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http://12dailypro.com/


Domain Name: WWW.12DAILYPRO.COM
Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.wildwestdomains.com
Referral URL: http://www.wildwestdomains.com
Name Server: NS1.CLT.HOSTEDSOLUTIONS.COM
Name Server: NS1.RAL.HOSTEDSOLUTIONS.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 14-jan-2006
Creation Date: 18-apr-2005
Expiration Date: 18-apr-2011


Last update of whois database: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 02:35:12 EST <<<

Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States



Registered through: LJScripts Domain Registry
Domain Name: WWW.12DAILYPRO.COM
Created on: 18-Apr-05
Expires on: 18-Apr-11
Last Updated on: 14-Jan-06


Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration 12DAILYPRO.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States

(480) 624-2599

Technical Contact:
Private, Registration 12DAILYPRO.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599



Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.CLT.HOSTEDSOLUTIONS.COM
NS1.RAL.HOSTEDSOLUTIONS.COM

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Google of NS1.CLT.HOSTEDSOLU

Google of 12dailypro.com:

Cluster: http://clusty.com/search?tb=firefox-...ery=12dailypro

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How I am searching:
Searching for www.12dailypro.com A record at l.root-servers.net [198.32.64.12]: Got referral to L.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. [took 73 ms]
Searching for www.12dailypro.com A record at L.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. [192.41.162.30]: Got referral to ns1.clt.hostedsolutions.com. [took 6 ms]
Searching for www.12dailypro.com A record at ns1.clt.hostedsolutions.com. [216.27.75.99]: Got CNAME of 12dailypro.com. and referral to ns1.ral.hostedsolutions.com. [took 31 ms]
Searching for 12dailypro.com A record at ns1.ral.hostedsolutions.com. [216.27.81.251]: Reports 12dailypro.com. [took 12 ms]

Answer:


Domain Type Class TTL Answer
12dailypro.com. A IN 1800 209.200.128.137
12dailypro.com. A IN 1800 209.200.128.138
12dailypro.com. NS IN 1800 ns1.ral.hostedsolutions.com.
12dailypro.com. NS IN 1800 ns1.clt.hostedsolutions.com.
ns1.clt.hostedsolutions.com. A IN 1800 216.27.75.99
ns1.ral.hostedsolutions.com. A IN 1800 216.27.81.251


NOTE: One or more CNAMEs were encountered. www.12dailypro.com is really 12dailypro.com.


Location: United States [City: Hollywood, Florida]

NOTE: More information appears to be available at HOSTM528-ARIN.

OrgName: Prolexic Technologies, Inc.
OrgID: PROLE
Address: Prolexic Technologies
Address: 1930 Harrison Street
City: Hollywood
StateProv: FL
PostalCode: 33020
Country: US

NetRange: 209.200.128.0 - 209.200.191.255
CIDR: 209.200.128.0/18
NetName: PROLEXIC
NetHandle: NET-209-200-128-0-1
Parent: NET-209-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS1.PROLEXIC.COM
NameServer: NS2.PROLEXIC.COM
Comment: http://www.prolexic.com / NOC hours are 24/7
RegDate: 2004-06-25
Updated: 2005-04-26

OrgTechHandle: HOSTM528-ARIN
OrgTechName: Hostmaster
OrgTechPhone: +1-866-800-0366
OrgTechEmail: hostmaster@prolexic.com

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2006-02-02 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.

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How I am searching:
Searching for NS1.CLT.HOSTEDSOLUTIONS.COM A record at a.root-servers.net [198.41.0.4]: Got referral to I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. [took 5 ms]
Searching for NS1.CLT.HOSTEDSOLUTIONS.COM A record at I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. [192.43.172.30]: Reports ns1.clt.hostedsolutions.com. [took 120 ms]

Answer:


Domain Type Class TTL Answer
ns1.clt.hostedsolutions.com. A IN 172800 216.27.75.99
hostedsolutions.com. NS IN 172800 ns1.clt.hostedsolutions.com.
hostedsolutions.com. NS IN 172800 ns1.ral.hostedsolutions.com.
ns1.clt.hostedsolutions.com. A IN 172800 216.27.75.99
ns1.ral.hostedsolutions.com. A IN 172800 216.27.81.251


Location: United States [City: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]

NOTE: More information appears to be available at HOSTM534-ARIN.

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Displaying E-mail address (use sparingly -- this will make it more likely that you will trigger our rate limiting system).


