Showing posts with label WCM777. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WCM777. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

BREAKING NEWS: Is WCM777 / Kingdom 777 going to be banned in Brazil?

TelexFree seem to be focusing all the attention of Brazilenos nowadays, it's rather interesting that some OTHER scam got mentioned along with TelexFree... But it did... via an official press release on the Ministry's website, issued by Prosecutor's Office of Consumer Protection:

http://www.mpac.mp.br/caso-telexfree-nota-de-esclarecimento-2/

And here's the automatic Google translation (click on link above to read original Portuguese)
On the same occasion, in view of the fact that news reached the public prosecution brought by people who invested in financial pyramids by foreign websites and does not receive any promised amount, especially by Chinese website, which has no relationship with the Ympactus , it is good to clarify, investors should be aware that standard does not exist on the cyberspace, and that there are only a few tried allowing the process tramite the Brazilian courts without prejudice to the foreign investors seek justice in the case, the Chinese with all the difficulties that this represents. These legal issues should serve to alert everyone of the risks they run.
Is there some OTHER Chinese website offering financial pyramid that's heavily promoted by Brazilenos?

Nope, this can only be Ming Xu's WCM777, i.e. Kingdom 777

There's a couple more countries in South America though...  They've only been outlawed in 3 so far...

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Same Wine, New Bottle: WCM777 is now "Kingdom 777"

Apparently Ming Xu needs to remake the image of his Ponzi scheme being outlawed around the world.. by giving it a name change. It's now Kingdom 777.

There's an expression in Chinese: 換湯不換藥 (literally, change the soup, but not the ingredients)   The Western equivalent is "old wine, new bottle".

Feel free to browse through some old coverage of WCM777 / Kingdom 777 Ponzi scheme outlawed around the world.

http://amlmskeptic.blogspot.com/search/label/WCM777
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Saturday, December 14, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: WCM777 and TelexFree now ILLEGAL in Peru

The Superintendency of Banking and Investments of Peru has issued its ruling... Neither WCM777 nor TelexFree are allowed to receive public funds in Peru.

http://www.andina.com.pe/Espanol/noticia-empresas-wcm777-y-telexfree-no-estan-autorizados-para-captar-dinero-del-publico-486768.aspx#.Uq0tNPRDt8E  (link in Spanish)

The article urges anyone who have remitted money to either entities operating illegally in Peru to contact the authorities immediately. Both phone numbers and email address have been provided and is at the link.

EDIT: Secondary link found

http://www.larepublica.pe/12-12-2013/advierten-que-wcm777-estafa-con-practica-piramidal-fraudulenta

Friday, November 22, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: WCM777 admits being an ILLEGAL US business, may be involved in insulting Muslims?

Following message appeared on WCM777's Hong Kong website
...However, because the sale of securities failed to fully comply with laws and regulations in United States, our operations in the U.S. will be on hold until further notice...
This is a full out admission... almost a full week after the sanctions by US State of Massachusetts had been made public (despite the notice back in September)  that WCM777 is illegal fraud; telling people it's NOT securities when it surely is securities.

Frankly, WCM777 had admitted such back when it closed its US branch in Southern California, as previously reported, almost two MONTHS ago.

And it's also interesting that they left in September... At the same time they'd been investigated by Massachusetts.

Why leave when you don't even know the results? The obvious conclusion is WCM777 *knew* they're illegal, even before they saw the settlement with state of Massachusetts.

Shouldn't WCM777 have halted US operations back in September, instead of now? Did they just admit that they operated illegally for another 2 months? 

But there is even MORE bizarre behavior... Such as claiming to have "founded" a TV station ALREADY founded years ago... and one involved in a MAJOR religious controversy!

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: Peruvian Legislator Warns Public About WCM777

Given that Peru is in South America, it's no surprise that WCM777 would have reached there as well. And now that Colombia has declared WCM777 illegal, it is no surprise that Peruvian legislator has warned the public about the danger of WCM777.

