ECOM DIRECT LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, also doing business as Click Profit, FBALaunch, and PortfolioLaunch, CRAIG EMSLIE, individually and as an officer, director, or owner of CLICK PROFIT, LLC, SA AUTOMATION ENTERPRISE LLC, and EXPRESS ECOM LLC, PATRICK MCGEOGHEAN, individually and as an officer, director, or owner of CLICK PROFIT, LLC, M23 HOLDINGS, LLC and M7 INVESTMENTS LLC, JASON MASRI, individually and as an officer, director, or owner of AUTOMATION INDUSTRIES LLC and CLICK PROFIT DISTRIBUTION, LLC, and WILLIAM HOLTON, individually and as an officer, director, or owner of CLICK PROFIT, LLC, EXPRESS ECOM LLC, and ECOM DIRECT LLC,
Defendants.
Case Summary
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court temporarily halted a business opportunity scheme known as Click Profit, which took millions from consumers by falsely promising consumers that they could earn big profits through online sales.
In a complaint, the FTC alleged that Click Profit and its owners deceived consumers by promising they could make large sums in “passive income” using a proprietary system powered by artificial intelligence. The system supposedly enables consumers to sell goods through online platforms such as Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok. Click Profit also deceived consumers by claiming to be affiliated with major companies like Nike and Disney as a ploy to convince consumers to turn over tens of thousands of dollars each, according to the complaint.