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On or about April/May, 2006, Tony Seruga sold a program through his company Digital Maverics, which he entitled Build a Better Business (BABB).
He charged $2,995.00 as a down payment and then $1,297.00 per month for 6 months, for a total of $10,777.00.
For the money, he guaranteed to show us how to build a $1,000,000 or larger business, or he promised to either refund the entire fee, or have his staff build it for us, and deliver the business to us.
It has now been over a year since the program was supposed to start, and to date, we have yet to find a single person who has been satisfied with the results of this program, or who received a refund from Tony. There has been at leas tone person who has been successful in receiving a refund through his credit card company via a chargeback.
Tony has essentially disappeared as no one seems to be able to contact him or his staff. (If he even has a staff - Rich Duris appears to be the only remaining staff member, and he too is avoiding contact it seems.)
There is a group currently preparing to file a criminal complaint with the California Attorney General, the US Attorney General, FTC, FBI and BBB alleging fraud and internet crimes.
In addition to this apparent fraudulent action, Tony then made a second offer in Jan 2007, to sell targeted internet traffic (traffic that was generated by email and directed to your site) for $2,500 for a lot of 50,000 leads to your site. It has been reported by a former member of his staff that he sold $270,000 worth of this traffic the first day it was offered.
To date, it has been reported by a number of the people who bought the traffic, they have either not received any traffic, or it has been far below the volume purchased. In addition, those who could track the traffic have found it to be coming from a pop-under site that charges a very small fee for leads - something along the lines of $200 for 50,000 leads. Needless to say, this was not what Tony promised.
This potentially fraudulent action will also be reported.
If you have your own story to report, please do so.
I've known Tony Seruga for quite some time. He is a Con Man. He talks a wonderful game, never being able to backup his word, however.
His mentorship groups have all taken the same road, from his "TMC" days to BABB. TMC was a joke of a program with basically a bunch of other people's licensed material sold @ $399 a month and then $500 a month or more.
He had some of his cronies recruit for it through some MLM company that I forget the name.
He supposedly has this "team" of people working "behind the scenes" but the reality is its his daughter, wife, etc that are involved. There is NO team.
He also claims to have a "legal team" and will threaten anyone with torts who go about to talk bad about him.
This, like everything else about the Con Man, is not true. He is not legit, period.
Stay away from him at all costs. He will take every last dime of yours while smiling right in your face.
One last thing I'd like to say to Anthony Joseph Seruga is life has a way of paying you back.
Remember this: when it comes time to die, you will be a sad, lonely and poor man, which is enough revenge anyone could ever want for the hurt you instilled on others.
Good luck...you're going to need it.
I'm fascinated to see other people have also had bad experiences with Tony Seruga. I think he needs to spend some time in jail.
I've been taken big time. IF he would have been HONEST and forthcoming that no one would have a business built or anywhere ready 6 months into this deal, no one would have signed up.
I also thought about doing his traffic thing and put my first payment in. However my GUT said - "Why in hell do you want to spend any more money with that dude?" My GUT didn't believe he would fulfill his end of the bargain, since BABB was a massive JOKE - no proprietary marketing system...just a bunch of stuff he bought and resold to US.
So...I lost out a grand to him on the TRAFFIC deal and what, over $13 GRAND in BABB if you did the mentoring deal with it.
As for me, all I want is my money back. I don't trust this guy a bit - so he's PROVED I cannot do business with him, as in have him having ANYTHING to do with my business. Where ELSE would he steal from me and my client base - and probably RUIN my reputation as well?
There is guilt by association. To me, ANY AFFILIATE that promoted this CLAIMING that he was their good friend is either a scumbag charleton or was just in it for the quick buck. When they VOUCHED for this guy AS a good guy, well, they became apart of BOTH classes.
Even CHIP TARVER vouched for this guy after Ryan Diess sent his email supporting another marketer after getting out of BABB.
My time will never be recouped. Tony should go to prision for what he did...and become somebody's bitch.
You know what they say about PayBack...
We all got scammed in the BABB program. We all want our money back. There never was a system. He strung us out for a year and never delivered.
This was a huge disappointment and a total waste of a year.
He talks of taking care of the customer. Too bad he doesn't practice what he preaches.
This guy is bad news! He will be reported and hopefully stopped so more people don't get scammed. He says he takes the high rode. Yeah right Tony. The high road to the bank with our money!
I've been strung along by Tony Seruga since the end of April 2006. I wondered if the program by Tony Seruga was a scam.
I joined his Build a Better Business Program on the strength of a recommendation from a well respected marketer. It turned out that this recommendation was not genuine - in fact Tony controlled that list now it seems as though he used it for his own gains.
Anyways, I joined the BABB group and participated in 95% of the calls and followed through on the recommendations.
The beginning of the program was strange to say the least. It wasn't step-by-step like he promised. It was more a mish mash of other people's materials and random thoughts.
I persisted with the program after being advised that Tony knew best and that there was method in his madness. The slow start was done on purpose to weed out the tire kickers from the group and ensure that only the serious people remained.
The program went on and on and a big deal was made about the Systems that would be delivered. We got Systems I but that was all. The rest of the systems were promised but NEVER delivered.
Tony is a very convincing salesman. He must be using some psycho-tactics to brainwash so many otherwise smart people into continuing with his program.
A few of the participants left the group or were ousted. I wish I had cut my loses when my intuition gave me a nudge. Instead I wasted well over a year waiting for Tony to deliver.
He didn't deliver the step-by-step system and he didn't keep his commitment help me to build a seven figure business.
Looking back, I can see that the guy is a charlatan, a snake oil salesman and worse.
He's very convincing but don't let him convince you or else he will take you all the way to the bank and clean your account out of all the money you've got and then drop you like a used whore in a side street when you're dry.
So beware if you encounter Tony Seruga and his offer seems too good to be true. It most likely is. Leopards rarely change their spots and I don't expect Tony Seruga to change his use of a scam anytime soon.
This is my honest Tony Seruga Review.
If you want to know why all the comments are anonymous, it's because Tony Seruga spent a whole lot of time making threats that he would get us if we went against him.
I don't think the threats have teeth, but as you can see, no one is taking a chance. Besides, there isn't a comment yet that isn't echoed by at least most in the the BABB group and probably those before us.
Sad when you have to threaten your customers because you know you can't deliver on promises, but go on making more promises.
Ok - all what is said here by now maybe true, maybe not.
As a BABB member I have to admit:
Since I began the program I am making SALES! Sales I didn´t made before.
Of course the program seems a little confusing from the beginning but I took actions. I see this program as a "kick in the but". I needed it - it worked.
Was 10,000$ worth the whole thing?
Yes it was, because I am making sales! Even if most of you think it is a scam.
And don´t forget: The Dan Kennedy Matrial (ok a bit old...), useful books to read, Tim Alvater Calls...
and: the program lasted LONGER than the promised six months - and we were not charged for that.
I did not ask for the traffic from the Traffic Coop by now, because the US-product is not ready by now. I will see.
I didn´t send back the last questionaire sheets, because I already know the answers and what I should do next.
my 2 cents: I have not the million dollar business by now, but I will have them.
Another 2 cents: be careful (not about Tony) but about what you THINK about it.
Although some things are missing in the program... it workes for me.
Another thing:
I reviewed the material we have got.
We have got the systems. We already got them.
And I am convinced:
Those that are complaining right now - I swear that you haven´t build any business by now.
No COD.
Did you create the product?
Did you write articles EACH day?
....?
Because I know that if you would have done that you would have seen RESULTS.
HECK:
I thought about another thing.
From only one source Tony gave us - I realized that I can make a TON of money.
I am not posting the link here - because this link will make me at least 5000 - 10000 $ each month.
Of course it is work.
Don´t you see the opportunity?
Didn´t you see the SECRET?
Of course, there is work but when you get mostly motivational material from others and a mish mash of other people's stuff when you were promised a brain dead simple system that we could plug into, we were scammed. What is working for me is not anything I received from Tony. Once I figured out he couldn't deliver what was promised, I found a system from someone else that does indeed work.
His tactics are well thought out, and his intentions are very clear. Especially when you read the T&C's etc.
Lawsuits aren't worth a dime. You can win a suit, and never collect a dime. They are meaningless.
Now, to have the Feds show up at your door asking questions. That's priceless.
He's going to want to give you your money back just so you can call off the dogs. Well, he's going to find that it's a little late.
I just hope he meets a gentle giant in the slammer to be all cozy with.
I'm really glad for the one person who is doing well. Congratulations.
Two questions, though. You say, "I am not posting the link here - because this link will make me at least 5000 - 10000 $ each month." Will make you which means it isn't yet, so how do you know.
Second: Did you try to sell AIWIT? Were you cheated out of your commission? Did you ruin your reputation because a friend or associate did and now blames you for getting scammed? So many promises on how he had traffic going to waste, ours for the taking, and he doesn't appear to know how to get traffic.
I was in the BABB program, I followed every call and the training. There were some good information, (maybe taken from other people)that might me think that it was worth staying the whole course to get the systems and be able to make our profitable business, even if it wasnt a million dollar business, just a $5000 a month business would have been a success.
I created my COD and promote it with a lot of articles and after a few months I have 700 list subscribers and about 20 sales.
Yes i got sales, but i dont consider this a success,it was basicaly the same as bummarketing.
I have learned the same on cheap and free courses.
Tony promised so many things that didnt delivered, he said many times that the just with the COD you could generate from $5000 to $30000 a month fast.
He promised the so called "Systems" that we never got, we just got a general marketing system and a call about systems. The 13 systems were never delivered and nonexistent.
Even a few weeks before the training ends, someone asked on the forum when are the system going to be delivered? Rick responded that he didnt know what system was he talking about. Then Tony on the call said that they were going to be delivered.
Tony promised very clearly that he didnt need to teach us any BS about how to generate traffic because we will be able to get Unlimited Traffic from his sources, that we just needed a offer that converts.
I can go on and on, He delivered some valuable information and a lot of Mindset BS also. But he lied about a lot of things and we entered because of his Guaranteed and he didnt delivered what was guaranteed on his proposal. We were left in the dark with the business we were going to create.
If you are reading this as a result of doing research on a program that Tony Seruga is selling then make sure you read it all. Tony is a con man. Nothing more!
He conned me out of more than $20,000! Fist with his build a better business and then with his guaranteed targeted traffic.
He promised to help me build a million dollar business or else he would build it for me. He wasted a year of my time listening to his mentoring which was stolen materials from other marketing people.
Then he guaranteed me quality targeted traffic and did not deliver even 1 of the 250,000 visitors that he promised.
No matter what he tells you do not believe him. Don't believe anything that Yolly his daughter tells you either as she is in the con with him.
In fact if you are looking at his property scout business, I would stay away from that as well. He has not been honest in any of the dealings that I have had with him. I can't imagine that he will be with the property scout business either.
