It is obvious that many Nigerians(Nairalanders) are getting aware of
this current Pyramid scheme trending in Nigeria called MMM Nigeria (
http://www.) which promises 30% Return on Investment(ROI) after 30 days.
I
called the business a Pyramid/Ponzi scheme, Yes I did, Why would
drizzymadbet call it a Pyramid/Ponzi Scheme ? First let’s examine what a
Ponzi/Pyramid scheme is one should be wary of MMM Nigeria
A
Ponzi scheme (also a Ponzi game or a Ponzi) is a fraudulent investment
operation where the operator, an individual or organization, pays
returns to its investors from new capital paid to the operators by new
investors, rather than from profit earned through legitimate sources.
Operators of Ponzi schemes usually entice new investors by offering
higher returns than other investments, in the form of short-term returns
that are either abnormally high or unusually consistent.
Initially
the promoter will pay out high returns to attract more investors, and
to lure current investors into putting in additional money. Other
investors begin to participate, leading to a cascade effect. The
"return" to the initial investors is paid out of the investments of new
entrants, and not out of profits. Often the high returns encourage
investors to leave their money in the scheme, with the result that the
promoter does not have to pay out very much to investors; he simply has
to send them statements showing how much they have earned. This
maintains the deception that the scheme is an investment with high
returns.
Unraveling of a Ponzi scheme
When a Ponzi scheme is not stopped by the authorities, it sooner or later falls apart for one of the following reasons.
1. The promoter vanishes, taking all the remaining investment money.
2.
Since the scheme requires a continual stream of investments to fund
higher returns, once investment slows down, the scheme collapses as the
promoter starts having problems paying the promised returns (the higher
the returns, the greater the risk of the Ponzi scheme collapsing). Such
liquidity crises often trigger panics, as more people start asking for
their money, similar to a bank run.
3. External market forces,
such as a sharp decline in the economy (for example, the Madoff
investment scandal during the market downturn of 2008), cause many
investors to withdraw part or all of their funds.
Why do I drizzymadbet believe that MMM Nigeria is a pyramid/Ponzi scheme lets look at the following reasons.
1.
The promise of a 30 % ROI is outrageous and not in terms with standard
rates of investment (Example one makes a profit of 30,000 naira for
every 100,000 naira invested in the system in 30 days , excluding
additions that comes from referral, signing up and testimonial bonuses)
No legal financial company can offer you that investment plan.
2.
Such “Return on Investments” been paid to older clients are money
received from new clients and the circle continues, the 30% is never
made from company profits. That is why there is aggressive ad campaign
from the company(MMM Nigeria) paying massive additional bonuses to
recruiters that they call guiders to conduct seminars and deceive
gullible Nigerians into joining the scheme to keep the system alive.
3.
The CEO of the company (MMM Nigeria) Seigei Marvrodi is a convicted
fraudster and had run similar fraud schemes in Russia where he defrauded
investors over a hundred billion dollars (
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMM_(Ponzi_Scheme_Company)
More details later...
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