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1541  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: HONEST BITCOIN: DOUBLE YOUR BITCOINS. YES IT IS A PONZI. on: March 26, 2016, 11:38:45 AM
I don't think it's fair to require that 100% of customers fully understand the terms up front. You can't expect 100% of people to understand anything at all, since there exist some incredibly unintelligent people.

But as I said previously, a person sending money to a casino site who doesn't understand the odds will have the exact same chance of their bet winning or losing as an experienced gambler placing the same bet. People who don't understand Ponzis don't necessarily have to be stupid, they may have had google translate fail on them and be unaware that their late-to-the-queue deposit it almost bound to result in them being the one who loses their funds.

The quote about it being illegal to run a business where the income is only from new recruits doesn't apply I think. Ponzi schemes aren't generally funded by referrals, and many players player repeatedly. Obviously if nobody was ever "recruited" into playing a Ponzi then there would be no business, but the same could be said about any business. If a store never "recruited" any customers they wouldn't make any sales. That's not what the law is talking about. It's talking about schemes where you have to buy a membership to get involved.

This is an incorrect assessment of the legal condition of a Ponzi scheme.

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From the Encyclopedia of Fraud:

“A Ponzi scheme and an illegal pyramid scheme both use new investors’ money to pay earlier investors. The difference between the two lies in the way each scheme is promoted. Illegal pyramids generate revenue by continually recruiting new members. The promoters may offer merchandise or services for sale—or may not—but the only significant revenues come from recruitment. Though a pyramid-style compensation plan is not illegal, it is illegal to run a business in which recruiting new people generates all of the funds.”

They are not referring to members of that Ponzi being paid referrals for 'recruiting' new participants, they mean the operators of the scheme need new people to join and send their money in. An 'honest' Ponzi scheme generates all of its funds through it convincing new people to send it money, even if it is telling them exactly what it is, the above makes it perfectly clear that it is illegal to run a business which operates that way.

1542  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Which is the most profitable cloud mining? on: March 25, 2016, 04:16:59 PM
Oh fuck off, shill. Your very first post was in praise of how cm.w had been paying for the previous year, with a nice link to their own payment 'proof'.

You registered a new account solely to talk about cm.w TWO YEARS LATER!

Go back to your real account if you're that bothered about being caught for the shill you clearly are.
1543  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: 1.5x your BTC with this weekly round HYIP on: March 25, 2016, 04:12:10 PM
A PONZI only becomes a scam if it runs away

A Ponzi scheme *is* a scam and also illegal to operate.
1544  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: HONEST BITCOIN: DOUBLE YOUR BITCOINS. YES IT IS A PONZI. on: March 25, 2016, 04:10:29 PM
Quick history lesson: here in America, where I live, there is a concept, engraved in law.

Yes there is, it is that it is illegal to run a Ponzi scheme even if you tell people it is a ponzi scheme.

Oh dear, seems like you tripped yourself up there.

1545  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: ★ BitcoinAngels ★ 2% HOURLY FOR 96 HOURS √ ιиѕтαит ❤ G I V E A W A Y < < < on: March 25, 2016, 01:50:48 PM
what if in my country is legal to invest in bitcoin Ponzi schemes?

It isn't.

I don't have a residence in Italy, neither a bank account and I'm not even italian my dear investigator Cheesy

Oh so you're not running ponzi scams in Italy but you had one of the finest lawyers in Italy to supposedly advise you on how you can run a ponzi scheme legally in Italy?

You are so full of shit on so many levels it is quite the sight.

1546  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: ★ BitcoinAngels ★ 2% HOURLY FOR 96 HOURS √ ιиѕтαит ❤ G I V E A W A Y < < < on: March 25, 2016, 12:30:42 PM
what if in my country is legal to invest in bitcoin Ponzi schemes?

It isn't.
1547  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: •• {ACTIVE PAYING} •• COINPOWER.io • DOUBLED REWARDS! + WEEKEND BONUS +500 POWER on: March 25, 2016, 12:21:23 PM
Public Service Announcement -
This is just another Ponzi Scam
Do Not Invest!

Those who choose to post of their participation
support or encouragement for this scam will
be tagged with negative trust for proving
they wish to help the scammers operate this
Ponzi in return for a share of the funds stolen
from other users. Thereby proving they are not
trustworthy forum members.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
1548  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: TRADE FINANCES LTD - tradefinances.com on: March 25, 2016, 10:21:13 AM
Public Service Announcement -
This is just another Ponzi Scam
Do Not Invest!

