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Agreed,
Sure is strange, I will give you that, and with no charges just yet, this is indeed unusual, but on the other hand, it could be a landmark case pro or con, we just don't know yet since there is no comparable.
But, we know Bryan was restricted, he said so himself, if true, so we are all still in the blind while we wait. If he was clear to start PIPS lotto, or HA, under the PIPS umbrella, as it was not included, great, I have no problem with that and was looking forward to it.
On the other hand, we don't even know if that was true, for BN was not aware of this HA lotto, but as one of my contacts stated, they were concerned, and then poof, it was gone, and not a peep was ever mentioned? If that was legal, then why didn't it come back? Why was two other identified deals started instead?
Sure are a lot of unanswered questions, and I cannot think of one valid answer to commit fraud, and starting any business, online or off is illegal under a fake identity. Why is it some can overlook this point. If it were just a forum name being used that is one thing, but this was not the case, and when directly asked, he stated he was Barry James, then admitted it, so how some can justify this as OK is beyond me, but we are all allowed to have our own opinions and ethics, no question there.
I don't think you missed anything, I just think different people have different opinions on these issues. SI was a scam right out of the gate, and plenty of us said so as the red flags were popping up in Dec., but hey, we all know deep down inside all HYIP's are pyramid scams, so I will not say Bryan's deals were same as SI, but come on, he still took money from HA deposits, even if only a few thousand, this should have been addressed before moving to next deals. Just my opinion on issues, but I agree, these are not comparable to SI, YET?
Good luck to all, Mike