another scam blows up , not crypto for a change

Discussion in 'Wall St. News' started by JackMorgan, Jul 18, 2022.

  1. July 18, 2022 05:47 PM ET (BZ Newswire) -- Cannabis

    JuicyFields, a pyramid scheme for cannabis investment that guaranteed its clients returns of up to 66% in just three months, froze cash withdrawals, removed their profiles from social media networks and those responsible disappeared without a trace, reported elDiario.es.
    "The project has proven to be a textbook pyramid scheme, but this time with the attractiveness that a booming sector such as cannabis represents for many investors," the Spanish media reported. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of investors worldwide saw their savings disappear in a flash.



    Youtubers, Influencers And The Promise Of Getting Rich Overnight
    Through an aggressive campaign on social media - including dozens of YouTubers, influencers and cannabis events - the company managed to position itself in public opinion by promising astronomical returns. Based in the Netherlands, JuicyFields presented itself as a "collective farming platform," even though Dutch financial regulators had warned about a "possible scam."

    The web platform allowed, without requesting a single identity document, people to invest up to 180,000 Euros via bank transfer or cryptocurrencies. The investment was supposedly intended to grow marijuana plants in legally authorized companies. In theory, after 108 days the plant would be harvested and sold, amortize the investment plus interest that ranged between 33% and 66%.

    On Monday July 11, a group of company workers announced they were going on strike for non-payment of wages. Following the announcement, the company froze all cash withdrawals, saying the suspension would only last 48 hours. However, by Wednesday, all JuicyFields social networks were shut down and removed, as well as the company's Telegram chat groups.

    On the same Wednesday, a law firm in Venezuela and a German pharmaceutical company announced on websites that they had nothing to do with JuicyFields. The announcement precipitated the fall of the pyramid scheme with members of the C Suite vanishing into mid-air. Investors were no longer able to access their personal web accounts to find out what their account balances were and the status of their plants.

    The resignation of the CEO, Willem van der Merwe, was announced on Thursday.
     
  2. Hello JackMorgan,

    There is alot of scamming going on in the Trading and Investing Community.

    I will always say the Trading Business is the BEST business in the world to:

    1. Recover your trading losses in one year by selling trading courses and books.
    2. Become a millionaire in one year by selling trading courses and books.
     
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  3. maxinger

    maxinger

    don't worry about such scams.

    they can only fool gullible foolish people.
     
  4. The problem is, there is a TON of gullible, foolish, people out there.
    Capture them like Salmon and they become very valuable and expensive and profitable.

    In life, you are either the Salmon or a Fisherman. The victim or predator. One or the other will inevitably happen to another.
     
  5. MrMuppet

    MrMuppet

    stuff like this happened since the first futures contract for rice has been traded in the 17th century.
    Our papertrading justice police is just seing things again.
     
  6. I find it mad that people hear "guaranteed 66% return in 3 months" and still throw money at it. Especially money that can't be lost.
     
  7. %%
    Exactly;
    that or a Canning Co[some of them are on the boats now=fresh fish]