Overview of the Bitcoin System Affiliate Scam
The deceptive affiliate campaign under the name Bitcoin System (www.gainincreasenow.net/bitcoinsystem) has directed unsuspecting users to the fraudulent broker Finotive (www.finotive.net). This platform claims to be operated by Harmonte Group LLC, a company incorporated in St. Vincent & the Grenadines.
Payment Processors Involved
During Scam-Or Project’s investigation of this scam, familiar entities emerged once again. The PayBox cashier system (cashier.boxipay.io) facilitated transactions, supported by a network of high-risk payment processors frequently linked to scams. These include:
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iPayTotal
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PayNetEasy
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PayTechno
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PayCent
When testing a simulated deposit on Finotive through PayTechno (www.paytechno.com), Scam-Or Project identified Harmonte Group LLC as the merchant of record for Finotive. This company is also tied to another scam broker, Finexics (operating via www.finexics.io and www.finexics.com).
Connection Between Finotive and Finexics
It became evident that Finotive and Finexics are directly connected. Financial market regulators issued warnings about Finexics as early as December 2020. Both brokers operate under white-label solutions developed and managed by the same backend infrastructure.
Broker |
Websites |
Processor Network |
Finotive |
www.finotive.net |
PayBox, iPayTotal, PayNetEasy, PayTechno, PayCent |
Finexics |
www.finexics.io, www.finexics.com |
PayBox, iPayTotal, PayNetEasy, PayTechno, PayCent |
As with Finotive, Finexics also uses the PayBox cashier, and both scams employ the same network of payment processors, reinforcing their operational link.
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