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💸 A Chronicle of Scams, Lessons Learned, and Survival in Digital Jungles
I entered crypto as a naive person with big dreams. I came out with a PhD in Disappointment and a Library of Schemes. If you've ever thought you could make easy money watching videos or investing in “exclusive opportunities,” read on. We’re here to laugh together at the thieves, at ourselves, and at the absurdities of this world.
🎬 Act 1: The Trap of Free Baits (Or How I Started Getting Scammed with Just $40)
It all started innocently: “Watch a 3-minute video, get $10 for each! No investment!” ✨
🎬 Act 1: The Trap of Free Baits (Or How I Started Getting Scammed with Just $40)
It all started innocently: “Watch a 3-minute video, get $10 for each! No investment!” ✨
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I3Q Scam: a new warning about the risks of platforms
For several months, the #I3Q platform presented itself as a disruptive alternative in the algorithmic trading ecosystem, promising its users to trade in financial markets through fully automated artificial intelligence bots. Many adopted it as a modern form of investment, seduced by the possibility of generating passive income without the need for prior experience. However, recent events have triggered strong alarm in the sector: the disappearance of funds, account inactivity, and silence from its managers have led to #I3Q being considered a suspected scam.
İt's not market correction it's the market crash
Timeline turned into crying wall even when was in Jerusalem had never seen that amount of crying people
You need to realise market is rigged and influencers are corrupt they are paid forn order to convince you to market recover
Ponzi systems always need new victims #ponzi
Timeline turned into crying wall even when was in Jerusalem had never seen that amount of crying people
You need to realise market is rigged and influencers are corrupt they are paid forn order to convince you to market recover
Ponzi systems always need new victims #ponzi
#ponzi scheme Brazilian court has sentenced three executives of the collapsed crypto scheme Braiscompany to a combined 171 years in prison
The mastermind, Joel Ferreira de Souza, received 128 years in prison, while two others, Gesana Rayane Silva and Victor Veronez, received 27 and 15 years, respectively, for their roles in the scheme.
Braiscompany raised around $190 million from 20,000 investors.
The mastermind, Joel Ferreira de Souza, received 128 years in prison, while two others, Gesana Rayane Silva and Victor Veronez, received 27 and 15 years, respectively, for their roles in the scheme.
Braiscompany raised around $190 million from 20,000 investors.
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Norway Indicts 4 Individuals Related to 87 Million USD Crypto Scam
Norwegian authorities have indicted four men for operating a Ponzi investment scheme that defrauded nearly 963 million NOK (86.5 million USD) from investors between 2015-2018. The scammers lured victims into investing in 'virtual' product packages, including cryptocurrencies and stocks, but in reality, no actual investments were made.
Ponzi Scheme – Preying on Investor Trust
Ponzi Scheme – Preying on Investor Trust
**Beware of Ponzi Schemes Disguised as Legitimate Businesses**
Ponzi schemes have evolved, using sophisticated tricks to appear legitimate. Some now flaunt **fake certifications (like NMBS), branded T-shirts, face caps, and even rented office spaces** to gain trust. They organize **flashy seminars**, recruit affiliates aggressively, and promise unrealistic returns—just like infamous scams such as **MMM and Sigma Investments**.
**How to Spot a Ponzi Scheme Immediately**
1. **"Too Good to Be True" Returns** – If they promise **20%+ monthly returns with zero risk**, it’s a scam.
2. **Recruitment Over Product** – Their main focus is **signing up new members** rather than selling real products/services.
3. **Fake Certifications** – They display dubious credentials (e.g., "NMBS Certified") to appear regulated.
4. **Pressure to Invest Fast** – They create urgency: *"Join now before slots close!"*
5. **No Clear Revenue Source** – If they can’t explain how profits are made, it’s a Ponzi.
6. **Payment Delays or Excuses** – When payouts slow down or stop, it’s collapsing.
