TelexFree promises participants $2.85 for each advertisement published on free classified websites. The company suggests this ad placement generates approximately $20 weekly. James Merrill leads TelexFree, which claims advertisers pay users for unsolicited, untargeted online promotions.

Merrill, born in 1961, graduated from Westfield State University in 1985 with an economics degree. Company materials describe him as a "man of great vision" who identified a market opportunity after learning how much Brazilians spent on calls back to Brazil. He then founded TelexFree Inc. in 2002 to serve this market with VoIP technology.

Massachusetts state corporation records confirm a "TelexFree Inc." registration. However, this entity only came into existence earlier this year, not in 2002. The company previously operated as Common Cents Communications, established in 2002. Merrill served as Treasurer and Clerk for Common Cents, with Carlos Wanzeler listed as its President.

No explanation is given for the company's name change from Common Cents Communications to TelexFree. Common Cents Communications records indicate fewer than five employees and involvement in telecommunications, likely VoIP services. The domain 'telexfree.com' was registered on January 30, 2012, aligning with a potential business model shift.

Company registration documents list Carlos Wanzeler as TelexFree's President, not James Merrill. Wanzeler's name does not appear on the TelexFree website. He is listed as the administrative contact for the 'telexfree.com' domain.

The TelexFree domain registrant is "Disk a Vontade," operating from a Massachusetts PO Box. Disk a Vontade offers VoIP services and lists Wanzeler as the registrant for its own domain, 'diskavontade.com'. This indicates Wanzeler owns Disk a Vontade.