Crypto15 Review: Todd Hirsch out of jail, straight back to scamming
Crypto15 provides no information on their website about who owns or runs the business.
The Crypto15 website domain (“crypto15.com”) was privately registered on August 4th, 2018.
Further research reveals Crypto15 affiliates naming Todd Hirsch as owner of the company.
Todd Hirsch first appeared on BehindMLM’s radar as the admin of Cloud 2×2 cycler Ponzi back in 2012.
In early 2013 Hirsch re-emerged as the co-founder of Rocket Cash Cycler(another Ponzi cycler).
Rocket Cash Cycler collapsed in less than a year and was relaunched by Hirsch in early 2014. By mid 2014 Rocket Cash Cycler v2 had also collapsed.
A few months later Hirsch launched BitCoin Cycler, combining the same cycler Ponzi model with bitcoin.
BitCoin Cycler collapsed a few months later in early 2015.
In January 2016 Hirsch launched My Ad Cubes, a non-MLM HYIP adcredit Ponzi scheme.
My Ad Cubes appears to have collapsed sometime around March of 2016.
In early 2017 Hirsch returned with Real Destinations International, yet another matrix cycler Ponzi scheme.
Fortunately Real Destinations International’s launch was perpetually delayed. After months of promises, the company website’s was eventually taken down later in the year.
The failure of Real Destinations International appears to have hit Hirsch hard.
In February 2018 Hirsch was arrested in Georgia.
He was charged with and found guilty of fleeing/attempting to elude, DUI, reckless driving and six counts of terroristic threats.
The terroristic threats charges stemmed from Hirsch threatening to harm or kill law enforcement officers during his pursuit and subsequent arrest.
After being charged, Hirsch was sentenced to rehabilitation.
He “left the facility” last November but failed to “return to jail”.
After going on the run,
Hirsch is believed to have flown to the Dominican Republic, but he returned Feb. 22 to Panama City, Panama.
From there, he planned to travel to Medellin, Colombia, but was intercepted by Panamanian law enforcement officials, who took him to Miami to await extradition, said Capt. Justin Wells.
What happened after that isn’t clear. What we do know however is that Hirsch returned to social media on June 16th, presumably after a stint in jail.
Read on for a full review of the Crypto15 MLM opportunity.
Crypto15 Products
Crypto15 has no retailable products or services, with affiliates only able to market Crypto15 affiliate membership itself.
The Crypto15 Compensation Plan
Crypto15 affiliates invest $50 or more worth of bitcoin on the promise of a 150% ROI.
At the time of publication the Crypto15 affiliate backoffice advises an “estimated maturity time” of 60 days.
Residual commissions on Crypto15 investment is paid out via a unilevel compensation structure.
A unilevel compensation structure places an affiliate at the top of a unilevel team, with every personally recruited affiliate placed directly under them (level 1):
If any level 1 affiliates recruit new affiliates, they are placed on level 2 of the original affiliate’s unilevel team.
If any level 2 affiliates recruit new affiliates, they are placed on level 3 and so on and so forth down a theoretical infinite number of levels.
Crypto15 cap payable unilevel levels at fifteen.
Residual commissions are paid out as a percentage of funds invested across these fifteen levels as follows:
- level 1 (personally recruited affiliates) – 10%
- levels 2 and 3 – 5%
- level 4 – 3%
- level 5 – 2%
- levels 6 to 15 – 1%
Joining Crypto15
Crypto15 affiliate membership is free.
Full participation in the Crypto15 business opportunity however requires a minimum $50 investment in bitcoin.
Conclusion
Crypto15 claims to generate external ROI revenue through “professional traders, Power Node mining pools, and early participation in ICO’s [sic]”.
No evidence of any external ROI activity is provided. And beyond that, all you have to do is visit the Crypto15 FAQ to confirm it’s a Ponzi scheme.
If I choose to quit using your services after I’ve made a purchase, can I get a refund?
A. No refunds, because all revenues are already shared with all active members and commissions paid to your referring sponsor.
Recycling new investment revenue with existing affiliate investors makes Crypto15 a Ponzi scheme.
Yet despite this, Todd Hirsch insists Crypto 15 isn’t illegal.
