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BrandStar Entertainment is a "DISGRACEFUL" SCAM
O2 Media (aka Tricom Pictures) & Five Star Productions are a Major Scam! They have just recently merged together with a new company called BrandStar Entertainment.
They issued a press release in the end of October 2008 stating:
"O2 Media Inc. announced today that it has formed a new Joint Venture named BrandStar Entertainment with venture partner Five Star Productions. "
These SWINDLERS also do business as 25 plus other companies:
O2 Media Services Group Inc.
02 Media, Inc
02 Production Studios, Inc.
02 Executive Services, Inc.
DR Marketing Group Inc.
Intellibrands Group LLC
Tricom Pictures and Productions, Inc.
Tricom Pictures
Tricom Productions
Immediate Capital Group, Inc.
Quorum Productions, Inc.
Incredible Discoveries Distribution Services LLC
Incredible Discoveries Inc.
National Shopping Club, Inc.
Access Health, Inc.
Designing Spaces, LLC
Drtv Capital Group, LLC
Eternal Security, Inc.
Etv Acquisitions LLC
Infomercial Fund I’, LLP
Infoquest Licensing, Inc.
Infoquest Management Services, Inc.
Intermedia Marketing Solutions, Inc.
International Pictures & Productions, Inc.
Iq Business Intelligence Group, LLC
Kitchen Spaces TV, Inc.
M.A. Investments, LLC
Media ******* Group LLC
Mirage Talent, Inc.
Production *******, LLC
SITE2SHOP T.V., Inc.
These 25 plus fraudulent companies charge you tens of thousands of dollars to appear on television shows that NEVER AIR. They have absolutely NO affiliation with any national television networks like they claim and if you do get lucky and they put you on a show that does run, it is at 4:30 AM in the morning on some local cable station in a town with a population of 500 people.
It has recently come to my attention that these scam artists use their friends, relatives and employees as third party business references.
The names of their FAKE TV SHOWS are:
Designing Spaces
Incredible Discoveries
Kitchen Spaces
W, the Women’s Show
World Business Digest
Be Safe America
The Curious Cook
If anyone calls you from one of these FAKE TV SHOWS, hang up the phone and run for the hills! Otherwise these ROBBERS will empty out your bank account!
You can read more about these CON ARTISTS at:
http://matthewchan.com/incrediblediscoveries-info.htm
I have copied key excerpts from the article below, listing the 150 plus lawsuits against them. Copy and paste the above link to read the article in its entirety and you will be able to access all of the hyperlinks with every lawsuit listed, plus detailed information on the 25 plus "alias" companies.
Here are some excerpts from the amazing research article done by Matthew Chan.
According to the Florida Division of Corporations, Incredible Discoveries was a registered fictious name orignally filed on September 29, 2003 in Broward County. It expired on December 31, 2008. The Owner is listed as Immediate Capital Group Inc.
According to the Florida Division of Corporations, Immediate Capital Group Inc. was formed on September 14, 1999 and is located in Pompano Beach, Florida. However, the Incredible Discoveries website lists their primary location in Deerfield Beach, FL.
According to Immediate Capital Group's Articles of Incorporation, Mark Alfieri and Jack Levine are the two founding principals of this company. They are listed as Directors in Annual Reports from 2000 to 2003.
In September 2003, an Articles Amendment states that Mary Eade became a new Director of Immediate Capital Group as both Mark and Jack are removed as Directors. Mary Eade remains as Director as stated in Annual Reports for 2004 and 2005. In August 2005, Mary Eade is removed as Director and Doug Campbell is added as Director. Interestingly, in December 2005 (only 4 month later), Doug Campbell is removed as Director but Dawn Halloran is added as Secretary.
From what I can tell, there are now no publicly disclosed Directors or Officers of the company except for Dawn Hallovan. If the company is so big, why is there no listed President, Vice-President, CEO, CFO, or Treasurer which are often listed?
ADDRESS CHANGES:
According to the Annual Reports of 2000 to 2002, Immediate Capital Group's primary place of business is at:
22783 S. State Rd. 7 #103, Boca Raton, FL 33428
The 2003 Annual Report lists the principal address as:
6574 N. State Rd. 7 #277, Coconut Creek, FL 33073
Sometime after the filing of the 2003 Annual Report, the September 2003 Amendment and Registered Agent changes list the new principal address:
3850 N. *****line Rd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
This address appears to be the company's best known principal address according to the Incredible Discoveries website as well as various customer letters and documents. This address is in effect for Annual Reports 2004, 2005, and 2006.