To the 2 people who said they have had success with Tony's program, I say if you are so successful, let us know who you are.
I can understand why the negative comments are being posted anonymous - because Tony is really good at making threats to his customers.
But if you like him, and have had success, then why not tell us who you are?
I would be willing to bet that it might be Tony himself...or Rick..or Yolly making those posts.
One thing that strikes me as I read all these posts.
Why would a man who is supposedly so knowledgeable and so successful end up with potentially hundreds of customers who all hate him?
All he would have ot do is to stand up to his guarantee - like an honorable man - and give refunds to those who request it.
Instead, he chooses to threaten those who question him.
Does that make any sense? How many of you threaten clients who have issues with your product or service? How many put in hidden clauses into your contracts that prevent clients from even questioning your products or service?
How many make it next to impossible to even contact you?
Aren't we all taught in business 101 that you need to make it easy for youe clients to contact you?
Not Tony. He believes in the "make it impossible to contact me" school of business.
It is all a scam. He is a fraud. he has spent time in jail for forgery and theft.
Stay clear of him and anything he associates with
For anyone thinking about doing business with Tony Seruga, be sure you read his fine print.
see below for a sample:
You agree not to stop payment or charge back PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover or any other payment method under any circumstances. If you do, you also agree to waive your rights to defense and that you agree to immediately pay to Tony Seruga and Digital Mavericks Inc., the original amount of the charge back or stop payment, plus any additional outstanding payments due as well as a penalty of $7,500 USD. You agree that the court venue is in Orange County, CA should Tony Seruga and/or Digital Mavericks, Inc. decide to bypass arbitration as described in paragraph 8.
Let the buyer beware!
Did we even agree to that $7500 clause anyway? I don't remember seeing it anywhere. I know it wasn't on his PDF slaes letter from BABB.
I just checked the AIWIT sales letter that I had saved, and it does not mention it anywhere there either - including onthe purchase page in the shopping cart.
As far as I am concerned, I didn't see it, I didn't sign anything, and I didn't agree to it. Let him sue me. I never agreed to the contract.
Think about it. Is he really going to file 50 to 300 lawsuits against all those who charged back against him?
That is crazy. Even if he were crazy enough to do it, he would spend more trying to collect than he would ever actually collect - and that is if he would win. How could he possibly get that clause to stand up in court when he failed to deliver a product - especially in the case of AIWIT?
"Did we even agree to that $7500 clause anyway?"
Well, its in the membership site, in the left hand column of menus, scroll down to the bottom, the last link is "letter of Understanding" there are several points the 4 point is "REFUND POLICY" read it and you will find it.
and in the Refund policy it also says:
"....and during the six months following the conclusion of the program, you attempted to implement the training by following the step by step instructions contained in the outline provided. You must also request help as necessary and give Digital Mavericks, Inc. every opportunity to assist you during that six month period of implementation. If the minimal conditions have been met, you may, in six months from the conclusion of the program, receive a FULL refund."
"...At the conclusion of that six month implementation period, you then have 45 days to evaluate your results, and request a refund if you are not happy. During that 45 day period, simply send your refund request in writing, along with copies of all of your assignments to: Digital Mavericks"
That means that we have to wait 6 months to possibly receive a refund if you applied the strategies and have proof of that.
This is the agreement I have on my computer from July 16, 2006, which I think we had to sign and fax back. There is no mention of a refund policy here. I don't have the tos and current confidentiality agreement in the same folder, so I don't think they were originally on the site, nor do I ever remember reading about the $7500 much less sign that:
BUILDING A BETTER BUSINESS PROGRAM
NON-COMPETE AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
This Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into and effective today, ____________ 2006 by and between Tony Seruga, Digital Mavericks, Inc. and you, the participant in the Build a Better Business Training Program.
You hereby agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as a condition of enrollment in the Build a Better Business Training Program.
1. CONSIDERATION: You agree that your enrollment in the Build a Better Business Training Program is sufficient consideration for this Agreement.
2. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, NEW BUSINESS IDEAS & TRADE SECRETS: As an enrolled participant in the Build a Better Business Training Program you will be presented with access to confidential information, trade secrets and new business ideas that are the intellectual or personal property of Tony Seruga and/or Digital Mavericks, Inc. You will also be exposed to the new business ideas of your fellow participants. All new business ideas presented to you by Tony Seruga that you may freely use will be clearly indicated as such by Tony Seruga during oral presentations or via written documents presented to you. You may run with no new business idea or use any confidential information presented to you by a fellow participant in the Building a Better Business Training Program unless you have been given permission in writing by that particular enrollee. You agree that you will not divulge any confidential information or new business ideas that belong to Tony Seruga or any fellow participant in the Better Business Program to people other than participants. This provision does not apply to information disclosed by you during testimony under subpoena in any court of competent jurisdiction or administrative agency or information disclosing during any governmental inquiry or investigation.
3 BREACH: The parties agree that each of the matters covered by this Agreement are important, material, and substantially affect the effective and successful conduct of the businesses of its reputation and good will. The parties agree that any breach of this Agreement will result in substantial and irreparable injury to Tony Seruga, Digital Mavericks, Inc, and your fellow Building a Better Business Training Program participants from which you may be enjoined and for which you shall also pay to Tony Seruga, Digital Mavericks, Inc, and your fellow Building a Better Business Training Program participants all damages (including but not limited to compensatory, incidental, consequential and lost profits damages) which arise from the breach, together with interest, costs and reasonable attorney’s fees (through final unappealable judgment) to enforce this Agreement. This Agreement does not limit any other remedies available to Tony Seruga, Digital Mavericks, Inc, and your fellow Building a Better Business Training Program participants at law or in equity.
4 ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties on this subject and there are no other promises or conditions in any other Agreement whether oral or written.
5 SEVERABILITY: If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed and enforced as so limited.
6 GOVERNING LAW: The laws of the State of California, USA, shall govern the provisions of this Agreement. Any cause of action shall be brought in the court of competent jurisdiction in Los Angeles, California and you waive any right to claim that such venue is forum nonconviens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as the date first set forth above. Tony Sergua executes this Agreement on behalf of himself, Digital Mavericks, Inc.
Participant:
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Signature
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Print Name
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Email Address
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Date
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Phone Number
By: _________________________________________
Tony Seruga, as an individual and
on the behalf of Digital Mavericks, Inc.
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Someone says they actually made money. Identify yourself because we don't believe you. I suspect it was someone in Tony's so called "inner circle" trying to do damage control. It's too late for that. The word is out.
Run as fast as you can if you run across anything this guy has to offer. Buyer beware!
A few posts above I mentioned that I made 20 sales, I was desperate and determined to make this thing work. After a couple of months of burning my self and my sister making articles thats all i got to show off, so the result is a fiasco.
The so called cash on demand didnt work for me as he stated. In fact Chris created the cash on demand videos not even Seruga or his inner circle. Chris knows more about how to generate traffic than Seruga.
Anyone knows whats the position of Chris Regarding Tony Seruga...
It's instructive what Anthony Joseph Seruga does when you ask him for a refund or money isn't it?
Should tell you enough right there!
Here's a guy who runs a business that does "hundreds of millions" but lives in a shack in San Clemente.
Here's a guy who will threaten you with legal action before refunding $200.
The one thing I've learned in knowing Tony Seruga for years is the guy will take every dime you have, until you go broke.
He'll always find some reason not to pay you. He is a criminal, folks, and deserves what he is getting right now.
The fat man should spend time in jail for what he's done, so he can give some thought about how he has screwed so many over the course of time.
The day of reckoning has finally come. Don't worry about Tony's legal team! THERE IS NONE!!
During both the sign-up of the BABB program and the AIWIT fiasco, no $7,500 penalty was mentioned in the terms and conditions at all.
The Letter of Understanding in the BABB website was added way after the start of the program.
The contract that we agreed and entered into is the one that is outlined in detail in the BABB proposal PDF. The AIWIT site was a video with very little text at all and certainly no terms and conditions.
For the person who claims that they have gotten results from Tony's program - good for you and I hope it's true.
However, the plain fact is that Tony DID NOT deliver the main promises he outlined in the sales letter.
NO 7 figure businesses have been created.
NO step-by-step systems were delivered. In fact, we only got Systems 1 late on and then the rest of the systems (2-13) were NEVER given to us.
It's pretty clear to me. Yes Tony did give us some stuff but a lot of it was ripped off and assembled from other people's work.
The MAJOR parts and promises of the course were NOT delivered. That's plain FACT.
Why has he now disappeared?
Why are he and his staff no longer responding to our e-mails?
Why was the BABB forum suddenly removed? Tony said it was to help us to focus. Total B.S. - it was because he knew the cat was coming out of the bag and he didn't want people to find out that few if any were getting results.
Well the idea to stop the forum has truly backfired. Now the BABBers have got their own forum and can speak freely without having posts removed.
Now, people are adding two and two together and getting the right answer of four. Tony Seruga has taken us for a long ride to nowhere fleecing us of our TIME and MONEY along the way.
If Tony Seruga is genuine and a good guy, surely he'd send out an e-mail to the BABBers and AIWIT members to sort this thing out.
If this were my business that's what I'd do. I'd want to make sure that my customers were happy and recommeded me to others.
But no, Tony Seruga just disappears into the distance to find more people to drain of their money e.g. Property Scout Business of Maverick Real Estate Investments.
Tony has not delivered on his MAIN promises - plain and simple.
Tony Seruga - it's time to put up or shut up. Where are you? Please come out of the dark and at least communicate with us.
Hello,
the two posts above are both from the same person.
You want to know who had success with the program?
I am the guy from Germany -- and everyone in the group may know who I am.
Before the forum was closed (for whatever reason) I started posting a receipt from my paypal account with the first product that I created. Right now I am develloping backend-products (a online shop also).
And I can tell you:
Without this training I would still do Adsense sites.
Today I still have Adsense AND a business. Plus I can tell you, that selling products myself is FAR more valuable.
The one link (out of many) Tony gave us made it possible to set up an online shop with products I could determine exactly how many pieces are sold.
Maybe you think there is no magic in the program.
Did you think you participate and wealth is dropping on you the next day?
Do you really think Tony will build a business for you?
I dare to ask, because I know I did not everything he told me do.
I wouldn´t do the work for someone who is not willing to do what I told him to do.
So please ask yourself:
Did you do everything?
Did you do the best?
Are you testing the whole thing?
I am looking for 20 partners to link to me and / or sell my product EACH week.
I am writing articles at least one per day and I am creating the next products and shops.
I will repeat myself: without the programm I would sit here, blasting out PLR sites and cloaked sites and wonder why they don´t work any longer!
Now my sites get even in the DMOZ and other valuable directories.
Sure: I still want to see some more of the strategies that are not delivered by now -- i.e. I would like to see the Adsense monetization-secret.
My conclusion:
If you believe the program is a scam -- it is.
If you believe the program is a success -- it is.
