Is IBCTravels a new TVI Express?

Reading the complaints forum shows that some Russians are claiming that IBC Travels is run by the same folks behind TVI Express.

http://www.complaintboard.in/complaints-reviews/ibctravels-com-l195337.html

I checked "IBCTravels.com" and I did notice a LOT of inconsistencies and problems.

1) IBCTravels.com is "registered by proxy", no ownership info available through WHOIS

2) IBCTravels only claims to be registered as a business in Hong Kong as of March 2012, so it's a BRAND NEW business.

3) At the bottom, IBCTravels cites 3 logos: Better Internet Bureau, American Business Awards, and "Pending Member of Direct Selling Association".

a) Better Internet Bureau's listing are impossible to verify, as they don't keep such a list. It's also NOT related in any way, shape, or form to Better Business Bureau. BIB is basically a paid index in Canada. Give them this money to appear in their index. Search of BIB's website shows NO MENTION of IBC (or TVI Express, for that matter).

b) What the heck is American Business Awards logo / button doing on a FRESH HONG KONG travel website? I've written ABA for clarification.

c) Searching through DSA website shows NO SUCH THING as pending member. I've written DSA for clarification.

4) IBCTravels.com have an "advisory board"... just like TVI Express.

5) The rest of the website is completely empty, with a lot of stuff that just says "coming soon".

What a joke.

South African claims "president" in TVI Express Scam

I think he meant "presidential" rank, which means he had recruited THOUSANDS into his downline. And yes, this was captured fresh.

TVI Express still in news in China... sort of

It was as an example of the scams busted in the city:

http://net.china.com.cn/ywdt/txt/2012-03/16/content_4878888.htm

(use Google translate)

The last paragraph has very good advice though, and Google translate is bad, so here's my translation:

The Bureau of Public Safety gives you three tips to spot an illegal pyramid scheme:

1. Does this "business" emphasize recruiting, and pay you based on number of recruits you found?
2. Are you required to pay for a "starter kit" to join, or you just join to buy anything? 
3. Is Compensation calculated "by team"? 

If your opportunity has all three elements, it may very well be an illegal pyramid scheme. Report it to your local Public Safety Bureau to ensure prompt investigation. 

Clone TVI Express for less than $1500 USD

Just offer the project on Freelancers and you'll get bids

A modern day TVI Express weasel...

TVI Express Weasels exists, even today, after it's been declared illegal on three continents. An article just published on Empower merely a few days ago (March 28) states that the author don't know if TVI Express is legal or not. Clearly, the article was either ghost written by people doing no research, or by "spinning" an existing article. here's the offender:

Instead of analyzing whether TVI Express is a scam or not, he just wants to market to you his own company / scheme / system.

Looks like TVI Express Scammer Gonarni Goenawan moved onto a new scam with same promises

Former head of TVI Express Indonesia, Gonarni Goenawan, known as "Mother Goenawan" to her ardent followers, has moved onto some new scheme called NEO Survey Asia.

http://bisnisneo.com/  (in Indonesian, use Google Translate)

However, when you read the website, it's all about recruiting people... Recruit people, and you get "points" and money. Points can be redeemed for smart phones, health bracelets, and so on.

She supposedly owns an airline according to her followers. Why would she claim this sort of bogus business?

TVI Express Spam always comes in waves... why?

Often, when you spot one piece of TVI Express spam, you find it at half a dozen different places. albeit with slightly different titles. Here's a piece that showed up at at least five blogs (if not more), probably through some sort of robo-posting script:

There is no doubt this is the SAME EXACT ARTICLE, with slightly different titles, being posted and reposted on unrelated forums and blogs. And they are all by James Hicks, whom we have highlighted before.

Furthermore, the conclusion had been rewritten and watered down. I have highlighted James Hicks before as an OPPONENT of TVI Express, saying he would NEVER join TVI Express. So why do all these articles sound like weasel articles?

1000th post anniversary

Well folks, having tracked TVI Express scam for 3+ years, over 1000 posts on this scam all over the world... It's been interesting.

From today on the updates will slow to major updates only, no more daily updates.

What does TVI Express have to do with cheap web hosting? Nothing, as always

TVI Express spamticle on "One Penny Hosting" blog? Hah. 

And this is the 1000th post on this blog!

Another generic spamticle blog with TVI Express ****

Eternal Jewellery with nothing about jewelry, just spam articles and one of them is about TVI Express.