OrgName: Hosted Solutions, LLC
OrgID: HSL-24
Address: 111 Corning Road
Address: Suite 100
City: Cary
StateProv: NC
PostalCode: 27278
Country: US

ReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.hostedsolutions.com:4321

NetRange: 216.27.0.0 - 216.27.95.255
CIDR: 216.27.0.0/18, 216.27.64.0/19
NetName: HSL-216-27-0-0
NetHandle: NET-216-27-0-0-1
Parent: NET-216-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS.ILAN.NET
NameServer: NS2.ILAN.NET
Comment: ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLE
RegDate: 1998-07-15
Updated: 2004-08-10

OrgTechHandle: HOSTM534-ARIN
OrgTechName: Hostmaster
OrgTechPhone: +1-919-852-0690
OrgTechEmail: hostmaster@hostedsolutions.com

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2006-02-03 19:10
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FBI Probes Auto-Surf Site, Ponzi Scam Alleged

By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News
12:20 PM EST Fri. Feb. 17, 2006

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced this week that it has begun an inquiry into 12dailypro.com, a so-called "auto-surfing" marketing company that's been accused of running a Ponzi scam.

"The FBI, in concert with the United States Attorney's Office of the Western District, is conducting this assessment to determine if further federal investigation into this matter is warranted," an FBI statement issued Wednesday by its Charlotte, N.C. office read.

"The FBI routinely assesses these types of allegations due to the potential for wide-spread victims and to determine if federal violations have occurred," the statement continued.

12dailypro is one of several "auto-surf" sites on the Web that promise large returns to members who agree to view their ads. More than two weeks ago, its payment processor, StormPay, suspended payments to 12dailypro members, claiming that the site was an illegal Ponzi scheme.

Named for Charles Ponzi, who gained notoriety in the 1920s, a Ponzi scheme is a fraud that promises outrageous investor returns but pays them with money from new investors rather than revenue actually generated by the business.

Last weekend, StormPay was hit with a denial-of-service (DoS) attack that knocked its service offline for two days. Experts believed then that an extortionist made good on a threat and launched the attack after StormPay refused to pay to avoid the assault.

12dailypro.com members, including the company's president, Charis Johnson, continued to rail against StormPay on message forums, at times taking a conspiratorial view of the Ponzi allegations.

"The fact is that kind of media in this world are only pawns for a larger enemy, who will eventually lose his battle. Yesterday I lost sight of that," wrote Johnson Thursday. "I am under fire right now and my faith is being tested. I will continue to pray that I will not act as the world does and I will remember who's ultimately in control."

She was confident, however, that the FBI investigation would exonerate 12dailypro. "We have been completely up front with investigators and have answered all questions posed to us and cooperated fully," she wrote on Wednesday. "Let me assure you, had they deemed this to be a scam, I would not be chatting with you right now. I would be in custody."

For its part, StormPay is under investigation by Tennessee authorities who are conducting an audit of the 30,000 to 35,000 frozen 12dailypro accounts.

http://www.crn.com/sections/breaking...leId=180204039

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FBI Seal

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Press Release

400 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28285

February 15, 2006



FBI INITIATES ASSESSMENT INTO ONLINE COMPANY

Charlotte, NC – Kevin B. Kendrick, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in North Carolina here, announced the FBI has initiated an assessment into the alleged allegations surrounding 12dailypro.com, an internet marketing company.

The FBI, in concert with the United States Attorney’s Office of the Western District here, is conducting this assessment to determine if further federal investigation into this matter is warranted. The FBI routinely assesses these types of allegations due to the potential for wide-spread victims and to determine if federal violations have occurred.

The FBI encourages anyone with information or who suspect being a victim, please contact the National Fraud Information Center at 1-800-876-7060 or the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

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http://charlotte.fbi.gov/pressrel/2006/ce021506.htm

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It is not our practice or intentions to publish misleading information about legitimate companies. Our purpose and practice is to sound the ALARM. To warn potential victims of those who sit behind computers with the sole purpose of committing CRIMES.

U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Press Release

400 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28285

February 15, 2006

FBI INITIATES ASSESSMENT INTO ONLINE COMPANY

Charlotte, NC – Kevin B. Kendrick, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in North Carolina here, announced the FBI has initiated an assessment into the alleged allegations surrounding 12dailypro.com, an internet marketing company.

The FBI, in concert with the United States Attorney’s Office of the Western District here, is conducting this assessment to determine if further federal investigation into this matter is warranted. The FBI routinely assesses these types of allegations due to the potential for wide-spread victims and to determine if federal violations have occurred.

The FBI encourages anyone with information or who suspect being a victim, please contact the National Fraud Information Center at 1-800-876-7060 or the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

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http://charlotte.fbi.gov/pressrel/2006/ce021506.htm

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ulti Level Marketing Submitted: 2/3/2006 9:41:34 PM
Modified: 2/27/2006 6:40:02 AM

12 Daily Pro the bigest scam I have ever seen nationwide *Consumer Comment ..Your blaming the wrong people

Company
12 Daily Pro
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My cousin told me about this company where you could earn 12% daily on your money up to 6k.
I was sceptacle so I put in $500.00 to try it out.
I did my daily surfing to earn my 12% at the end of the 12 days the money the I was supposed to earn just shows pending cash out. Needless to say the money never came. Don't be foolde by this scam.