Is Crypto15 a hyip, ponzi, pyramid scheme, or illegal?
No, this is not an investment site nor is it illegal in any way, shape, or form.
We sell advertising services and digital products.
Crypto15 offers a lot of advertising services of the highest possible quality within the site and also outside of the site through our network of advertising partners.
This is your typical adcredit Ponzi disclaimer, which the SEC addressed in 2016.
As per the SEC, it doesn’t matter what you attach to a Ponzi scheme, be it adcredits or otherwise – using newly invested funds to pay off existing investors is Ponzi fraud.
As with all MLM Ponzi schemes, once affiliate recruitment dies down so too will new investment.
This will starve Crypto15 of ROI revenue, eventually prompting a collapse.
The math behind Ponzi schemes guarantees that the majority of investors lose money.
ALONSO ALONSO, the big Bitcoin MLM scammer is promoting this, this will tell you it’s a big scam. This guy gets into nothing that’s ethical, he’s only out to steal your money.
Then you have the crook that is running this scam, if anybody gets into this, they have to be absolutely stupid.
I hope Todd the scumbag scammer comes here to tell us why this isn’t a ponzi scam.
Please delete this article.. my cousin made mistakes in his past. But this was published today. He also passed away today.
We are grieving and hurting. I’m asking you all to forgive him and let him rip.
We are devastated and trying to wrap our heads around our loss.
Todd isn’t coming back, He isn’t going to comment..
@I’d rather not say.. – RE: R.I.P.
Your cousin appears to have made a career out his ‘mistakes.’
Sorry for your loss, but being that your cousin allegedly facilitated the movement of 1,000’s of people’s hard earned money from their own (naive/ greedy/ uneducated) wallets into his own, I don’t see too many people outside of his family who may have known him as a “good but troubled kid who got in with the wrong crowd,” or whatever ….giving too much of a shit.
Sorry to be blunt.
Welcome to “the other side” of ponzi fraud theft and economic crimes.
Don’t take it personal. Apparently he made his bed and now he lies in it.
I haven’t seen any confirmation of Hirsch’s death. He appeared on a Crypto15 live stream 22 hours ago.
Assuming this isn’t BS, pretending Hirsch wasn’t a serial scammer post-death is a disservice to his legacy.
Edit: Seen one claim Hirsch died of a heart attack as of 2 hours ago.
Hello All,
While trying to find some info on his death this popped up.
My buddy who did some web page design for him back about 5 years ago just told me that his mother called him to say he passed away.
I joined one of his deals way back and always saw him on skype and fb with posts….thought I would pass this one.
Great News ! May he rot in hell for scamming ways.
By rip..you best mean REST IN PISS. He was evil. What a waste of a life.
To all of you harsh haters, karma is a bitch.
^^ Irony seems lost on this one.
don’t care. post the obit or it’s just another lie
@I’d rather not say..
Perhaps your family wishes to “make everything right” with the victims of financial fraud for which your cousin, Todd Hirsch, while alive, decided to dedicate his final years towards STEALING FROM?
If this is the case, and your FAMILY, in their grieving state, wishes to compensate the VICTIMS whom your cousin didn’t give 2 shits about lying to in offering false and empty PONZI promises and false dreams to, I’m sure everyone whom was affected by his THIEVERY would consider wiping the slate clean of his transgressions.
How does your family feel about that?
Maybe such a gesture will grant your family redemption (although his sins are not yours, obviously). Whaddya say?
If not, I’m sure plenty of spit and piss will accumulate on his grave stone (RIP) which you might have the displeasure of smelling every time any of his family members visit to “pay respect,” and think about the great intact he CHOSE to leave this world encumbered by.
You RIDICULOUSLY request “please take down” the documented evidence of financial pain scammers like your cousin chose to bestow upon so many people who IGNORANTLY believed in his scamming ass and whom he STOLE FROM because they didn’t believe HE WAS A FRAUD?
Step up to the plate and “cover” his LEGACY OF EVIL and make it better.
If you do …I’m sure everyone will be happy to “forgive him.”
ps. I don’t think your family has even a fraction of the amount he RUTHLESSLY embezzled. So, maybe you’re in the wrong forum.
