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Zeek Rewards
Known ScamPonzi Scheme · First reported 2010
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Get a free case review1,000,000
Victims reported
1,200
Warnings filed
35%
Recovery rate
£50,000
Max loss logged
About this scam
Zeek Rewards, operated by Paul Burdick through Rex Venture Group, was a $600 million Ponzi scheme disguised as a penny auction affiliate programme. Participants earned "rewards" for recruiting new members and placing bids, but the returns were funded entirely by new investor deposits. The US SEC shut it down in 2012, and Burdick was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Scam tactics used
Penny auction disguiseAffiliate recruitment bonusesProfit-sharing matrixForced reinvestmentFake bid profits
Operating jurisdictions
United StatesGlobal
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