**Lessons from MMM & Sigma**
- **MMM (2016)** collapsed after promising **30% monthly returns**, leaving millions bankrupt.
- **Sigma Investments (2020)** used **fake offices and celebrity endorsements** before vanishing with investors’ money. Same as (14/04/2025) in Nigeria
**Protect Yourself**
- **Research** – Check regulatory bodies (SEC, EFCC) for company legitimacy.
- **Avoid "Referral-Only" Income** – Real businesses don’t rely solely on recruitment.
- **Withdraw Early** – Ponzis pay early investors with new deposits; cash out fast if suspicious.
🚨 **Remember:** If it looks like a Ponzi, acts like a Ponzi, and pays like a Ponzi—it **is** a Ponzi. **Don’t be the next victim!**
#ponzi #mmm #sigma #caution #mmo $BTC
Ponzi schemes have evolved, using sophisticated tricks to appear legitimate. Some now flaunt **fake certifications (like NMBS), branded T-shirts, face caps, and even rented office spaces** to gain trust. They organize **flashy seminars**, recruit affiliates aggressively, and promise unrealistic returns—just like infamous scams such as **MMM and Sigma Investments**.
**How to Spot a Ponzi Scheme Immediately**
1. **"Too Good to Be True" Returns** – If they promise **20%+ monthly returns with zero risk**, it’s a scam.
2. **Recruitment Over Product** – Their main focus is **signing up new members** rather than selling real products/services.
3. **Fake Certifications** – They display dubious credentials (e.g., "NMBS Certified") to appear regulated.
4. **Pressure to Invest Fast** – They create urgency: *"Join now before slots close!"*
5. **No Clear Revenue Source** – If they can’t explain how profits are made, it’s a Ponzi.
6. **Payment Delays or Excuses** – When payouts slow down or stop, it’s collapsing.
**Lessons from MMM & Sigma**
- **MMM (2016)** collapsed after promising **30% monthly returns**, leaving millions bankrupt.
- **Sigma Investments (2020)** used **fake offices and celebrity endorsements** before vanishing with investors’ money. Same as (14/04/2025) in Nigeria
**Protect Yourself**
- **Research** – Check regulatory bodies (SEC, EFCC) for company legitimacy.
- **Avoid "Referral-Only" Income** – Real businesses don’t rely solely on recruitment.
- **Withdraw Early** – Ponzis pay early investors with new deposits; cash out fast if suspicious.
🚨 **Remember:** If it looks like a Ponzi, acts like a Ponzi, and pays like a Ponzi—it **is** a Ponzi. **Don’t be the next victim!**
#ponzi #mmm #sigma #caution #mmo $BTC
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300 Million USD Scam Through Crypto: Ngo Thi Theu Arrested in Thailand
Ngo Thi Theu, nicknamed 'Madam Ngo', was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand on May 23, 2025, for her involvement in a $300 million cryptocurrency scam, which harmed over 2,600 victims in Vietnam. The case, coordinated by Interpol, Thai Police, and Vietnamese Police, highlights the risks in crypto investments. The article summarizes the details of the incident, the scam model, its impact on the market, and lessons for investors in Vietnam and Thailand.
A little enlightenment #Ponzi
Many people still claim that the supply is at one billion. This is also stated in the white paper if you check it.
but don't be fooled like in the beginning when Terra kept quiet about the hyperinflation that was affecting LUNC.
Let's just click on the coin info and then go to the block explorer
you will be redirected to the Block Explorer then just click on mint!!!
In the document, everyone can read that Luna's supply has exceeded the 1 billion mark and will continue to do so in the future and the statement in the whitepaper is simply a lie to conceal this from investors .
The fact alone that Terra has not learned anything from the mistakes of the past and still does not educate its investors enough about the supply forces me to do this 🤷🏽♂️#HotTrends
this simply means Terra will dance on the spot forever #BinanceLaunchpool because there is no focus on a burn on the part of the new chain so it means the inflation of the chain kills it in the long run$BTC $SOL $SOL
but don't be fooled like in the beginning when Terra kept quiet about the hyperinflation that was affecting LUNC.
