We are Still Here

 Thought we forgot?

Im sure Ms. Mullis thinks we have forgotten about her, but this is hardly the case. I would love to say she's reached an all new low but but really who are we kidding?  There is no limit to what she will do to scam innocent people whoever they are. 

Preying on Christians and Churches

Another comment posted by a follower that deserves to be a separate post.

This is absolute. This women submitted a fraudulent rental application using a deceased persons ss# to rent form me.
She was running the SPN sites and, and I founnd out later, she definitely collected money from local busienesses with promises for advertisement.
Evne to to point of confronting her, she kept her act going.
One importtant aspect that is not mentioned here is she also preys on Christians and goes after the benevolence funds at churches that are set up to help parishioners.
She uses her children as means for her motivation. Claiming her daughter was sexually assaults by neighbors and that her son is a saint and everything she does is for his approval.

Holiday Chartity Scams

I thought this comment deserved it's own post, so Im reposting it here:

Hey Stop Con, it's holiday time!

Just a reminder: word is that Brenda Diane Mullis [AKA: Bren, Diane, Dee Mullis has attempted to collect charitable donations in the past in the name of SPN International [changing SPN to mean Suicide Prevention Network] and acquaintances she claims are in need.

Make sure to protect yourself against scams.

Kathy M. Kristof of the L.A. Times had this to say in her column this morning.....

"Do some research before you donate to charity

Every holiday season consumers get pitched by numerous charities that hope the spirit of giving will pry open hearts and pocketbooks. The appeals often have a sense of urgency as many charities struggle this year with increasing needs and declining donations because of the economic malaise."

Make sure your dollars do the good you intended. She recommends looking up charities here:
CharityNavigator.org
CharityWatch.org

Read the complete column: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-perfin-20101205,0,987370.column

Have a fun and safe December everybody!

SPN International Gets and F from the BBB

Just in case you haven't seen the BBB latest ranking for SPN International:


With only 2 ratings and 2 trustlink.org comments, the Better Business Bureau has changed it's rating of SPN International to F.  The text below is now prominently displayed . . .

We strongly question the company’s reliability for reasons such as that they have failed to respond to complaints, their advertising is grossly misleading, they are not in compliance with the law’s licensing or registration requirements, their complaints contain especially serious allegations, or the company’s industry is known for its fraudulent business practices.

Or all of the above.  Please pat yourself on the back if you complained or volunteered information!  It is also possible that the spngotogirlscam blog had a role in this rating.

Keep in mind that the business is under Craig Yost's name, which we also know is a co-conspirator.  He claims to be an innocent soon to be ex-husband, we know better.

CONFIRMED BRENDA DIANE MULLIS - CRIMINAL RECORD

As we all suspected and is now confirmed.  Brenda Diane Mullis (AKA Bren Cantu, Bren Yost, Diane Yost, B.D. Cantu, B.D. Yost, Dee...) is a convicted felon.  She is listed as a fugitive now and her birthdate is 9-3-1959.  You can check the Orange County Superior Courts, there are more records than you can count (if you look under all the aliases).  There are a lot more aliases as well.

 As you can see the guilty has removed and shut down her sites.  But rest assured she will pop up again and we will be ready to pounce.  

Matt, sorry to hear about your experiences and you never saw anything of those placemats because they never went out (not a single one).  It appears that Craig Yost may not be involved with her anymore but may still be an accomplice.  He doesn't seem to be doing anything to right the wrongs that he obviously knows that she is committing nor has he seemed to have filed any type of complaint.

Seems like a partnership that may have gone sour at best.

BEWARE OF SPN Service Related Business Network, SPN GoToGirl, SPN International--NOW CALLED SERVICE PROFESSIONALS NETWORK, www.spninternational.com AKA Ms. Brenda D. Mullis a.k.a. Dee Mullis, B.D. and Mullis-Cantu

This blog is a strong warning for anyone considering doing business with Bren Cantu (Yost), Diane Mullis, B.D Mullis, Dee Mullis, (you get the point here don't you)?.  She has a tremendous track record for conning innocent business owners.  Her methods are to over promise and never deliver.  She boasts on her site that her members get results.  Well beware you will get results, only the results will be losing your money  to her.  She changes the name of the site periodically. Before it was SPNGoToGirl www.spngotogirl.com Right Now it's is SPN Service Related Business Network.  www.SPNBusinessNetwork.com.  

She has several domains and tons of email address most coming from a gmail account (how professional).

*Note if any of these no longer work it's because she's caught wind and deleted them.  We will post any update of anything we know that she has going on online.

