Ah, the Internet... The information wonderland where anyone can say anything about anyone and get away with it. A perfect example is an Ontario website called Crime Busters or cbnow.org, which turns out to be a one-man operation with one BIG AGENDA—and that's to defame every network marketing company ever developed.
When this guy, Dave Thornton, posted my name and photo along with deragatory information about a company I HADN'T EVEN STARTED YET, I knew something was amiss. How could he possibly know anything about a brand new company that hadn't even launched or sold a single product? A concerned friend called the guy and asked him to remove my photo and name. He was told that my new partner had been involved in a prior "MLM scam, " and therefore, this must be a scam, too.in other words, I was guilty by association.
A few hours later, Dave called me to threaten me with further negative publicity should I choose to move forward with the endeavor. This concerned me greatly as I am an author with a fan base and am somewhat known in my field. I asked Dave how he could possibly know whether or not this new endeavor was a scam when he knew nothing about it. His response was that it didn't matter... According to him ALL network marketing companies are illegal Ponzi schemes and everyone who runs one is a crook and a racketeer.
I asked if he meant to say that Mary Kay, a company with a 40 year tradition was also illegal. He emphatically stated yes. I was shocked, but then it got better... He went on a rant that I couldn't stop if I tried... Ending with odd statements about banks also being Ponzi schemes and illegal as is the mortgage industry. (What?)
I told him that I was using a top attorney to make sure my new business was legal. His response. "They're all crooks, too."
I told him that I would send him my business and financial plan before launching so that he could see for himself that it meets all the legal requirements. He refused, stating that he didn't have time to look at everyone's information. (What?) "You can just sue me if you don't like it, " was his response.
Now I was curious. Who was this guy? I thought he was an attorney, given that he's freely handing out all kinds of legal advice over the Internet. When I asked, I got nothing short of a tirade, but from that discovered that he is 72-years old, lives alone, has a 10th grade education (and is proud of it), felt that he was burned by a multi-level company sometime in the past, and has been out for revenge ever since.
Hopefully, if you happen upon his site, you will also find your way here. Please use your own common sense when viewing sites like this one. Just because someone is publishing what appears to be valid legal information, it doesn't mean that person is qualified to do so—at least not on the Internet.
As it turns out, Dave Thornton, has requests for donations all over his website. He is unethically making his living by hawking negative information (often about legitimate businesses) with no research behind it. He is also operating the site as a "foundation, " which is of questionable validity as it was set up by someone claiming that these foundations are free from taxation.
Is the "crime buster" actually a "criminal" himself? Well, you know what they say about who calls the kettle black!
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