The 2007 Annual Report lists another address:
2001 W. Sample Rd., Suite 101, Pompano Beach, FL 33064
This address appears to be current for the 2008 Annual Report.
More recently, the help of CorporationWiki, I discovered there is an Incredible Discoveries Distribution Services LLC and an Incredible Discoveries Inc. Essentially, there are now 3 corporations all using the "Incredible Discoveries" mark.
I would like to comment that changes of addresses in themselves are nowhere close to being unethical, immoral, or criminal. We are in the U.S. We can move anywhere we want anytime we want. However, most stable and established businesses don't move around unless there is a good reason. I have no idea what the reasons for the changes were. However, I will say I am most curious as to why Immediate Capital Group (aka Incredible Discoveries) left their Deerfield Beach office location.
COURT CASES:
Immediate Capital Group Inc. has a respectable list of 20+ court cases listed in the Broward County Clerk of Courts website.
Incredible Discoveries also has a respectable list of 20+ court cases listed in the Broward County Clerk of Courts website.
I would have thought the number of outstanding cases would be the same but it appears that a few of the lawsuits are listed in the database as Incredible Cap Group Inc. instead of Incredible Capital Group Inc. Essentially, with every listing of Incredible Discoveries as a party, there should be a corresponding listing of Immediate Capital Group Inc.
RELATED COMPANIES:
Tricom Pictures & Productions Inc. appears to be a related company to Immediate Capital Group Inc. based on information listed by the Florida Division of Corporations:
The name of its two principal founders, Mark Alfieri and Jack Levine. Between the two individuals, they are listed as Directors, President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
They share similar addresses Immediate Capital Group used:
2001 W. Sample Rd., Suite 101, Pompano Beach, FL 33064 and 6574 N. State Rd. 7 #282, Coconut Creek, FL 33073
The Registered Agents for the two companies were A. Wayne Gill and Patricia Klein.
According to the Florida Division of Corporations, Tricom Pictures & Productions Inc. was formed on November 27, 1991. However, it was administratively dissolved on September 14, 2007 for not filing an Annual Report. Whether this was an oversight or intentional is unclear. What is clear is that the Registered Agent resigned on March 11, 2008. With no Registered Agent and the State of Florida's Administrative Dissolution, Tricom Pictures & Productions Inc. is no longer a corporation in good standing and technically does not exist anymore.
According to Broward County Clerk of Courts website, Tricom Pictures has an impressive 100+ court cases listed.
National Shopping Club Inc. appears to be a related company to Immediate Capital Group Inc. based on information listed by the Florida Division of Corporations:
The Registered Agent is Patricia Klein.
They share similar addresses Immediate Capital Group used: 2001 W. Sample Rd., Suite 101, Pompano Beach, FL 33064 and 3850 N. *****line Rd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441.
According to the Florida Division of Corporations, Fulvio of Italy Inc. was formed on May 15, 1989 with a name change to National Shopping Club Inc. on June 18, 1999, and administratively dissolved on October 1, 2004.
According to Broward County Clerk of Courts website, National Shopping Club Inc. is listed 8 times.
O2 Media Services Group Inc. (now renamed DR Marketing Group Inc. as of November 10, 2008) appears to be a new but related company to Immediate Capital Group Inc. based on information listed by the Florida Division of Corporations:
The name of its Secretary is Mark Alfieri.
The Registered Agent is Patricia Klein.
Their listed address is: 2001 W. Sample Rd., Suite 101, Pompano Beach, FL 33064
O2 Media Services Group Inc. has no court cases listed. However, I would be surprised if they did since this is a very new corporation.
O2 Production Studios Inc. appears to be a related (but defunct as of 2006) company based on information listed by the Florida Division of Corporations:
The Registered Agent is Patricia Klein.
Their listed address is: 3850 N. *****line Rd., Deerfield Beach, FL 33073
They appeared to sign a lease because on August 6, 2008, United Properties of South Florida and/or RB Properties of South Florida filed for "Removal of Tenant" against O2 Production Studios Inc. This sounds like an eviction. Generally, evictions are filed against tenants that cannot pay their rent.
O2 Executive Services Inc. appears to be appears to be a related company based on information listed by the Florida Division of Corporations:
The Registered Agent is Patricia Klein.
Their listed address is: 2001 W. Sample Rd., Suite 101, Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Mark Alfieri is listed as an Officer/Director.
