PayPal limitation. After it was limited, plans continued and it was made known to me after news of the bank was released that an initial deposit was required to complete the plans. With the funds temporarily held by PayPal for 180 days, the plans couldn't continue further until PayPal releases the funds.
With this additional time given to us before completing plans with opening a bank, it's given me a chance to evaluate whether this is truly in the best interest of the company as a whole, or whether simply using an established company such as Allied Wallet, STP, and Payza would be better.

2. What about the bank account in Dubai? - There is a bank account opened there, but there is no need to use it because there is a bank account in the USA. There were some who shared potential that having the bank account in Dubai could create issues for the company. No funds were ever placed in that account.
The bank account in Dubai was only intended to make it easier for people in that region to send wire transfers. Now that there is a business bank account setup in the USA, we are seeing this solution also is working just fine.

3. What happened to Amin Forati? - There were circumstances which caused doubt to fall upon whether this man was doing the things he said he was going to do for the company. It's now spread throughout forums that he is not a Maltese Ambassador any longer. He was dismissed and is currently being investigated for fraud. Amin Forati was let go without pay.

4. What about PayPal releasing funds each 30 days? - I agree. PayPal did say that they would evaluate each 30 days, but they haven't released anything yet.

5. What about debit cards being released? - Allied Wallet cards would be done if it was up to me, but there are APIs and coding details being ironed out. I have been discussing these things with my developer and with Allied Wallet, and I have pressed them to finalize whatever needs to get done, and get these cards released. Both Allied Wallet and our members wish to have these cards released, so we are trying to sort out whatever needs to get done in order to release them.

Obviously everyone is getting paid without problems with STP and Payza. We have improved support so if you haven't received a purchase or withdrawal, our support team is better equip to handle solving things for you."

27th July 2016

'Charles Scoville Good news. I spoke with the SEC this evening, and they have been so kind and wonderful. They have recognized I have been very honest and open with them about everything, and they recognize my pure intentions behind this business. They know and can confirm that the reason I moved funds to my personal account previously to coming to the USA was to protect people's money from these fraudulent checks circulating. They feel we can work something out that allows Traffic Monsoon to move forward through restructuring. More discussions will follow, but I have expressed to them that I want to find through creativity working together with the SEC a way to make everyone happy, or at least say: "oh, it's not that bad!" Additional conversations and meetings with them will follow. More updates to come when they're made available'

31st July 2016
'Regardless of what you think. Traffic Monsoon has more money to pay everyone what they have earned .. More money exists in the payment processors than is owed on member accounts for earnings.. No matter what, there are profit margins .. So even if everyone was buying adpacks, the profit margin was the only thing being shared on all the services anyway. Plus, the service purchased is labeled as a service, not an investment .. And further in terms of service everyone agreed to upon signup, says that buying any service with traffic monsoon is not any form of an investment of any kind. Full disclosure of expectation always provided that qualifying to share in revenues by clicking minimum number of ads does not guarantee any amount you would receive .. but whatever profits generated by processing the sales of services you can surf and qualify to receive. Yes, a max of $55 was set, but there wasn't ever a guarantee it would be reached. No time frame ever given.
I have always done things to help and benefit everyone in this company. The hurt came from PayPal limiting funds. I have always done everything to help lift people, benefit people, and help people achieve something more.. Even the services themselves rank among the best advertising services online.
Just remember I have always worked for the good of members. Always.. Even if plans I released didn't work out and I was called a liar.. it was me who at least tried hard to work for all of you every step of the way since day 1.
When people wonder why I didn't release news that paypal released funds. It took time to request all the funds. July 11th I learned. So I tested it out by sending $100,000 to my bank. I waited to see if it actually came. A few days later I found that they came. I started withdrawing more from PayPal. It took 255 requests to request the total I was able to withdraw. I didn't request it all out in 1 sitting. It took some time. Because I knew it would take time to move the funds out of PayPal, I didn't release that this was happening. I wanted to first get them into Payza then release to the public that PayPal had released some funds. I wanted it to be "BOOM" it's there. I didn't want to tell people PayPal released funds but not be able to do anything. I wanted to tell people this had happened when I could do something, and actually have the balances released!
I didn't have statistics to show me which services revenue came from. to me it didn't matter. Reason is because what was shared was profit margin regardless of service purchased.
Revenue was there and more money existed than was on member balances.
I definitely have shown what was in processors and how much more was there compared to member balances. Ponzis DO NOT have enough money to pay people what they have earned. Traffic Monsoon DOES.
Today 31 July 2016.'