Let's just click on the coin info and then go to the block explorer
you will be redirected to the Block Explorer then just click on mint!!!
In the document, everyone can read that Luna's supply has exceeded the 1 billion mark and will continue to do so in the future and the statement in the whitepaper is simply a lie to conceal this from investors .
The fact alone that Terra has not learned anything from the mistakes of the past and still does not educate its investors enough about the supply forces me to do this 🤷🏽♂️#HotTrends
this simply means Terra will dance on the spot forever #BinanceLaunchpool because there is no focus on a burn on the part of the new chain so it means the inflation of the chain kills it in the long run$BTC $SOL $SOL
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Bitcoin Pharaoh arrested in Florianópolis after a year and a half on the run
Florianópolis, May 31, 2024 - Claudio Barbosa, known as the "Bitcoin Pharaoh", was arrested in Florianópolis on Tuesday night (28), after a year and a half on the run from justice. He is suspected of being part of a pyramid scheme with cryptocurrencies that generated losses of R$4.1 billion in more than 80 countries.
Barbosa was arrested in a luxury car in the Jurerê Internacional neighborhood, following an anonymous tip. He did not resist arrest. The accused's defense claimed that precautionary custody is unnecessary, as the process is in the final stage, and that there was no regulation on cryptoactives at the time of the events.
Millionaire scheme
According to the Federal Police, Barbosa's company, Trust Investing, offered investment packages starting at US$15, with promises of daily gains of up to 20% per month and more than 300% per year. In 2021, the group launched two cryptocurrencies without financial backing to keep the pyramid running.
Previous arrest
In 2021, another man known as the "Bitcoin Pharaoh", Glaidson Acácio dos Santos, was arrested for a similar scheme.
Legal Framework for Cryptoassets
In 2022, Law No. 14,478/2022, known as the Legal Framework for Cryptoassets, was approved. Barbosa's defense argues that the investigations against him took place before the law came into force, when there was no regulation on the subject in Brazil.
What happens now?
Barbosa remains in prison in Florianópolis. The defense seeks to reverse the court's decision and set him free. The case is ongoing in the city of Campo Grande (MS). $BTC $ETH $BNB #golpes #ponzi
Florianópolis, May 31, 2024 - Claudio Barbosa, known as the "Bitcoin Pharaoh", was arrested in Florianópolis on Tuesday night (28), after a year and a half on the run from justice. He is suspected of being part of a pyramid scheme with cryptocurrencies that generated losses of R$4.1 billion in more than 80 countries.
Barbosa was arrested in a luxury car in the Jurerê Internacional neighborhood, following an anonymous tip. He did not resist arrest. The accused's defense claimed that precautionary custody is unnecessary, as the process is in the final stage, and that there was no regulation on cryptoactives at the time of the events.
Millionaire scheme
According to the Federal Police, Barbosa's company, Trust Investing, offered investment packages starting at US$15, with promises of daily gains of up to 20% per month and more than 300% per year. In 2021, the group launched two cryptocurrencies without financial backing to keep the pyramid running.
Previous arrest
In 2021, another man known as the "Bitcoin Pharaoh", Glaidson Acácio dos Santos, was arrested for a similar scheme.
Legal Framework for Cryptoassets
In 2022, Law No. 14,478/2022, known as the Legal Framework for Cryptoassets, was approved. Barbosa's defense argues that the investigations against him took place before the law came into force, when there was no regulation on the subject in Brazil.
What happens now?
