Anyone familiar with a company called NKSolar.com

[moggy1968]

dammn, that makes me number 2!!

 

[mdovey]

Oh - and if anyone steals my perfect scam idea, I'll have you for infringement of my patent and be seeking damages from any profits you've made using my patented idea.

Sorry, you wouldn't get a patent due to prior art - you are only a government bailout away from describing an investment bank.

 

[sedgy34]

Like taking sweeties from a baby.

I persuade whinmoor to cough up £10k. I promise him 15% return on his money.
I spend £4k on women and beer, and keep £6k in the bank, to give whinmoor £1.5k per year, for the next four years, while I try to get as many people as possible interested.

At the end of year one, whinmoor persuades JulianC to invest in this great scheme, and shows JulianC the £1.5k cheque.

So JulianC joins in. I put aside £4.5k of his money and spend £5.5k on women and beer.

At the end of year 2, I give both Whinmoor and JulianC their £1.5k. Both are very happy with 15% profit.
They're both so chuffed - especially whinmoor with his £3k in just two years - that they persuade oldtimer to invest.
I put aside £3k of oldtimer's money, and spend the other £7k of his money on women and beer.

At the end of year 3, whinmoor, JulianC and oldtimer sing my praises for having earned them £1.5k.
They persuade both Worcester and moggy to invest.

I put aside £1.5k each from Worcester and moggy's money, and spend the £8.5k from each on women and beer.

At the end of year 4, whinmoor, Julian, oldtimer, Worcester and moggy start shouting from the rooftops how great it is. whinmoor has had £4.5k "profit" in three years, and everyone is steaming along nicely receiving 15% on their investment.

The money is so good that the rest of the bright sparks on here want a piece of the action. Hundreds of thousands of pounds flood into my "investment" scheme.

Then I'm outta here with the loot - having never actually done anything more with the money than spend it on beer, women and giving back a little each year to give the illusion of profitability.

You may have just sussed the scams idea!! And the op colleague should be feeling pretty stupid at this moment ( get nothing back for 20 years????) is anyone stupid enough to do this cause I might start an idea my self not with cans but bottles lol (no infringement there FB)

 

[PengEF]

Like taking sweeties from a baby.

I persuade whinmoor to cough up £10k. I promise him 15% return on his money.
I spend £4k on women and beer, and keep £6k in the bank, to give whinmoor £1.5k per year, for the next four years, while I try to get as many people as possible interested.

At the end of year one, whinmoor persuades JulianC to invest in this great scheme, and shows JulianC the £1.5k cheque.

So JulianC joins in. I put aside £4.5k of his money and spend £5.5k on women and beer.

At the end of year 2, I give both Whinmoor and JulianC their £1.5k. Both are very happy with 15% profit.
They're both so chuffed - especially whinmoor with his £3k in just two years - that they persuade oldtimer to invest.
I put aside £3k of oldtimer's money, and spend the other £7k of his money on women and beer.

At the end of year 3, whinmoor, JulianC and oldtimer sing my praises for having earned them £1.5k.
They persuade both Worcester and moggy to invest.

I put aside £1.5k each from Worcester and moggy's money, and spend the £8.5k from each on women and beer.

At the end of year 4, whinmoor, Julian, oldtimer, Worcester and moggy start shouting from the rooftops how great it is. whinmoor has had £4.5k "profit" in three years, and everyone is steaming along nicely receiving 15% on their investment.

The money is so good that the rest of the bright sparks on here want a piece of the action. Hundreds of thousands of pounds flood into my "investment" scheme.

Then I'm outta here with the loot - having never actually done anything more with the money than spend it on beer, women and giving back a little each year to give the illusion of profitability.

Scary scary example of how easy it is to build a pyramid scam.

 

[FB.]

Scary scary example of how easy it is to build a pyramid scam.

Greed: nothing can save people determined to suddenly grow rich.

 

[Worcester]

FB your model is the exact one (ponzi scheme offical title) that the big Amercian Investor, Allen Stanfordran:

Former Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, the man convicted of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, was sentenced to 110 years in prison on Thursday.

Romney Yet to Explain His Son’s Investments with Ponzi Partners | Politicol Commentary News

That might have been an easier business than installing solar last year, though the risks are a bit higher!!!

But I love your twist on it !