Angela Dumais and Tony Sanzo operate 1 Million Fast, an online venture presenting itself as an internet marketing opportunity that promises "instant money" through cash gifting payments ranging from $3 to $81. The scheme's website omits any mention of its operators, a common tactic in such programs. Public records and social media posts identify Dumais as the primary figure behind the operation.

Dumais carries a significant history of involvement in fraudulent financial schemes. In 2003, the California Corporations Commissioner issued a cease and desist order against Dumais and Jason Flodstrom for their "investment club" called Truth In Gold, based out of Aberdeen, Washington. This scheme guaranteed principal safety and offered daily returns of 1-2%, figures regulators deemed impossible.

The Commissioner found Truth In Gold sold unregistered securities, a violation of state law, and misrepresented the investment's safety. An arrest warrant for Dumais followed in February 2004, leading to a $10,000 bail bond. Another warrant in September 2005 resulted in a second $10,000 bond. Dumais was convicted of wire fraud in November 2005 and sentenced to 57 months in prison, facing a third arrest in December of that year.

Beyond Truth In Gold, Dumais promoted various other recruitment-focused programs. Her blog advertised 3x9 Millionaire Machine, My Paying Ads, a known HYIP Ponzi, and 4 Corners Alliance Group. She expressed disappointment when My Advertising Pays, another program she heavily supported, ceased its US operations. In July 2015, a person claiming to be Dumais's mother posted on the TalkGold forum, alleging Dumais was under another federal investigation in Honolulu, Hawaii, for an "alleged Ponzi Scheme" involving Elite LCN. The poster also claimed Dumais falsely represented six-figure earnings and an MBA from the University of Arizona.

Tony Sanzo, Dumais's reported spouse, appears to have joined the multi-level marketing world more recently. His LinkedIn profile indicates employment at Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader until September 2013. He then became involved with 4 Corners Alliance Group in January 2014. Sanzo's public social media comments often criticize other scams and "gurus" before he pitches his own offerings, including 1 Million Fast, which seems to be his first joint venture launch with Dumais.

1 Million Fast operates without any legitimate retail products or services. Participants pay to join and then purchase matrix positions ranging from $3 to $81. These payments do not go towards any product but instead funnel money to earlier participants in the scheme. Each position includes advertising credits for banner and text ads on the 1 Million Fast website. These credits serve as a flimsy justification, rarely purchased for their intrinsic advertising value.

The scheme uses a 3x4 matrix structure. A participant occupies the top spot. Three positions branch out below them on level 1, each splitting into three more for level 2, with nine positions, then level 3, with 27 positions, and finally level 4, with 81. The system requires 120 new recruits to fully fill a participant's matrix.

The cash flow works as follows: A $3 payment secures a level 1 position, potentially yielding $3 from three recruits, for a total of $9. A $9 payment for level 2 can generate $9 from nine recruits, totaling $81. Level 3 requires a $27 payment, with the potential to receive $27 from 27 recruits, summing to $729. The final level, level 4, costs $81 and aims to return $81 from 81 recruits, for a total of $6,561. The total known cost to participate in the entire matrix is $120.

1 Million Fast also mentions two "Highly Lucrative Affiliate Payouts" within a program named "Dear BOSS," which supposedly pushes total potential income to $531,441. Three additional "lightning fast moneymakers" are hinted at, kept hidden from public view. The nature of these undisclosed components remains unclear. They could represent further tiers within 1 Million Fast or serve as feeder positions into other schemes operated by Dumais and Sanzo. These mystery components come with additional costs beyond the initial $120.

1 Million Fast operates as a multi-tier cash gifting scheme, a form of pyramid scheme. Such programs are illegal because they rely on continuous recruitment of new participants to pay off earlier ones, rather than the sale of genuine products or services. The advertising credits offered are merely a pretense, failing to create a legitimate business operation.

The financial model ensures that only those who enter early and recruit heavily can profit, often at the expense of the vast majority of later participants. Once recruitment inevitably slows or stops, the payment structure collapses, leaving most people unable to recoup their initial "gifted" funds. This model aligns with the pattern seen in many of Dumais's previous ventures. The Federal Trade Commission offers resources on recognizing and avoiding pyramid schemes at FTC.gov.