I made my decision.
Unfortunately others choosed another decision.
I wish you all the best.
Has anyone contacted the copyright holders of the ebooks and audios given away free during the BABB program?
As far as I know, Tony had no license for any of it and was breaking copyright.
Can anyone confirm this?
Some of the courses offered inside the BABB website to us were:
Drilling Down by Jim Novo
Info Millions by Bob Serling
About a dozen Marketing Sherpa reports
Many audios by Mike Vance
Whether these had resale rights or not I'm not sure.
However, I think that The Secret DVD was a bootleg copy (for sure).
P.S. To the German guy - I was the one who made the two consecutive posts above (as they're on different subjects). Also, if Tony and the BABB wasn't a scam, how come he's not responding to enquiries and still hasn't delivered all the systems that he promised?
Yes you are right - not all systems are delivered.
I did not try to contact Tony or Rick, because I still know what to do.
I contacted the support, because I searched something and got immediate response from DRUV.
I will contact Tony or Rick for the indiviadual training as I am ready soon and prepared.
I will see what happens.
If nothing happens?
Shall I complain?
Maybe.
But I think its useless, because I want to concentrate on my business.
As I already said: it works for me.
While Tony made a lot of promises during the BABB program itself, I'm not considering those when I think about if I got what I paid for.
I did get useful information on marketing and building a business, but that is not what I paid for. I already had most of that information from other sources.
Here's what I paid for specifically, as outlined in the original sales letter:
"You'll not only learn my business-building systems and methods
which have made me and my “inner circle” millions upon
millions, you'll be part of all the private conference calls,
the negotiations, the wildly creative brainstorming, and the
strategic planning. Plus you'll get all our working papers...
internal emails... transcripts... business plans... program
design specs...
In addition, every week you’ll be notified of other insightful and
illuminating telephone conversations/meetings which will be
occurring regarding the business I am starting up.
I promise, you’ll be privy to it all.
"
More was not shown than shown. Metrics were asked for time after time and never delivered. A call was supposedly done with Ari Galper to plan this out - we never got access. I could easily list 20 more specifics I know of that we never saw.
"2. You can partner with me and my inner circle team, plus use my
network of product development, Internet and marketing
resources, so we can collaboratively build-out our online
businesses even faster--and make even more money together."
Never offered.
The guarantee as stated in the sales letter:
"I promise my team and I will do our part. All I ask is a sincere,
good faith effort on your part. Just be on all the weekly
conference calls (or listen to the re-plays we post to the private
website), invest a modest five to fifteen hours a week of your time,
follow the step-by-step instructions I give you (no short cuts,
please) and do the straightforward homework I ask.
Then, if you’re not delighted with your million-dollar business
education, or if you are not ecstatic with the kind of money you’re
making from your business, just send me a personal note telling me
what you did and what happened, and I’ll refund your money promptly."
Sounds like there have been some people not quite 'delighted' who did not get a prompt refund.
I haven't listend again, but I think the promises of the business systems and the ways to never have your adsense account deleted, and others were made on the sales call before the signup also, which also (in my mind) makes them part of the program. Things like the COD program were promised after, and, while exaggerated, were a bonus.
I think the main thing was the guarantee of a million dollar business, which, so far, noone, including the guy from Germany, has.
Asking for a prompt refund is within the rights granted by the agreement. As Tony is not giving it, a lawsuit seems to be a sensible option. While I doubt Tony is 'broke' considering all the money he got from BABB and AIWIT, my guess is that all the money is well protected under a number of companies. I think it is worth pursuing both for the money, and as a criminal offense, but I don't think anyone should count on getting cash back from the lawsuit.
Tony can try to weasel out of his promises all he wants, but that won't change the basic facts.
As far as I can see, he sold 50 or more poeple an $11,000 scam, and one seems to be partially happy with it "The German guy". And even he admits that he hasn;t even tried to contact Tony or Rick to get the personal mentoring they promised, so how can he really say he is happy?
Tony and Rick really show their true colors when you corent then and try to get them to actually do what they promise. That's when the sidestepping and failure to respond starts.
Honest businessmen solve client problems - not threaten them with lawsuits.
How many of you have ever sued one of your clients?
Maybe some of these comments should be cross posted on the Ripoff Report: http://www.ripoffreport.com/
They will be sure to be archived there for others to find in future.
Don't be afraid to put your name here, folks. Just speak the truth as you experienced it. Don't let Tony Seruga's scare tactics have an effect on you.
I, Yan Muckle, have been very disappointed by the BABB program put forth by Tony Seruga and Rick Duris. And I have been scammed by their AIWIT (All I Want Is Traffic) traffic co-op that they sold us on toward the end of the mentoring program.
I strongly suspect that the positive comments made on this thread have been planted by Rick Duris or Yolly Seruga, Tony's partner and Tony's daughter. I do not know who this "german guy" is. All the "Build a Better Business" past participants that I know of are as disappointed as I am. And all AIWIT buyers have been scammed by this false traffic network.
I intend to make a longer text in some other place to tell the details of what I learned from my time with this "mentor". I'll post the link here.
Speak up!
Yan Muckle
I am a victim of BABB program. I am not aware of any "Germany Guy" in the group.
I spent a lot of time and energy during this training, sadly, it turns out very dispointed. Now, our "great mentor", the "internet marketing god", disappeared. How successful this traing is?!
I feel that I was cheated.
BTW, I reviewed the refund clause in the original sales letter that was the basis of our contract. The original sales letter does not have any condition for refund. I will post the contents here later.
Does anyone know the particulars of the Property Scout Programs. As BABBs members we were "privy" to watching him build the business, which actually meant we proofread the sales letter and not a lot more. At first, they were offering a finders fee for property submitted ($100 or so, it changed often). By the time I stopped paying attention, they would pay when they turned the property 18 months later and maybe accepted 1 of a 100 properties submitted. Of course, we don't know if they ever accepted one property submitted by a property scout.
So, anyone who comes across this site searching for information on Maverick Real Estate Investments or Maverick REI, Inc. or MaverickREI.com, and is considering being a property scout for this company, think twice.
I fear that anyone who does sign up as a property scout thinking they will make money, and worse if they are desperate for money (the people who Tony Seruga is targeting) will spin their wheels, waste their valuable time, and end up far worse than where they started.
Several times Tony Seruga mentioned that most people facing bancruptcy are only $300 per month short of paying their bills. These are the people he is targeting.
Remember how Rick laughed when he recounted the story about LiveTalk and most of the questions from people were "Is this offer legitimate." I repeat, he laughed at this, like he'd never even considered such a concern.
Tony Seruga, Rick Duris, Chip Tarver, Yolly Bishop, you all have a lot to answer for.
There was indeed a German guy. He spoke honestly, so I wouldn't blast him for it and I say good for him.
That said, I wonder if his success was based on the system that Tony was to deliver or on the COD program that was put together by Chris, who was never paid for his work. If so, we should all pay Chris, not Tony.
If we want to succeed, we will, in spite of Tony. What is the shame of it is the lost time I could have spent working on my projects instead of listening to Yolly repeat Marketing 101 from her college course.
I remember every time someone asked for a tool or system or anything, Chip and Rick would tell them to wait for Tony. Sadly, we are still waiting, while in the meantime, the Internet has changed at a rapid pace and those not paying attention are being left in the dust.
Oh yeah, Tony's system was to use AWeber, Clickbank, and PayPal. Boy, he's on top of things.
Even if the propertry scout program is on the level, Tony will never pay the commissions due.
His track record, which goes back to at least 2000, is to take people's money, promise to pay profits or commisisons later, and then never pay. He even screwed Jay Abraham out of hundreds of thousands.
Anyone who does anything with Tony - EVER AGAIN, is crazy.
How could we fell so long for that Scam? There were red flags and warnings many times, but I didnt believe them because his training appeared honest, but was just a rip off of other material.
What else can we do? what if we all send complaint emails to paypal telling them to block seruga and force him to refund us.
Tony Seruga a.k.a. Anthony J. Seruga made his initial money in the porn and MLM industry. His nickname in the porn industry is Bubba. For those of you who know him or seen him in person Bubba fits his fat bald ass.
Now where shall I begin? Too much to get into but bottom line this guy is a one-man ponzi scheme who recruits others with promises of success OR threats of lawsuits. He's no better than a fat pimp using other folks to make his "millions".
The guy is an ex-sheriff supposedly and at one time did have some clout in the game but only because of his porn businesses money and experience in running scams in the MLM industry.
He lives in San Clemente and the mailing address he uses is of course a mailstop. He tries to come off like he's the end all be all traffic, online marketing guru who has stated to "know" Bill Gates to line up of Hollywood celebrities. He's just an A-rate clown that put together with his wife make the perfect 10! She's the one and he's the zero. He is the TRUEST definition of a zero.
What a joke. It's sad really because he should know what goes around comes around. He has two daughters. One is Yolly "Seruga" his so called business partner who HE needs to place as the face of his business to add new blood. I feel sorry for his second daughter. Now Tony remember when you started a prayer circle for your mother Barbara and she got better...you've been dealing with your own health issues and it would be a shame to see ya'll get sick again because of all the pain you've caused good honest hard working folks. Think about what you've done, who you've hurt and ripped off in the process because sooner or later, in this life or another, you will answer for it. That I can promise you because Karma is a BITCH!!
Rick Duris another clown who should have stayed working with J.A. BUT Tony convinced that idiot that he can make more money with him which contributed to Rick's divorce. Last I seen him he looked like a broke long-haired hippy trying to act like he was big time when in reality all Rick Duris will EVER be is someone else's puppet. He is not man enough to stand on his own and create his own success story/s. Don't tell me about your past. I want to know what can you do today starting from scratch. Why rip off all these people. Hell is a very warm place but you sinners will fit right in. That goes to Yolanda Seruga, Yolly Seruga, Rick Duris and the FAT King himself Mr. Phoney Tortuga.
There are many many more stories to tell about this family of crooks and bullshitters but maybe you can just look him up via his past and current court cases. There are many out there in several counties and states. Here is some old ones that anyone can see in his county court system which is Orange County Superior Courts:
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Case No. Participant Type Participant Name Filing Date Case Type
04CC10224 DEFENDANT ANTHONY J SERUGA 10/08/2004 BREACH OF CONTRACT/WARRANTY
04CC10224 CROSS COMPLAINANT ANTHONY J SERUGA 10/08/2004 BREACH OF CONTRACT/WARRANTY
03CC00010 PLAINTIFF ANTHONY SERUGA 01/14/2003 DEFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION
04CC10224 DEFENDANT YOLANDA SERUGA 10/08/2004 BREACH OF CONTRACT/WARRANTY
04CC10224 CROSS COMPLAINANT YOLANDA SERUGA 10/08/2004 BREACH OF CONTRACT/WARRANTY
04CC10224 DEFENDANT YOLANDA SERUGA 10/08/2004 BREACH OF CONTRACT/WARRANTY
03CC00010 PLAINTIFF YOLANDA SERUGA 01/14/2003 DEFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION
Case No. Participant Name Participant Type Filing Date Case Type
04CC10224 HEADLINER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP DEFENDANT 10/08/2004 BREACH OF CONTRACT/WARRANTY
As you can see he's been ripping people off for a very long time. He claims to do lunches with Donald Trump and play bridge with Bill Gates. What a crock of shit. If you can find out his true weight and then multiply that by at least 1000 that is the amount of lies he's told.