Marcus
orlando, Florida
U.S.A.
http://ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff174692.htm

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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Litigation Release No. 19592 / March 7, 2006
Securities And Exchange Commission v. Charis Johnson, LifeClicks, LLC, and 12daily Pro, Civil Action No. CV 06-01018 NM (PLAx) (C.D. Cal.)
Court Enters Order Permanently Enjoining and Freezing Assets of Defendants in 12daily Pro "Autosurf" Internet Ponzi Scheme, and Appointing Permanent Receiver

The Honorable Nora M. Manella, United States District Judge for the Central District of California, today entered an order permanently enjoining defendants Charis Johnson, LifeClicks, LLC, and 12daily Pro from violating the antifraud and securities registration provisions of the federal securities laws. In addition to the permanent injunctions, the order freezes the defendants' assets, appoints a permanent receiver over LifeClicks and 12daily Pro, prohibits the destruction of documents by the defendants, and requires accountings from the defendants. The defendants consented to the entry of the order without admitting or denying the allegations in the complaint.

The Court appointed Thomas F. Lennon, Inc. as the permanent receiver over the assets of LifeClicks and 12daily Pro. The receiver is in the process of creating a website devoted to providing investors with information relating to the receivership; the website address is: www.tlennonfor12dailypro.com. In addition, the receiver can be reached by telephone at (619) 464-6691.

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") filed its action against the defendants on February 21, 2006, alleging that their purported "paid autosurf program" was in fact a massive Ponzi scheme that had raised more than $50 million from over 300,000 investors worldwide by offering a 44% return on investment in just 12 days. To receive the promised payment, a member purportedly was required to view at least 12 web pages per day during the 12 day period. The Commission alleged that the defendants defrauded investors by operating 12daily Pro as almost a pure Ponzi scheme -- using new investor monies to pay the promised returns to existing investors -- in violation of the federal securities laws. In fact, at least 95% of 12daily Pro's revenues came from new investments in the form of membership fees from new or existing members. The complaint alleges that the defendants violated the antifraud provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and the securities registration provisions of Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act. The Commission's complaint also seeks repayment of ill-gotten gains and civil money penalties; the amounts to be sought will be determined at a later date.

http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr19592.htm
http://www.tlennonfor12dailypro.com/

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this is the latest i received from them

Pyramid Scheme Alert Report Aids in FBI Investigation of Auto-Surfing Scheme,
12Daily Pro

Feb. 14, 2006

Pyramid Scheme Alert president, Robert FitzPatrick was recently contracted by the Fraud Discovery Institute of San Diego, California, to evaluate a large "auto-surfing" scheme known as 12Daily Pro. The scheme, which is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, had enrolled 300,000 people and claimed to pay 12% for 12 consecutive business days on investments from $6 to $6,000.

Like many other schemes of this type, 12 Daily Pro claimed the payments were compensation for the work of passively viewing pre-determined websites for approximately 5 minutes a day for 12 days.

Fraud Discovery Institute, founded by Barry Minkow, a nationally recognized expert on Ponzi schemes and other forms of white collar fraud, launched an investigation. Mr. Minkow asked PSA to evaluate whether the payments were in fact compensation for viewing sites or were a disguise for transferring money from later investors to earlier ones as part of a classic Ponzi scheme. Fraud Discovery Institute presented the FBI with its evaluation including the analysis by Pyramid Scheme Alert. This information has led to an official investigation by the FBI and the SEC. The investigations and information about the operations of 12DailyPro and other similar schemes were reported on the front page of the Wall Street Journal on Feb. 10, 2006

A week later, after Pyramid Scheme Alert notified the local news media of the scheme's offices and operations in Charlotte, NC, the Charlotte Observer reported that the scheme's promoters are launching a new scheme, similar to 12DailyPro and conducting a trade show in Charlotte to promote yet more such schemes.

These types of "auto-surfing" schemes, which claim to offer exorbitant payments for just passively viewing other websites, are common on the internet now. Many are disguised pyramid schemes or bogus multi-level marketing scams.

As in many Ponzi and MLM schemes, the actual source of the funds for payments is the new investors who are lured in. The "auto-surfing" business is a bogus disguise to cover up the fact that the scheme is just a money transfer scam. MLM scams claim that their payments are based on "direct selling" when, in fact, virtually no one in the scheme ever "direct sells" anything. All the participants recruit other salespeople in an endless chain. The investments of each new salesperson (investor) provide the income stream. If the recruitment slows down, the scheme runs short of money for paying off the

http://www.pyramidschemealert.org/PS...chemesite.html

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