TVI Express Picture Pirate Part 11 of ???

Turns out that "Warren Buffett" picture was stolen too, off CNBC website. The background was painted out, similar to the way "3 Keys" was painted out.

This is the page in question...

The Warren Buffet Picture is clearly identical to the picture that follows, except the green background was replaced with white.

http://media.cnbc.com/j/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/_Blogs/Warren_Buffett_Watch/_DAILY%20POSTS/Graphics/080222_BuffettfaceGraphic.standard.jpg

Another Indonesian Celebrity Lends Name to Scam

Image via WikipediaA relatively famous ex-actress was roped into the TVI Express scam. Locals reported it was if it's GOOD news.

http://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/natalie-margaretha-sibuk-cari-milyader.html  (in Indonesian)

Previously TVI Express had roped in Java's police chief as a participant and endorser. That name seem to be no longer mentioned.

For those who think celebrities are infallible... Here's an American celebrity... wife of former Bank of American CEO Ken Lewis was pulled into a pyramid scheme. This is not an idiot, folks. She has her own business and all that. Her friends pulled her into it. See for yourself.

http://www.wcnc.com/home/Pyramid-scheme-recruits-high-profile-sales-reps-94971214.html

Celebrity endorsement proves nothing.

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Funny Indonesia TVI Express "slogan"

Cover via AmazonTVI Express Indonesia have a member who opened a Facebook presense called "TVI Express Celebrity". So what sort of slogan do they have?

Bertindak tanpa terlalu banyak
berpikir. Bertindak dengan insting dan intuisi.
Jangan percaya kepada akuntan anda kalau mau memulai bisnis.
Lakukan saja.

And the English translation is...

Acting without too much thinking. 
Acting by instinct and intuition.
Do not trust your accountant if you want to start a business.
Just do it.

And who did they claim the quotes came from? Sir Richard Branson.  However, ALL FOUR QUOTES HAVE PROBLEMS.

Sir Richard Branson has a book called "Screw it, let's do it!" Inside, the first chapter is called "Just Do it", but the quote was taken out of context. The chapter in the book actually says if you want to do it, then figure out a way to do it. Learn how to do it. Find a legal way to do it. And so on. Sir Richard Branson never said to jump in blindly and ignore any "due diligence".

Furthermore, all of the other quotes are either wrongful attributions or misquotes. The quote about the accountants? it's actually

I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer.

There are no quotes by Sir Richard Branson that I can find on the remaining two alleged quotes. Yet they sound a lot like the bull**** I found earlier on TVI Express Indonesia websites where the various TVI Express leaders tell members (who read concerns on websites such as this blog here) to ignore all criticisms and just jump right in when "momentum is good".

Conclusion: TVI Express Indonesia are using celebrity quotes, chopping them, and wrongfully attributing them in order to promote a scam.  Just like TVI Express itself. That's why you don't find Sir Richard Branson mentioned on TVI Express website any more.

TVI Express Used Police Chief to promote itself in Indonesia

Indonesia TVI Express leader Goenarni Goenawan
at an Indonesian TVI Express recruitment drive, speaking
with Police3 Chief Edward Aritonang's various pictures
in the background, proclaiming him as a member

Searching through news archives revealed that TVI Express had once advertised that even the police chief is among its recruits in Indonesia:

TVI Express convoy and Seminars

TVI Express will hold a motorcade and seminars. The convoy was held Sunday (29 / 8) at 08.00 with a start from parking under the Hotel Horison. The seminar was held on Monday (30 / 8) at Krakatoa Grand Ballroom of Hotel Horison 9th floor with a speaker Police Chief Inspector General Edward Aritonang and Director of Asia Pacific Express TVI Goenarni Goenawan. (J8-67)

Tarun Trikha, TVI Express founder, at the same meeting
also asking their members to earn lots of money
by dragging more people into this scheme

Edward Aritonang is the Police Chief of Java, Indonesia. His photo was used prominently during some TVI Express Indonesia events (along with Ms. Goenawan and Tarun Trikha), and there are reports that he had earned his $10000 by cycling out the express board (i.e. gotten plenty of recruits). However, there is no independent confirmation of this.

