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Title: 2012-08-28 dailytech.com - "Pirateat40" Makes Off $5.6M USD in BitCoins From Pyr
Post by: julz on August 29, 2012, 12:44:59 AM
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"Pirateat40" Makes Off $5.6M USD in BitCoins From Pyramid Scheme
Bitcoin investors fall for classic Ponzi ploy

Jason Mick
2012-08-24

http://www.dailytech.com/Pirateat40+Makes+Off+56M+USD+in+BitCoins+From+Pyramid+Scheme/article25538.htm

Bitcoins, everyone's favorite quasi-legal internet currency, are still lingering around thanks to strong support from the hacker, future, and technopunk communities. 
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And of course, the onus for these losses largely rests on those who sent someone named "pirateat40" actual money, and failing to recognize the classic signs of a Ponzi scheme -- inflated interest rates, shadowy management, and unrealistic promises.