BTCC CEO Bobby Lee Warns Bitcoin Investors about MMM Ponzi Scheme
Certain organization such as MMM Global have been accepting bitcoin payments in what appears to be a rehashing of the pyramid scheme of the same name that was started back in the Soviet Union.
Now, CEO Bobby Lee and the BTCC team issued a warning to its customers and potential bitcoin investors that BTCC is in no way affiliated with such schemes, and that investors must consider validating the entity promoting any bitcoinCT r: 6 related investments to ensure its legitimacy.
1/ We've had reports of dubious "investments" involving #bitcoin. These may be ponzi schemes designed to steal your bitcoins.
— BTCC (@YourBTCC) October 14, 2015
Over the past few months, customers of prominent bitcoin exchanges and investment firms like BTCC and San Francisco-based bitcoin investment firm Pantera Capital have seen an increasing number of investment scams and ponzi schemes.
Last month, anonymous hackers claiming to be Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead sent an email blast using the email address dan@panteracapitalinvest.com, to coax Pantera Newsletter subscribers into investing in a highly profitable investment offer.
Although none of the customers were involved with this scam, the professionalism and complexity of the letter convinced many of Pantera Capital investors by imitating Pantera flawlessly.
The letter offered small investment opportunities starting from 0.5 BTC all the way to 15 BTC, and guaranteed around 2 BTC in profit in less than 30 days of investment.
A section of the letter read:
“We are now accepting subscriptions for the first ever Pantera Blitz Fund. This Fund designed specifically on investing for a short period of time and with a guaranteed fixed returns. Our offer stands for 15% per month subscription limiting max. deposit 50 BTC per person.
Deposit 15 BTC to address: 19QiVvDdyC8sMPNrX8us159TefrCcS6xeB or scan QR code for participation.”