List of fraudulent compaines and corporate failures

[jonsi]

 Kenilworth Exploration (Australian Mineral Exploration):
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=200701.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=222746.0

[steyehn]

Feedzebirds.com
Ipo- may 24, 2012
Internal fraud ( funds used to fund own site, stop paying out dividends )
Bad management - focus on other personal sites
Joint project of erik voorhees and ira miller
Erik voorhees- currently being investigated

[Little P 1]

what are you gonna do with this info you are collecting by the way?

Dear River boat GOOD QUESTION.

I will reveal all once the list is mature.

At the moment it will serve as a warning and a reminder to prospective investors to do proper research on companies before they invest.

Kr,

Malcolm O

[MrWDunne]

what are you gonna do with this info you are collecting by the way?

Dear River boat GOOD QUESTION.

I will reveal all once the list is mature.

At the moment it will serve as a warning and a reminder to prospective investors to do proper research on companies before they invest.

Kr,

Malcolm O

I think you should make a list of the various warning signs/traits that all of these scams share.

[thehun]

Nobody mentioned WeExchange/Ukyo yet?

Please give details or a link I will add it to the list

Kr,

M

Here are some links

Original Bitfunder thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=130117.0

The fall of Ukyo:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=316546.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=342122.0

The 94% con:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=337523.0

Thread started by another scammer, Danny Brewster (Neo-Bee) saying he would "solve" the case:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=348468.0 

[Newar]

Just a quick  one:

Ziggap (Bitfunder)
Stolen funds
https://bitcointa.lk/threads/either-ryan-schreiber-founder-of-ziggap-has-gone-off-the-deep-end-or.112868/

Asic Coop (GLBSE / Bitfunder
Stolen funds / equipment
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=88008.0

http://mybitcointrade.de/  (which was in part also a "stock exchange")
Stolen funds
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=115572.5

[adept]

BTCQuick - Hacked/Incompetence/Shut down without warning - Jerrod Bunce

[Bonam]

Deprived Mining Speculation (DMS) - Operator of the fund ran off with the money / became a drunk
Link to thread:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=228327.0
Lost BTC: ~415

[railzand]

http://trilema.com/2012/the-bitcoin-drama-timeline/

trilema documents lots of the scams

there are also the scam asic manufacturers: BFL, Active/Virtual, HashFast, Cointerra, Bitmine...

[nwfella]

Let's not forget the three assets on CS run by fasbit as well.

FAS, FASBIT, and GRID

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=457431.0

*Looks like user Thy had this fella pegged since the first part of February!

[E.Sam]

what are you gonna do with this info you are collecting by the way?

Dear River boat GOOD QUESTION.

I will reveal all once the list is mature.

At the moment it will serve as a warning and a reminder to prospective investors to do proper research on companies before they invest.

Kr,

Malcolm O

Hum, did you consider making a list of the successful ones? That would take no time

[nwfella]

what are you gonna do with this info you are collecting by the way?

Dear River boat GOOD QUESTION.

I will reveal all once the list is mature.

At the moment it will serve as a warning and a reminder to prospective investors to do proper research on companies before they invest.

Kr,

Malcolm O

Hum, did you consider making a list of the successful ones? That would take no time

lmao!!  How true is this statement?  I have a feeling this list wouldn't take him anytime at all to develop!

[Little P 1]

what are you gonna do with this info you are collecting by the way?

Dear River boat GOOD QUESTION.

I will reveal all once the list is mature.

At the moment it will serve as a warning and a reminder to prospective investors to do proper research on companies before they invest.

Kr,

Malcolm O

Hum, did you consider making a list of the successful ones? That would take no time

HAHAHAH i didn't notice this comment one thing at a time. I like the challenge of this one more.  But it makes sense to do both.

Kr,

Malcolm O

[andreasan]

It would be quite constructive to list success stories and study common characteristics of their approach, team, product/service, e.t.c.

[ShakyhandsBTCer]

It would be quite constructive to list success stories and study common characteristics of their approach, team, product/service, e.t.c.

I agree, there is a posting somewhere with a list of all the bitcoin related thefts and losses it is presented in a format that is very easy to read.

Do you think that it is appropriate to list fraud with failures? One is the company intentionally stealing funds while the other is simply a failed business (most small businesses fail within 5 years).

[Little P 1]

It would be quite constructive to list success stories and study common characteristics of their approach, team, product/service, e.t.c.

I agree, there is a posting somewhere with a list of all the bitcoin related thefts and losses it is presented in a format that is very easy to read.

Do you think that it is appropriate to list fraud with failures? One is the company intentionally stealing funds while the other is simply a failed business (most small businesses fail within 5 years).

I am trying and I think it will improve as we go along (I will get someone else to make it look pretty down the line) so please keep the suggestions coming in. In regards to frauds and failures at this stage when the crypto market is so new i think its viable to lump them together in many cases its difficult to separate both.   For example 50% of the cases showed to me displayed some kind of internal or external fraud that assisted with their companies failure.

Kind Regards,

Malcolm O

[Little P 1]

Nobody mentioned WeExchange/Ukyo yet?

Please give details or a link I will add it to the list

Kr,

M

Here are some links

Original Bitfunder thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=130117.0

The fall of Ukyo:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=316546.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=342122.0

The 94% con:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=337523.0

Thread started by another scammer, Danny Brewster (Neo-Bee) saying he would "solve" the case:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=348468.0 

Very sad

[Little P 1]

http://trilema.com/2012/the-bitcoin-drama-timeline/

trilema documents lots of the scams

there are also the scam asic manufacturers: BFL, Active/Virtual, HashFast, Cointerra, Bitmine...

Thanks for the heads up.  If you have specific companies with details post them here when i have time I will do my own additional digging but untill then if you find anything else let me know.

Thanks again for the heads up.

Kr,

Malcolm O

[Little P 1]

It would be quite constructive to list success stories and study common characteristics of their approach, team, product/service, e.t.c.

I agree, there is a posting somewhere with a list of all the bitcoin related thefts and losses it is presented in a format that is very easy to read.

Do you think that it is appropriate to list fraud with failures? One is the company intentionally stealing funds while the other is simply a failed business (most small businesses fail within 5 years).

Somewhere where is it ?

Kr,

Malcolm O

[E.Sam]

http://trilema.com/2012/the-bitcoin-drama-timeline/

trilema documents lots of the scams

there are also the scam asic manufacturers: BFL, Active/Virtual, HashFast, Cointerra, Bitmine...

Thanks for the heads up.  If you have specific companies with details post them here when i have time I will do my own additional digging but untill then if you find anything else let me know.

Thanks again for the heads up.

Kr,

Malcolm O

I would add KNC as "person of interest", http://www.coindesk.com/problems-plague-kncminer-broken-super-jupiters-arrive-doorsteps/

I'd suggest reading the comments...

As for success stories I guess the one at the top of the list would be ASICminer (at least for IPO investors who definitely achieved ROI, not sure about the ones who bought before the fall of Burnside's exchange - BTCT)