3X1 Marketing Services/Leovic 3X1 Wellness and Beauty Center

July 8, 2021 ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTOR PROTECTION DEPARTMENT SEC ADVISORY The Commission was made aware of the illegal investment-taking activities of 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER owned and operated by LEOVIC NACHOR MONTEMAYOR . Based on the information gathered by the Commission, 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER is propagating several investment-taking schemes which promise lucrative returns. 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER is enticing the public to invest their monies in exchange for huge profits by posting an attractive "complan" with a guarantee of 210% return in 35 days , as illustrated below: 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER also offers different ways to earn, as follows: Program 1 Binary Products (P1,500 worth of products) where you can invest with an entry fee of P1,500 and earn 10% as Direct Referral Bonus (DRB). Program 2 Task/Captcha where 1 account worth P1,500 will earn P1,500-P1,950 in 15 days through captcha encoding and performing an undisclosed task. Program 3 Passive Income where your entry fee will earn 210% in 35 days or 6% daily. The schemes of 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER involve the offering and sale of securities in the form of Investment Contracts to the public as investors need not exert any effort other than to invest or place monies in 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER in order to generate income. Since said schemes involve the sale of securities to the public, the Securities Regulation Code (SRC) requires that these securities are duly registered with the Commission and that the concerned corporation and/or its agents have appropriate registration and/or license to sell such securities to the public pursuant to Sections 8.1 and 28.1 of the SRC. Per records of the Commission, 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER is not registered as a corporation or partnership. However, LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER has been conferred a Certificate of Business Name Registration by the Department of Trade and Industry under BNN 2911692 issued to Leovic Nachor Montemayor on May 15, 2021. Nonetheless, both 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES and LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER are not authorized to solicit investments from the public as they did not secure prior registration and/or license to solicit investments from the Commission as prescribed under Section 8 of the SRC. Moreover, 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER is also NOT REGISTERED either as a crowdfunding intermediary or a funding portal under SEC Memorandum Circular No. 14, Series of 2019 or the Rules and Regulations Governing Crowdfunding . Consequently, the Commission warns all unscrupulous individuals and/or entities that strict penalties are imposed for violations of the Securities Regulation Code, the Revised Corporation Code, and such other rules and regulations enforced by the Commission . Therefore, those who act as salesmen, brokers, dealers or agents or claim to act as such on behalf of 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER in selling or convincing people to invest in the investment scheme being offered by said entities including solicitations and recruitment through the internet may be prosecuted and held criminally liable under Section 28 of the SRC and penalized with a maximum fine of Five Million pesos (Php5,000,000.00) or penalty of Twenty-one (21) years of imprisonment or both pursuant to Section 73 of the SRC. Further, those who invite or recruit others to join or invest in such venture or offer investment contracts or securities to the public may incur criminal liability, or otherwise be sanctioned or penalized accordingly as held by the Supreme Court in the case of Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Oudine Santos (G.R. No. 195542, 19 March 2014) . In addition, the names of all those involved will be reported to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) so that the appropriate penalties and/or taxes be correspondingly assessed. In view thereof, the public is advised NOT TO INVEST or STOP INVESTING in any investment scheme being offered by 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER and exercise caution in dealing with any individuals or group of persons soliciting investments or recruiting investors for and on behalf of 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER . Should you have any information regarding any investment solicitation by any individuals or group of individuals on behalf of 3X1 MARKETING SERVICES/LEOVIC 3X1 WELLNESS AND BEAUTY CENTER , please send your report to the ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTOR PROTECTION DEPARTMENT at [emailprotected]. For the guidance of the public. Pasay City, July 8, 2021.