Those who choose to post of their participation
support or encouragement for this scam will
be tagged with negative trust for proving
they wish to help the scammers operate this
Ponzi in return for a share of the funds stolen
from other users. Thereby proving they are not
trustworthy forum members.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
1549  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: Nexus BTCx100 on: March 25, 2016, 10:14:25 AM
Public Service Announcement -
This is just another Ponzi Scam
Do Not Invest!

Those who choose to post of their participation
support or encouragement for this scam will
be tagged with negative trust for proving
they wish to help the scammers operate this
Ponzi in return for a share of the funds stolen
from other users. Thereby proving they are not
trustworthy forum members.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
1550  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: |CoinDuo| ◈Paying ◈Fresh ◈Promotion | Double your Bitcoin in just 48 hours! on: March 25, 2016, 10:10:27 AM
Public Service Announcement -
This is just another Ponzi Scam
Do Not Invest!

Those who choose to post of their participation
support or encouragement for this scam will
be tagged with negative trust for proving
they wish to help the scammers operate this
Ponzi in return for a share of the funds stolen
from other users. Thereby proving they are not
trustworthy forum members.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
1551  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: HONEST BITCOIN: DOUBLE YOUR BITCOINS. YES IT IS A PONZI. on: March 25, 2016, 10:08:59 AM
I agree with cryptodevil

Members of this forum especially newbie when they hear that their bitcoins will double in 100 hours are with expectations ... even until I was with expectations

In my case even made plans: I will invest 10 $ and hence the four days will have $ 20 and then invest another 20 $ and after 4 days I will have $ 40

I is already dreaming of big money

It is unacceptable to see that there are people who come here to create expectations in people when their purpose is to steal them money
it was a game the player would know that he lost because not had abilities to win in investment sites people invest with certainty that after a while will get your profits

The malice in this ponzi schemes: you invest money and receive money the admin took another person without that person being aware that it was their money used to pay for someone else and not her

 you are God of your site because it is you who decides who gets and who will not receive money without any rules

That is your site someone will always lose their money sounded to give another.


^^^ This. This and every single time, this.

QS, I mean 'Honestbit', if you are so insistent that you will only accept participation from those who fully understand the mathematically unsustainable fact of a ponzi, then kindly fuck off to a different part of the internet and promote it there.

This community action will not stop until the poisonous ponzi scamming threads are all dead.


1552  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: Double your Bitcoins in 80h. Instant payment every hour. on: March 25, 2016, 09:57:41 AM
Just as a reminder so that this page doesn't give newbies the mistaken impression there is a chance this scam is not a scam.

Public Service Announcement -
This is just another Ponzi Scam
Do Not Invest!

Those who choose to post of their participation
support or encouragement for this scam will
be tagged with negative trust for proving
they wish to help the scammers operate this
Ponzi in return for a share of the funds stolen
from other users. Thereby proving they are not
trustworthy forum members.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
1553  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: HONEST BITCOIN: DOUBLE YOUR BITCOINS. YES IT IS A PONZI. on: March 24, 2016, 06:09:25 PM
Your claim that I have not done enough to disclose to potential users the source of the funds is outrageous and only applies to people such as yourself who only see what they wish to see.

So how does that explain the multiple PM's I have received over the previous weeks from people who genuinely didn't understand what the ponzi scheme they were getting involved with actually was, because English isn't their primary language?

See, QS, the trouble is, you can't actually justify running a scam, sorry 'scheme', that risks exploiting people's naivety and lack of understanding in order to profit, you simply can't.

That's why it is ALWAYS referred to as a FRAUDULENT operation.

Besides, there's always the inconvenient fact that Ponzi scams are ILLEGAL no matter how you want to try and spin it, YOU SOCIOPATHIC TWAT. <=--- See what I did there? Even more tone complaint for you to cling to, go on, you know you need to.

1554  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: I'd like everybody's opinion on this... on: March 24, 2016, 05:58:54 PM
I think this is an clear and good explanation of it. If you want to be sure if an service is possible a ponzi you could do some research before investment.

Good for you. Now, how about all those people for whom English is not a language they understand well and for whom Google Translate fails in properly conveying the nature of the ponzi scam, I mean 'scheme'?

Do you get it yet? If you run a scheme which requires finding a 'greater fool' in order to profit you cannot do so honestly if you are unable to guarantee 100% that all participants are fully informed as to the facts of the scam, I mean 'scheme'.