He has many victims but Tony one day you will pay for all of this. I know you're reading this and are keeping a watchful eye as to see what will be said about you to see how tainted your reputation is so let me give you some advice. Just like you scared off Joe Kumar with your little bullshit web site "Beware of Joe Kumar" that is what is happening here to you only THIS TIME I believe this group of victims will not be afraid to come forth and sue you. You own a lot of money to a lot of folks and I really hope you and your family answer for your crimes because you definitely have committed crimes.
Maybe you're not a murderer but you have taken and killed people's dreams and hopes. You've stolen and raped them in ways that a physical crime can not even begin to match.
To the group I am glad to see that someone is finally willing to speak out against this clown even though he's monitoring this blog. I know for a fact he is.
Hey Phoney Tortuga can we all come over your house for a bar-b-que this summer and you explain to the people why you did them so wrong?
Do your neighbors know that your past includes the porn industry?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
For anyone looking for the court information posted by the previous poster, here's how to find it:
1. Go here:
http://www.occourts.org/
2. At the top, select "civil" and pull down "case information"
3. On the left hand side select "person"
4. Enter last name "seruga"
5. Hit search
If anyone else has court case information like this, please post it.
That last post said it all.
If you would like to see more of Tony Seruga's criminal record, go to http://www.sbcounty.gov/courts/flash.asp
click on "civil" at the top, then "case informastion online", then click "Accept" at the bottom of the page, then "civil case information", then "master name search", then type in "Seruga Anthony Joseph"
You will see his recod show up, with a "5" at the right. Click on that "5",and you will see 5 cases. You can click on each case to see more details.
Even though these are in the civil files, they are criminal, and he did spend time in jail.
So he not only has reams of civil cases against him, but he also has a criminal record.
Nice guy.
I am sure his daughter is proud. Just hope she learns the truth and runs away form him as fast as she can before she spends some time in the clink as well.
And Rick Duris, I am sure the FBI's internet crime department will visit you as well.
And, here's some more court action. IANAL, so all this might be wrong, but this looks like Tony. In this case, it appears that he sued someone, and the case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning he lost outright, his charges were dismissed and he could not refile again.
Here's the case info:
90-A-291031-C 12/20/1990 Seruga, Anthony
Abernathy, Jarrod CLOSED
06/24/1992 ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE $0.00
Yes 06/25/1992 at 01:33 PM $0.00
Abernathy, Jarrod $0.00
Pena, Deborah $0.00
Lehman, Jack $0.00
Here's how you can see it:
1. Go here: http://courtgate.coca.co.clark.nv.us:8490/DistrictCourt/asp/SearchPartyOptions.asp
2. Search on last name "seruga"
3. Click on case number 90-A-291031-C
We don't have a lot of details on this one unfortuantely, but if it is Tony it does appear to speak to his filing lawsuits without merit.
Does anyone know anyone who was part of Tony Seruga's "The Millionaire's Club"?
I heard he scammed eveyone in that program as well. I heard it was also 50 people at $10,000 or so each.
How the hell was he able to keep the same name and scam so many people in the past and it NOT show up.
I googled his name before joining the BABB group and didn't find any of this.
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I wish I did not open the first email from the "Complaint Group".
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I see that there are a lot of dissapointed group members - to say at least.
Yes - Tony is hardly to reach. But thats nothing I am concerned about. I protect myself also from "unfiltered" telephone calls and it is hard to get through my staff; otherwise I would have to talk on the phone several hours per day. I trained my staff to handle most things so I havn´t to...
Yes - question were left unanswered in the training. I remember there should be a membership software being develloped and other things that were not done by now.
But they could have closed the group after 6 months we paid for. Maybe they didn´t because the systems were not delivered. Maybe they wanted to sell the traffic coop. Maybe they just wanted to help us succed. I felt not prepared in January.
Don´t forget that it takes time to set someone onto the "success road" -- I can tell, because I have over 40 people in my team that need motivation.
I was happy that there should be additional Tim Altvater calls, which never were held.
I don´t know if the traffic coop works -- but as I read here it is useless traffic, so maybe it is really a scam.
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I wish I did not open the first email from the "Complaint Group"....
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I saw the possibility for a millionaire mentor -- exactly the thing I needed at that time.
And I took action on things I knew I should have been done two years before - but still I did Adsense sites.
I have almost all Corey Rudl courses and other books and courses -- but I did not take the action.
Therefore I am convinced that the money was well invested in this BABB training. If it wasn´t 10,000$ plus I would not have taken the action. But at that price I did.
I wanted a millionaire mentor at that time -- I got one. I needed a role model that showed me the exact steps what to do. I wanted to see how a million $$$ business is done (over the shoulder)... no other program promised that.
[By the way - has anyone checked in clickbank how the PSB business is doing?]
As the training went along I saw things happening. I am now on my way to have a real online business.
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I wish I did not open the first email from the "Complaint Group"....
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... because these complaints destroyed my role model...
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and that is my lesson:
children need role models. I don´t.
So I learned two things:
1. How to get things in the direction I want them
2. To check further "investments" more seriously -- not only by the recommendation from on person.
[By the way: has anyone heard of Keith Baxter what he has to say about this? Most of us were invited by his email...]
So I state again: I am on the way to the earnings were I want them to be. And that is ok for me and was worth the price and the time.
I have set the goal to have the first million in 7 years. And thanks to Tony I see steps and possibilities.
Other informations I get from now on will be "fitted" in my goals and strategies.
Think about it:
The training and what Tony said were not "wrong". They were in fact true (at least for me). The words are not "wronger" or "more true" because this program was maybe - somehow - a scam.
If I state that my business success depends on the training -- and I state now that this program is a scam...
then could this mean that my success or business is a scam?
NO.
that is why wish...
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...I did not open the first email from the "Complaint Group"....
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because I have to protect MYSELF and my business.
That is why I had headaches the last two days, but I have the solution now.
And think about that for your own businesses:
What will you do in the future?
Will you believe that everything what Tony said was wrong?
I feel that some of you have the believe that all rich people are scammers, lyers and so on...
If you believe that I guarantee you that you will never be rich!
that is why wish...
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...I did not open the first email from the "Complaint Group"....
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I stated in the BABB Forum that even "Tony and the team are walking away today" my business would still be a success because I feel that I am on the right track now.
This was shortly before the forum was closed -- funny how things are going :-)
Now they seem to be away -- but I can walk. And very soon I am able to run -- to run a very succesful online and offline business.
That is what I believe. I am concentrating on today and the future.
The past is what it is - past.
I wish you all the best.
I know about the "millionaires club" quite well. His scam initially conned 64 people into paying $1297 down and $399 a month for basically a website that promoted the bigdogs program in late summer of 2002.
Again, just a bunch of crap that he bought, put up in the members area, and said he "licensed it" which of course was a bunch of bullshit.
It took a while for people to catch on the guy was a joke but nevertheless he stole well over $500,000 if not close to $1,500,000 from the scam when you consider how much he stole from his cronies that ran the whole thing and recruited everyone for the fat man.
I know for a fact too Bubba is reading this blog. I absolutely love it!
Isn't a shame Tony that you are suffering from health issues? Could it be from carrying around the extra weight on your shoulders of being a charleton, scamming people, (oh, and that extra 100 lbs or so on your frame?)
"TMC 2" was a joke of program that just charged more, basically 10,000 bucks for the year or $677 a month or something.
You can find all the details on that here:
http://www.digitalmavericks.com/tmc2/
(Let's see how long Bubba leaves this link live!!)
Of course, if you click on the "buy now" button you'll notice the fat man's merchant account with paypal cannot accept payments.
Ha!
I think it would be fun to get the old TMC members including the cronies who ran his program to come forth and be a character witness to the guy.
Rumor has it he stole tens of thousands per month from these idiots for years because he kept making promises to them about all the money they were going to make. Meanwhile, like idiots, they kept working for him while he kept stealing from them.
What a joke. The guy is going down, hard. I want everyone who has been scammed to speak up because understand this, loud and clear:
TONY HAS NO LEGAL TEAM! DON'T BE AFRAID!! He is a charleton!!!!
Did anyone go to the "Billionaire Entrepreneur's Summit"?
http://www.digitalmavericks.com/register.pdf
The German Guy brings up some valid points, but there is one thing that I totally disagree with.
Yes, it is true that we all may have learned something through BABB. I can say I did pick up a few pointers.
But that was not why I paid $10,777. I paid that because he PROMISED and GUARANTEED to ensure that I walked away with a $1,000,000 business.
I have reams of books and tapes I have bought from others - much of the same material he supposedly wrote himself and dictated to us. I didn’t need more of that.
I needed a profitable business. His guarantee was so strong, that I was confident that he MUST be for real.
Not only did he not come even close to delivering AYTHING he promised, it is worse than that. He specifically told us that using other SEO strategies - other than his - were a waste of time, and we could never build a serious business with them.
So like an idiot, I stopped doing what I had been doing that was generating some decent results. NO - not the $50 million company hew always talked about, but a decent income for one guy in a small business. All I wanted was to take my small business and grow it into a little bugger business.
I never cared about $50 million.
So the net effect was I stopped doing what had worked - to follow a guy who was totally full of himself and never delivered the "system" that would make all the other SEO systems obsolete.
I lost a year of opportunity - which cost me a lot more than the money I paid him.
Now you can say "that is my own fault", and I will accept that. But had Tony never made his crazy promises and guarantees, I would have spent that year building on what I already had instead of going off on his crazy tangents - like the COD (which by the way is another total line of BS)
And the traffic scam just builds on the dissapointment. He is telling us that tryign to use PPC and organic search is a waste of time, and we shoudl instead use his traffic, so we believe him becaseu he is the guru with all the money, and then he delivers zero traffic. For the few that did get some traffic, it was crap - generated from either a computer or op-unders. And even that was cut off after a short time - far short of the 50,000 promised.
So you can tell me all day long that I should focus on the positive I got out of this, but I am sorry, I refuse to accept that.
This man stole a year of my business life, and he needs to go to jail! He is not a dream builder, he is a dream stealer.
Hi! I just came onto this blog not too long ago and would like to say a few words please.
I was part of the original "Millionaire's Club" that was run by Tony Seruga and a few other MLM guys who were his b&*ches.
I've been going through all the posts and there are so many similarities with the BABB program as there was with the millionaires club it's uncanny.
