TVI Express booster has nothing else to say

It has been more than two weeks since "Lynette" promised to come back with some 5-star hotels that can allegedly be booked with that 7-day 6-night accommodation you get when you join TVI Express with $250 (or $275, or whatever). We still have seen no sign of her. If you miss her rant, you can relive it here. (Scroll down to "Betty")

Perhaps she found that all of those 5-star hotels are actually in India, and it could now be as low as just 3-star?

Frankly, it's rather annoying to see how some people could abandon all their common sense just for some PROMISE of money, and resort to inventing excuses.

Folks, I don't want to recruit you into some OTHER MLM's. That alone should tell you I am far more trustworthy than any hack who says TVI Express is NOT a scam, and then offers to recruit you to be his downline. Reviewers have to be neutral, and recruiting after a review is NOT neutral.

TVI Express: operating ILLEGALLY in the US according to FTC

Federal Trade Commission requires ALL business opportunity and franchise sellers to give all potential buyers a disclosure statement that contains the following:

• names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least 10 previous purchasers who live closest to you;
• a fully audited financial statement of the seller;
• background and experience of the business's key executives;
• cost of starting and maintaining the business; and
• the responsibilities you and the seller will have to each other once you've invested in the opportunity. 

The TVI Express website has no such disclosure statement available. In fact, it only has ONE thing out of the five listed ANYWHERE on its website: cost of starting and maintaining the business ($250-$275, and $0). It does NOT provide any previous purchaser's info. It offers NO financial statement. It has NOTHING about backgrounds and experience of key executives. And it explains NO responsibilities between you and TVI Express (i.e. the contract terms you have to sign). Thus, it is clear that TVI Express is operating illegally in the US of A.

And please don't feed me some BS about how TVI Express is really a travel club. Even TVI Express's website says you are a distributor, and a business opportunity provider.

And yet there's bazillion articles on the Internet that somehow tries to convince you that TVI Express is NOT a scam. Well, it is illegal in the US, that's for sure. And if you want to throw you money at an ILLEGAL business, that's your problem.

TVI Express: 7 questions you should ask before joining

NOTE: This is a companion article to "TVI Express: 8 verified facts you need to know before joining"

TVI Express claims to be a "multinational conglomerate headquartered in London, UK", and lets you make $10000+ in weeks. If it sounds too good to be true... well, it probably is. At the minimum, read the 8 facts above (and click on the links I provided so you can see for yourself), then ask yourself these questions I pose:

1. Just where exactly is TVI Express located?

If you said, London, you'd be wrong. TVI Express is no longer a London Company. They now list a Cyprus address (just go to their website, says so right at the bottom), even though they use a London phone number, and claims to be a London company. So why aren't they listed as a UK company (search in UKData.com)? Any if they are a London UK company, why do they claim that they are only subject to Cyprus and India laws? (See their Terms of Service at the bottom)

Why is this relevant? Simple: if you ever have problems, who do you call, or even arrange a face-to-face meeting? Or legally speaking, whose law is applicable? Can you afford to hire a lawyer in that area in case you have a legal dispute? To which government do you report the problem to? And why would you hand over money to a company if you don't even know where it is located?

TVI Express booster makes baseless claims of legitimacy

While on the Internet gives voice to any one who wishes to speak out, it also gives rise to people who speaks absolutely bull**** by making baseless claims with no facts to back them up. Here, we will show another TVI Express booster gives baseless claims based on his personal opinions, thus, absolutely no credibility.

The article is at  http://www.articlesbase.com/mlm-articles/what-is-tvi-express-scam-check-out-my-review-1402880.html

First, what is articlebase.com? If you read the FAQ of their website, you'll find that ANYBODY can submit stuff to this free database of articles. And the reviewers don't really do any fact checking. They just make sure it doesn't contain anything illegal or get them into trouble. Thus, having an article here is no guarantee of credibility (though it is ranked pretty high on Google search).

Second, the article is full of typos. "Mercedes Benze", "200,00 members", and more. You get the idea.

TVI Express scam exposed by Chinese reporter

NOTE: the Google Translate Link is here, in case you want to see the original, and the automatic translation.I do not claim to be a professional translator, so if you spot mistakes, let me know.

出盘就拿15000美金? 记者揭TVI网络传销内幕

Cycle out and get $15000 USD? Reporter reveals the secrets behind the TVI Express pyramid scheme

2009-06-12 10:10 　来源: 齐鲁晚报  source: Qilu Evening News

NOTE: Link to a screenshot of online chat between the reporter and the TVI Express rep in China is not linked here. You can view the original via the link above.


“每天产生一个15000美元的会 员，这是一个奇迹，你还等什么？”
"Every day a $15000 dollar member is born. This is a miracle. What are you waiting for?"

近日，一家名为TVI旅游快车的公司以这样诱人的广告语在网络上铺天盖地，真有这么好的项目吗？
Recently, a company named "TVI Express" is using this extremely tempting advertising language all over the Internet. Is there such a thing?

根据有关线索，记者在调查后发现，这个所谓以电子商务和在线 旅游为名的公司，其本质经营的仍旧是靠“拉人头、发展下线”来赚钱。
Based on available clues, this reporter, after an investigation, has found that the so-called e-commerce and online travel company, is really based on recruiting and developing downline for money.

TVI Express fraudster claims recruiting is actually selling

Welcome to another episode of "TVI Express Madness", where we document the apparent madness exhibited by TVI Express members, causing them to make illogical statements, ignoring reality even if it is staring them in the face. We will debunk more untruths put out by TVI Express recruiters desperate to fill their own "matrix" in pursuit of that mythical $10000 (and maybe some dubious e-Vouchers) payout.