1555  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: HONEST BITCOIN: DOUBLE YOUR BITCOINS. YES IT IS A PONZI. on: March 24, 2016, 05:51:27 PM
LOL, your grossly dishonest argument reminds me of QS. A lot. He employs exactly the same bullshit responses that you do.

Let's look at what you actually said:

Firstly you chose to ignore the consistent use of the word 'illegal' in the third link provided so kindly by shefchenko and tried to run with claiming there was substance to the fact that specific word was not used in the first two citations. I subsequently demolished that dishonest spin by pointing out that, in place of the word 'illegal' both articles used 'fraudulent' instead. Which is still illegal. Everywhere.

Secondly, having been torn a new one over your first asinine distraction attempt you tried this:
And I still assert that there does not exist a service for which it can be established 100% that all participants would fully understand what they were sending money to.

Which would be fine and dandy if it applied only to Ponzi schemes, because we are very much insistent that ALL ponzi schemes are scams because of that very same reason. You, however, appear to be trying to imply there is mileage in claiming that there cannot exist a service for which it is guaranteed 100% that all participants would understand what they were sending money to, as though that would magically render your illegal and immoral 'Honest' ponzi to be a just and righteous thing.

Except, of course, your assertion is beyond fucking nonsense because the issue concerns only those services which are dependent on socially engineering other people to send money to them, namely, Ponzi schemes! If you send money to a casino site but have no real understanding of the odds when it comes to a spin of the roulette table, it makes no fucking difference as to whether you win or not. The odds will still be *exactly* the same if you bet on red 13 and are too dumb to know the mathematical likelihood of red 13 being the winning selection or if you are a card-sharp casino-veteran who calculates odds in your sleep and bets on red 13.

Come on QS-Jr, you can do better than that, can't you?

Can't you?

No. You can't.

Twat. <=--- There, I gift you another of your favourite (and QS's favourite, too) tone complaint escape routes you can take. Because I know you've got shit all else to offer in rebuttal.




1556  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: HONEST BITCOIN: DOUBLE YOUR BITCOINS. YES IT IS A PONZI. on: March 24, 2016, 05:00:19 PM
There were two points in my last comment. You seem to be deliberately addressing only one... Care to respond?

I didnt think I needed to respond to your second bullshit claim it was so patently absurd, but here we are anyway. OK, as for your second claim about no online service being able to ascertain that all users are fully informed?

Can I get a drum roll please...
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.
.
.
.ready?

They aren't scams in the first place you horrendously dishonest piece of shit.
1557  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: I'd like everybody's opinion on this... on: March 24, 2016, 04:55:54 PM
As has already been pointed out, a Ponzi *is* a scam but not all scams are ponzis.

Even if you declare your 'scheme' to be a Ponzi you cannot prevent people who do not fully understand what it is from participating. So it ends up scamming them.

Oh, and as I already pointed out, your assertion about all bitcoin transactions having a risk of scam is utter twaddle. So take your tone complaint and shove it up your arse, scammer.
1558  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: HONEST BITCOIN: DOUBLE YOUR BITCOINS. YES IT IS A PONZI. on: March 24, 2016, 04:49:07 PM
Being the very observant person that you are, have you tried ctrl+F to search for the word "illegal" on the first two sources?

Those first two links are absent the word 'illegal' but both, instead, employ the term 'fraudulent' and fraud, by definition, is illegal everywhere.
1559  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: HONEST BITCOIN: DOUBLE YOUR BITCOINS. YES IT IS A PONZI. on: March 24, 2016, 04:16:40 PM
interesting... As I understand it it /snip

You clearly don't.

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it is illegal to run a business in which recruiting new people generates all of the funds.” 
Who the hell are you to say if I don't ? GTFO bitch you are not the only one. Go suck your mom's tits. I don't have the nerves for your bullsh*t

Lol, you are so exquisitely dumb.

It isn't me contradicting your assertion, it is a statement from the very same links you posted.

Judging by your attempt to claim there was a way to make an illegal ponzi not be illegal you obviously did not understand the content of those links.

1560  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Which is the most profitable cloud mining? on: March 24, 2016, 12:36:50 PM
How come u bring in such baseless allegations against me?

You 'merely' posted ENTIRELY about cm.w which makes you an obvious shill account.

Which part of me pointing out that your ENTIRE FUCKING POST HISTORY is about saying how that scamsite has paid out for so long, thereby showing you to be nothing but a shill for it, confuses you?
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