Before even asking what happened with BABB, I am going to take some "wild guesses" here and please, those of you who were in BABB let me know if any of this sounds familiar...
Did Tony miss calls consistently and put one of his "workers" on it without notice?
Did he employ people in the group to work their asses off for absolutely no pay then discard them like refuse once they decided they weren't going to do it any longer?
Did he ever "terminate" someones membership for bringing up a legit concern they had?
Did he promise to reveal things that never, ever, came about?
Did he make HUGE promises??
Did Tony do presentations where he simply just read from a book? (Tony did one for TMC that was on Keyword Research and SEO. He read STRAIGHT FROM John Alexander's book and made it seem like it was his own stuff- what a joke)
Did Tony claim his "organization" were the ghostwriters behind some of these well known internet products? (Yet when you talk to these guys, some even don't know who he is??)
Did Tony supply "licensed content" that was available to members only with SEVERE warnings of not mentioning they were there or to be distributed?
Did Tony limit the initial number of the group to 50?
Did Tony ever miss calls claiming his mother's health was failing?
Did he constantly "dangle the carrot" of amazing things to come so people kept making payments and had something to look forward to?
The list goes on and on and on. I was scammed as well, and would be glad to show up as a character witness in any trial that comes forth.
This man needs to be put in jail now!
I'm with you, what I lost was so much more than 10 grand, it was a year of my life, business life if you will. I was sidetracked as so many I know also were. I would have been far better off on my own than listening to his nonsense.
To the German guy, now that Mr. Seruga is out of my life, I am getting my business back on track, back where it was a year ago, and really making progress. I will succeed at this venture as I have with others in the past, but not with the help of someone who lies, steals, and cheats. I will do it on my own perseverance.
Anthony Joseph Seruga spit on people who had major health problems, major financial problems. Several BABBers had both. He is a man without a soul.
To the guy from the Millionaire Club, yes on all accounts. That was EXACTLY Tony's MO. Thought it funny at the time, but never conceived he was such a crook.
Amazing that he has been able to get away with this.
Let's stop this man once and for all. He needs to be in jail.
Everything said from the person from the Millionairs's Club is right on target.
I think the thing that galls me the most is using his mother. What kind of person does that? That alone tells us a lot about his lack of character, not to mention cold heart.
Let's put this guy in jail where he belongs. He needs to be stopped because if he isn't, he will continue to scam people again and again.
During BABB Tony was reading from
"What business should I start" by Rhonda Abrams, and "Will It Fly - How to Know if your New Business Idea Has Wings", by Thomas McKnight.
Someone actually called Tony out for doing this during the call, so we found out about it. I thought he might have just been borrowing some ideas from the books, which would be ok by me - but I was astonished to read these books later and find he'd been reading from them almost verbatim.
The call audios we all have archived document this clearly, I wonder what the copyright holders would think about this?
But my true moment of clarity about Tony Seruga came after Tony said that Double Your Dating was one of the 53 businesses he ran as an ever-busy "serial entrepreneur". I was surprised by the comment, since I had met the owner of Double Your Dating previously, but I thought perhaps Tony had consulted on the business and had been given a percentage. They live near each other, so this seemed quite possible.
Well, in February I had dinner with the owner of Double Your Dating and asked him if he had ever heard of Tony Seruga.
Of course you already know the answer.
Knowing Tony for 14 years, I can't wait to see the author of this site hung out to dry.
You really thing you can hide behind your PC screen?
Whatever your motivation, you are defaming one of the true good guys and it has made me sick. ALl the more reason I'm glad I left the IM world.
I was introduced to Tony in a previous mastermind a few years ago. The man is a genius when it comes to Internet marketing. No one, and I mean no one, can hold a candle to him.
But he does not suffer fools, incompetence or putting up with negative people.
But bottom line, Tony's strategies work and if you are lucky enough to be mentored by him and then take the action he recommends, you will be rewarded beyond your wildest dreams.
Amen brother!
I too met Tony in a mastermind and his advice basically saved my business, my marriage and without sounding too over the top, actually my life!
If Tony ever even reads this, I just want to say thanks!
Warren
I love Tony!!!! From the first day, I got it and I ran with whatever he said.
He opened my eyes, that's for sure.
You can complain if you want, but if you go back and listen, like really listen to what he was saying and the do what he says, it is a goldmine.
You can be a duck or an eagle, it's your choice.
To the guy who says Tony is a Genius at Internet marketing.
There is truth in that. But unfortunately, his genius lies in creating internet scams and defrauding people out of money.
He is one of the best liars I have ever met. His line of bull has no end. Remember when he claimed he was close to billionaire status?
I ask you this. If he is so rich, WHY would he ever create a situation which led to this blog? This is all HIS doing - not ours.
People don't just randomly decide to start blogs and start criticizing others for no reason.
And what about all the criminal records? We didn't make that up. He did that. Honest businessmen don’t end up in jail – and certainly not over and over and over.
Why not just give people their money back if they are unhappy. After all, to a billionaire, $10,000 is chump change. $100,000 is chump change. He could make all this go away if he just paid anyone who asked for their money back a true "no questions asked" refund like legitimate businesses do.
The only logical answer to this is that he is not rich. He does not have all that he claims he has, and the money that he took in from all us idiots who believed him is already spent and he can't give it back.
If he is such a genius, why not just make money the legit way, and forget trying to give us all the "secrets"?
Add all this up, and even a hard-headed guy like me sees nothing but fraud. Nothing but criminal intent.
To the guy that is so high on Tony, there are only two possible conclusions I can draw about you.
1) You are Tony or one of his few paid employees.
2) You aspire to follow in Tony's footsteps and run internet scams like he does.
3) You are a complete fool and cannot see the obvious
If you think that cheating people out of millions of dollars will make me feel "rewarded beyond my wildest dreams", you are crazy.
I would rather be poor and homeless than live that dream.
And by the way, you can't defame someone when you are telling the truth.
Is it just me or does it sound like the same negative poster over and over again?
The world really has a unique way.
I have found new controls over my life and really appreciate them.
I would like to thank Tony personally for all he has done for me with correcting my mind set.
He has been a true friend.
The world is a better place because of you Tony.
Thomas
Here's my experience:
1. I am making money with what Tony taught me. Specifically the COD system.
2. I will admit I was unconvinced all the way until he shared his "COD" system. It was at that point I realized he was sharing something truly valuable.
Is my business a 7 figure business yet? Honest answer? Not yet, but I can see that it will be. Probably by end of year.
That's the truth.
Thanks Tony. I know people are doubting, but I know you are real.
Tony, its nice to see you and your fake identities are joining us here. And, we note that you removed the link posted by another person:
http://www.digitalmavericks.com/tmc2/
Why did you remove the link to this program you ran? Are you scared already? Don't worry, we have copies saved.
So everyone is clear, here's the process going forward:
1. We will finish editing the civil/criminal complaint. Only ONE person has the identities of everyone involved in the complaint, and they are being kept 100% confidential. That person will submit the full complaint with all names on it to every regulatory authority possible on a municipal, state and federal level. As part of the submission we will be talking about the intimidation threat from Tony, and the need to preserve people's privacy due to risk of retaliation. The government is very good with cases like this.
2. The complaint without the names will be circulated so that others ripped off through Tony's various scams can continue submitting it individually to their local congressmen and senators, as well as pressuring various federal authorities.
This way, nobody needs to be concerned about having their identities exposed and having Tony coming after them individually.
And once Tony is staring down the full might of US Government, this situation is going to look quite different.
Tony, we're not going away until you've been stopped for all the evil things you've done.
URGENT: If you want a refund from Tony and you paid by credit card, you MUST chargeback your account immediately! Do not wait!!
If you do not do this immediately, you may not be able to get your money back, even if you paid by credit card.
Tony has been telling everyone to wait 6 months before requesting a refund. Do you know why he is doing this?
The merchant account has a holdback period. This means they hold a percentage of his total sales. Then they release to Tony a percentage every month if there have been no chargebacks. At the end of 6 months he gets all the money that was held.
This is why he wants you to wait for 6 months before requesting a refund.
If you do not issue a chargeback immediately, your chances of getting your money back are dramatically reduced.
Please go and issue a chargeback through your credit company right away. Do not wait any longer. This is literally a case of "first in, first served". Its unfortunate, but you may be competing against all other BABB and AWIT members for your chargeback money.
Well there is not much that I can add to the many negative things said about Tony here.
I have waited until now to comment just because I have been busy working on my business.
First up I would like to address Keith Baxter.
I for one appreciate you standing up and making it clear where you stand and that you made a mistake.
I was introduced to this BABB through you and went into it with three other well meaning guys that I was Masterminding with at the time.
We all got deceived and mislead. That’s what good con men do. So in my opinion you should not blame others for your own mistakes.
I have been wrong before and I will probably be wrong again in future.
I got little out of the BABB situation to add to what I already knew about business.
I told Tony and Rick I did not need them to help me to build a multi-million dollar business. I have been successful before and I can do it again.
I did tell them that I hoped certain aspects of what they had said they would teach would help me and my business activities.
It did not happen they never taught it - especially the systems aspect of it.
I was one of his biggest supporters inside BABB because I believed he should have a fair opportunity to give us what he said he would.
As others have said more fully than I he was basically reading a script of others materials.
To Rene (the German guy) I know you are sincere with what you say and I wish you luck with your business. Just learn that it is you that did it not Tony.
I honestly believe now (although I did not going in) that the AIWIT was a total sham from the beginning and that he knew that he could not provide the traffic that he said he could.
I made the mistake of encouraging others to go into it as well as myself. I did not do it for the affiliate commission (which of course was never paid and neither would I want it unless the promised results were delivered). He made a good sales pitch and we all fell for it. There is nothing wrong with that (we are all used to sales pitches) but he totally failed to deliver on those promises. That is in my opinion fraud and quite possibly wire fraud.
Even if he was wrong on that if he was the man he claimed to be he would have the guts to stand up and say he made a mistake and here is what he is going to do to correct it.
"No one left behind" was one of his sayings - well Tony you left everyone behind in AIWIT and most of BABB as far as I can see. So just another broken promise but as others have said that seems to be your MO.
Yes I agree with others you should spend a long time in jail for what you have done and not done. Quite probably so should Yolly and Rick and some of your other lackeys.
To the guy that threatened the guy who started this blog. I see you as the same low life pond scum that dives in and threatens people who have the guts to stand up for themselves against being scammed by crooks. FYI there have been several of us monitoring his activities for a while and it was decided that now is the time to act.
By the way don’t worry about us being anonymous our names will soon be very clear at the time of our choice not yours.
I have worked in the past with the FBI and RCMP to help to bring scammers to justice in things like fraudulent HYIP so I am quite happy to work with this group to ensure the same happens to you and whoever else should be nailed.
One other thing you should not forget Tony - we know what you look like - so when someone taps you on the shoulder somewhere you won't know if its one of us, the AG or the FBI. What goes around comes around, have a nice life.
