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The More You Know - A QuizLaw PSA *Update*
Last week, the Quizlaw blog documented the illegal shenanigans of Charis Johnson, a North Carolina woman who swindled naïve investors out of $50 million and their hard-earned mortgage payments through a shady online, auto-surf pyramid scheme. Fortunately, her little scam was shut down by the SEC and her bank accounts were frozen - but, that wasn’t enough to stop Charis. Hell no! Girl is drawn to online scams like Whitney is to crack!
So this week, she launched a website called Startup Street, an online operation dedicated to “achieving success in life and in business … beyond the acquisition of wealth.” And how, exactly, does Charis plan on building this success in life? By encouraging visitors to view online ads, for which they can collect “points” and redeem those for e-gift certificates. And where does all this advertising revenue go? Charis Johnson, of course. So, while senior citizens are spending hours whacking a mole or sitting patiently through Casino ads on their dial-up Internet service in the hopes of collecting a $.99 coupon for a free “Dog Lovers Screensaver” (replete with its own ads), Charis Johnson can sit back, collect millions in advertising revenue, and laugh at all those she is duping - at least, until the SEC sends her to the clinker where the ladies at the North Carolina Correctional Institute are just gonna love playing Whack-a-Charis.
Stay tuned … QuizLaw is gonna take this jerk down.
