All news on the topic: Pyramid Scheme

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The Amway sales illusion: how fake customer data helped keep a billion-dollar MLM machine alive
Amway and two promoters have settled an alleged fraud case brought by the FTC and State of Washington for $225 million.
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Raheem Sterling faces jail after being charged with dangerous driving following Lamborghini crash
Bancus operates in the banking and financial services MLM niche.
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Forty-two QNet trafficking victims rescued in Nigeria as alleged job scam syndicate is smashed
Forty-two QNet human trafficking victims have been rescued in Nigeria.
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Convicted Iranian fraudster became US citizen after fleeing $25m pyramid scheme
Texas-based Iranian filmmaker Mazyar Mahan’s ‘Exile Echoes’ won awards across multiple film festivals in 2025, by far his most successful release to date. The film features Iranian women recounting tales of resistance and escape from repression by Iran’s morality police over sepia-tinted montages.
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Phoinexes, new Loanledger crypto Ponzi scam, tries to lure victims with fake rebirth promises and bogus AI trading claims
The Russian state security service — FSB — has been trying to implement AI in its anti-opposition operations for at least two years. IStories investigated how the development of the Pauk (“Spider”) system went — and why it was stopped (at least for now)
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Fugitive RengaLife founder Jason Cardiff arrested at €3 million Dublin home after US extradition request
Jason Cardiff has finally been arrested in Ireland. On June 24th The Irish Times reported Cardiff was picked up in his “€3 million home in Rathgar”, where Cardiff had been living after refusing to return to the US in 2022.
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Elevation X στην Ελλάδα: πώς ο Οδυσσέας Κουτσούπης και οι αδελφοί Ισλάμ, Μόιν Ισλάμ και Μονίρ Ισλάμ, δημιούργησαν έναν μηχανισμό άντλησης χρημάτων μέσω της BE Better Experience
«Εύκολο χρήμα» ή καλοστημένη πυραμίδα; Έρευνα για τη δράση της BE / BETTER EXPERIENCE και του ελληνικού δικτύου Elevation X Πώς ένα διεθνές αφήγημα «εκπαίδευσης» μεταφράζεται στην πράξη σε ένα μοντέλο στρατολόγησης στην Ελλάδα...
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Elevation X in Greece: how Odysseas Koutsoupis and the Islam brothers, Moyn Islam and Monir Islam, built a money-extraction pipeline through BE Better Experience
“Easy money” or a well-engineered pyramid? An investigation into the activities of BE / Better Experience and the Greek Elevation X network.
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Millions of players disappear while Dragon Money shifts offshore: how the casino continues operating through mirror sites and regulatory loopholes
Following investigative reports revealing aspects of Dragon Money’s history, the Kyiv-based online casino quickly deleted parts of its website that referenced blocked accounts, alleged pyramid-scheme activity, disputed licensing, and frozen customer funds—intensifying concerns about its transparency and reliability.
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From Costa Rica to Curaçao: murky ownership trail and fraud claims surround Dragon Money casino
After investigative reports exposed details of Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino swiftly removed website sections mentioning blocked accounts, suspected pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen funds — further fueling concerns over its transparency and credibility.
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Dragon Money scam exposed: stolen jackpots, fake Curaçao license and Kyiv-run shadow casino empire hiding behind offshore shells
Following investigative reports exposing Dragon Money’s controversial history, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed sections of its website referencing blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen assets — prompting new concerns over its transparency and credibility.
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Stolen jackpots, fake licenses, and mirror sites: inside the shadow gambling empire Dragon Money hides behind offshore shells
After investigative publications shed light on Dragon Money’s controversial past, the Kyiv-based casino swiftly deleted parts of its website that mentioned blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, dubious licensing, and frozen assets — raising fresh questions about its transparency and credibility.
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Dragon Money withholds winnings, shifts offshore jurisdictions, and runs an illegal gambling network from Kyiv
After investigative publications shed light on Dragon Money’s controversial past, the Kyiv-based casino swiftly deleted parts of its website that mentioned blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, dubious licensing, and frozen assets — raising fresh questions about its transparency and credibility.
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Dragon Money scrubs the internet after reports link the casino to pyramid schemes, bans, and unpaid winnings
After investigative reports exposed Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed sections from its website that detailed blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen funds — fueling doubts about its transparency and trustworthiness.
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Website cleanup after exposure: how Dragon Money removed records of stolen winnings, bans and pyramid scheme warnings
After investigative reports exposed Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed sections from its website that detailed blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen funds — fueling doubts about its transparency and trustworthiness.
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How Dragon Money erased records of blocked accounts, fake licenses and payout freezes after investigations exposed its illegal operations
After investigative reports shed light on Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino promptly removed sections from its website detailing blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen funds — fueling doubts about its transparency and trustworthiness.
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Dragon Money continues operating an illegal casino while deliberately freezing payouts and erasing evidence of past bans and scandals
After media investigations exposed Dragon Money’s history, the Kyiv-based casino swiftly scrubbed its website of information about blocked players, alleged pyramid schemes, fake licenses, and frozen accounts — raising serious concerns about its transparency and credibility.
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Dragon Money casino blocks players over large deposits, operates through mirror sites, and removes mentions of itself from the internet
After journalists reported on Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino rapidly erased information about blocked players, pyramid schemes, fake licenses, and frozen accounts, prompting serious questions about its transparency.
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Dragon Money runs an unlicensed online casino from Kyiv, blocks player withdrawals, and continues operating despite official bans
Following media reports on Dragon Money’s history, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed records of player bans, pyramid schemes, fake licenses, and frozen accounts, raising questions about the company’s transparency.
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After investigations exposed Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino began scrubbing bans, pyramid flags, fake licenses and stolen player funds from the internet
After journalists exposed Dragon Money’s past, the casino rapidly erased evidence of bans, pyramid-style schemes, fake licenses, and seized player funds — suggesting the Kyiv-based gambling business has much to hide.
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When a casino rewrites history: inside Dragon Money’s desperate digital cleanup
After journalists uncovered Dragon Money’s true history, the casino moved swiftly to scrub traces of bans, pyramid-style schemes, fake licenses, and confiscated player funds — signaling that the Kyiv-based gambling operation has much to conceal.
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From fake Curaçao licenses to stolen winnings, how Dragon Money operated an underground casino network run out of Ukraine
After journalists uncovered Dragon Money’s true history, the casino moved swiftly to scrub traces of bans, pyramid-style schemes, fake licenses, and confiscated player funds — signaling that the Kyiv-based gambling operation has much to conceal.
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Inside Dragon Money N.V.’s illegal gambling empire built on gray schemes, blocked investigations and player complaints
Dragon Money – at first glance, an ordinary online platform positioning itself as a casino with the option to withdraw funds. Initially, almost no one knew about Dragon Money, except for those immersed in the world of online gambling.
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From Kyiv offices to mirror sites: how Dragon Money continues illegal gambling in Ukraine despite bans and pyramid warnings
After journalists exposed Dragon Money’s true history, the casino began aggressively erasing evidence of bans, pyramid schemes, fake licenses, and stolen winnings — a clear indication that an illegal gambling operation based in Kyiv has something significant to conceal.
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