Click Profit LLC: How Two Guys Took $14 Million From People Using Fake Nike and Disney Partnerships

By Tyler Brennan · Published September 12, 2025 · Scoring explained

I don't usually feel lucky when I find an FTC press release. But when I pulled up the Click Profit complaint in March 2025, my first thought was: at least the government caught this one before more people got destroyed.

Because this one is BAD.

We're talking fake brand partnerships with Nike and Disney. Amazon suspending 95% of their stores. Consumers paying $45,000–$75,000 for "passive income" stores that earned less than $2,500 LIFETIME. And two founders who apparently thought none of this would ever catch up with them.

Buckle up.

Background: Who Is Click Profit?

Click Profit LLC was an Amazon "done-for-you" automation company co-founded by Craig Emslie and Patrick McGeoghean, operating out of Florida. They ran what looked like a typical automation pitch: pay us a large fee, we'll build and manage your Amazon store, you sit back and collect passive income.

The company advertised heavily on social media and search ads, promising "six-to-eight figure income" from the Amazon storefronts they'd set up on your behalf. They had a slick VSL, convincing testimonials, and — here's the kicker — claimed to have exclusive partnerships with household name brands.

Specifically, Nike and Disney.

What They Were Selling

The pitch broke down like this:

• Pay a management fee of at least $45,000 (some consumers paid up to $75,000)
• Additional thousands for "inventory investment"
• Click Profit's team would set up, stock, and run your Amazon store
• Their proprietary AI technology would handle optimization
• Exclusive brand partnerships meant you'd be selling real, name-brand products that other sellers couldn't access
• Sit back, earn passive income, retire early, etc.

On paper, it sounds like every other Amazon automation pitch. What made Click Profit different was the brand-partnership angle. Nike. Disney. Real companies. Real products. Real credibility.

Except none of it was real.

Red Flag #1: The Brand Partnerships Were Fabricated

This is the one that makes my blood pressure spike.

According to the FTC's complaint filed in March 2025, the Nike and Disney partnerships simply did not exist. Click Profit claimed to have exclusive affiliate arrangements with these brands as a way to convince consumers to hand over tens of thousands of dollars. The FTC was explicit: "the highly touted AI technology and brand partnerships do not exist."

Think about what that means. Someone took out a second mortgage, or wiped out their retirement savings, or borrowed from family — because they were told they'd be selling Nike and Disney products on Amazon through an exclusive arrangement.

There was no arrangement. There never was.

Red Flag #2: Amazon Suspended 95% of Their Stores

Not 20%. Not 50%. Ninety-five percent.

The FTC's complaint documents that Amazon blocked, suspended, or terminated approximately 95% of the stores Click Profit set up for consumers — because those stores violated Amazon's seller policies.

Let that land for a second. A company charging you $45,000+ to manage your Amazon store had a 95% suspension rate on the very platform the business was supposed to run on.

What were consumers supposed to do with a suspended Amazon store? The answer, apparently, was lose their money and move on.

Red Flag #3: Most Stores Earned Under $2,500 — Total, Ever

The FTC's data on store performance is damning.

According to the complaint, after Amazon's fees:

• More than 20% of Click Profit's stores earned NO money at all — ever
• Another roughly 33% earned less than $2,500 in gross lifetime sales

That's more than HALF of all Click Profit stores never generating enough to recoup even a fraction of the $45,000+ investment. If you're doing the math: consumers needed those stores to generate at least $45,000 just to break even. Most generated under $2,500 in their entire lifetime.

"Passive income." Sure.

Red Flag #4: The Consumer Review Fairness Act Got Violated

This one doesn't make headlines as often but it's telling. The FTC complaint specifically charged Click Profit with violating the Consumer Review Fairness Act — meaning they were suppressing, silencing, or otherwise interfering with consumers' ability to post honest reviews about their experience.

When a company is not just running a bad operation but actively trying to stop you from talking about it? That's a company that knows exactly how bad the operation is.

Red Flag #5: The Settlement Numbers Tell the Story

In August 2025, the FTC announced permanent industry bans and settlements:

• $13.6 million judgment against Emslie, McGeoghean, their co-defendant William Holton, and affiliated entities
• $7.3 million judgment against defendant Jason Masri and affiliated entities
• Cash, real estate, and personal property to be turned over for consumer refunds

These are large judgments. Real assets. This wasn't a paper settlement — the FTC was going after actual property.

And yet — $13.6M + $7.3M = ~$21M in judgments against a scheme that took "at least $14 million" from consumers. The gap between what was taken and what the judgments total up to is worth noting: getting money back from these situations is never 100%.

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Tyler's Bottom Line

Click Profit is not a gray area. The FTC sued, won, got permanent bans, and is distributing whatever assets they could recover back to consumers. The founders are out of the industry. The stores are gone.

If you're here because you paid Click Profit money: file with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov. The FTC's refund page for this case is worth checking — consumer redress funds are being distributed.

If you're here because someone is pitching you something that sounds like Click Profit — a done-for-you Amazon store with "exclusive brand partnerships" and promises of six-figure passive income — walk away. The FTC has now sued MULTIPLE companies running this exact model. This is not an isolated bad actor. This is a category of fraud.

I've covered a lot of questionable companies on this site. Most of them live in the gray zone: bad but not illegal, overpriced but not fraud. Click Profit is different. This one's black and white, and the FTC has the receipts.

See also: FTC permanent ban — read the Field Guide and Peter Pru / EEB for the same operator pattern.

Based on FTC filings and press releases as of September 12, 2025. Consent orders are not formal admissions of liability. Refund availability varies — check FTC.gov for current status.