UPDATE:  New website:  http://www.spninternational.com/  --  I know it sounds harsh but this lady is a professional and although I'm not entirely sure if these stories are true or if she is just using them to gain sympathy and money but best thing to do is just, DO NOT GIVE HER ANY MONEY.  There are legit organizations out there.  Do not donate or at least do your homework before doing so.  She's extremely clever and this is just another tactic.  Clever she's found a way to use Suicide Prevention to get business clients what a way to capitalize on the unfortunate situation of others.

She's found a new way to offload her taking the money by giving it to a guest speaker who is probably an unsuspecting victim.  I know it's easy to feel sorry for them but make donations to sites that are equipped to handle real victims.  There are legitimate websites and hotlines out there to donate to. 

You can find her on Facebook here

Twitter here:


Myspace here: 



Here are just a few examples of her cons and lies

1. Warning Sign:  Only takes Cash and Check --- That way you can not issue a credit card charge-back for services she has no intentions of ever delivering.  Of course she will lie and say otherwise (but what kind of company of her "caliber" doesn't take credit cards?)  BEWARE.
2. The visitor count on her site states over 3.8 million visitors.  Well there are ways to find out the truth and this is definitely not the truth.  I learned one trick.  Download the Google toolbar.  Google rates the worth,  based on popularity from 1-10 by way of a green bar.  It's called Page Rank.  Well with nearly 4 million visitors that would be at least a PR 5-6 which is not easy to obtain.  She has a PR 0. Anyone can fabricate a hit counter but they can't fake a Page Rank.  
3. The Business was not even in her name originally.  It is in her now husband Craig Yost.  Who puts a business under someone's name BEFORE they are married. Run a search here https://efbn.ocgov.com/eFBNweb/ and type in SPN International.
4. Feel free to contact any of the organizations she claims to support to find out the truth about whether she actually supports them.  It's all just a tactic to give the illusion that she is giving.
5. She promised a flier distribution of 100,000 and many paid her thousands.  She printed 1,000 fliers and never distributed one of them.  Now the printer has called the clients to pick up their fliers because they have been sitting in their office for over 6 mos.
6. The fliers were printed back to back with other businesses so we couldn't even use them.
7. She promises membership into other networks (a barter network and business coaching services).  It's on her site but never mentions it. 
8. She tells people that she has a certain number of employees (varies by who she speaks to).  
9. She sells place-mat distribution and not a single place-mat has been delivered. One group was promised this distribution back in September of 09.  Its now May, 2010.  She was paid for nothing.
10. She doesn't even own a vehicle (she will lie and say hers got stolen though).  
11. Boasts about 32 years in sales and marketing and her site is built on a free template at Go-daddy, that really shows how prosperous you are.  I recall she had a nice new site up a few months ago, but it has since been removed.  Looks like non-payment will send you back to your free template.
12. Loves to try and get freelancers to work for free with promise of using your services for her network and getting all kinds of business along with hers.  She will NEVER EVER pay you if you are one of these people or she will pay you just a little to pacify you. 
13. Plays victim - always complaining about somebody treating her horribly or not doing what they were supposed to.  She's a great actress and liar.  But with 32 years of experience...you would be to.
14. Preys on Craigslist and small organizations that she feels can not afford to prosecute her. 
15. Very clever and goes through great lengths to avoid legal issues.  She will lie in person but issue contracts in a way that are hard to prosecute her for.  Back to the last one, she just deals with small organizations anyway so avoid the probability.
16. Would rather take people for a few hundred dollars up to a couple thousand at a time so its not worth hiring a lawyer to go after her.
17. Make excuses for why her promises do not come through (it's always someones fault).  
18. Will just avoid your phone calls if she doesn't want to talk to you (especially if she owes you money).

We could go on for awhile.  The bottom line is get proof!!! and don't give your money away unless you are prepared to lose it all.   Only give credit cards in which  you can issue a charge back if she doesn't deliver.  Any reputable flier distribution service will issue you proof of delivery. Many even offer live GPS tracking. 

Get information on who will be printing and exact dates of when the distribution will occur (well never-mind that she will just lie).  Stick to the last paragraph, NEVER GIVE HER CASH OR CHECK EVER EVER EVER.  Unless you really don't need your money.

If we get the word out perhaps she will straighten up her act and do what is right.  In that case we would love to be proven wrong.  But with thousands of dollars down the drain....and plenty of unhappy customers..You have been warned!!!  Trust YOUR GUT.  Many made reference that they should have just trusted their gut on her and didn't.  It's because she makes it sound so appealing that you really want to believe it.

She exhibits all signs of a clear con artists.  Dig a little deeper with  your questions to get clarity and you will see her become defensive.  If she reads this she may change it up but her blood will be boiling.  She hates being questioned but if you are upright and honest, you would welcome it.


Feel free to post your experiences below!!!