iComTech Review: 0.9% to 2.8% daily ROI bitcoin Ponzi scheme
iComTech provides no information on their website about who owns or runs the business.
The iComTech website domain (“icomtech.io”) was privately registered on July 19th, 2018.
The website itself appears to be a cookie-cutter theme. Buried in the iComTech website source-code is reference to “The ICO Crypto Team”.
Various fictional executives are listed in the default theme. Typically an MLM cryptocurrency will create new names and new stock photos to fool people with.
iComTech didn’t bother and instead chose to just comment out fake management information so viewers don’t see it.
For those curious, the theme used is “Cryptico” from Ocean Themes ($59).
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.
iComTech Products
iComTech has no retailable products or services, with affiliates only able to market iComTech affiliate membership itself.
The iComTech Compensation Plan
iComTech affiliates invest bitcoin on the promise of an advertised 0.9% to 2.8% daily ROI.
- IT1 – $300 worth of bitcoin
- IT2 – $600 worth of bitcoin
- IT3 – $1000 worth of bitcoin
- IT4 – $1500 worth of bitcoin
- IT5 – $2500 worth of bitcoin
- IT6 – $5000 worth of bitcoin
The iComTech website doesn’t specify a ROI cap.
Recruitment Commissions
iComTech pay recruitment commissions down two levels of recruitment:
- level 1 (personally recruited affiliates) – 20% of invested funds
- level 2 – 3%
Residual Commissions
iComTech pays residual commissions via a binary compensation structure.
A binary compensation structure places an affiliate at the top of a binary team, split into two sides (left and right):
The first level of the binary team houses two positions. The second level of the binary team is generated by splitting these first two positions into another two positions each (4 positions).
Subsequent levels of the binary team are generated as required, with each new level housing twice as many positions as the previous level.
Positions in the binary team are filled via direct and indirect recruitment of affiliates. Note there is no limit to how deep a binary team can grow.
Each iComTech investment package corresponds to a set number of points:
- IT1 – 150 points
- IT2 – 300 points
- IT3 – 500 points
- IT4 – 750 points
- IT5 – 1250 points
- IT6 – 2500 points
At the end of each day iComTech tallies up new investment volume based on the above point values.
Affiliates are paid a percentage of matched points on both sides of the binary, based on the highest tier they’ve invested in.
- IT1 affiliates receive a 16% residual commission rate
- IT2 affiliates receive a 17% residual commission rate
- IT3 affiliates receive an 18% residual commission rate
- IT4 affiliates receive a 19% residual commission rate
- IT5 affiliates receive a 20% residual commission rate
- IT6 affiliates receive a 21% residual commission rate
Joining iComTech
iComTech affiliate membership is tied to a $300 to $5000 or more investment in bitcoin.
Conclusion
We’re at the point where a scammer, or group of scammers, can purchase a website template and launch an MLM cryptocurrency scam for less than $100.
iComTech bills itself as a “technological institution based on bitcoin”.
Our objective is to promote and disseminate knowledge about new information technologies based on decentralized ecosystems such as the BITCOIN.
The bitcoin hey?
In reality iComTech’s business model, outside of using it a vehicle to commit fraud, has nothing to do with bitcoin.
iComTech claim to generate external ROI revenue through the cryptocurrency trading and mining cliché.
No evidence of iComTech engaged in cryptocurrency mining or trading is provided.
Furthermore iComTech’s claims fail the Ponzi logic test.
If iComTech was able to legitimately generate a consistent 0.9% to 2.8% daily ROI, they’d have no reason to solicit investment from randoms over the internet through a $59 website.
The only verifiable source of revenue entering iComTech is new investment.
Using newly invested funds to pay existing affiliates a ROI makes iComTech scheme.
Recruitment and residual commissions round out the scam, adding an additional pyramid layer to the scheme.
As with all MLM Ponzi schemes, once affiliate membership drops off so too will new investment.
This will starve iComTech of ROI revenue, eventually prompting a collapse.
The math behind Ponzi schemes guarantees that when they collapse, the majority of investors lose money.
Update 24th November 2022 – iComTech founder David Carmona and several accomplices have been arrested in the US.
Update 25th May 2023 – The CFTC has also sued the iComTech Defendants for commodities fraud.
Icomtech interview in youtube Jim harstad claimed he was one of the minority and become a majority owner.
^ Huh? He was presented as founder of Icomtech along with a Marco Ruiz in one Mexican video presentation that I have seen.
In our country they were saying the CEO was a Juan Carlos Reynoso. The person that I’ve seen on Zoom ‘meetings’ was a person named Juan Torres.
Tbh i want more info on them. I have very little knowledge of the crypto-investment industry and yet I’m baffled by how they can attach themselves to technology they seem to know nothing about.
Im am a member of icomtech but i can’t access to there websites and yet until now i didn’t know how to do because my investment never come back to me.
You invested in a Ponzi scheme and your money is gone. Sorry for your loss.
I made investment with Icomtech and have not been able to talk to anyone at the company. The information i received vía email with my supposed Username to their website does not work.
I have emailed them countless times. We have gone back to the restaurant which i will not name but it is un East Los Angeles, where this company held several presentations and they claim to know nothing about where to locate any representative of Icomtech.
I am hoping someone can lead us in the right direction so se can begin recuperating our investment.
It is heart renching especially during these times finding a company that is taking advantage of those most in need.
Unfortunately you invested in a blatant Ponzi scheme. And you did so with bitcoin.
There is no getting your money back, this is how Ponzi schemes operate. Sorry for your loss.
YESENIA QUINONEZ is part of this ponzi scam. The worst thing is scamming elderly people.
What can we do about it? Is there any justice?
Yesenia Quninonez is a leader of a Ponzi Fraud. I agree with Pinal. Lots of elder people were scammed. I lost $10,000 dlls. She mislead hundreds of people.
FBi complaint done.
Indictment landed: offshorealert.com/usa-v-david-carmona-et-al-criminal-indictment-icomtech-crypto-fraud/
SDNY strikes again. Thanks for the heads up.
Considering this was four years ago, and MLM crypto fraud grew exponentially since then. ~2024+ is probably going to be popcorn on steroids.
This one is taking a while to put together. All of the promotion is in Spanish and I had a hard time tracking down footage of the arrested.
Footage was easy enough to find but no so much putting names to people. Finally just worked out who Carmona was.