Direct answer

Click Profit belongs on an avoid list.

What to remember
  • Click Profit;
  • PortfolioLaunch;
  • Elevated Ventures;

01

Identified claim

Click Profit marketed online-store opportunities under names including FBALaunch, PortfolioLaunch, Elevated Ventures, Automation Industries, and related entities. The FTC alleged at least $14 million in consumer harm and announced stipulated orders permanently banning covered defendants from the industry.

Click Profit belongs on an avoid list.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Click Profit and a network of related entities in March 2025.

The agency alleged that consumers lost at least $14 million after paying tens of thousands of dollars for online-store opportunities presented as AI-powered passive-income systems.

The FTC also alleged that the sales pitch falsely suggested affiliations with major brands, including Nike and Disney.

In August 2025, the FTC announced stipulated orders permanently banning the covered defendants from the business-opportunity industry and requiring turnover of cash, real estate, and personal property for consumer redress. The federal court entered all three orders on August 26, 2025.

The FTC case-library page remained labeled pending on the audit date. The FTC's official federal-court status report confirms that the stipulated orders for permanent injunction and monetary judgment were entered as to all defendants.

02

Sources and evidence

Sources reviewed.

  1. Click Profit FTC case — Federal Trade Commission; accessed 2026-08-05. [1]
  2. FTC Click Profit permanent-ban announcement — Federal Trade Commission; accessed 2026-08-05. [2]
  3. FTC action halting Click Profit — Federal Trade Commission; accessed 2026-08-05. [3]
  4. Semiannual Federal Court Litigation Status Report (December 2025) — Federal Trade Commission; accessed 2026-08-05. [4]

The names in the record.

The operation used or was associated with names including:

  • Click Profit;
  • FBALaunch;
  • PortfolioLaunch;
  • Elevated Ventures;
  • Automation Industries;
  • Click Profit Distribution;
  • Express Ecom;
  • Ecom Direct;
  • related holding companies.

A buyer should search every name.

The company on the contract can differ from:

  • the brand in the ad;
  • the merchant descriptor;
  • the fulfillment company;
  • the owner of the marketplace account;
  • the warehouse;
  • the financing recipient.

A polished front-end brand can hide a surprisingly crowded legal family tree.

What the FTC alleged.

The FTC said Click Profit promised large profits from online sales through platforms such as Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok.

The system was marketed as proprietary and powered by artificial intelligence.

The agency alleged that consumers were told the opportunity was connected with major companies or brands and that the system could produce substantial passive income.

The complaint said those representations induced people to pay large upfront amounts.

Brand affiliation needs evidence.

A vendor can truthfully sell branded goods without being formally affiliated with the brand.

It can also have:

  • authorized reseller status;
  • wholesale invoices;
  • distributor relationships;
  • marketplace approval;
  • trademark licenses;
  • no relationship at all.

If a sales presentation mentions Nike, Disney, or another recognizable company, ask for the exact relationship in writing.

Do not infer authorization from:

  • product screenshots;
  • a logo in a deck;
  • a supplier catalog;
  • marketplace listings;
  • a verbal reference to “brand partners.”

The distinction matters for both buyer trust and marketplace suspension risk.

The passive-income claim.

A managed online store is an operating business.

It requires:

  • capital;
  • sourcing;
  • inventory;
  • platform compliance;
  • pricing;
  • fulfillment;
  • returns;
  • advertising;
  • account monitoring;
  • customer service;
  • tax and recordkeeping.

A vendor can perform those tasks, but someone still performs them and someone still pays for mistakes.

The buyer should demand a complete distribution of outcomes, not one showcase store.

Artificial intelligence claim audit.

Ask the vendor to identify:

AI function
provider
input data
human reviewer
error handling
policy restrictions
cost
ownership
measured profit impact

An AI-generated listing title does not prove the opportunity is profitable.

An automated repricer can also destroy margin when its constraints are wrong.

The buyer needs causal evidence, not a narrated software tour.

The stipulated orders.

The FTC announced three stipulated orders covering groups of defendants, and the federal court entered all three on August 26, 2025.

The agency said the orders permanently ban covered parties from the industry and prohibit false claims about earnings, affiliations, and artificial intelligence.