It's interesting that there's been a sudden input of positive comments about Tony. If they are true and genuine - fine. However, I very much doubt it. If you want to post positive comments, why leave them with just your first name - Warren, John,...?
Also notice that there is very little detail in the positive comments - a few paragraphs at most.
If that guy had changed my life I would be waxing lyrical about him for pages on end. No - instead we get brief, semi-annonymous comments that are like weak and fake testimonials.
Still no posts from Tony Seruga or Rick Duris to defend themselves personally? Interesting...
We know they're reading this blog as the links to Tony's sites that are mentioned keep getting deleted.
Why don't you have the courtesy to reply to our private e-mails Tony?
So come on Tony, please post your side of the story here - we know you're reading.
Keith,
I think it was very noble for you to come forward and say what you did about being responsible for some of us joining the group...I just happen to be one of those people.
I just really wish I would have received an email or some type of notification letting us know that you had dropped out, or got booted because of what you discovered about Tony.
Tobey
This entire course was nothing more than just a bunch of hype, undelivered promises, a shit load of motivational 'gobligoop' that can be heard by any motivational speaker.
Tony is a master alright...a master in deception!
Tobey,
Hindsight is 20/20. It pisses me off to know end to have been so gullible, but when you perceive someone to be where you want to be, the tendency is to follow... oftentimes blindly.
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Has anyone bothered to look up the famous location in Newport Beach where his 200 non-stop programmers work?
Rather than spoil that surprise myself, I just want to post this question...
Keith
Pretty sickening to read the false positive comments made by Tony and/or Rick Duris.
Probably Rick, it's his copywriter's style. Rick, could you stop being so servile please?
Ducks or Eagles? Good question. One thing is sure: Tony ain't an Eagle despite all his talking about it.
A vulture perhaps?
There is no man more dangerous than someone who talks a lot and who doesn't walk his talk. Tony talked a lot about integrity, vision, customer service, standards, character, resilience, "eagles", etc. Makes one want to puke.
I learned a lot about the corrosive power of greed with Tony. Not what I initially set out to learn, but I learned nonetheless.
What Tony shared that was of value came from others than him. He was unable/unwilling to share powerful techniques, even much less systems.
During the mentoring he succeeded in making most of us suspend their disbelief because he's so deft at dangling the carrots. He succeeded in training us to wait and wait, to believe we were always on the verge of finally getting what we all came in for...
The AIWIT sale finally exposed to which level of duplicity he was able to go, how far he was willing to lie and abuse the trust of people who had put their faith in him, in order to satisfy his serial greed. I have documented proof that AIWIT is fraudulent.
And don't kid me with the COD techniques, Tony. Most were old hat. Several, like your article technique (the ONLY way to generate traffic you actually ever showed during this mentoring) are inefficient and a waste of effort and money -- unless you have slaves like you do who can do the work without being paid. And the COD training and techniques was created by Chris Luck, who had to digest the mass of marketing ebooks and systems (done by others than you) you fed him. He did all the work and you didn't even paid him.
Rick, get a life instead of being Tony's slave. You appeared so willing to help -- and you probably were. Why not start doing something really worthwhile that won't end up with you losing the little self-respect that you still have? If you absolutely must have a Master, choosing a really honest one would greatly enhance your level of confidence, believe me. Eventually you would not even need one.
Or maybe you're really a slave and can't do anything about it.
It's your life.
Yan
Thanks for coming forward, Keith.
I too would have very much appreciated getting an email when you learned Tony was not what he pretended to be. You were very vocal when it was time to drive all your customers to him, but very silent afterwards.
Trust is hard to win and fast lost...
Yan
http://www.digitalmavericks.com/tmc2/
"How long do you think Bubba will keep this live?" is what I said, word for word.
ROFLMAO
I know how Tony works. He is like a snake in the grass. Here's a MULTI MULTI MILLIONAIRE (yeah right) who has been reading this blog and personally took down that link.
Awfully instructive is it not?
I love the story about DeAngelo from Double Your Dating. The stories where Tony has the guts to say "they are a client" or whatever is absolutely amazing.
In one case, he claimed to be real tight with John Childers. This guy and gal met John and told them they knew Tony Seruga.
He stared at them with a questioned look and blank face...
I could go on and on with these stories. I love the fake posts by Tony on this blog as well. Classic.
Nice try Bubba, but it ain't happenin. You're being exposed for the fat slob of a scam artist you are.
And Keith, plenty of people have been fooled by this man, and for a lot longer than you were. I feel for you and know you would never in a million years subject any friends and associates to this cancer of a man. I appreciate you standing up and making your posts.
Utah
I don't believe for one minute that the posts prasing Tony are from legitimate happy customers, but are, yet again another scam by Tony and his so called inner circle to continue to whole scam over again.
If Tony was sincere and a true honest person he would step up to the plate and be man enough to refund all of the unhappy customers like the other "Internet Gurus" he continually mocks do.
He is nothing more than a con man, pure and simple and his whole plan is to suck you dry until you finally give up and move on.
Not gonna happen with this group Tony. You are going to be held accountable for this one!
We all know we were scammed and we are not going to stand for it anymore!
People reading this don't fall for the "Tony changed my life" crap because we have all heard it for a year now and know without question
he is a con man who continually promises and can't deliver. Bottom line, check him out for yourself and run as fast as you can in the opposite direction or you will be sucked dry by this man!
Tony changed my life too, to the tune of over $10,000 of my hard earned money into his greedy pockets for NOTHING, no system, just a bunch of other people's material that he tried to pull off as the route to a system. He has no heart, no conscience, no integrity and no problem lying through his teeth to get your hard earned money.
Don't fall for it folks, it is nothing more than a desperate attempt to scam more people.
One of his lasts calls was about "Systems Mindset" what a Joke, he had already given us tons Mindset information and Marketing Mindset and almost nothing about real world practical Internet Marketing Strategies.
And his last try to Scam us was on the last Conference Call, he tried to sell us a Software to Automate all our business Systems. What Systems if we didnt have any? (I think that was the big secret, the software)
The cost of that was about thousand dollars a month, I dont think anyone bought it. I couldnt believe it, his line of BS has no end.
Have you thought about to save this content?
Tony could force Blogger to remove this subdomain, because his name is used.
Thanks Keith for talking to us.
For my part:
I did not think about the BABB deal, because you recommended it.
I knew you are honorable: I asked for a refund for an old software (PLR I think)- without a problem.
I have been on cloaking master and many other programs you run.
For quite a time I waited for every email you sent me - thats the case for the BABB deal too.
How could we be fooled that long?
What do we learn? Get someone with good reputation to promote your product.
Didn´t we learn that from Rick?
"The value is in the relationship with the list!"
Very good....
Why is the author of this blog DETLETING posts, last night there were 119 posts and he deleted almost all that didn't support him.
The Newport Beach address (Maverick Real Estate Investments, Inc. 620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, California 92660) is a mail drop. The San Clemente Address (555 N El Camino Real # A-460, San Clemente, CA 92672) is a UPS Store.
Of course he won't have this blog deleted. You all are giving HIM ammo for a lawsuit, not vice versa.
If you had legitimate grips, you would be using the legal system and not a public blog. This is nothing more than a high tech witch hunt and we all know how righteous those were.
Anything posted on this will become evidence in a trial and most of this crap is just that, crap. It is made up by someone pissed off and then conveniently “leaked” and you all take it as gospel. If he is smart he will keep this going, subpoena the records and track the posters down one by one and depose them in his county, forcing you ALL to come to him one by one and make his case.
I work as a law clerk and your allegations have holes all over.
The civil suit noted, there was a counter suit and it appears the other side agreed to drop the original suit.
The criminal record, appears to be an arrest record, not a conviction. The defendant was found not guilty. Hell, it could have even been someone using his name.
And the office in Newport Beach, do you realize one of his attorneys of record appears to also have an office at this mail drop!!!
Get a life losers.
And I wouldn’t say the laws firms of Parker Stansbury and Clifford Chance don’t exist. All it took was a few minutes on NexisLexis to discover this guy is for real.
Fools and their money are soon parted is true. Be prepared :-)
I am not the author of this blog - the posters are.
The only posts that have been removed are those that either contained profanity or were short one liners with very little detail.
Also - there were not 119 comments before the last time. It wasn't even above 90 - so there's no need to lie.
I have kept posts that support and go against Tony Seruga in the interests of balance. Posts containing profanity (for or against) will be removed.
It's interesting to note that the posts supportive of Tony are very short and contain little credibility.
These posts are being saved continuously in HTML format and in a Word Document.
It would be great to have these hosted on our own domain but due to potential threats from Tony that is not possible right now.
However, that said, it's unlikely that Tony Seruga will ever follow through on his threats - just like he never followed through on his commitments in the BABB, AIWIT and TMC schemes.
Still waiting for Tony Seruga to respond personally on this blog and to e-mails and phonecalls for that matter.
Google "Parker Stansbury" and you'll see they come up a Pre-Pail legal service. Are they Tony Seruga's high priced lawyers? I don't remember the name.
FYI - Parker Stansbury is a HUGE law firm with a number of Fortune 500 clients.
Tony, you and your "friends" (who we can tell by the writing is really you) can try to threaten us all you want.
Those threats will simply be added to the criminal complaint being filed.
And by the way, if you are so bold, why don't you fully reveal who you are – first, middle and last name, Mr. law clerk, so you can stand up and be counted.
People who are honest don't have reams of records of case after case in the legal system about them typically.
Even if you are correct, and you were found not guilty on all counts, how is it that you keep having cases come up against you. That in itself is a huge red flag.
And by the way, how is it that you plan to track down each and every person who has spoken the truth about how dissatisfied they are about you, then depose them? Are you kidding? What are you going to do…file 100 lawsuits against all your unhappy clients? Good luck. I say BRING IT ON BABY. I would LOVE to go in front of a judge with this story.
Last time I checked, this is America, and we still have the right to free speech - especially speaking the TRUTH.
You can try to divert the issue all you want, but you can't escape the FACT that you took in hundreds of thousands of dollars from hundreds of people in traffic money and did not deliver.
Period.
There is no amount of explanation that can explain that other than YOU ARE RIPPING PEOPLE OFF.
Keep it up. You are just digging the hole deeper.
To anyone who thinks there are happy customers of Tony out there, I can honestly say I have yet to find one.
We put together a survey to find out if others were getting their money's worth from Tony. We truly tried to find people who were happy, because we all desperately wanted to get our million dollar businesses. I can say that I personally wanted to find someone who could help me because Tony wasn't. I thought it was me. I looked for success stories.
Guess what?
So far, out of about 65 people whose emails we have, NOT ONE has said one thing positive to us. NOT ONE. But we do have REAMS, and I do mean REAMS of complaints and horror stories - not only from BABB and AIWIT members, but also TMC members and former close associates of Tony.