Please keep in mind that famous people CAN be mislead into joining a pyramid scheme, and their name quickly misused to recruit even more people. In May 2010, the wife of Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis, Donna Lewis was lured into a pyramid scheme called FHTM and soon both her and her husband were named as members, as well as a famous race car driver, and many more. FHTM was forced to refund over 1 million dollars.

I have no evidence that this is so in Indonesia, but now that TVI Express was declared haram, it would be interesting to know if Edward Aritonang can be reached for comment on what he thinks of TVI Express now.

EDIT 21-NOV-2012, updated with fresh pictures when the original went AWOL.

Rudy Phan continue to spread lies about TVI Express

Recently, Rudy Phan posted a blog entry where he claims I invented the "Warren Buffett owns TVI Express" lie and I use it to slam TVI Express over the head.  (He has also disabled copy and paste from his website. ) However, it's quite simple to defeat. From translated entry:

Then, who is spreading that the "Warren Buffet is the owner of TVI Express"?

One anti-TVI Express, Kasey Chang, he wrote many negative opinions about TVI Express. And his writings were highly favored by those anti-TVI Express in Indonesia, especially in the group up and thread Kaskus.  One of his writings titled, "TVIExpress.com Scam:" Warren Buffett owns TVI Express "and 6 other Lies it and its Members are Telling".

Well, Rudy, I'll make a liar out of you right now. Your fellow TVI Express distributors invented the lie, not me. Let's start here:

"TVI Express: Either people are joining NOW, or they wish they would have a year from now! View a business presentation of the fast growing networking marketing company on Planet Earth. Discount travel membership. 00-value vacation for joining. Warren Buffett and Richard Branson lead investors."

-- http://www.publicspeakinghowto.com/presentationskills/tag/tvi-express

Are you going to claim I wrote this , Mr. Phan? How about this one?

"Reviews on TVI--->>  Warren Buffett  and RichardBranson are indeed investors in TVI andthat is a fact!

-- http://www.perpetualmotion.ws/OtherOpportunities

Or this one?

Online TVI Express Conference

The world's richest man Warren Buffett (investor) and Richard Branson (owner of Virgin Atlantic Airlines and Virgin Records) have launched a mega project that was launched in January 2009 and present day are about 800 000 members.
-- http://events.emagister.co.uk/conferences/conferencia_online_explicativa_sobre_tvi_express_viajes_y_turismo_gratis_/16215

Or maybe this one?

...Remember that TVI is Warren Buffett's program, and this is for real!
-- http://www.ideamarketers.com/?How_to_profit_using_internet&articleid=790830

 Had enough? How about one more?

This is the owner and creator of TVI Express... Warren Buffett
-- http://www.emprexas.com/anunciantes/oportunidad-de-negocios/tvi-express-trabajo-internet-ganar-dinero.htm

So, you obviously do not do any research, Rudy Phan. I found these links just by going on Google. It's clear you did not. Perhaps you do not want to see the truth.

What other lies are you, Rudy Phan, going to spread for TVI Express and/or against me?  

In case you want to read the original article in which Rudy Phan claimed I lied, it's here: 

http://hubpages.com/hub/TVI-Express-is-an-international-scam

Go down to Lie #4: Celebrity endorsements, and read it in full, before you come to any conclusions.

And get it through your head, Rudy Phan. Either you are lying for TVI Express, or TVI Express has lied to you all along and you're repeating the lies. Nothing you do is going to change the fact that TVI Express is a scam. What you are doing is weasel talk, or as Native Americans said, "speaking with a forked tongue". 

More Hilarity: TVI Express fan site now reports... celebrity news

See for yourself:

http://tviexpressreviewsite.com/latestcelebritynews/