Systematic deception – How Josip Heit and GSB built a global crypto-fraud construct

When a company promises returns of over 20 per cent annually, you should sit up and take notice. If it also promises this through an alleged ‘staking’ in the metaverse, then it sounds very much like science fiction – or like a scam. In the case of the controversial crypto-conglomerate GSB Gold Standard Bank and […]

DAO1 and Apertum: crypto promise with deception?

From the outside, DAO1 promises a modern crypto paradise: automated trading bots, mining of its own tokens and passive income opportunities that seemingly guarantee investors financial freedom. But behind the dazzling promises of DAO1 and the Apertum Holding Limited company behind it, there is a questionable web of opacity, legal conflicts and dubious business models. […]

Settlement fails: US authority accuses GSPartners of massive violations!

A planned fresh start ends in disaster: The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) accuses GSPartners of breach of contract and deception and initiates legal action. The US state of Texas has pulled the plug: the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) has cancelled its settlement agreement with the controversial company GSPartners (GSB). The focus of the […]

Ponz schemes: prohibited but often not punishable – a legal paradox

Ponz schemes are infamous: they promise high profits but are ultimately based on new deposits from participants until the system collapses and the majority lose their money. However, while they are prohibited by law in many countries, they sometimes go unpunished. How can that be? Prohibited, but only under civil law The German Unfair Competition […]

GSPartners victims: BE Conflict Management Inc. is assisting with the collection of claims in cooperation with US authorities

!This notice is intended only for persons outside the United States and Canada! Among other things, it concerns GSB Gold Standard, Karatbars International, G999, the G999 blockchain and the virtual platform ‘Lydian World’ – to name just the most important. BE Conflict Management Inc., a company registered in Florida, is taking over the claims of […]

Note for victims: How to effectively enforce your rights!

Those who have been harmed by an MLM system are often stunned, disappointed and angry when they realise that the promises made by the company have not been kept. The suspicion of having become a victim of a so-called SCAM is confirmed. The advice often heard in the community is not even to try to […]

Christmas and New Year 2024/2025

Because everyone is doing it – the bandwagon effect

It is a widespread human behaviour: we often follow the lead of others because we assume that the majority cannot be wrong. However, it is precisely this phenomenon that is deliberately exploited in cases of MLM (multi-level marketing) fraud. Many victims report that they allowed themselves to be infected by the euphoria of others. The […]

Why we believe that bad things only happen to others: the optimism bias

People believe that bad things happen less to them than to others. They are therefore too optimistic – even when there is actually no good reason for it. In the case of fraudulent MLM schemes, it works like this: A trusting investor thinks: ‘The cases of fraud I hear about may happen to others, but […]

Confirmation bias: why we always want to be right – the confirmation bias

As the second Sunday of Advent approaches, we would like to shed some light on a topic that encourages people to critically question their own behaviour. If you have invested in systems such as Lyoness, Lyconet, myWorld, HyperVerse, GSPartner, Karatbars, Safir, Zeniq, Xera, XeraPro or XPro, the following Advent posts may encourage you to reflect […]