Alex Schwarz, registered owner of the domain abcsmart.biz, is linked to Auto Empire Group, a venture that offers no retail products. Instead, affiliates pay 250 Euros to join a series of matrices, promising entry into a new car program. This structure lacks transparency regarding its ultimate ownership.
The company credits its formation to "Landford Limited," an international entity. Information about who owns or operates Landford Limited is conspicuously absent from the Auto Empire Group website. Landford Limited claims to offer innovative projects and opportunities to materialize desires through combined life segments. This parent company appears registered in Belize, a jurisdiction often chosen for its tax advantages and less stringent corporate oversight.
Auto Empire Group presents itself as an income opportunity rather than a product-based business. Affiliates pay an initial 10 Euro fee to enter a matrix system. New affiliates are then recruited to fill these matrices. The primary compensation plan involves purchasing 250 Euro positions within a "Silver Matrix." This is a 2x2 structure, meaning an affiliate at the top has two direct recruits below them, and those two recruits each have two more.
When the four bottom positions of this matrix are filled by newly recruited affiliates purchasing positions, the affiliate at the top receives 250 Euros. This payment also grants them entry into another matrix level. The stated goal of this system is to eventually lead affiliates to acquire a new car. However, the lack of retailable products means revenue is solely dependent on new affiliate recruitment.
Schwarz's Google Plus profile identifies him as an IT Professional working for Landford Limited, developing business projects and social networks. While Schwarz is based in Germany, as indicated by the domain registration, his online connections and promotional materials for both ABC Smart and Auto Empire Group show a significant presence in Russian. This suggests potential ties to Russia, either through management or a substantial portion of the affiliate base, despite the Belize registration and German address. The business model itself relies on recruiting new members to pay existing ones, a hallmark of pyramid schemes.