 6th AUGUST 2016

'I've spoken with a few lawyers lately. One thing is clear. Traffic Monsoon is not offering a security. It's not offering an investment. That is one thing very certain through these communications. A security is when someone makes a deposit or investment, and walks away. Does nothing. They rely upon the market to do its thing, and hopefully make a profit. There is no service provided to these "investors". Traffic Monsoon sells services. One service is the adpack. It provides a service. The company also is in need of service: surfers. Surfers are paid when they provide a service to traffic monsoon. Paid with money which actual money already exists and received by the company from the sales of ad services. Money paid from advertisers who made purchases 24 hours ago or more, the surfers provide a service to the company and view other people's websites. Every lawyer I've spoken to about this situation all believe the SEC is wrong in their findings, and especially wrong when they learn that there is more money available than what people have earned!

So why did the SEC file this lawsuit? Why have so many judges been recused from the case after being assigned? The SEC is getting paid. Are you? The receiver is being paid. Are you?

What is their intention here? Is it really to protect you? Or to grab the money? If multiple lawyers all say there is no investment here or any security... and the State of Utah Securities Division closed their file in the past finding no security.. what is truly going on here?


















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Since plans were already in motion to open a bank and secure company assets there to avoid this sort of thing, it was decided to turn this situation into a positive. Inform people of the bank plans, and time expectation for this to be completed as given to me by this group of people already working on the plans. I knew it would take 6 months to get all money out from PayPal, but also relied upon PayPal releasing some funds each 30 days. We could transition those funds into the bank, and payout members on cards issued by Traffic Monsoon.



After releasing the news, I went to work trying to help ensure members didn't have to wait 6 months to get paid. Among all the people we met with, there were a few people who seemed genuinely that they could help. Amin Forati positioned himself as someone who could help with PayPal. He believed he could get all the money out with the help of his international contacts within the UN, senators, and various other connections he has within the banking world. The only way he could pull this off was if he was made CFO of the company. Contract was drawn up to include percentage of revenues of the company, he was made CFO, and then time passed. It didn't appear anything was going on. It didn't appear he was doing anything. Time was of the essence, and we needed to find solution urgenty. Since he was bombarded by emails.. and many people contacting me accusing him of lying about his ambassadorship for Malta, and picking into the claims presented by Mr Amin Forati about his background-- plus in additional nothing actually being done to resolve the PayPal issue, but a lie he created about $3 million being released in a month; which never happened.. I had to let him go without pay, and felt the contract was null and void since he truly didn't do anything he was contracted to do... and therefore I was not obligated to pay him anything at all.'

17th AUGUST 2016
'Many of you have not read the full deposition. If you did you would come to a question asked of me about an amount of money removed from my Traffic Monsoon account totaling around $80 million. The SEC wanted to know why I would remove this amount from my account. The SEC was so confused WHY. I told them this was too much money for me. I didn't need that. So I chose to put it in queue for sharing to members, and through time the amount of money I had earned as a personal income from Traffic Monsoon was shared with members instead. I also had my programmer reduce my personal income and place more of it automatically into being shared with members so I wouldn't have to remove it as often.

The SEC's report does not report how much money I had donated to charities. The SEC's report does not report on how much FREE members had withdrawn from clicking on cashlinks and referral commissions.

The SEC's report also does not indicate that millions had already been sent to Payza from my personal account AND HAD BEEN paid out to members. $150,000 per day combined between personal and business account had been sent to Payza Monday-Friday for quite some time. $100,000 from personal and $50,000 from the business account. Having company funds moved over to my personal account to be moved to Payza was quite typical, because I could move more from my personal account because of the account type than the business account type allowed.

Interestingly enough, the SEC's report DOES recognize that Traffic Monsoon website was not selling any investments, and also none of the promotional tools provided by Traffic Monsoon contained anything about investing. The purchase page displays the service a buyer would receive, and also clearly indicates the purchase is not an investment. They also recognize that through the site there is no income guarantees, no refunds, and customer's agreement that their purchase of advertising service is NOT an investment. So why in their report are they calling customers investors?'


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Let's put things into perspective so you can see how ridiculous this is. I sell ad service. I reward non-paying customers to click on ads. I chose to reward people who buy an adpack service to click ads from profit margins. I have advised potential customers this is not an investment and only by the service if they want ad service, just like I had in the terms of service. Every effort was made to communicate with the potential customer what it is being offered on my website, and that the offer was not for any sort of investment. No income guarantee. Nothing the definition of investment would warrant had been offered or guaranteed to customers.
In contrast: Hillary Clinton used a personal unsecured email to send/receive confidential information, which is a breach to national security protocols and could have placed our country at significant risk. She lied under oath in her deposition to the FBI.
The Department of Justice looks at what Hillary Clinton did and says, "that was careless." No charges filed. Even though confidential information which was transmitted through an unsecured email address could have placed our nations security at risk!
But me-- PayPal has crippled my business, and because of PayPal's actions people claimed to have been scammed but they fail to understand that I couldn't pay people or deliver the purchased traffic when PayPal was holding onto over $60 million of my company's money. Instead of people understanding that the PayPal limitation blocked my ability to deliver traffic and pay people, heartless people attack my personal integrity because of misunderstanding and twisting things to make me look bad.
Telling the TRUTH in my deposition to the SEC.. selling an ad service and choosing to give my profit margins away is suddenly so terrible there's groups of people who organized who believe I should go to jail for the rest of my life. The SEC has taken away everything I own; making me basically homeless and penniless and powerless to act.'