The website we will debunk today is  http://toptviexpressteam.com/tag/tvi-express-scam/

As you can guess, TopTVIExpressTeam is a recruiter site, hoping for some more members to fill their matrix so they can cash out. They even wrote several blog entries claiming why TVI Express is not scam. What reason did they use?

"An opportunity that promises that you will make a certain amount of money when they know full well that very few if any people actually have a chance to do so. An example would be saying that you can make $10,000 per month, but to do so you would need to sponsor hundreds of people into the business. Since the average person only sponsors about two people into any business, what chance do they have of making $10,000? None and the people making those promises know that. That is what I call a scam.

How does TVI Express measure up to that? They say that you can make $10,000 along with a $5,000 travel voucher if you are committed, work hard and sponsor 2 people. You then help others to also sponsor their own 2 people which pushes you thru a matrix/board that has 14 positions on it. As each of those positions sponsors people you are pushed toward the top where you cash out and get paid.

Clearly, Bob has absolutely no idea what a pyramid scheme is, or the airplane game, or the 8-ball model. Yet it's right there on wikipedia, even has nice pictures!

TVI Express: 8 facts you need to know before you join

TVI Express claims to be a "travel industry opportunity", that is now 1 year old, with over 600000 members worldwide. You buy into this opportunity for $250 (or $275), recruit two others to do the same, then sit back and wait for $10000 (or $10250, or $15000...) to roll in. Is it too good to be true? Here are 8 verified facts you need to know before you join up. I provided the links so you can check for yourself.

FACT #1 -- TVI Express claims to be based in London, England, but is not.

On TVI Express's "about us" webpage, it proudly claims it is based in London, UK.

"Travel Ventures International is a leading multinational conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom."
--http://www.tviexpress.com/aboutus.php

Yet on the bottom of that very page, the address listed is in Cyprus, which is a little island off Greece. (Keep in mind that TVI Express used to list an UK address until end of 2009.)  Even today, it is using a London UK phone number (country code 44).

TVI Express cannot deliver its own promise on travel

One of the reasons TVI Express proponents cite to "legitimize" TVI Express is what you get for $250... "7-day 6-night accommodations at a 5-star hotel for two, AND return ticket". Says so right on this TVI recruiting site. (Incidentally, press Ctrl-A, and see how much keyword and link spamming this site uses... most of the links are not visible!)

It is very interesting to note that there is NO LONGER ANY MENTION of this 7-day 6-night thing on TVI Express's own website. If you can find a link to it, please let me know.

I found the link the the 7-day 6-night thing. It's actually right on the front page, at the bottom. However, it has been updated to say 3- to 5-star hotel. Here's what it would have looked like BEFORE the change:

http://www.tviexpressinfo.com/sitebuilder/images/tviexpress_products-277x172.png

It appears that TVI Express cannot even deliver on that promise. What you actually get apparently, is just an e-mail with a PICTURE of a certificate (that you can printout), that says you're a member, and the code on the certificate is redeemable for accommodations at a 3 to 5-star property. That's right, you have been DOWNGRADED. And there's no mention of the "return tickets" at all.

TVI Express's relation with Travelocity, real, but not much there

A lot has been said about TVI Express and its alleged relationship with Travelocity. Proponents of TVI Express use it to boost their claims of "legitimacy" (you can actually book trips and whatnot on it, so it must be legit!) and Opponents of TVI Express (I must claim membership as well) see that as a sign of fraud, not legitimacy.

Well, today I will show you just how easy it is to create that "back office" booking travel, under the TVI tab "Travel Express".

You see, Travelocity has this Travelocity Affiiliate program, called "World Choice Travel" or WCT, that not many people know about. Any body off the street can open a website for this, provided you do the following:

• You plan on implementing the WCT booking engines on your site within 30 days.
• You will not feature our competitors' booking engines on your site without WCT's authorization.
• You are confident your minimum sales will include no fewer than 40 hotel or airline bookings per month.
• You have experience with online marketing and driving traffic to your website, including Search Engine Marketing (SEM).

Yep, that's it. That's why TVI Express's "back office" looks exactly like Travelocity. It accesses the same engine. Does that make them "associates" in any way? Only in the way that Amazon Associates is associated with Amazon.

So those of you who thinks that TVI Express's "relationship" with Travelocity somehow legitimizes the company... It doesn't. Not by any stretch of the imagination, not when there really isn't any "standard" to be qualified. I can set one up in 48 hours myself.

TVI Express booster gives bogus example of Ponzi scheme

Welcome to another episode of "TVI Express Madness", where TVI Express distributors demonstrates their symptoms by writing nonsense on their websites. In today's episode, another TVI Express booster cites FBI.gov for supposed legitimacy, then promptly ignores it when it comes to explaining why TVI Express is legal...

He supposedly cites FBI.gov information, but gave no backlink. But let's ignore that for the moment. Suffice to say the definition of a Ponzi Scheme is accurate enough. From his own quote:

Instead of investing victims' funds, the operator pays "dividends" to initial investors using the principle amounts "invested" by subsequent investors.

Or in other words, the latercomers are paying the early-birds.

So what does he say that show explains WHY TVI Express is NOT a Ponzi scheme?

If this company was to take all of the money coming in and did not invest it for future growth (like new computer network labs and offices in India, like they doing at this present time) then someone might think this was some sort of ponzi scheme.

Instead of explain how TVI Express is NOT using the latercomer's money to pay the early birds, he goes off inventing a new explanation "they are investing in their infrastructure in India". So WHY did you cite the FBI website? Huh? And where's the PROOF of this claim, that they're investing in infrastructure in India?