The announcement described monetary judgments of approximately $13.6 million for one group and $7.3 million for another, partly suspended based on inability to pay.

The asset-turnover provisions included cash, real estate, and personal property for redress.

These are official legal constraints, not review-site allegations.

Financing risk.

An expensive store opportunity is often financed.

Before signing:

  1. Identify the lender.
  2. Calculate total repayment.
  3. Check personal guarantees.
  4. Determine whether refund cancels the loan.
  5. Determine whether the seller is paid immediately.
  6. Model zero store revenue.
  7. Include inventory and advertising.
  8. Review dispute and arbitration clauses.

A store that fails does not make the financing disappear.

Account and asset ownership.

The buyer needs documented ownership of:

  • marketplace account;
  • bank account;
  • listings;
  • inventory;
  • images;
  • domains;
  • customer records;
  • advertising data;
  • supplier contracts;
  • software credentials.

The contract should also explain what happens when a platform suspends the account.

If the vendor created the violation, the marketplace can still punish the buyer’s account.

03

Conclusion

Is Click Profit a scam?

The FTC described Click Profit as a business-opportunity scheme and alleged at least $14 million in consumer harm.

The stipulated orders and permanent industry bans support a strong avoid conclusion.

The article does not claim every store was fictional or that every defendant admitted every allegation.

It does conclude that no prudent buyer should purchase a new opportunity from Click Profit or a covered successor.

Questions for a successor offer.

  1. Are any principals or entities connected with Click Profit?
  2. Is the seller subject to an FTC order?
  3. Which brand relationships are documented?
  4. What is the median net profit for all buyers?
  5. What percentage of stores were suspended?
  6. Who owns the store account?
  7. What inventory capital is required?
  8. What exactly does the AI perform?
  9. What assets are returned at termination?
  10. Can the buyer review the complete contract before financing?

Verdict.

Avoid Click Profit, FBALaunch, PortfolioLaunch, Automation Industries, and successor offers tied to the covered operation.

The official record combines alleged consumer harm, AI and affiliation claims, expensive store packages, asset turnover, and permanent industry bans. There is no sensible reason to volunteer as the next case study.

Conclusion in brief.

Click Profit marketed online-store opportunities under names including FBALaunch, PortfolioLaunch, Elevated Ventures, Automation Industries, and related entities. The FTC alleged at least $14 million in consumer harm and announced stipulated orders permanently banning covered defendants from the industry.

04

Limitations

This audit was completed on 2026-08-05. Primary legal and regulatory records were preferred over review summaries. Allegations, settlements, convictions, final orders, and complaints are labeled separately. No anonymous complaint is treated as independently proven. No current service outcome, ranking result, or financial return is guaranteed. The article should be rechecked before any material update because corporate status and enforcement matters can change.

Verification record.

  • FTC entity names, alleged $14 million harm, brand-affiliation allegations, platform references, stipulated-order dates, judgments, and permanent-ban announcement were checked on 2026-08-05.
  • The FTC library retained a pending label, while the agency's court report confirms that all three stipulated permanent-injunction and monetary-judgment orders were entered on August 26, 2025.
  • Stipulated orders are not described as trial admissions of every complaint allegation.
  • No relationship with any named major brand is inferred beyond the FTC allegation that affiliation was misrepresented.

Duplication and search-intent record.

No previous RankBuilder package audited Click Profit. The article is distinct from the general ecommerce-automation roundup and from Ascend, Automators, Ecom Genie, and FBA Machine company audits.

References

Sources behind this record

  1. Click Profit FTC case — Federal Trade Commission (accessed August 5, 2026)
  2. FTC Click Profit permanent-ban announcement — Federal Trade Commission (accessed August 5, 2026)
  3. FTC action halting Click Profit — Federal Trade Commission (accessed August 5, 2026)
  4. Semiannual Federal Court Litigation Status Report (December 2025) — Federal Trade Commission (accessed August 5, 2026)

Corrections

Correction history

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Claim limit

Audit completed on 2026-08-05.

Primary legal or regulatory records were preferred over review summaries.

Allegations, settlements, convictions, final orders, and complaints are labeled separately.

No anonymous complaint is treated as independently proven.

No current service outcome, ranking result, or financial return is guaranteed.

The article should be rechecked before any material update because corporate status and enforcement matters can change.