Peruvian legislator Jaime Delgado has issued a public statement that warned all against WCM777, a foreign company doing illegal pyramid-selling business... just like TelexFree that came from Brazil. Their pitch basically is give them up to $2000 USD, and you can realize profit of up to 300% in a few months.

You can read the original article here in Spanish

http://peru21.pe/impresa/alertan-polemico-negocio-2158106

UPDATED 21-NOV-2013  It is now stated that Jaime Delgado has asked the Peruvian Superintendency of Securities, Peruvian Superintendency of Banking and Insurance, as well as Peruvian Attorney General, to look into this scam.

http://www.connuestroperu.com/consumidor/20/40008-advierten-sobre-negocio-piramidal-de-empresa-wcm777

There are various Twitter accounts, Facebook pages, and even a few domains registered in Peru. In fact, one of the biggest pushers of WCM777 pyramid scheme (according to Colombian government) is a pastor David Lozano, of "Ministerio La Luz". This is him on his ministry website, at the bottom, touting WCM777:


Sunday, November 17, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: WCM777 now ILLEGAL in Colombia, promoters may face arrest

Noticieas Uno (News One) of Colombia has reported (first spotted by Oz at BehindMLM) that the Superintendency of Companies in Colombia, has outlawed WCM777 as a pyramid scheme. Promoters face arrest, and two top promoters in Colombia have been identified by name. Webpages and internet activities promoting WCM777 are being taken down with assistance of Internet ISPs.  Assets are being frozen to prevent the money leaving the country. News One have also noticed the Massachusetts shutdown order.

Here's the video report in Spanish.


And original link:
http://noticiasunolaredindependiente.com/2013/11/16/noticias/intervencion-piramide/

When full text becomes available it will be translated and linked. For now, enjoy with Google auto-translate.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Why Do Investors or Participants NOT Use Google Enough?

Google 貼牌冰箱(Google Refrigerator)
Google 貼牌冰箱(Google Refrigerator) (Photo credit: Aray Chen)
One of the most powerful tools against fraud is Google.

Every bit of the evidence, example, illustrations, etc. presented here  of possible or alleged fraud came from simple Google research, that anybody could have done for themselves.

I freely admit that I have the advantage of being a polyglot... that is, I read multiple languages, including Chinese, Spanish, and of course, English. However, there's always Google Translate. You just have to know not to rely on them.

Fraudsters generally have a history of failures or sanctions by the law. And those histories are now online to be searched, if not by Google, then by some official records search facility offered by the government.

And very often, you just have to connect the dots.

In a case that spanned across the US, Janamjot Singh Sohdi, ran a ponzi scheme called Elite Financial Services from 2005 to 2011. He told people he can manage their money to pay handsome returns, but what he really did is to pay return to early joiners with money from the late joiners. He was finally caught in Fresno California, but not before stealing 2.4 million dollars.

Yet the warning signs had been there.

  • He went by multiple names, such as Jimmy Singh, or Jimmy Sohdi
  • His investment broker license was revoked in 2005
  • He was permanently disbarred from New York Stock Exchange in 2006
  • He was issued a "cease and desist" in California 2009 as any sort of investment advisor

Why do people not use Google? Are they afraid of what they will find? 


What about WCM777? Warning signs that been there all along.


Friday, November 15, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: WCM777 settles with US State of Massachusetts for Securities Violations

PattrickPretty.com spotted this news first. 

WCM and WCM777 have accepted an consent order with US State of Massachusetts Securities Division, that it will refund any and all residents of Massachusetts, which is believed to number about 160, almost all exclusively in the state's Brazilian community. Apparently the state has been aware of of WCM777 since at least September 2013, and backtracked violations since March 2013.

Without admitting guilt, WCM777/WCM agrees to stop marketing their illegal securities in MA, and offer to refund all participants their money. Company has 15 days to submit a report that it has contacted all participants, with proof, that it has refunded, or attempted to do so.

