Swami Anand Nisarg's post on Facebook from Dec. 21, 2016 calls out the frauds who got on the fadwagon and declared 2012 to be a year of dire events in order to whip their followers into a fear-based frenzy, making them cling closer to the "master" for security.
Jose Arguelles, who I was acquainted with in the 1970s, is no longer with us, but he is considered one of the fathers of the 2012 prediction. Most others just played follow-the-leader because they knew a dollar could easily be had.
Some of the names on the list should be familiar to readers of this blog: Sri Amma Bhagavan, Kiesha Crowther (aka "Little Grandmother"), The Ashtar Command, and none other than, yes, Chuck Spezzano.