Based on the level of denial Hirsch exhibited towards his scamming, I imagine his family aren’t going to be any better.
Typical case of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil rose-tinted glasses.
One interesting aspect to consider is that if Hirsch had a bit of cryptocurrency he’d stolen of the years stashed away and died unexpectedly, who, if anyone, has access to it.
A scumbag, jailbird, con artist is dead @ 40 right when he was starting another cheezy, nickel & dime scam.
I would say karma is a real sweetie.
Forget a funeral…. you should just flush TURd Hirsch down the toilet like the stinking TURD he was.
ALONSO ALONSO-BITCOINKING- Here’s your chance, your scam fraudster twin died and now you can continue promoting it.
Serial bottom feeder Michael Colucci says on fb that Hirsch is dead and the programmer is taking over…he did not say the programmers name..
Of course 5mins later he was pimping this scam and justified it by saying that since Todd is gone there is “no more risk”…smfh…
Well said Tim, well said.
Yes, the audacity of ‘the bestie cousin’ posting here, in essence, defending a thieving scammer!!!!!!
If the rumours are true you really expect anyone outside of Hirsh’s family will grieve for this piece of work?
Did people grieve the death of David Rockerfeller? If anything the planet celebrated the death of the man who wanted to tag the human race and control their entire lives like cattle.
Todd Hirsh got his karma for destroying so many lives in the pursuit of material wealth and he will now be atoning for that particular life choice.
You reap what you sow and to me it’s one less evil in the world.
Now they are saying Todds silent partner (the developer) is taking control of things, yet they wont tell his name. Sounds like another scam.
Crypto15 is a scam no matter who runs it. Attaching new crypto wallets to the website on the backend doesn’t change the fact Crypto15 is a Ponzi scheme.
“For legal reasons we can’t release the programmers name” is the official party line!!
I suppose “running a Ponzi scheme and we’ll get arrested” is technically a legal reason.
I love how Ponzi investors are fine with being scammed so long as they know who’s scamming them.
Where is this info you guys are seeing? Can you post a link?
I saw some random convos on Facebook.
I must be an idiot as I cant find anything on FB. Oh well…..Have a great day all.
My freind Todd Hirch is dead RIP.
I know you all are upset for believing Todd took from you. I’m unsure of all the aspects of his business dealings nor have I ever cared to know.
However; I am not a family member I have never received anything from Todd, but pure friendship.
We have known each other since we were kids. Todd was funny, outgoing, caring, and loved his family and friends. I am truly devastated of his passing.
None of you vulchers knew the man only what you’ve been told. Please respect the family and remove this monstrosity of an “article” .
Put yourself in their position blood is thicker than water and the last thing they need to hear is all of these awful “opinions” spread about their loved one.
There is no need for negative remarks to continue as he is no longer able to defend himself. Is that the person you want to be? One who speaks ill of the dead?
If so, you are more of a monster than you’re accusing him to be. Shame on you….
Evidently Hirsch was adept at hiding who he really was from his close family and friends.
The fact of the matter is Todd Hirsch spent a great deal of his adult life stealing from people in scam after scam. No accusations, no opinions – hard fact.
Now how about you fuck off with your rose-tinted glasses and accept the facts?
Maybe if friends such as yourself actually checked in on him once in a while, Hirsch might have made something better of his life.
“My freind Todd Hirch is dead RIP”
RIP=Rest In Piss..TURD Hirsch
I’m having a party to celebrate !
Is he really dead or just another scam by him to fool us and “disappear”
I believe Hirsch’s death isn’t a hoax.
Looks legit: usobit.com/2018/08/todd-richard-hirsch-2018/
For all the bragging he did about how much money he made, looks like someone started a GoFundMe page to pay for his funeral expenses:
gofundme.com/todd-hirsch-memorial-fund
There’s a GoFundMe STILL going on for funeral costs and college fund. Really?
Take down the GoFundMe, it’s been long enough to show how many people still care about that trash. $545 out of $10k after all this time Haha not so fortunate now.
He stole from thousands of people, nobody should be donating anything to him or his family. Karma came and got him at 40 with a heart attack, and I hope it was slow.
I hope he had a few minutes of knowing he was dying so he could maybe reflect on the many people he hurt.