Actual press release by State of Massachusesetts can be read here:

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/sct/current/sctworldcapital/world-capital-markets-consent-order.pdf


Tuesday, November 12, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: WCM Ming Xu Threatens Siemens and skeptic on Twitter with Lawsuit

Generally, when someone's statement was refuted by no less than an official press release, most people give a proper explanation. Not Ming Xu of "World Capital Market", otherwise known as "US Vantone Investment Bank" (except it's not a bank). Instead, he threatens to sue people he may have misrepresented as doing business with him, as well as people asking questions.


Yep, this guy, who uses the Chinese name of a SCAM COMPANY VNTI (which he said he helped setup), is threatening to sue Siemens, the global conglomerate and a skeptic who's asking questions did WCM777 really signed an agreement with Siemens for cloud storage solutions.

When one of the sub-schemes in WCM, called WCM777, claimed have cloud storage and such powered by Siemens IT technology, per WCM777's own press release and news dated November 2012, Siemens released a statement stating that it is clearly IMPOSSIBLE as they SOLD their IT division in 2011!

(See Details here)

Thursday, November 7, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: Tesla CIO Jay Vijayan surprised at his picture appearing on WCM777 websites, will seek removal

A few days ago Ming Xu of WCM presented his speech at SVIEF 2013, and took pictures with Steve Wozniak (ex-Apple), Al Gore (ex US VP), and Jay Vijayan (CIO of Tesla). These pictures, already translated along with Ming Xu's 10 minute video, are spreading like weeds among WCM777 affiliates who are posting them on their websites and blogs and tweets and videos as if it adds credibility to the suspected Ponzi scheme.

Guess what... Just found following tweet:


One down, two to go!
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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Ming Xu got a few photos with celebrities... So what?

Plenty of WCM folks claim that the photos with some Silicon Valley and other celebrities will somehow "prove" that Ming Xu's not a scammer, as posted on Ming Xu's Twitter account.

First, I ask you, what is the 7th Sin in the 7 Deadly Sins?

The 7th deadly sin is Pride. Showing off oneself.

And these "Ming Xu with celebrity photos" are evidence of pride: appearing next to celebrities to make oneself a faux celebrity.

Real people doing God's work are NOT supposed to show off by posing next to celebrities.
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. -- Proverbs 11:2
Yet every photo of WCM777 are of leaders showing off themselves alone, themselves standing next to Ming Xu, Ming Xu himself, Ming Xu standing next to some celebrity... or Someone Ming Xu claims to know standing next to some celebrity (like his friend in Colombia, which he can't spell, shaking hands with the Pope).

They are ALL evidence of pride.

Now you are probably complaining, but those celebrities can't possibly take a photo with a scammer!

You'd be sadly mistaken.

Frankly, if you can afford to buy yourself into that forum (and Ming Xu is a "diamond sponsor", look it up, which means he paid at least $10000) he can pose with anybody he wants, esp. with the abbreviated resume he presented to the forum, not mentioning his various shady activities such as

  • "zero-risk EB-5 residency visa for $530000 USD"  [Proof]
  • "WCM777 ponzi scheme under investigation in Colombia" [Tweet and news]
  • "lying about working with Siemens" [Proof]
  • "confessed to fudging his LinkedIn profile"  [Proof]
  • "confessed involvement in Olympic fundraising scandal" [Case] [confession]
  • "confessed involvement in Vantone stock / pyramid scam in China"  [case] [confession]
  • "continued to use Vantone name, but ONLY IN CHINESE"
  • Created multiple questionable unaccredited schools such as "Harvard Global Institute" [Proof]
  • and so on and so forth 
But if you want a better example... Any one recognize this photo?



Yes, that's President GW Bush on the right. Who's on the left? That guy claims to be "Commander" Bobby Thompson. He can't possibly be a scammer because he shook hands with the president, which means Secret Service must have looked him over, right?

