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[Light]

There is 3BTC on the adress and people are still depositing : a few deposits everyday! Scary

I'm wondering if they are just all plain stupid (perfectly possible) or at least they have some sort of excuse: maybe the address has been posted somewhere else, in a new scam (no idea why the scammer would use the same address again, though).

Trust me, the fact that ponzis even get off the ground are an indication of greed outweighing logic. These people may not be complete idiots but instead have a tendency towards emotive reasoning (ie focusing on the possible BTC they will make and ignoring the possibility of losing what they put in).

[boumalo]

There is 3BTC on the adress and people are still depositing : a few deposits everyday! Scary

I'm wondering if they are just all plain stupid (perfectly possible) or at least they have some sort of excuse: maybe the address has been posted somewhere else, in a new scam (no idea why the scammer would use the same address again, though).

Trust me, the fact that ponzis even get off the ground are an indication of greed outweighing logic. These people may not be complete idiots but instead have a tendency towards emotive reasoning (ie focusing on the possible BTC they will make and ignoring the possibility of losing what they put in).

I think that a lot of people don't even read the posts or check the adress in the blockchain

The fact is that if the owner advertises well and is not a sc.ammer, the early investors will make money, they can even make a lot of money, that is why people invest; if ponzi are illegal it is because they don't work

[unlocker2000]

@Bitcoinchef bitcoinchef.info

still working https://blockchain.info/address/1EYkyNjVETVzvGxy5ZE54Kwjgx6WvG5H3Y

a lot of orders

[Habro]

Chances are you got scammed.

[cookiemonsterwhat]

Yay, lets get rich everyone!! 

[nioc]

Since you have Guaranteed 120% payouts would you please send me 2 btc for the 10 btc I have.

I don't see the need to send 10 btc to you first considering the Guarantee.  This will save on transaction fees.

[stompix]

Since you have Guaranteed 120% payouts would you please send me 2 btc for the 10 btc I have.

I don't see the need to send 10 btc to you first considering the Guarantee.  This will save on transaction fees.

You're a bit late to the party , we've all got our 2btc , none left for you ))))

[Lohoris]

It's just a game. A gamble. A little bit of fun. As long as nobody drops their life-savings into it I really don't see the harm.

coinbomb is a game, this is a scam.
(less scammy than many other ponzis, though)

[stompix]

It's just a game. A gamble. A little bit of fun. As long as nobody drops their life-savings into it I really don't see the harm.

There is a big difference between a ponzi scheme (a scam by definition) and a gamble.

[1cgg]

Dear admin,

You've returned most funds to everyone when you could have left with 50btc. Please don't leave on a bad note and return the 4btc you have left, one of which is mine: http://blockchain.info/address/1CGGk4939Axq2M1EqrZ7B9TnpskSHLNcvu

[rnp]

While playing around with APIs I found that this Ponzi is not even the smartest "scam" if it is one.

It is (or was) sending bitcoins to a black hole:

http://blockexplorer.com/address/1ponziUjuCVdB167ZmTWH48AURW1vE64q

http://blockexplorer.com/address/1HT7xU2Ngenf7D4yocz2SAcnNLW7rK8d4E

1HT7xU2Ngenf7D4yocz2SAcnNLW7rK8d4E is a provably dead address.

You would think the blockchain would reject this as an invalid address.

[boumalo]

While playing around with APIs I found that this Ponzi is not even the smartest "scam" if it is one.

It is (or was) sending bitcoins to a black hole:

http://blockexplorer.com/address/1ponziUjuCVdB167ZmTWH48AURW1vE64q

http://blockexplorer.com/address/1HT7xU2Ngenf7D4yocz2SAcnNLW7rK8d4E

1HT7xU2Ngenf7D4yocz2SAcnNLW7rK8d4E is a provably dead address.

You would think the blockchain would reject this as an invalid address.

That is very weird, how would you explain that?

[rnp]

Address represents an empty public key, which is impossible

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/445

[davispuh]

Address represents an empty public key, which is impossible

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/445

Ah, so then seems this was very buggy implementation. All other addresses participated so owner most likely played himself and earned that way. Only shame that it didn't followed order and skipped transactions which again might have been a bug.

[NanoAkron]

https://leancy.com  is a much better ponzi / pyramid, and is already working for 2 months with 500+(!) new users every day.

Thanks, I've just reported them to the German financial authorities.

[1cgg]

admin where are you? don't forget my 1 btc please https://blockchain.info/address/1CGGk4939Axq2M1EqrZ7B9TnpskSHLNcvu

[tennis]

What a horrible nightmare.. ii almost wish i had gotten scammed rather than allowing this to go on :O  I'll stick to sports betting for my degenerate outlets and chases, and maybe some PLO here and there

[biodieselchris]

yesterday I sent 0.001 to ponzi.io and was recorded as transaction #4712.

Go to ponzi.io now and load the page and it says it's on "transaction #4711"

So someone sets up a bogus page that always loads with the same info and everyone who sends in a BTC is a just a sucker.

About right?

[Lohoris]

yesterday I sent 0.001 to ponzi.io and was recorded as transaction #4712.

Go to ponzi.io now and load the page and it says it's on "transaction #4711"

So someone sets up a bogus page that always loads with the same info and everyone who sends in a BTC is a just a sucker.

About right?

What part of "ponzi" isn't clear?

[NanoAkron]

yesterday I sent 0.001 to ponzi.io and was recorded as transaction #4712.

Go to ponzi.io now and load the page and it says it's on "transaction #4711"

So someone sets up a bogus page that always loads with the same info and everyone who sends in a BTC is a just a sucker.

About right?

Yes, you are a sucker. And an absolute fucking idiot. I can say that without any reservations because of the clear indications in this thread that ponzi.io was no longer paying out.

You allowed your greed to overrule all your other thought processes, something only an absolute moron would do in light of all the available evidence.