Was at a luncheon earlier this week...neteller was deemed a ponzi scheme...

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  • pags11
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 08-18-05
    • 12264

    #1
    Was at a luncheon earlier this week...neteller was deemed a ponzi scheme...
    by the FBI agent speaking...was at the Atlantis at a seminar on protecting yourself from identity theft and thought it was interesting that they brought this up...said that paypal was to be trusted, but neteller was a scam from the beginning...
  • Santo
    SBR MVP
    • 09-08-05
    • 2957

    #2
    FBI, Iraqi information minister..

    About the same confidence in what they say.
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    • pags11
      SBR Posting Legend
      • 08-18-05
      • 12264

      #3
      interesting you say that santo...too bad it's getting worse for current neteller users...just glad I was lucky enough to get my money from those scammers before it started to go down in flames...
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      • goldengoat
        SBR MVP
        • 11-25-05
        • 3239

        #4
        everything was fine til the USA change in legislation

        i don't think neteller was a scam from the beginning at all

        they were very successful and then things went to hell when the U.S. government started putting the heat on

        this is just a smear campaign IMO
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        • Mudcat
          Restricted User
          • 07-21-05
          • 9287

          #5
          Either the agent doesn't know what a Ponzi scheme is or he hoped/assumed he was speaking to a group of ignorant people.

          Neteller is nothing like a Ponzi scheme. Do I need to explain what a Ponzi scheme is? Maybe. It's a fraudulent scheme where investors are promised an exorbitantly high profit in exchange for investing. But because there is no actual earnings, the system relies on ever increasing investment to keep paying out. Eventually, because the pool of investors is not infinite, it is doomed to collapse with the people at the top having made a good profit and the people at the bottom having nothing.

          I have never heard of Neteller doing anything like that.

          Speaking for myself. Neteller always did exactly what it said it was going to do. It never promised any wild returns on investment. It had a list of fees for various services which I had a choice to accept or reject. I used Neteller for a few years and it helped me make a lot of money. In return, they made a good chunk of cash from me in fees. When they decided to stop doing business in Canada they gave me ample warning, then returned my funds to me.

          Pretty straight forward business relationship in my book.

          And they continue to do business that way in many countries.

          I realize things with the States have not been so smooth. I don't know the exact cause of those problems. I assume, since Neteller showed they can pull out of the Canadian market in organized way, that the glitches in the US must have other causes. US authorities perhaps??

          I really don't know the exact cause but in any case, it's nothing like a Ponzi scheme.
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          • freebie
            SBR MVP
            • 08-10-05
            • 1174

            #6
            another term "Pyramid scheme"

            Neteller was never a scam. I was just telling my wife how much I missed the easy Neteller ACH deposit. Now I have to wait for a fuking bank check to clear (going in 6th days now).
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            • kalmikrazy
              SBR Sharp
              • 09-01-05
              • 418

              #7
              Neteller made life easier PERIOD. Using that debit card at Home Depot, Walmart and Best Buy? Priceless!!!
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              • gotsteam
                SBR High Roller
                • 05-25-06
                • 200

                #8
                What a Joke

                What joke to say the least.

                I have a suggestion.

                Lets see what happens when every single Depositor at a USA Bank, pick ANY USA BANK you wish, as the end result will be the same

                If Every single depositor would go and close their account and remove their funds, then you would see a true scam/ponzi scheme.

                The banks DON'T have the money. Every single bank in the USA WOULD FOLD, like a cheap suit, if a run on the bank happened, WITHOUT EXCEPTION

                People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
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                • increasedodds
                  SBR Wise Guy
                  • 01-20-06
                  • 819

                  #9
                  Banks are legally allowed to "USE" the money. It's a nice little break they get allowing them to be ponzi schemes.

                  sean
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                  • increasedodds
                    SBR Wise Guy
                    • 01-20-06
                    • 819

                    #10
                    Banks are also able to borrow enough to cover from the Fed reserve - meaning they would be able to cover.
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                    • gotsteam
                      SBR High Roller
                      • 05-25-06
                      • 200