WRONG!  This guy is a con man, who ran a fake foundation called US Navy Veterans Association. He got ton of donations (millions), then tried to stash the money under multiple identities, disappeared with 1 million cash in a suitcase, captured after a manhunt, and claimed IN COURT that the whole thing is a CIA plot.

But wait, there's more examples of conmen posing next to really famous people!

Friday, November 1, 2013

Like TVI Express Scam, WCM777 Ecuador stole President Clinton's Thank You Video

Recently I found this Tweet from WCM777Ecuador

Yes, that's a message from Bill Clinton, recorded in 2007, thanking DSA.

You know who else stole this video to pump itself up? TVI Express Scam.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

WCM Head Ming Xu posts paper with name Siemens China and some unknown company, claim it is "agreement"

Previously, Siemens corporate and Siemens Taiwan both have denied any involvement with Ming Xu, WCM, WCM7, WCM777, and such companies.

Ming Xu claimed otherwise. He tweeted this minutes ago:


Does he really expect us to accept that a piece of paper with two names on it, NO DATE, NO CONTEXT, and accept his word it's some sort of an "agreement" between WCM and Siemens?

Heck, I read Chinese, and other than the stamp says "Siemens China", I see nothing that authenticates ANYTHING.

Also note the interference pattern. That's not a scan. That's a picture of a computer monitor taken by a smartphone.

There is a Goldpoint Holdings Inc. ... In California, headed by our buddy Zhi Liu (head of WCM777, of course!), registered April 2012.


Manta estimates this to be a 2 person company, with revenue of 100000 annual. It can't be that big in that suite, because it's shared with a "Handy Business Guide" company.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

WCM777 affiliate steals Will Smith "inspirational" video, just like Club Asteria Scam Did in 2011

Recently some WCM777 affiliate started passing around this video via Twitter


Which is this video on Youtube, where someone cut various Will Smith quotes from his interview with Steve Croft (on 60 Minutes) and Charlie Rose (PBS), apperance on Ellen Show, and his movie into a 10 minute inspirational video... With Spanish overlay subtitles.



It had NOTHING to do with WCM777 at all, or even MLM. It's all about drive and motivation.

What's worse, this very video had been used in 2011 to push the Club Asteria scam.


Tuesday, October 29, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: Ming Xu admits to being involved in multiple frauds in China and Olympic fraud, denies responsibility

Search engine brought up this blog, allegedly by Ming Xu, where he laments at getting involved with bad people in China, denies ANY responsibility of defrauding people in China and in the US. He also called people in China generally more morally corrupt than the people in the US.

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_67bfab070100orzy.html

It is in Chinese, so here's a short translation:


Regarding alleged scams in China

2005年低,我拿到美国绿卡后。开始回到中国,我们当时签约了中坤地产。操作其旅游业务的上市。 
At the end of 2005, I got US green card, so I returned to China, and we signed up ChungSheng Realty, and helped their travel department's IPO. 
当时,通过朋友介绍,我们也考察了哈尔滨富华公司。
Also, through a friend's introduction, we studied Harbin's FuHua company. 
2007年签约作为其财务顾问,操作其上市。
We signed contract in 2007 to be their financial advisor, to control its IPO. 
我们投资上市壳公司。这在当时是一个金融创新。 
We invested in the IPO Shell company. This at the time is a financial innovation. 
因为当时所有的中国公司必须化钱买壳。我们的壳不需要现金购买。 
At the time, all the Chinese companies need to spend money to buy shell. Our shell costs no cash. 
但是后来其董事长由于债务问题被抓出事, 其上市也不了了之。 
However, the CEO later got arrested for debt problems, so the IPO never happened. 
我们的投资和时间也付之东水。 
Our investment and time are also lost. 
但是后来很多投资过哈尔滨富华,不明真相之人,怪我们没有操作成功其上市。
Later many people who invested in Harbin FuHua company, and do not know the truth, blame us for unsuccessful IPO. 
但这不是我们能控制的,我们也没有从其集资中获益, 我们只是财务顾问, 我们也是壳的投资者。
This is beyond our control. We did not profit from this. We are financial advisor only. We invested in the shell too. 
从此事件后,我们对有民间集资背景的公司,很慎重介入, 防止被其利用去民间集资。
AFter this, we are very careful in joining any company that raises capital from the masses, to prevent raising money from the public. 
当时利用上市去民间集资,很风行。 但是大多数是没有退出机制的。
At the time IPO to raise money from investor is very popular, but vast majority has no way to back out. 
我们本来想解决这个问题,但是由于突发事件,我们也没有这个机会来解决其退出机制的问题。我们对此很遗憾。
We wanted to solve this problem, but the problem was sudden, and we had no chance to solve this chance to back out, to our everlasting regret. 
中间我们还签约了沈阳帝杰,作为其上市顾问,后来重组了该公司。
We also signed DiJie from Shenyang, to be IPO consultant, and reorganized the company. 
后来我们聘用的律师尽职调查发现其业务有问题,我们就退出了合作,签订了终止合作协议。后来其董事长也出事了。 
Later our lawyer, investigated and found problems, so we backed out of the deal, and signed our withdrawal. Later its CEO also got into problems. 
我的经验教训,我们要选择好合作伙伴。 
My experience has taught me that we need to choose good working partners. 
若合作伙伴没有选好, 再好的商业设计也是前功尽弃。
We we did not choose the right partners, no matter how good the company is, it will be wasted. 
道不同不可以相为谋。 正如神说, 义与不义, 不能同负一轭。
(some Chinese adage, and a bible adage of similar talk)
第二,在中国,我们若不谨慎小心, 就很容易成为别人做的局里面的棋子, 被人利用。
Second, in China, if we're not careful, we can be a pawn in someone else's game, and be used. 

BREAKING NEWS: Siemens denies ANY involvement with WCM or any related company, Ming Xu lied

Besieged by questions, Siemens denies ANY involvement with WCM, despite Ming Xu's personal video claiming a relationship, and official claims on WCM website.

Here's WCM's news as presented on their website
On November 26 2012, WCM777 has entered into a collaboration agreement with Siemens IT Solutions and Services Group (hereinafter referred to as "Siemens"), Siemens will develop a series of personal cloud service products for members of WCM777, so that the members can learn more details of "cloud computing", understand the connotations, and experience the enormous benefits that cloud services products will bring...

And here's Ming Xu himself making that claim:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dytzJTKtDbM&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdytzJTKtDbM&app=desktop

Where he stated "cooperation with Siemens is real and solid".

Screen shot of WCM777 website announcing the news:

And here's Siemen's official reply, via multiple channels

On their website:  http://www.siemens.com/press/twitter/wcm.htm  / http://sie.ag/16FZJ6q
Official statement regarding claims made by the World Capital Market company
A company called World Capital Market and its affiliated businesses are offering opportunities to invest in cloud-based storage solutions. The company claims to operate these solutions in cooperation with Siemens.
We hereby state that no form of cooperation exists between Siemens and the World Capital Market company and its affiliated businesses. Nor do we accept any claims made in any presentation or video by WCM and its affiliated websites. The website wcm7.com and affiliated sites do not represent an official offer from Siemens. The World Capital Market (WCM/WCM7/WCM777) company is not entitled to use the Siemens name or trademark.
For your further information, Siemens' IT business (which is mentioned in some statements and presentations) was sold in 2011 (the press release can be found here http://sie.ag/17CSlLr).
In order to help other investors avoid making any investments based on false assumptions, we would urge you to pass on this information.
> Please use the following short URL as a link to this statement: http://sie.ag/16FZJ6q
Siemens AG

BREAKING NEWS: WCM Ming Xu admits on Twitter that he faked his resume on LinkedIn

When questioned about his "doctorate", Ming Xu admits that he's NOT the founder of Joseph Global Institute, contrary to his claim on LinkedIn.
This is a screenshot in case the tweets gets deleted:


And the picture, of course, proving he lied on LinkedIn:


Note that he mentioned that Dr. Bruno was a reformed Mafia.