Barbosa remains in prison in Florianópolis. The defense seeks to reverse the court's decision and set him free. The case is ongoing in the city of Campo Grande (MS). $BTC $ETH $BNB #golpes #ponzi
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$PDA When I see the friends who bought it from here, they started to say that it will fly away, it is obvious that they did not do any research, it came here for 3 dollars, they do not know it, moreover, the tokens that cost 0.15 dollars became 3 dollars in the same range, I am afraid that we are being replaced by tokens with lots of zeros. Even the fraudster Do Kwon did not harm us that much. Friends who bought it for 0.1 dollars for a long time. If they wait, they will understand what I'm talking about. Remember that in some exchanges, there was not even a transformation, it sits in a corner like a fake token and there is no sound because there is no sanction against these thieves. Remember, if your money is confiscated, there is nothing you can do by the Playdapp team and this thieves team can take your money at any time. You can say that we have collapsed and it is unclear whether they will do this or not.
U r being warned
#pepe is #ponzi
#overpriced #hyped than #worth
every pump is better for dump
short the Ponzi to the 🪦..
every green candle is easy profit 😜
just grab it
play like #pro
#pepe is #ponzi
#overpriced #hyped than #worth
every pump is better for dump
short the Ponzi to the 🪦..
every green candle is easy profit 😜
just grab it
play like #pro
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Altcoins will start at #Btc 44000 of course if the scammer wants to increase #ALTLARSÜRÜNÜYOR
#ponzi if you got caught in the system, your torn pants are gone.
$BTC
#ponzi if you got caught in the system, your torn pants are gone.
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$6 Billion Evaporates: How FBC Platform Scammed Millions of Investors? 🚨💔
The story of the FBC online platform, which promised investors amazing profits in exchange for simple investments, has recently spread, but it turned into one of the biggest scams in the digital world. This platform was not licensed by any reliable financial authority, and targeted more than a million people around the world, including thousands of Egyptian investors, and seized an estimated $6 billion before suddenly disappearing.
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🔴 171 years in prison for crypto scam: Brazilian court delivers harsh sentence
💥 A high-profile case of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Braiscompany has concluded in Brazil. The court sentenced three organizers to a total of 171 years in prison for deceiving 20,000 investors out of approximately $190 million.
🧑⚖️ Sentences:
• Joel Ferreira de Souza — 128 years in prison
• Gezana Rayane Silva — 27 years
• Victor Verones — 15 years
🎭 Posing as an investment platform, they promised high returns through "trading" cryptocurrencies. However, it turned out to be a classic Ponzi scheme — the money from new investors was used to pay old ones.
📉 Against the backdrop of this news, there is a growing anxiety in Latin America regarding DeFi and unlicensed crypto platforms.
Such pressure may temporarily dampen interest in altcoins and increase the influx of capital into more stable assets like $BTC and $ETH .
Subscribe to avoid becoming part of a crypto fairytale with a bad ending 🔴
#bitcoin #crypto #ponzi #brazil #scam $BTC $ETH $SOL
💥 A high-profile case of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Braiscompany has concluded in Brazil. The court sentenced three organizers to a total of 171 years in prison for deceiving 20,000 investors out of approximately $190 million.
🧑⚖️ Sentences:
• Joel Ferreira de Souza — 128 years in prison
• Gezana Rayane Silva — 27 years
• Victor Verones — 15 years
🎭 Posing as an investment platform, they promised high returns through "trading" cryptocurrencies. However, it turned out to be a classic Ponzi scheme — the money from new investors was used to pay old ones.
📉 Against the backdrop of this news, there is a growing anxiety in Latin America regarding DeFi and unlicensed crypto platforms.
Such pressure may temporarily dampen interest in altcoins and increase the influx of capital into more stable assets like $BTC and $ETH .
Subscribe to avoid becoming part of a crypto fairytale with a bad ending 🔴
#bitcoin #crypto #ponzi #brazil #scam $BTC $ETH $SOL
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PYRAMID SCAM IN PROGRESS!
