Question 109: Fraud

Read more topics in the fraud section of TKDTuor.com for more information on fraudulent organizations, pseudo-masters, and sokes. Keep up your skepticism, it will serve your well.

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You gave me quite a bit of good information last week. For that I would like to say thank you. I was hoping to pick your brain one more time, as my own searches have come up empty. I have been learning Taekwondo for the past few years with the same instructor, Master MMM. He has been a great instructor and has done a lot for the community and at risk kids. However, I am having trouble verifying some of the credentials on his bio. My initial searches led me to the organization called XXX...hence my first e-mail to you. Master MMM claims that he is the creator of a martial art called RRR (and we do belt in RRR as well as Taekwondo), and that RRR is recognized by the "Council of LLL". I cannot find a Council of LLL anywhere on the web nor can I find any martial arts council that both recognizes or grants sokeships and that Master MMM is listed. Are you as skeptical as I am about that claim and how do I verify it?