Whale AI Review: “Click a button” Ponzi scams move to Telegram
Whale AI has no website, it operates through a Telegram bot going by “Whale-AI”.
As always, if an MLM company is not openly upfront about who is running or owns it, think long and hard about joining and/or handing over any money. [Continue reading…]
Trojan Review: Telegram bot crypto securities & commodities fraud
Trojan fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.
Trojan’s website domain (“trojan.com”), was first registered in 1995. The private registration was last updated on December 15th, 2024.
Through the Wayback Machine we can Trojan’s website went live in December 2024. So this appears to be around the time the domain was purchased.
Marketing videos on Trojan’s official YouTube channel date back to January 2024. This suggests the scheme was operating on Telegram prior to registering a website domain.
Trojan’s marketing videos are AI robo-dubbed. While not always, this is typical of non-native English speaking admins.
As always, if an MLM company is not openly upfront about who is running or owns it, think long and hard about joining and/or handing over any money. [Continue reading…]
OneCoin CEO Ventsislav Zlatkov bails
Back in 2022 OneCoin rolled out new CEO Ventsislav Zlatkov.
Zlatkov featured in a few OneCoin marketing promo videos and then… not much else.
On February 18th, OneCoin announced Zlatkov had been dumped. [Continue reading…]
OmegaPro RICO class-action filed in Florida
Plaintiffs United Investor Community INC., Lyadunni Udugba and Olungbenga Bernard Adesuyi have filed a RICO class-action against OmegaPro and associated scammers. [Continue reading…]
BusinessForHome sold to Vida Divina’s Armand Puyolt
The MLM publication BusinessForHome has been sold off to Armand Puyolt.
Puyolt’s acquisition also brings with it several new editorial appointments. [Continue reading…]
EminiFX victim distribution plan approved
A proposed EminiFX victim claim distribution plan has been approved.
As per an order issued on January 21st, the EminiFX Receiver is authorized distribute recovered assets to victims of the scam. [Continue reading…]
$19.5 million seized from QFX Trade scammers
Indian authorities have seized $19.5 million from QFX Trade scammers.
The Times of India reports QFX Trade was a forex ruse Ponzi operating as BotBro, TLC Coin (not related to Total Life Changes) and Yorker FX. [Continue reading…]
Four Crypto 888 Club Ponzi scammers charged in Norway
Following an investigation that began in 2016, Norwegian authorities have laid charges against four Crypto 888 Club Ponzi scammers. [Continue reading…]
AI-UP Review: Stolen identity “click a button” Ponzi
AI-UP fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.
AI-UP’s website domain (“ai-up.top”), was
AI-UP has already attracted the attention of financial regulators. The Central Bank of Russia issued an AI-UP pyramid fraud warning on February 10th, 2025.
As always, if an MLM company is not openly upfront about who is running or owns it, think long and hard about joining and/or handing over any money. [Continue reading…]
Etherforce Review: Twelve-tier matrix cycler Ponzi
Etherforce fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.
Etherforce’s website domain (“etherforce.io”), was privately registered on November 9th, 2024.
Some registration details are visible, such as the country code for Malaysia. Given the registrant’s organization is “bnbchain” though, the authenticity of the details is questionable.
SimilarWeb tracked ~2700 monthly visits to Etherforce’s website for January 2025. 65% of Etherforce’s website traffic originated from France, followed by 26% from Morocco and 9% from Canada.
French is the common link between these countries, suggesting whoever is running Etherforce speaks French.
As always, if an MLM company is not openly upfront about who is running or owns it, think long and hard about joining and/or handing over any money. [Continue reading…]