Source: NBC Chicago

Now it’s not just bloggers and the Better Business Bureau who are committed to exposing the iJango scam – mainstream media has got involved. NBC is on the iJango scam story in Chicago. Read the whole NBC story here. Read the MLM Blog coverage of the iJango scam here.

iJanog exec Steve Smith has decided that "recruiting" should be called "member-gathering" and rewarding iJango directors for "member-gathering" doesn’t constitute a pyramid scam.

Here’s Steve Smith attacking his critics:

"Mainly it’s just been one guy named clicksniper and he’s made an awful lot of money developing an awful lot of traffic from an awful lot of people who like hearing news that’s not as good of news as you might like to hear."

"We don’t make money through the recruitment of members, but bringing more members in provides us more customers," Smith explained. He then stated that Ijango pays "what we call … a member-gathering bonus."

"Since Ijango launched in August, the Bureau has received 3,400 inquiries about the company. It gives Ijango an "F" rating. And Internet critics have lobbed savage reviews of its business. Here’s what company cofounder Steve Smith told us about those bad notices on the Internet: "Mainly it’s just been one guy named clicksniper and he’s made an awful lot of money developing an awful lot of traffic from an awful lot of people who like hearing news that’s not as good of news as you might like to hear."

"The Better Business Bureau also says the No. 1 complaint among users is that the site really doesn’t work at all. In two weeks of trying by NBC Bay Area, Ijango has never functioned as a search portal — and it hasn’t even allowed us to join as a member. As part of the pitch, Ijango reps tell you not to worry if the site doesn’t work, saying it’s constantly being updated to improve performance."

I suspect the iJango scam will shut down in the near future. The bad press and a product that doesn’t work nearly guarantee the demise of the iJango scam.