But wait, there's more!

BREAKING NEWS: WCM777 CEO Zhi Liu Linked to Vantone Stock Scam in China

Sharp-eyed fellow Internet scambusters pointed me to clues that I discovered this article dated July 2012. That Ming Xu, and his buddy Liu Zhi was a part of the Vantone fraud in China. First, some background. 

Who is Tiger Zhi Liu? He said he's head of WCM777 


He's also US head of Vantone, according to his Linkedin Profile.



What you don't know is Vantone was a huge stock fraud out of China in 2012...

To give you a short summary... Vantone, or "万通" (pronounced WangTong) was a company in Shenyang China. Locally it enticed people to buy products at vastly inflated prices by giving away alleged "virgin stock" of the company, promising people who got these "virgin stock" that they will receive HUGE profits (fifty to one hundred times what they paid for) if they keep buying up more products... if the company is successful going public in the US of A. Company was later busted as a scam, selling a water purifier for 10 times the cost, making fraudulent promises, illegally offering stocks for sale, and more. 

And Zhi Liu is the head of Vantone USA, as shown above. 


Following is a line by line translation of 

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-07/25/content_3728452.htm?node=5955


沈阳警方侦破非法经营股票案 7省市3200余人受骗

ShenYang Police Solved the case of Illegal Stock Investment
7 provinces affected, 3200+ people cheated

2012-07-25 11:09:32


  法制网记者 周斌
Reported by LegalDaily China reporter Bin Zhao
  时至今日,犯罪嫌疑人都已经被批捕了,辽宁沈阳人王静仍不愿完全相信,自己被骗了。"如果公安晚一点动手,或许万通公司已经在境外上市了,我买的那些原始股就赚大钱了。"她这样对《法制日报》记者说。
Even today, all of the suspects had probably been arrested, resident of Liaoning Shenyang Jing Wong still can't quite believe that she had been scammed. "If Public Security only have waited... Maybe Vantone would have issued their stock, and my 'virgin stock' would have made me lots of money." She told the Legal Daily reporter. 
  在之前9年时间里,下岗工人王静累计投入十五六万元购买沈阳万通国际集团公司的股票和产品。而在辽宁、北京、天津、黑龙江等7个省、市,和王静一样投资万通公司原始股的受骗者多达3200余名,涉案金额近2亿元。
In the past nine years, retired worker Jing Wong had invested about 150 thousand to 160 thousand Yuan (RMB) into buy ShenYang Vantone International Holdings stock and products. Furthermore, at LiaoNing, Beijing, TianJing, HeiLongJiang and 7 other provinces and cities, there are over 3200 victims like Jing Wang who was fooled by a chance to invest in "virgin stock" of Vantone. Losses could total 200 million yuan (RMB).  
  在今年全国公安机关开展的严厉打击经济犯罪"破案会战"中,在公安部统一指挥下,5月4日,辽宁等7省、市公安机关同时发起集群战役,一举将万通公司非法经营股票犯罪的网络彻底摧毁,该集团老总及7名高管和数十名代理商悉数落网。
At this year National Public Security campaign to smash economic crimes, as commanded by Public Security, operated commended on May 4th (2012) where Public Security of 7 jurisdictions raided and completely dismantled this Vantone illegal stock crime network. The head, 7 officers, and dozens of sellers were all arrested. 

Monday, October 28, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: Old Chinese News From 2007 Revealed Ming Xu had been defrauding Americans back in 2007!

Following is my PARTIAL translation of the article at 
The article is about fraud involving Olympics in China, and "Ming Xu" is a part of it! I'll just translate the section that had to do with this, but you're welcome to read either. 

