A man and his mission to take down an internet marketing giant

Ad Surf Daily and its CEO, Andy Bowdoin, are targets of federal investigators who seized $53 Million from the company....money that belonged to thousands of investors who still feel the company is a legitimate business. When Jack Arons retired from Hewlett Packard as a Master Technician he wanted to acquire a new hobby to keep himself busy. He wasn’t interested in assembling model airplanes or collecting baseball cards, instead he decided to become a consumer watchdog. Arons says it all began one day in July 2008 when his friend told him about a company that had a great new way to make money. Continued Here

Mike Mason ABC news Investigative Reporter sent me an email with the quote below:

I am a freelance investigative reporter and am considering looking into this story. I have spoken with Bruce Disner, would you be willing to help me locate information?

 Let me know,

Mike Mason

Mike@MikeMason.Biz

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"I would be interested in hearing from others so feel free to pass along my contact info. I think it’s strange that the US Attorney’s office hasn’t filed any evidence thus far and has not seemed to provide a concrete reason as to why they have seized the business."

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Ad Surf Daily (ASD) is designed to pay members dividends by surfing various business websites.The AG states the company "members were entitled to earn “credits” by viewing other members’ advertising websites. One credit was received for each viewing of another member’s website advertising."

The Florida AG says ASD is only able to pay members a profit when new members pay to join the company. In a complaint filed by Florida AG's special counsel Keith Vanden Dooren he states "Defendants have engaged in a sales or marketing plan or operation to induce and cause persons to pay consideration, or to make an investment, in excess of $100 and acquire an opportunity to receive a benefit or thing which is
not primarily contingent on the volume or quantity of goods, services or other property sold in bona fide sales to consumers and which is related to the inducement of additional persons to participate in the same sales or marketing plan or operation."

The company's members are said to total upwards of 100,000 and they've invested millions. They accuse the AG of holding their money hostage for nothing that they did wrong.

Marcia Breitenbach says she invested most of her savings in the company and is worried she has lost it all. "I'm trying to save my house, scraping by and others are much worse off than me."

Even though the AG accuses the internet firm of running a 'pyramid sales scheme', it has not yet provided evidence to support those charges. The second judicial circuit court in Leon County, Florida has given the Florida AG until next week to provide proof of wrong-doing.

Breitenbach is anxious for answers, "I've been patient and have contacted the Attorney General's office many times and have gotten nowhere."

Many ASD investors say they have no idea what's happening with their money and fear they could lose their life savings. The government has frozen assets totalling tens of millions of dollars but has not said how that money will be distributed.

The Florida AG has agreeed to respond to my inquiries by tomorrow and as I investigative this further I will deliver a detailed account of how this happened and what the next steps will be. You can subscribe to my blog for updates as soon as they are posted.
Stay tuned.

Mike Mason - Investigative Reporter
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Investigative Reporter Mike Mason said on the blog today 8-11-09

This is a note to everyone who is interested in my coverage on Ad Surf Daily and the AG's investigation. I would like you to know that I have received an overwhelming response and it will take some time for me to respond to everyone's emails and voicemails. I am reading your information and considering all of your comments and concerns. I encourage you to email me so I can have a written record of your information and please notify me if you DO NOT want any of your information printed in my reports. I will be posting updates as they come in and I will also be asking many questions on both sides. If you have any printed documentation, inside information or key facts you would like me to consider please forward them to me, if you need a mailing address I will provide one. I appreciate your interest and will continue to post updates as soon as I receive them. My goal is to report what is happening and I will hopefully help to bring this issue into focus as we work towards a resolution.

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