A federal court permanently shut down RivX and entered an $8.39 million judgment after the FTC and Florida alleged the company sold deceptive trucking investment packages charging $75,000 or more and failing to deliver promised trucks or returns. The order bans the operators from business opportunity sales.

A federal court granted final relief in a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida, permanently shutting down RivX and entering an $8.39 million judgment against the operators. According to the FTC complaint, defendants marketed expensive trucking investment packages that often required buyers to pay upwards of USD 75,000 for trucks and franchise‑style promises of income, yet repeatedly failed to deliver vehicles, contracts or the returns that were advertised. The judgment includes injunctive relief that bars the operators from engaging in business opportunity sales and related deceptive marketing, and reflects an intensified enforcement focus on online get‑rich‑quick and predatory franchise models. Regulators said the action protects consumers from exploitative schemes that combine high upfront costs with false income projections and operational nonperformance. The case was highlighted by the FTC as part of a series of actions targeting online business opportunity, coaching and “work from home” frauds and seeks to return assets to harmed consumers where possible.