It is an application called BONJOUR, a PONZI type scam, which consists of "Bicycle Rental" that does not exist, in which you invest an amount of money, and they pay you a daily amount of money, the system ensures to pay its contributors, but the system collapses..
#ponzi #estafa #piramidal #inversion #Blessingtrade
It is an application called BONJOUR, a PONZI type scam, which consists of "Bicycle Rental" that does not exist, in which you invest an amount of money, and they pay you a daily amount of money, the system ensures to pay its contributors, but the system collapses..
#ponzi #estafa #piramidal #inversion #Blessingtrade
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Warning about cryptocurrency scams: Over 70,000 malicious apps discovered in just one month
YouTuber exposes 'scam' cryptocurrency operations in the Philippines, revealing a whole fraudulent call center system
A 23-minute investigative video by YouTuber 'mrwn' is causing a stir on social media as it reveals a cryptocurrency scam center located in Cebu, Philippines. The video has garnered over 2.7 million views in a short time.
In the clip, mrwn shows that he has infiltrated the computer system and security cameras of this center. What appears is an office resembling a call center, where numerous employees are executing scams. According to the video, they use various methods to extract money from victims, from stealing credit card information to luring people to transfer money through Bitcoin ATMs.
A 23-minute investigative video by YouTuber 'mrwn' is causing a stir on social media as it reveals a cryptocurrency scam center located in Cebu, Philippines. The video has garnered over 2.7 million views in a short time.
In the clip, mrwn shows that he has infiltrated the computer system and security cameras of this center. What appears is an office resembling a call center, where numerous employees are executing scams. According to the video, they use various methods to extract money from victims, from stealing credit card information to luring people to transfer money through Bitcoin ATMs.
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$FLOKI THIS TEAM IS A SCAMMER, DO NOT MEET THESE SCAMMERS. THEY EXIST TO STEAL PEOPLE'S MONEY. FLOKI IS THE THEFT SYSTEM!!!
#ponzi #BinanceTurns7 #BinanceTournament #Binance #Bitcoin
#ponzi #BinanceTurns7 #BinanceTournament #Binance #Bitcoin
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💥 Individuals involved in IcomTech's 'Ponzi' scheme must pay over 5 million USD for fraud.
A court in California has sentenced five individuals involved in IcomTech's 'Ponzi' scheme to pay over 5 million USD for fraud and misappropriation of funds from a fraudulent Bitcoin trading scheme.
The defendants, including David Carmona, Juan Arellano Parra, Moses Valdez, David Brend, and Marco A. Ruiz Ochoa, defrauded over 1 million USD from 190 victims in the US and other countries.
The court concluded that the defendants violated the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), with a ruling requiring them to pay fines and restitution to the victims.
Each was fined 1 million USD, and a total of over 5 million USD will be returned to the victims.
IcomTech, which operated from mid-2018 to late 2019, promised a 100% return after every six weeks of investment, but instead of investing in Bitcoin, the group misappropriated the investors' funds. Carmona and his accomplices were sentenced to prison, with Carmona facing up to 10 years in prison.
#ponzi #BTC☀ #Write2Win
A court in California has sentenced five individuals involved in IcomTech's 'Ponzi' scheme to pay over 5 million USD for fraud and misappropriation of funds from a fraudulent Bitcoin trading scheme.
The defendants, including David Carmona, Juan Arellano Parra, Moses Valdez, David Brend, and Marco A. Ruiz Ochoa, defrauded over 1 million USD from 190 victims in the US and other countries.
The court concluded that the defendants violated the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), with a ruling requiring them to pay fines and restitution to the victims.
Each was fined 1 million USD, and a total of over 5 million USD will be returned to the victims.
IcomTech, which operated from mid-2018 to late 2019, promised a 100% return after every six weeks of investment, but instead of investing in Bitcoin, the group misappropriated the investors' funds. Carmona and his accomplices were sentenced to prison, with Carmona facing up to 10 years in prison.
#ponzi #BTC☀ #Write2Win
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