                      #11
                      Originally posted by increasedodds
                      Banks are also able to borrow enough to cover from the Fed reserve - meaning they would be able to cover.
                      Yes, they can borrow money overnight.

                      but realistically speaking, with a fractional reserve banking system, where less than 90% of depositors funds are actually, physically in possession of the bank, the fed would not and could not lend enough to cover.

                      now imagine runs on the banks ( 10 or 20 of them ), the US banking system would collapse.
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                      • slash
                        SBR MVP
                        • 08-10-05
                        • 1000

                        #12
                        A guy said that and you didn't tell he him was a dumbass?

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                        • gotsteam
                          SBR High Roller
                          • 05-25-06
                          • 200

                          #13
                          Originally posted by slash
                          A guy said that and you didn't tell he him was a dumbass?

                          WTF???
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                          • Korchnoi
                            SBR Sharp
                            • 10-20-06
                            • 406

                            #14
                            Originally posted by gotsteam
                            WTF???
                            I'd be very tempted to call the guy out, but I probably wouldn't cause he's a Fed. There's rarely any reason to ever have an argument with a cop or a fed.
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                            • RickySteve
                              Restricted User
                              • 01-31-06
                              • 3415

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Mudcat
                              I realize things with the States have not been so smooth. I don't know the exact cause of those problems. I assume, since Neteller showed they can pull out of the Canadian market in organized way, that the glitches in the US must have other causes. US authorities perhaps??
                              Neteller is using the huge sum of U.S. deposits as working capital while they desperately scramble to see if they can actually salvage their business sans North America. If things go belly up, they have the mountain of U.S. customers' cash to run with.

                              Canadian money was mere peanuts. They didn't have a convenient cover story (e.g. U.S. government) to attempt to steal it, and no real incentive for such a relatively small amount.
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                              • BuddyBear
                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                • 08-10-05
                                • 7233

                                #16
                                Thanks Pags for the great post.....
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                                • tacomax
                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                  • 08-10-05
                                  • 9619

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Mudcat
                                  Either the agent doesn't know what a Ponzi scheme is or he hoped/assumed he was speaking to a group of ignorant people.
                                  Well we now know that there was at least one ignorant person present.
                                  Originally posted by pags11
                                  SBR would never get rid of me...ever...
                                  Originally posted by BuddyBear
                                  I'd probably most likely chose Pags to jack off too.
                                  Originally posted by curious
                                  taco is not a troll, he is a bubonic plague bacteria.
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                                  • tacomax
                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                    • 08-10-05
                                    • 9619

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by RickySteve
                                    Neteller is using the huge sum of U.S. deposits as working capital while they desperately scramble to see if they can actually salvage their business sans North America. If things go belly up, they have the mountain of U.S. customers' cash to run with.

                                    Canadian money was mere peanuts. They didn't have a convenient cover story (e.g. U.S. government) to attempt to steal it, and no real incentive for such a relatively small amount.
                                    Where did you hear that BS from? Was it an FBI agent speaking at a luncheon?
                                    Originally posted by pags11
                                    SBR would never get rid of me...ever...
                                    Originally posted by BuddyBear
                                    I'd probably most likely chose Pags to jack off too.
                                    Originally posted by curious
                                    taco is not a troll, he is a bubonic plague bacteria.
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                                    • tacomax
                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                      • 08-10-05
                                      • 9619

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by pags11
                                      by the FBI agent speaking...was at the Atlantis at a seminar on protecting yourself from identity theft and thought it was interesting that they brought this up...said that paypal was to be trusted, but neteller was a scam from the beginning...
                                      What was on the menu?
                                      Originally posted by pags11
                                      SBR would never get rid of me...ever...
                                      Originally posted by BuddyBear
                                      I'd probably most likely chose Pags to jack off too.
                                      Originally posted by curious
                                      taco is not a troll, he is a bubonic plague bacteria.
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                                      • Shortstop
                                        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                        • 01-02-09
                                        • 27281

                                        #20
                                        freebie has 8 points.
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                                        • tacomax
                                          SBR Hall of Famer
                                          • 08-10-05
                                          • 9619

                                          #21
                                          BUT WHAT WAS ON THE MENU?

