MOSCOW, January 13The Bank of Russia included the Internet project “The Boy’s Word/Slovopacana” on the list of organizations with signs of a financial pyramid, follows from the regulator’s message.
«Name, service mark, commercial designation and other means of individualization of a person: «The word of the boy/Slovopacana». Signs established by the Bank of Russia: Signs of a «financial pyramid», — reported on the website of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
As explained in the Telegram channel of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation «Financial Culture», the essence of this pyramid is that the organizers offer to make a contribution, and in cryptocurrency (equivalent to approximately the amount of 10 dollars), in return the participant of the pyramid receives some kind of tokens — also like cryptocurrency, only their own, which revolves within the project. These tokens allegedly constantly grow in price, according to the organizers, up to 25% per day with the goal of an even greater rise, then it can supposedly be sold — and make a huge profit.
The site is stylized with shots from the series and, of course, boyish quotes, reports “Financial Culture”.
«In fact, this pseudo-investment project has nothing to do with the series. This is a classic pyramid: people are promised earnings by attracting new participants. As soon as the organizers collect more contributions, they will disappear with all the money. And it is impossible to guess exactly when this will happen. Find «It's almost impossible for the organizers — they don't leave contacts. It's also unlikely to be able to track down where the money went — crypto wallets are anonymous,» explains the Telegram channel on financial culture.
«Financial pyramids traditionally use the current news agenda, but their essence and scheme of work remain the same,» commented the press service of the Bank of Russia.
«The Bank of Russia is counteracting companies with signs of a financial pyramid; we forward information about them and the sites they create to law enforcement agencies for blocking. We urge citizens to be critical of offers to get rich quickly based on investments in unknown assets. Always check the company, which offers such earnings, on the website of the Bank of Russia — in the list of financial organizations and in the list of companies with signs of illegal activities and financial pyramids,» the Central Bank of the Russian Federation said.