With this OVERWHELMING book of evidence of all kinds of wrongdoing, how could one come to any other conclusion except Tony must be a fraud.
And I do have names and addresses of all those who have contacted us. The only reason they are not shared in public is Tony has threatened so many people - just like he is attempting to do in this blog, that people are scared to share their name.
Thankfully - they are not all scared. We have a good group, and it is growing - of people who will come forth and stand up to him publicly. They are seeing that the truth really can set you free.
For those who may be intimidated by some of the threats you see here and in emails from Rick or Tony, ask yourself these questions: "Am I right? Did I get cheated? Did Tony fulfill his contract?"
If the answer is YES, I am right, YES, I got cheated, and NO, he didn’t fulfill his contract, then you have nothing to fear from him. You are in the right and he is in the wrong.
If there is a person out there with a legitimate Tony Seruga success story – one that involves him delivering that million dollar business or him actually delivering quality traffic – and all of it contracted for, let’s hear it. Be sure to give us your full name, and contact information, because you definitely have no fear from Tony, and we would love to hear how you did it.
Ok.
You want a success story?
Well - let´s see...
I read the postings this morning. You already convinced me that Tony is a fraud, the programm a scam and nothing is real...
Then I went out to paint my house and during that time I thought about the last year.
1. I started building a "real" business with an ebook and backends, several more SEO content sites that bring in subscribers and buyers. I am right know setting up shops and other things as backend products.
2. I took another strategy combined with the COD strategy to take advantage of the US market.
The COD does not 20 or 30 thousend a month, but it´s "nice".
The "real" business makes me "happy" -- not a million; by now... :-) -- but I believe it will. I "believe" it NOW, because I SEE a way to do it -- thanks to the GSOME method.
3. All other programs before: I took NO action (my fault)
4. I was lazy and did Adsense sites --> boring --- now the fun is back.
What did BABB?
1. It combined the mind-training with the steps to setup a business. None of these work without another.
I knew mind training and the universal laws before... but I did not take much action about them.
I knew the steps setting up a business before: I just had to turn around, take the Rudl course and do it... but I didn´t.
Tony brought together both things, "reminded" me of those, gave me more infos that I did not know about before.
(I considered the other BABB members know much more about online marketing than me...)
Then he built a business "from scratch", where we were able to "watch".
I have not seen any other program that has this strategy -- and it worked at least for me.
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Sure I had doubts during the training, but I thought there is a "deeper" sense in everything.
We were not involved very much in the creation of the PSB: no metrics, no income stats, no adwords stats, I saw nothing on US free ads. The software that was used to run the PSB was not shown exactly -- although I have to admit that Tony asked us what should be shown (like a Aweber Tutorial or something like that...).
I have not asked for the traffic from the AIWIT -- so I can´t tell.
Tony and Rick don´t respond to my email - by now.
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I really don´t care if Tony that everything Tony teached is not originally from him. But has it to be? Of course copyright has to be respected, but I think thats not my problem.
He has put the material together in a way that I "believe" and I do what needed to be done.
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So I consider myself a "success" - so to speak.
I never expected my business served on a silver platter. I have to do it. I need the right mindset. I set the goals. Not someone else.
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One thing is left on the table.
While I painted my house I also thought about the person Tony, because many things are said here about him. My conclusion:
1. I don´t know him personally.
2. I don´t like the things that are said here like: "Phoney Tony" or "fat man" and the other things about his health. I think thats below zero.
3. If he has been in jail and is now free, then he already had his punishment.
4. If someone feels betrayed it´s absolutely ok to bring that case to a court and let them decide.
5. Until then my conclusion is: proven not guilty until he is.
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Conclusion:
1. I am thankful for the training -- and YES you may curse or bluster me for saying that.
2. It was worth the money, because I already made it back (even if the AIWIT is a scam).
3. I concentrate on my business, my life and my family.
4. I am willing to help everybody in the BABB group who needs it.
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Maybe the most important conclusion
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5. What about setting up a new BABB Forum?
We could help each other -- at least with tools, tactics, resources! Even with the newest scams :-)))
Together we have a lot of knowledge!
I am willing to set up a forum.
How about that?
Let´s concentrate on the future.
It's very instructive to Google Yolanda Bishop, Yolanda Seruga, Rick Duris and Chip Tarver as well as Tony. May be worth checking the courts for these people as well.
If anyone can get a members list of TMC, they may wish to join in the complaint.
Also Dan Kennedy and other owners of copyrights of materials that Tony sent out would have a strong interest if they truly were bootlegged.
And, on that note, we're closing the blog. Thank you everyone, for your contributions.
At least one person seems to be happy with what they received from Tony. The rest will be filing for refunds, chargebacks and federal redress.
We've decided to close the blog becase we know many people are focusing their energy on reading the blog. We'd like to see that energy expended towards bringing Tony to justice. We also don't want anyone to inadvertently commit libel or slander, giving Tony ammunition against us. We recommend everyone keep quiet publicly about this case going forward.
There is a lot to do, so we are requesting as many as people as possible volunteer to help get this done. And in return we will ask the regulatory authorities to prioritze refunds/repayments from Tony for those who contribute the most help towards bringing him to justice.
Tony has gotten away with his behavior for many years now, so this is going to take some work. Please volunteer if you can. We need to hear from you if:
a) you have personal contacts in the FTC, US AG's office, CA AG's office, Orange County police department or any other related enforcement agencies.
b) you have press contacts who will be interested in reporting on this case and Tony's activities, particularly if they are located in Orange County or Southern California.
c) you are interested in undertaking other the many activities required to to bring Tony to justice. We have a list of tasks which need to be completed, including internet research, court research, contacting people, etc.
d) And, if you do have a true success story of working with Tony, you may also feel free to send it in, and it will be posted on the blog. Please send your name and phone number so we can voice verify you are real.
To reach us going forward, please contact Richard: seruga_complaint@yahoo.com
Thanks again for your contributions.
Great news! I got a full refund from VISA for over $20,000 from my chargeback from the BABB and AIWIT scams Tony Seruga perpetrated, and I have not heard a word from him or Rick about it.
I can only assume he chose not to fight it because he had no leg to stand on.
I was one of the Original TMC (The Millionaires Club) members. There was 65 of us, I stayed in for about 8 months, I was the first to leave ... I did everything Tony and my leaders told me to do, spents thousands and made no money. The last month I was in TMC I questioned authority, they never let us go one on one with Tony. Finally I got my 15 minutes with him on the phone. I didn't feel good about the whole thing ... I left the group. Stayed in touch with a few others and none of them made any money 2 and 3 years later. The techniques can be used to make money or promote other projects just not what we were doing, we were just bank rolling Tony. He was making $26k a month off us us just in the $400 monthly plus the residuals from all of the programs we signued up under him ... an easy $30k a month! In life I learned that you make anything a positive or negative ... I learned a lot from the experience with Tony and Crew, the key is learn from the lesson ... that is what i did.
I was also one of the original TMC members, unfortunately I stayed in longer than the one leaving in 8 months above. That was a while back, do TMC members stand a chance of getting anything back from a charge back? All of my payments were through PayPal. My guess not.
I was also in the TMC with Tony a few years back, and what I am reading here is a carbon copy of his scam tactics used then. He is a master of making all kinds of promises - stringing things out - so it is too late to do a chargeback by the time you realize he was lying to you all the time.
One day he will finally end up in jail where he belongs.
Keith,
your apology is not accepted.
You PHRASED your recommendation of Tony Seruga with this...
"MY GOOD FRIEND".
If he WAS INDEED your good friend, you are like him. Guilt by association...GOOD FRIEND association.
Being CHICKEN to speak up - well, WHY NOT? Sherman Hu sent an email saying that he REMOVED his recommendation of Tony once he found out something about him - and that PROBABLY was that he didn't pay his affiliates.
Whatever his motives...at LEAST he sent the email. You did not. You did NOTHING.
That cost me 11 grand.
SHAME ON YOU!
You had MOST of us on one of your other lists. You COULD have sent a message to EVERYONE on your lists WARNING people about doing business with Tony Seruga.
You did not.
You also talk about having been KICKED OUT of the deal once you found out he was a scam artist.
From what I recall about your initial solicitation, you stated that you would NOT be apart of this deal.
Hummm...that means you LIED!!!
Shining stars in your eyes regarding the money....now THAT I believe. I THOUGHT you were SUPPOSED to be so RICH? Hummm...
How many of your recommendations have been for something that was just a smokescreen, something to put money into your pocket???
There's a fiery warm place a waitin' for you...
I'm sure you'll see Tony there too.
You than can have a CHAT about all the suckers you ripped off.
Can't spend any of that money in hell....
I agree that Keith Baxter is at least partially to blame and should be help liable for part of all our losses. For him to say that he too was a victim may be true, but his initial solicitation led us all to beleive that he had worked with Tony in the past and that he was recommending Tony.
The he says after the fact that he really didn't know him.
Well that means he lied in his initial sales letter to us. In my book, a lie is a lie, and that makes him guilty also.
Then I think of the conference call where Keith and Tony were buddy buddy. It was just two opportunists trying to make a quick buck. It makes me sick.
Shame on you Keith Baxter. I guarantee I will never listen to your advice again on any topic.
I know that the guy who mainly promoted the BABB program was in awe of Tony Seruga initially.
However, soon after the BABB program started he got kicked out after he started to ask 'too many questions' on Tony's background.
He's never been paid a cent of his commissions for the people he recommended into the BABB program -despite being one of the main promoters for the program.
I am almost certain that Baxter knew about Tony in time to stop his promotion and save SOME people some cash. When he started promoting Tony's scam, people who had been scammed by Tony in the past warned Baxter to stay away from Tony. If Baxter continued with the promotion and let others sign up, he did so with the full knowledge that he was leading them to the slaughter.
Baxter cannot be trusted, ever again.
Then again, what guru out there can?
All the gurus do to make money is promote each others programs with affiliate relationships.
It took me a while to figure it out, but I have and have unsubscribed from every thief guru out there. The recent promotion of the program at the playboy mansion was the icing on the cake. I dropped the "guru" (defined as one looking for a sucker in my book) as fast as I could and nearly every other self proclaimed guru since.
You see, thats how Tony has been able to make his fortunes, because there are literally thousands of people out there who think they can subscribe to someones program and get rich.
I was one, most of those scammed by Tony were one or are still a hopeless get rich sucker even today.
The truth hurts perhaps. That does not make it any less of the truth.
Turn him into the IRS. I bet they would audit him to see if his tax filings showed all this income or not.
Readers should be aware that Tony and Yolanda Seruga are now going by the alias Tony and Yolanda Michaels.
Their latest website is http://digitalbillions.com
Good post.
Hi there,
I am the "german guy" that said I profited from the BABB program.
I am now convinced that is was a SCAM. Although it got me started and I made my first sales - I wouldn´t have made since then.