Quorum Productions Inc. appears to be a related company that was established on June 3, 2004.
The name of its Secretary is Louis Alfieri (appears to be related to Mark Alfieri).
The Registered Agent is Patricia Klein.
Their listed address is: 2001 W. Sample Rd., Suite 101, Pompano Beach, FL 33064
According to Broward County Clerk of Courts website, Quorum Productions Inc. has 14 court cases listed.
Intelibrands Group LLC appears to be a related company that was recently established on October 29, 2008.
The Registered Agent is Patricia Klein.
Their listed address is: 2001 W. Sample Rd., Suite 101, Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Reports Submitted to Florida Attorney General's Office
There were alleged reports submitted to the Florida Attorney General's Office. I wanted to find out myself if that were true. I made a phone inquiry where I informed Becky at the Office that I was doing a report and needed to do some fact-finding and fact-checking. I told her I only needed complaints, not general inquiries for information on Incredible Discoveries.
What I received was about 24 pages worth of FAXed information. The Office of Citizen Services FAX cover sheet states 40 pages but I only received 21 pages in the first batch. I received 3 pages in the second batch. Becky told me she must have incorrectly estimated the page count because there were not 40 pages.
I deleted the general inquiries and Robert Danoff's (ex-employee) inquiry pages to save on page count and file size. I was only interested in what people who actually did business with Incredible Discoveries reported to the Florida Attorney General's Office.
FAX 1 (Office of Citizen Services)
FAX 2 (Office of Citizen Services)
Here are a few excerpts from the 02 Media / Five Star October 2008 Press Release:
"It is a phenomenal opportunity for O2 Media and Five Star to combine our talent and resources in a way that will ensure our collective core competencies are utilized to the best advantage for quality programming and client satisfaction," says Gerry Czarnecki, President and CEO of O2 Media, who will also serve as President & CEO of BrandStar Entertainment.
"O2 Media, through its subsidiary Quorum Productions, has demonstrated its expertise in producing award-wining shows such as Designing Spaces and Kitchen Spaces, coupled with successful Direct Response marketing," says Mark Alfieri, founder and Chairman of O2 Media.
"Our mutual history of successful programming, combined with our close geographic proximity, means that BrandStar Entertainment is uniquely poised for significant growth in the future," says Scott Woolley, President of Five Star Productions.
THEY HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!! THERE ARE 150 PLUS LAWSUITS OUT THERE AND NOW THEY HAVE MERGED TO COMBINE THEIR SCAM?? THE BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE YOU IS TO RUN...
Here are some more excerpts from the Matthew Chan article:
INCORRECT CORPORATE & FICTITIOUS NAME USAGE:
In two of those press releases, they are intentionally or unintentionally providing incorrect corporate information to the public. The later press releases states that "Incredible Discoveries" is owned by O2 Media Inc. This is incorrect on two counts.
The Florida Division of Corporations lists the fictitious name of "Incredible Discoveries" as owned by Immediate Capital Group Inc.
According to the Florida Division of Corporations, there is no such corporation as O2 Media Inc. only O2 Media Services Group Inc. This is important because anyone doing business needs to know the true corporate identity of the company they are dealing with.
In another press release, they state that Quorum Productions is a division of O2 Media Inc.
As a personal comment, it makes me nervous when a company cannot get its true corporate name or structure right. Even with the errors, they are not consistent. Whether it is intentional or not, details absolutely matter. Some people might construe this "sloppiness" as being "loose with the facts".
CORPORATIONWIKI "GOLDMINE"
I stumbled on to the CorporationWiki website during a Google Search of "Incredible Discoveries". It revealed so much more information than I could ever follow-up on. I discovered "Incredible Discoveries Inc." and "Incredible Discoveries Distribution Services LLC". Through these 2 listings, it lead me to many other links.
There is a link to 26 other companies that have companies based at:
2001 W Sample Rd, Ste 101 Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Most appear to be related companies because they share the same address. Many of these company names appear to be related to the infomercial industry. They all appear to share the same Registered Agent, Patricia Klein.
A link to the Registered Agent, Patricia Klein, reveals all the companies she has assisted and related to. Ms. Klein appears to be tied into many of the same companies that were listed at 2001 W. Sample Rd, Suite 101. Most appear to be infomercial industry related. But there are some that appear to be totally unrelated.
DO AN INTERNET SEARCH AND YOU WILL FIND OUT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THESE SCAM ARTISTS!!!
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