KKNT running commercials from scam artist

[Legend City]

They must really need the dough, its something that I'd expect on 1100.

They are running tons of ads from a dodgy scammer named Ty Coughlin.

Basically its a get rich quick scheme.

All you have to do is give them $50 (non refundable), and they let you in on a great scheme for getting discounts at resorts (after you pay $3000), then they want you to spend a few thousand more to market the service to others.

Is it a pyramid scheme? No, they call it "Inverted Funnel"

Which of course looks just like a pyramid.

I guess I expected better from 960, this guy makes JJ King of Beepers look like Mother Theresa.

 

[tdfstamp]

"...this guy makes JJ King of Beepers..."

Awesome. A J.J. the King of Beepers reference. Transports me back to those halcyon days of 1997, when Jake "The Snake" was gettin' his grope on at the Rio, the Spice Girls were bigger than the Beatles (by extension, making them bigger than JC), and Phil Hartman was still alive.

Where is J.J.? I miss J.J. I remember when he brought his TV & radio commercials to town; the furor caused by his 25ft beeper-h*mping-babe billboards. And I remember adopting and altering J.J.s catchphrase to suit my purposes, in my personal life. For example, "...because I'm tdfstamp, and I am the KIIIIIING of beer bongs", or "because I'm tdfstamp, and I am the KIIIIIING of arriving to work late", or "because I'm tdfstamp, and I am the KIIIIIING of looking for work".

I remember reading a pretty interesting piece on J.J. in the New Times, around that time. Is he still in L.A.?

 

[DrAkbar]

Dunno the whereabouts of JJ...perhaps the Old Gringo can shed some light on his el Lay connection. The former showroom is now occupied by a beauty salon and sandwich shop on Indian School Rd. If only the walls could talk

 

[EricStein]

Speaking of bad commercials, can someone tell me who "Singing Fireman Bill" for Phoenix Health Plan is and why is he around a bunch of little kids in his radio spot? Who came up with that idea anyway? This commercial runs ad nauseam on Mega.

Chris Hansen would like to speak to you, Bill!

 

[pattiwacki]

The worst commercial is Al your trees' pal. That guy is scary.

 

[KCIR]

I gotta go with Tom Shane of the Shane Co. or the "paying closing costs is a racket" guy for Lennox financial for the worst(s)!! :

 

[tdfstamp]

"...the "paying closing costs is a racket" guy for Lennox financial..."

Aww, but c'mon! "It's the biggest no-brainer in the history of Earth!"

Another catchphrase you can make your own, grammatically lacking, though it is.

 

[DrAkbar]

Our vote goes to Debbie Gaby and her incessent pitches for buying a mis-matched mattress and getting free box springs. Gotta give her props for changing a once in a lifetime purchase into something you just gotta have. The Nurse and I've been noodling with our own concept: Pillow World. Whattaya think?

 

[Legend City]

Yeah, but all these guys have products, as crappy as they are (anyone remember Polyglycoat?)

This guy is promising you wealth, once you pay him several grand and get other suckers to pay him several grand.

The Linux financial guy is scary, when you sound like white trash, you shouldn't be handling my money.

Tom Shane just has a grating voice. The vacuum salesman guy is annoying as well.

As for JJ, I think he just faded away when cell phones replaced beepers.

BECAUSE I AM JJ! I AM THE OWNER!! AND I AM THE KING OF BEEEEEPERS!


(You're killing me Larry!)

 

[DrAkbar]

Don't forget that silver tongued Ray Vinson http://www.vinsonmortgagegroup.com/ whose golden tones no longer grate on Valley radio. Tom Shane may be boring, but this guy is just plain irritating!

 

[EricStein]

Don't forget that silver tongued Ray Vinson http://www.vinsonmortgagegroup.com/ whose golden tones no longer grate on Valley radio. Tom Shane may be boring, but this guy is just plain irritating!

Ray Vinson may have come and gone in Phoenix, but Hayes Barnard will continue to get on people's nerves trying to "save our neighbors money."

 

[firstimelongtime]

The Ticket in Dallas ran a Ty Coughlin commercial today. Same commerical but pointed to a different website.

 

[Legend City]

I notice if you google his name and terms like "Scam" you run into several dummie sites that they set up to steer you to the product.

Very sleazy practice, if you try to get independent information, you run into a web of counter spam set out by the scam artist.

Basically, if someone promises you tons of money and the only way you can find out how to make the money, is to send him some money first, just drop your arms and run like hell.

 

[Vermont Neighbor]

Re: J & J Beepers

BECAUSE I AM JJ! I AM THE OWNER!! AND I AM THE KING OF BEEEEEPERS!

Actually, 'J' was Jacob Orgad... the other 'J' was his partner Juda (or Judas). Orgad was also known as Koki ("Cookie"). He was eventually caught by Customs for some big-time drug dealings. Details had a piece on what the beeper guys were really up to. http://www.julianrubinstein.com/xgod.html

Jacob/Koki was a very charming, worldly guy who was somehow charismatic despite the fact he was short and not real glitzy looking. I lived on the same floor of his building for a few years, and everyone kinda knew the beeper biz was a diversion from other, bigger ventures.

J&J Beepers was running ads mostly on hip hop stations. I just had to write a beeper spot, add in some music and toss it to Koki. He couldn't use it, wanted to stick with the rap-style production. But I will say this... he gave me a $50 bill just as a thank you... for something that was my idea. Now, that was the nice side of Mr. Beeper. I know drug dealers also have a rough side, and in fact, a young woman died in his apt. from an overdose. Jacob/Koki also hung around Heidi Fleiss in the early 90s and always had model types draped across both arms. Those beeper shops were all over the place. 'J' is in prison now (Ecstasy bust)... and the other 'J' was turned down for a casino license. So these guys were all over the place. Beepers were hardly a blip on their radar!