I am writing this because now I am a member of Formula Five with Paul Lemberg and Andy Jenkins.
HECK! They delivered in the free videos MORE than Tony in a half year!
I also have been to Stompernet and the SMARTS group last year - again: my traffic and conversions doubled.
And still I here Toys words - which were not all wrong... I have to admit that it makes more sense after being part of the Ripp Off ;-)
All the best!
Does anyone know anything about his latest Auction Artie site that cost $15,000 to list something and then we are suppose to get that money back when the piece of real estate sells? It was suppose to launch April of 2008 and there is still no word.
I was directed here by an acquaintance in the Arbitrage Conspiracy. "Anthony" no last name, is a star pupil who is making lost of money working 20 hour days and offering to help people for the amazingly low price of $1500.00 a month for access to his team of programmers and legal people!
I was offered the chance to get his help but declined because of the high price, and my nad experience with Arbitrage Conspiracy. This blog brings out some very interesting concerns.
I do not know if this is the same Tony or if "Anthony" is a legit guy, but my bs meter went haywire when he told me how much.
Martin
Interesting posts. There is an Anthony who is part of the Million Dollar Licensing (MDL) group who appears to fit this profile. Seems like a decent guy from what I've seen, but now I'll be cautious. Thx!
Pretty sure this is the same guy. Take care, folks!
Tony Seruga is Scum.
Auction Arty at $15,000 per person -- NEVER DELIVERED!
Property Scout Cash and the National Association of Commmercial Real Estate Professionals -- thousands of people promised what Tony NEVER DELIVERED.
A group call Platinum Commercial Group Mavericks-- $12,000 fee for supposed "Turn Key Product" NEVER DELIVERED. These people worked for over three years on the project that was a complete scam --boy were they dumb!
Media Ads "buys" for NACREPS $15,000 per person and MORE -- NEVER DELIVERED.
Websites Promised -- $55,000 NEVER DELIVERED.
The guy and his entire team -- Rick Duris, Yolanda, Yolly Bishop -- his daughter all con artists.
Buyer beware -- he talks a good story but it is all lies. He majors in excuses and stealing your money.
Complete Scum!
He's back. Tony now has a blog up at TonySeruga.com and has followers on Facebook and Twitter. I wonder if there is an automated way to send them all a message warning them about this guy? If he hasn't already, he will definitely soon be running a big scam on as many of them as he can.
It is hard to believe that Tony Seruga can continue to scam people. There is a consistent track record of him not delivering what he promised for YEARS. I was personally scammed by him in the first TMC program. Always a promise around the corner, none were ever delivered.
If his name is associated with anything, run, run away, if you don't, you will get hurt, financially.
check this out. let us know about your experience with tony seruga.
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In today's technology-dependent world, the Internet has become a legal lethal weapon against the privacy and reputation of its users. Times are changing however and anonymous posters can no longer hide. Your defaming lies you believe are told in complete anonymity will be uncovered and the courts are finally ruling in favor of the real victim, those whose reputations you attempt to ruin. You are the criminals, the sociopaths.
Rick Duris is posting on the warrior forum in the copyriting section.
Great post, I am almost 100% in agreement with you
You may be interested to know that Rick Duris is back in the scamming business. Read this - Rick Duris is a Con Man
cheers, Mal
Do not forget about
Corey
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What a bunch of BS. I am surprised Blogger allows these types of pages. Shame on you!
I am constantly amazed at the entreprneurial training and consulting I received form Tony Seruga.
Tony Seruga charges a lot of money for his marketing and business building services. I have yet to see anybody have a grasp on the Internet that he does.
And hands down, Tony Seruga is worth every penny.
Let me give just a little hint as to why I am saying what I am saying about the man. Tony took me under his wing and turned me into a really good copywriter.
Tony’s command of of direct response marketing, especially when the Internet is involved is incredible. I like the way his noodles and noodles with a headlins or an offer until it is perfect. Tony Seruga can take a pathetic business or product, and within just a few hours have it turned into a masterpiece.
I learned that he charges $7500 an hour for his services. I didn’t pay that because I was part of an elite group mastermind program he conducted a while back.
But that’s pretty steep. But still, if you can afford it, you should do it. Tony Seruga can turn you on to some pretty amazing resources and contacts.
Now, you may be wondering why I am taking the time to sing Tony Seruga’s praises here.
That’s a good question and I have to answer honestly.
As a group, copywriters have a knack for always talking about who they learned their chops from. I mean people like Gary Halbert, or Claude Hopkins or Dan Kennedy. Have you ever noticed that?
Well, I learned my chops from Tony Seruga. And I may catch heat for this someday, because I know Tony likes to stay under the radar. But I don’t care.
Because I owe Tony Seruga my career and livlihood. That’s how important his ideas were to me.
I hope you too get the chance to work with Tony Seruga someday soon.
With respect,
Charles Blackson
Dude, a person with an average I.Q. could start and run a business. But it would take a couple of people with I.Q. of above average to make a name in the business world. And yet, it would only take a person with an I.Q. of below C level to ruin a well established business.
Where can I find the program of these guy?
X Dude, a person with an average I.Q. could start and run a business. But it would take a couple of people with I.Q. of above average to make a name in the business world. And yet, it would only take a person with an I.Q. of below C level to ruin a well established business.
I first saw Tony Seruga’s video on Youtube last June 2011. And I thought it was quite promising. So, I‘ve subscribed to his program, and so far, it is doing well.
Needless to say, his program will not work on its own; but rather you have to work out your business so you will succeed.
At the rate of 1 to 10, 10 being the highest and 1 the lowest, I can rate his program as 9.
The program itself will not and can not run a business on its own. The decision is always and will always remain the owner’s call. Because even if you hire 10 “geniuses”, problems will still rise.
But with Tony Seruga and his programs, success is just a walk in a park .
People, wrecking a person’s reputation via internet or other form is punishable by the law.
If you have something against him, take it to the proper forum. Otherwise you might receive a bigger
law suite than him.
To the person who ask where he or
she could find Tony. I would
suggest
that you watch his video first on
youtube.
I was impressed with what he said
there. And personally, I find them
useful.
But, as what I have said, you
should judge him for your self.
What works for me, may work better
or may not work at all on your
business.
Tony was not able to deliver his promise of 60,000 traffic on my site, but he was able to give me 58,000.
Actually, it is more than good enough for me, and my business.
I was in the original Millionaires club. That was around 2002... we were a group of internet marketers or wannabe internet marketers who were lead into a mlm called mannatech. It is a solid company and I have nothing to say about em. We also came incontact with a internet marketer who I wont name because he also was duped in. Seruga is a brilliant scam artist he would lead just enough and give us enough info that we were able to hang on another two weeks or so. Then another angle would come up, Seruga would let us in to a back door of some pretty serious marketing site or two. even showed us how to set some stuff up. We even had his cell number and it went on and on. I think I was the third guy 2 bail out. It was enough info to get you close while he held back the last few nuts and bolts we needed.
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Say what you will, the guy is smart and still at it! Now he's created a bunch of fake urls about his bio so if someone google's tony seruga this one doesnt appear!
And he got some spam posted at the bottom of this one! Brilliant move!
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Jen Welter makes history as first female NFL coach
American football has its first female coach, as the Arizona Cardinals hire 37-year-old former pro player Jen Welter (oh and she's a doctor, too)
Jen Welter has become first female NFL coach after joining the Arizona Cardinals
Claire Cohen By Claire Cohen11:02AM BST 28 Jul 2015 Comments7 Comments
Jen Welter has just made history.
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The 37-year-old has been hired by the Arizona Cardinals and is thought to be the first ever female coach in America’s National Football League (NFL).
Touchdown!
Welter is herself a former pro player, who spent 14 pro seasons with the Dallas Diamonds, part of the Women’s Football Alliance (a full-contact Women's American football league that began in 2009), helping them to win four titles.
She also has a master’s degree in sports psychology and a PhD in psychology, meaning she's actually Dr Jen Welter.
Welter’s year has been full of firsts.
Last season, she became the first woman to coach in a men’s professional league, when she was hired by Texas Revolution, part of the Indoor Football League.
In February this year she was also the first woman to play in a non-kicking position in a men’s professional league, for Revolution.
Jen Welter has become first female NFL coach after joining the Arizona Cardinals
Now, 5ft 2 in tall Welter has been appointed as a linebacker coach by Cardinals’ head coach Bruce Arians – the first male coach to break the NFL’s gender barrier. Many fans are claiming that his coaching success later in life means he's more open to helping-up others behind him.
"Coaching is nothing more than teaching," Arians explained Monday, on the team's website. "One thing I have learned from players is, 'How are you going to make me better? If you can make me better, I don't care if you're the Green Hornet, man, I'll listen.' I really believe she'll have a great opportunity with this internship through training camp to open some doors for her."
"I'm honoured to be a part of this amazing team,” Welter added.
Of the 23 Fiat Chrysler recalls that U.S. regulators investigated, three were so dangerous that the government invoked its most potent power: requiring the company to buy back the vehicles.
Owners of hundreds of thousands of pickups and SUVs will be able to get rid of their trucks and get cash. In addition, owners of about 1 million older Jeeps with exposed fuel tanks could be able to trade them in for $1,000 above fair market value toward another Fiat Chrysler vehicle.
“Consumers are at the heart of this enforcement action,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said. “Automakers have a heavy responsibility to make sure their vehicles are safe.”
Forcing automakers to repurchase defective vehicles is a rarely used requirement by regulators and hasn’t been invoked on this scale in decades. The move is part of a corrective action and $105 million penalty against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV announced Sunday following a Transportation Department investigation into how the company handled fixes on 23 recalls involving more than 11 million cars and trucks.
The Fiat Chrysler agreement is the largest penalty ever imposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is stepping up enforcement efforts following criticism that it has acted too slowly on other auto recalls.
The vehicles subject to repurchase -- mostly Ram pickups -- have defective suspension parts could cause a loss of control, according to the NHTSA. The truck owners will be able to receive the original purchase price, minus depreciation, plus 10 percent, according to the agreement.
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Fiat Chrysler estimates more than 60 percent of the estimated 500,000 vehicles involved have already been repaired, leaving fewer than 200,000 eligible for a buy back. The company expects to repair and resell any purchased vehicles, recovering some of those costs.
NHTSA compelled Fiat Chrysler to repurchase the vehicles because the agency wasn’t confident in the company’s plans to fix the defect, Mark Rosekind, the agency’s current chief, said Monday.
The agency hasn’t been able to verify Fiat Chrysler’s estimates for how many vehicles haven’t yet been repaired, NHTSA spokesman Gordon Trowbridge said. The company’s inability to track recalls accurately was one of the key issues in a July 2 hearing, and that led to restarting one of the Ram pickup repair campaigns, he said.
“The consent order provides the buyback option for those vehicles that have not been remedied,” Trowbridge said. “How many vehicles fit that description is unclear.”
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