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29th AUGUST 2016




6th SEPTEMBER 2016





SEPTEMBER 16th 2016
Charles Scoville
September 16 at 1:00am
A lot of speculation and twisting of things to make up different stories than what actually is happening.
When the SEC first filed their lawsuit they seemed so kind. They were willing to keep the website online but simply discontinue transactions. They said they wanted to work with me towards a goal of having traffic monsoon move forward in some fashion.
The Receiver took down the website. News articles said the receiver informed me before doing that, but I have received no such communication. So when I said I didn't know why the website was down and it appeared it could be a DDOS attack, people believed the news article accusing me of lying. I never did receive any such update from the receiver. Plus, the receiver also said they were happy to keep the website online and asked if I could add a note about receivership to the website. I agreed, and asked them to provide me a note they wanted me to put. They never provided me any such note, but took the website offline without communicating with me about it beforehand.
I started to see that the sec and receiver weren't being completely honest with me, and I felt they were starting to play around. So I obtained an attorney named Ed Wall.
From what I can see, Ed Wall has a lot of experience and has been a very good attorney for others in the past.
As time went on, I had desire to file motions and make some response before the preliminary injunction. Ed Wall had the belief we just need to wait for the preliminary injunction.
In the search for an attorney I spoke with many different attorneys. Each who wanted to take the case felt confident based upon the facts of the case that I wasn't offering any sort of investment or security, and that traffic monsoon isn't a ponzi. Among all of the attorneys I spoke with I felt Loren Washburn was a very good fit who has the professional experience with this matter to help in the best possible way.
Ed Wall appears to be a very good attorney but just not specialized in securities laws. After speaking with Loren Washburn and one of his associates, I felt their understanding of Securities laws would greatly help resolve the matter from years of experience working with securities, helping companies go public, and working with IPOs. I was told that with all these years of experience and passion for this subject matter, that not only do they know what a security is according to federal laws, but also what a security isn't. They firmly concluded that traffic monsoon is absolutely not a security and definitely not a ponzi especially because every bit of people's earnings are truly available to payout to everyone completely.
So I made the switch a little over a week ago to Loren Washburn's law firm. They wanted to file motions, and when motions are filed the SEC needs a chance to respond to them before the preliminary injuction. So I was informed that they could be changing the date of the preliminary injunction until October sometime. They setup a time to talk with me today about updates for me, but people online discovered the date change before I was updated by my attorneys. This discussion with my attorneys is scheduled to happen today.
My attorneys firmly stand: Traffic Monsoon was not offering any investment product based upon legal definitions and case law. Based upon legal definitions and case law Traffic Monsoon is also not a ponzi. We'll do all we can to continue forward to bring traffic monsoon back, and provide all the services and meet all the commitments to our customers.'
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More to follow...
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Traffic Monsoon - SEC Targeting Sunil Patel

September 24, 2016, 9:11 pm
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Sunil Patel has released a Testimonial video which has a number of affiliates stating that Traffic Monsoon is not an investment. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjHCfTz8_ek

But the information that Sunil gives at the beginning of the video is the real interest here.
The SEC have been sending documents to Sunil and personally phoning him. What he says makes very interesting reading:

'...I'm not a fool. I can sniff out a Ponzi scheme any time. This is not a Ponzi scheme... you have targeted my personal addresses now, you have targeted my email, sending me letters, when all I am is a genuine Traffic Monsoon member...you are invading my personal spaces, sending documents to my houses. You are in no jurisdiction to do that. There is not one part of evidence to say that I am part of Traffic Monsoon and you have invaded my personal space and I am deeply, deeply insulted by that. Since you froze our funds I have used my personal funds to arrange Revolution Day. Everything I do is from my heart and my soul and my passion, to not let down the thousands, and hundreds of thousands of people that I've inspired to do Traffic Monsoon. I have not made a penny of any profits from Traffic Monsoon ...you have targeted 3.5 million members from all around the world, we have members from around 196 countries SEC, we grew so fast. Why did we grow so fast? Because in 2008 their was a recession which was orchestrated by the banks..the governments and the SEC...Charles devised a system from home where people with no money, can make money, thats never been heard of from the history on-line... That's the system that we created as an online business... I have a massive following in India, all coming through Traffic Monsoon...after the credit crunch that you created, we have just tried to do something from home where we can earn money...you think you can write letters to properties that I own, when I've got nothing to do with Traffic Monsoon management, I'm just a member that loves other members. My credentials are not of the average person SEC, you have to look at my background to see where I've come from. I come from contribution and growth and thats something SEC that you can't understand. I do things unconditionally, I don't want nothing back... I was supposed to start a property development with my cousin who works in Los Angelos...I have postponed my development in Florida which was going to create jobs in America for about 100 people that my consortium was going to handle and it's very likely that job is off...we are in the top five companies in the world for our growth..(Traffic Monsoon) is not a Ponzi and its not a money doubler..my team personally and the team that I recruited, we had a campaign where we were targeting all the shops in our local areas in London. We were offering traffic in business..and we recruited more people that way, that was my strategy in Traffic Monsoon. I became a triple Diamond because we were targeting businesses because we were saying ' can we increase your business, can we get more people through your door.We will prove it, we will pay $5 to $10 dollars for your advertising to prove what we can do. That's how I became the Top Ten earner in the world at Traffic Monsoon. I deserve every single dollar, every single cent that you're holding of mine, ok, I worked so hard for that, more than I did for my property business. My property business suffered because of my passion that I put into Traffic Monsoon...we are innocent until proven guilty... and I'm not going to stop until we get justice... 
My request to the Traffic Monsooners, don't insult the SEC, don't swear, don't abuse the SEC, lets work together with the SEC, lets work in conjunction with them, with Peggy, Daniel, Alison- who I've spoken to on the phone- lets work together and lets make a solution to this problem, before the 1st November. You have my phone number SEC, you can phone me any time. But my request to the Traffic Monsooners, stop the hate campaign, stop the swearing and the abuse ...I am one of the leaders that's been here from the beginning and all you leaders that have deserted Traffic Monsoon, shame on you because all you guys wanted was money...we will win... I WILL SEE YOU IN UTAH.'


Sunil says that the SEC don't know him. Maybe we should tell the SEC a little more about you then Sunil.    

Sunil is a Landlord who received a mention in his local paper


'They include Sunil Patel, who was prosecuted at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court in December, where he was given an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs of more than £8,600 after he failing to carry out a raft of checks and repairs at his flat in Australia Road, White City .'

And another mention here:

and here:

http://www.ealingtoday.co.uk/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/hounscoun257.htm

'A BENEFITS fraudster has been jailed for 15 months after falsely claiming more than £33,000.

Sunil Patel was caught out after claiming for a number of different benefits from both Hounslow and Ealing Councils, despite owning eight properties across west London.

He applied for housing benefits, council tax benefits and income support for renting an apartment in Wallis House, Brentford, for a year from October 2008 even though he had bought the property for £305,000 in July the same year.

Patel claimed the landlord, Serjit Singh, lived in a property in Burlington Road, Chiswick and charged Patel £1,300 a month, however Mr Singh has never been found and it transpired Patel actually owned the Chiswick property himself.

His web of deceit went even further in January 2010 when he made a new claim to Ealing Council for housing benefit, local housing allowance and council tax benefit while he lived at a property in Whellock Road, Chiswick, which is just inside Ealing.

Unknown to Patel, Hounslow Council were already investigating his claims following an anonymous tip off in September 2009 that he was claiming housing benefits for the Wallis House apartment.'

It will be interesting to see if Sunil really does attend the hearing on November 1st .
Watch this space...

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My Advertising Pays - Simon Stepsys New Venture

September 27, 2016, 11:00 pm
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Simon Stepsys has now deserted MAPS and is pushing his latest money making scheme. 



Remember 'MAPS is for life'?
'LIFE' in Ponzi Land is around 3 years, so at least he was telling the truth.
MAPS has run its course. The leaders and Mike are now rich and have toodled off to other scams. So where does that leave affiliates?

SCAMMED.

So what can you do?
You can TRY for a Chargeback? But will VX give back your money?
We don't hold out much hope, but let us know if you're successful.
You can also try the bank or credit card that you used to fund your purchase with.
And again, let me know if you have any success.

But the BEST way to get your MONEY back, is to REPORT MAPS TO ACTION FRAUD UK ASAP!
If MAPS is Officially closed down and/or its leaders arrested and charged, you have a MUCH better chance at a CHARGEBACK or a refund through receivers.

http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-a-fraud-including-online-crime

If you don't report them, they'll get away with it.
THE POLICE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR COMPLAINT.

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