Harald Seiz founded Karatbars in 2011, but all related companies have failed and every aggrieved party should secure a refund of their investment. This company construction is a true chameleon, new idea results in a new company. About credit cards with integrated gold threads, fake purchases of gold mines in Madagascar, alleged bank purchases in the USA, the KaratBank Coin without a trading platform or physical gold as security for deposits. Nothing worked.
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Years until liability – Why MLM and crypto trials take so long and the Lyoness case shows why time is no accident
And why waiting is rarely a strategic solution for victims. Civil proceedings against internationally organized MLM and crypto networks are among the most complex and protracted disputes in commercial law, their duration significantly influenced by cross-border structures, difficult jurisdictional issues, and complex evidentiary processes. At the same time, experience shows that even with valid claims, […]
“Legal triumph?” – Documents paint a more nuanced picture in the Heit case
An article marked as an advertisement speaks of a “legal triumph.” However, official documents from the USA, case files, and the actual sequence of events during the service of the Frankfurt ruling paint a far more complex picture. “Legal triumph” – that’s how a paid article in the Braunschweiger Zeitung describes a ruling by the […]
Why pyramid and snowball schemes survive despite court rulings – and who needs to close the loophole
Why independent review by BE Conflict Management is crucial Time and again, courts and supervisory authorities find that certain sales or investment models meet the criteria of a snowball or pyramid scheme. Nevertheless, there are often no criminal consequences for the key players. For victims, this seems contradictory: if a scheme was or is illegal, […]
Platforms, Communities, and the Shifting of Responsibility – Interview with Business Ethicist Dr. Claudia Gross
Dr. Claudia Gross and BEKM CEO Ben Ecker appeared together as experts on the 3sat program “MAKRO” back in 2022. The program focused on the Lyconet/myWorld complex and the question of how platform and network structures organize or shift responsibility. Platforms, ecosystems, and community models are increasingly shaping the digital finance and token environment. At […]
A Christmas greeting
As the year draws to a close, we would like to express our sincere thanks.
Neutral when it comes to fraud, merciless when it comes to customers – the double failure of banks
How credit institutions enable fraud and expropriate innocent people at the same time ‘Which is the greater crime, robbing a bank or founding one?’ Today, Brecht’s famous question seems less provocative than sobering. What is increasingly evident in the European banking sector is no longer an isolated case, but a structural failure. Banks are acting […]
‘Silence protects the wrong people – Why victims of pyramid schemes should speak up’
Many people affected by MLM and pyramid schemes are familiar with the same pattern: First, there is great disappointment when the supposedly safe investment turns out to be a pipe dream. There is complaining, and the anger over lost money is palpable. But as soon as it comes to demanding accountability or presenting evidence, many […]