You may wonder if anything has changed since then and there have been some interesting things happening in IlluminatiLand.
They've Gone Silent
Illuminatiam primarily used their Twitter account to post their missives, typically consisting of encouraging their followers to purchase items from them. These items included - but, were not limited to - things like: medallions and spiffy boxes to keep them in, posters, clothes and books.
However, the Twitter account has been silent since September 2018 with only a couple of retweets from another account after that. Furthermore, their "public relations department", Lir.im doesn't seem to have done anything and emails that I sent have bounced-back as undeliverable.
Using a throwaway account, I rejoined the Illuminatiam website and even got into their Members' Portal, my original account under which I had previously registered having already been unsubscribed and apparently blocked, which didn't surprise me because I had roasted them alive in my previous blog about them. Under the new account, I received several emails encouraging me to buy their stuff. I sent them several emails inquiring about whether or not Illuminatiam was still around and never heard back. After I hadn't made any purchases, I stopped receiving their emails.
It's a good thing that I never tried to buy anything from the Department of Distribution, because Illuminatiam's listing on the Better Business Bureau gives them and "F" rating and many people have posted complaints about having ordered products and never receiving them. Given that most people probably don't even know about Illuminatiam having a BBB listing, it is entirely possible that other people have paid money for Illuminatiam stuff and never received it.
The Department of Distribution's website registration was actually due to expire earlier this year, but was renewed, just in time. I suspect that the two main accounts will likewise be renewed, though I don't know if they will begin posting on the social media accounts again.
It would be hilarious if the Illuminati had forgotten their passwords.
Meanwhile, On Facebook
With the absolute silence of their Facebook account, numerous other groups have been actively posing as either the Illuminati or as Illuminatiam, attracting numerous follower, mostly from Africa. They frequently use images from Illuminatiam's website to foster the notion that they are, in fact, the very same people. For the majority of individual and group scammers, the preferred method of communication is either by email or WhatsApp.
However, the main difference is how they recruit new members: while Illuminatiam publicly states that membership is free and that no fees will ever be sought or accepted, the Facebook scammers openly require prospective members to pay for membership. Joining a group called "Illuminati Official", I was asked to pay $70 for membership, either with gift cards or Bitcoin, which are both untraceable. I was promised generous rewards for joining, such as large amounts of cash delivered to me on a regular basis, a house, a car, etc. Contact with the leaders/recruiters is usually done via Facebook Messenger.
This is fairly typical behavior of Illuminati scams.
Also, while Illuminatiam never made opening religious statements, numerous Illuminatiam clones on Facebook openly proclaim their allegiance to Lucifer, the Devil.
I still remember when Illuminatiam openly bragged about having "imposter" accounts shutdown on Twitter. It's interesting how this "powerful" and "elite" organization seems to be completely powerless to shutdown the numerous scam groups operating while using Illuminatiam's name and website images.
Where They Got Their Stuff
I was curious about where Illuminatiam even got their stuff to sell. So, I did a Google search of "Illuminatiam LLC" (their business registration name in the state of Wyoming) and discovered that they had items shipped to their Beverly Hills address from China. I do not know what was actually in the shipment, but there is only one recorded in January 2017. The receiving address is the same as the registration address for their main website, which appears to simply be a mail drop.
I have to admit that I've long suspected that they would have been getting their crap shipped from China.
Business Problems
Having a new look at Illuminatiam LLC's business registration in Wyoming, I discovered that they actually had their registration revoked for tax issues back in March 2020, only getting it back in March 2021 after they cleared that up and filed two annual reports that they were supposed to have already done. They did also have a business registration in the state of California, but that was as a "foreign" (out of state) company and their main registration is in Wyoming. The California registration is no longer active and the California Secretary of State has revoked their license. This could have been done for not filing the required paperwork on-time and/or not paying the required taxes. By the way, their California business registration mentions them as a "Publishing and apparel e-commerce" company.
So, Wyoming is all they've got, as far as I know.
Isn't it a little odd that an "elite organization of world leaders, business authorities, innovators, artists, and other influential members of this planet" can't even pay their taxes and file their paperwork on-time?
How To Actually Contact Them
Lots of people have posted complaints against Illuminatiam on the Better Business Bureau website, which lists them as being in the zip code 34470, which is Marion County in Florida. The only company using "illuminatiam" as their registered name is Illuminatiam Films Corp, which was first registered in 2018, four years after the first Illuminatiam video was posted on YouTube. I seriously doubt if there is a direct connection. As you can see, there is no street address listed on the BBB page.
Since I'm here to help "guide you to the Light", I've decided to post the address of their registered agent in the state of Wyoming. A registered agent's job is to serve as a point of contact with the public, including the delivery of legal documents in the event of a lawsuit. When business owners don't want to get unsolicited mail filling their mailboxes, a registered agent really come in handy. Understand that this is publicly-available information and that I am not doxxing anyone. If you send them harassing letters in the mail, that could be a Federal crime and then you'll have the US Postal Inspectors on your ass.
Here is the address:
Illuminatiam, LLC
c/o Registered Agents Inc
30 N Gould St Ste R
Sheridan, WY 82801 USA
So, if you ordered something from the website and haven't received it, send a polite letter of complaint to the registered agent, along with proof of purchase. What happens after they receive your letter is really up to them.
What The Future May Hold For Illuminatiam
To be honest, I really have no idea what Iluminatiam will do after having made nice with Wyoming. They could simply return to spouting drivel on Twitter and Facebook, while simultaneously hawking their Chinese-made trinkets. If they do that, it's really not that important to me. They really never posted anything truly meaningful. It's entirely possible that Illuminatiam may resurface, possibly with a story about how they've been secretly working behind the scenes to improve the Human Condition or some other such bullshit. Since their California registration has gone inactive, they'll probably have to renew or refile it in order to receive future shipments of medallions from China.
But, what they should do is work to recapture their brand and move against every website and Facebook group that has been using them to further assorted scams. They should publicly name and shame each one of them, for all the world to see,
The obvious upshot of it all is that Illuminatiam went silent for a few years and didn't say anything about their images being copied & pasted across the Internet without their consent, Threatening to sue scammers based in a foreign country would be totally useless because they are outside the jurisdiction of the United States. Sure, they could threaten to sue US-based scammers and copycats, but that would only work until someone calls your bluff and is willing to actually go to court. Then, you'd have to provide proof of ownership and identify the people who actually first designed the images.
Then, the Illuminatiam will be revealed not as an "elite organization", but as just a bunch of guys who drew some pictures and sold their shit on the Internet,
The best approach would be to have a separate page on their site where they name every website, Twitter account, Facebook group, etc as "fake Illuminati" and tell their followers to stay away from them, If Illuminatiam can maintain and grow their following, they should be able to overwhelm the fakes by sheer weight of numbers.
Otherwise, who or what is there to stop someone like me from making my own Illuminatiam rings, medallions, etc and selling it on eBay or Etsy?
Final Thoughts
If Illuminatiam wants to spout their New Age drivel and sell their trinkets, it doesn't really bother me. My main concern are the gullible, desperate people being scammed by the Illuminatiam knockoffs on Facebook and around the Internet.
If Illuminatiam makes good for all the people who bought stuff on the Department of Distribution website, then I will have some respect for them. Doing the right and honorable thing is always better than doing nothing.
But, I think it will be fun to watch if Illuminatiam actually makes a move to shutdown or discredit the scam sites, Facebook groups and Twitter accounts.
I would truly enjoy an Illuminati Civil War.
Duane Browning
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