                                          I think it was bullshit for starters followed by a main course of horse shit. Pags11 cleaned his plate both times. And then licked it to make sure.
                                          Originally posted by pags11
                                          SBR would never get rid of me...ever...
                                          Originally posted by BuddyBear
                                          I'd probably most likely chose Pags to jack off too.
                                          Originally posted by curious
                                          taco is not a troll, he is a bubonic plague bacteria.
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                                          • The Genius
                                            SBR Hustler
                                            • 12-27-06
                                            • 91

                                            #22
                                            Never had a problem with Neteller and never will.

                                            Legitimate business that has only slowed down.
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                                            • moses millsap
                                              SBR Hall of Famer
                                              • 08-25-05
                                              • 8289

                                              #23
                                              good bump, im having lunch with a few FBI agents myself today
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                                              • daggerkobe
                                                SBR Posting Legend
                                                • 03-25-08
                                                • 10744

                                                #24
                                                That pags has more stories than Mother Goose herself.

                                                But my favorite fairy tale of his is how he never pays juice. He always gets the best lines at + juice even tho all his followers have to pay extra juice like -135 to get the same lines.

                                                No wonder hes down just 7 units this season while all his followers are down double digits.
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                                                • Richkas
                                                  SBR Posting Legend
                                                  • 02-03-08
                                                  • 19396

                                                  #25
                                                  I remember Neteller sent me a letter from a Ohio attorney for some money I owed them. I had my attorney send a letter back and havent heard about the 5k since.
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                                                  • MartinBlank
                                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                                    • 07-20-08
                                                    • 8382

                                                    #26
                                                    Yeah, Pags rolls like that. He NEVER pays juice.



                                                    Maybe the FBI gets him his lines.
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                                                    • moses millsap
                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                      • 08-25-05
                                                      • 8289

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by MartinBlank
                                                      Yeah, Pags rolls like that. He NEVER pays juice.



                                                      Maybe the FBI gets him his lines.
                                                      you don't pay juice when you work in big 2k syndicates
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                                                      • tacomax
                                                        SBR Hall of Famer
                                                        • 08-10-05
                                                        • 9619

                                                        #28
                                                        great thread guys...
                                                        Originally posted by pags11
                                                        SBR would never get rid of me...ever...
                                                        Originally posted by BuddyBear
                                                        I'd probably most likely chose Pags to jack off too.
                                                        Originally posted by curious
                                                        taco is not a troll, he is a bubonic plague bacteria.
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                                                        • durito
                                                          SBR Posting Legend
                                                          • 07-03-06
                                                          • 13173

                                                          #29
                                                          Taco,

                                                          I was just looking for you in the private zone
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                                                          • tacomax
                                                            SBR Hall of Famer
                                                            • 08-10-05
                                                            • 9619

                                                            #30
                                                            Don't worry, all my posts get there eventually.
                                                            Originally posted by pags11
                                                            SBR would never get rid of me...ever...
                                                            Originally posted by BuddyBear
                                                            I'd probably most likely chose Pags to jack off too.
                                                            Originally posted by curious
                                                            taco is not a troll, he is a bubonic plague bacteria.
                                                            Comment
                                                            • pags11
                                                              SBR Posting Legend
                                                              • 08-18-05
                                                              • 12264

                                                              #31
                                                              daggerbroke,

                                                              my favorite fairy tales about you are the weeks you actually win...get yourself a matchbook account and have some discipline to stay around a computer and you can get reduced juice games...you are probably just too lazy...

                                                              martinblank,

                                                              what were you thinking when Purdue covered last Saturday? did you actually think I was going to let your sorry ass off the hook? nice pick fag boy!
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