就在北京全民迎奥运活动组委会的书法征集活动在秦皇岛受阻、灰溜溜地撤出北戴河后不久,闹剧却仍在继续——这一次,该组委会的名字又悄然出现在了美国。
After “Beijing All people welcome Olympic Activity Organization” illegal fundraiser was stopped in ChingHuanDao, and quietly left the BeiDaiHo region, hilarity continued, as this group managed to reappear in the US.
  据中国日报(Chinese Daily)发自洛杉矶的报道,5月17日,北京全民迎奥运组委会美国分会暨百万华侨迎奥运筹委会的发言人徐明表示,将开展公益活动支持北京奥运。
According to Chinese Daily out of Los Angeles, US, May 17th (2007?) Bejing All People Welcome Olympic Committee US branch and Million Overseas Chinese Committee spokesman Ming Xu said he will start fundraising activity to support Beijing Olympics.
  该报道称,徐明发起的中国奥运基金会中,已经接收到了最少数十万美元的捐款,其中包括一家叫康瑞的企业提供的50万美元现金或等值商品,以及一家叫国际爱福仁信用卡公司年利润的1%。
According to report, Ming Xu started this Chinese Olympic Fundraising Committee had raised at least several hundred thousand USD donations, including one KangRei 康瑞 (NOTE: Careux.com, no longer active)  provided 500000 cash or equivalent merchandise, and 1% annual profit pledge from International AiFuRen 国际爱福仁 (Affluen.com)  Credit Card company 
  据记者调查,徐明是注册在美国加州的美国万通投资银行的董事长。于是,记者来到该公司中国代表处,见到了万通网站上所说的中国区首席代表赵昂,不过赵昂表示:“名为首代、实则朋友关系,我们不是靠他们供养。只是徐明多次向我提出要求,我才把他的公司牌子挂了出来。”赵自己是银信中联(北京)投资顾问有限公司的总经理。
According to reporter’s investigation, Ming Xu is CEO of “US WangTong Investment Bank” (worldcapitalmarket.com) registered in California. Reporter came to the office in China, and found WangTong Website’s “top representative in China” Ang Zhao. Zhao however, replied “Top rep? Just a friend. I’m not employed by him. He asked me and asked me, and I acquiesced, and put his company name out.” Zhao is a manager at China Galaxy Investments.
  赵最初说,北京全民迎奥运活动组委会美国分会是美国华人自发的活动,是在美国独立的活动,与北京的组织没有任何合作。
Zhao said, US branch of that org was started by Chinese Americans. It had nothing to do with the organization in Beijing.
  后来,赵昂又改口称,春天时徐明收到了全民迎奥运活动组委会的聘书后,在美国发起了这个活动,并且有意发展到中国,“当时我很郑重地告诉他,在中国落地必须要经过奥组委的同意。之后他的活动也就停止了。”
However, later Zhao changed his story. Apparently in spring Ming Xu got some sort of a delegation letter from Beijing authorizing him to start US Branch, so it can spread back to China later. Zhao said, “At the time, I told him if he wish to land in China, he really need to get permission from the Beijing Olympic Committee. Later he stopped his activities.”
  然而,杨光明告诉记者,对这个美国分会他一无所知。杨声称,那是在他本人毫不知情的情况下,美籍华人徐明在美国冒充了全民迎奥运活动组委会的名称,“在海外进行圈钱活动”。
However, MingGuang Yang (of Beijing committee) told reporter, that he knew NOTHING about this US branch. Yang said this American Chinese Ming Xu is an imposter using the Beijing All People Welcome Olympic organization name "to steal funds overseas".

BREAKING NEWS: WCM777 is a Ponzi Scheme, says BBB

Sharp-eyed reader Frontier from BehindMLM pointed out that Los Angeles BBB classified WCM777, along with several other business under "Ponzi scheme" as its business category.

Personally, I don't know what to make of this. I have never seen this category before on any BBB website, but then I haven't been looking for them either.

See for yourself:

http://www.bbb.org/los-angeles/business-reviews/ponzi-schemes/wcm777-in-city-of-industry-ca-1017874