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4 Typical DS-MAX MLM Scam Job Ads Found On Monster, HotJobs, CareerBuilder And Jobster

Using the names of companies accused of being DS-Max (now known as Innovage) subsidiaries/affiliates on Ripoffreport and a list on DS-Max The Aftermath, I did a search of Monster, Hot Jobs, and other job sites to pick out real ads that are out there and should be avoided. More »

11:49 AM on Tue Jun 19 2007
By Ben Popken
6,162 views, 18 comments

Latest by quentinr: I'm currently out of a job, and am certainly will NOT be fooled by their BS. Doing a google search more »

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How To Spot A DS-MAX Style MLM Scam Job Ad

Here are some of the qualities of a "business" operating under DS-MAX (now known as Innovage, though the same company owns both trademarks...) principles, an organization responsible for many complaints alleging scams, fraud, and general employee deprivation in a "sales-cult" atmosphere. More »

6:13 PM on Mon Jun 18 2007
By Ben Popken
4,636 views, 12 comments

Latest by flyover: Hey - don't insult highschoolers web design effort. While in high school, my computer friend were are very talented and I more »

fun with maps

CPSC Recalls DS-MAX-Made Toy Trucks For Choking Hazard

Washington, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), DS-MAX U.S.A. Inc. (formerly Wholesale Warehousing Industries) of Irvine, Calif., had voluntarily recalled about 82,000 "My Alphabetic Truck" toys, style SHYE-AT-002. During CPSC "use and abuse" testing, small parts were generated, presenting a potential choking hazard to young children.

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4:13 PM on Mon Jun 18 2007
By Ben Popken
716 views, 12 comments

Latest by SexCpotatoes: You all missed the point, the model number/name was "style SHYE-AT-002" SHIT-002, phonetically. more »

sock puppets

Nu-Life Owns The Trademarks For Innovage AND DS-MAX

Nu-Life, the company so mad at us about "adversely" affecting its DS-MAX trademark, saying that old DS-MAX became Innovage and Nu-Life has nothing to do with the actions of old DS-MAX or new Innovage... More »

12:56 AM on Wed Jun 13 2007
By Ben Popken
3,666 views, 39 comments

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Man Escapes Working For DS-MAX-esque Charity Scam, Lives To Blogs His Tale

A reader who used to work for Quantum Marketing, one of the "Aftermax" companies, (the term for companies that old DS-MAX (now known as Innovage) spawned), wrote several posts describing how his company scammed people who thought they were donating money to D.A.R.E. More »

4:07 PM on Tue Jun 12 2007
By Ben Popken
2,944 views, 14 comments

Latest by bja2563: I was on an All-Day Observation recently with Atacora Enterprises, based in Baltimore, MD. It didn't take me long more »

chilling effect

DS-MAX Tries To Shut Down Our IDT-Energy Investigation

UPDATE: Nu-Life Owns The Trademarks For Innovage AND DS-MAX More »

investigations

Consumerist Undercover At IDT Energy: The Confession

After only three days with Midtown Promotions, I could already tell that I'd wait weeks, maybe months or a full year before coming upon hard evidence of fraud, if I found any evidence at all. After leaving James and Doreen in the Bronx, I took the afternoon off and went to work on these diaries. More »

3:35 PM on Fri Jun 8 2007
By consumerintern
12,781 views, 48 comments

Latest by waddsworth: I think the problem with this article is that it set out to find a specific piece of evidence to more »

investigations

Consumerist Undercover At IDT Energy: The Meltdown

From the moment I met up with James, and Doreen, who was going our way, things began to fall apart. Eric told me to follow James, not Carl, who was going solo. I was to listen to James' instructions, follow his example, and go to wherever he decided we should spend the day. Today was Mt. Vernon, NY, almost 90 minutes from the offices of Midtown Promotions. More »

5:53 PM on Thu Jun 7 2007
By Ben Popken
14,674 views, 68 comments

Latest by Ben Popken: Mantari, never ever do that again. Thank you. more »

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Consumerist Undercover At IDT Energy: The Meeting

Before the morning meeting started, I left my man-purse on a set of boxes right by the blackboard, with the microphone discreetly poking out of the pocket. More »

1:38 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Ben Popken
13,457 views, 34 comments

multi-level-marketing

13 Confession Of A Former DS-MAX Manager

This is almost everything you need know about DS-MAX (now known as Innovage), the super-shady multi-level-marketing group whose business practices seems to have inspired the Midtown Promotions office we're looking into. It's culled from an excellent post over at DS-MAX: The Aftermath: More »

5:57 PM on Tue Jun 5 2007
By Ben Popken
5,165 views, 8 comments

Latest by firefruze: Wow I just read the employment ads and first interview , it was word for word what happened with more »

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