Danny Gauthier’s Appi Travels Ponzi scheme has collapsed.

On or around June 30th, owner Gauthier shut down Appi Travels’ website.

Appi Travels’ website domain now redirects to a “website closed” image:

Gauthier, a Canadian citizen and resident,
launched Appi Travels
as a travel-themed pyramid scheme in 2016.

In 2018 Appi Travels was rebooted as a
bitcoin gifting scheme
. And by 2019 Gauthier (right) had morphed Appi Travels into a
full-blown crypto Ponzi scheme
.

This third Appi Travels iteration attracted Russian scammers. This saw Gauthier, who doesn’t speak Russian, nonetheless pivot Appi Travels’ marketing dramatically.

Gauthier even went so far as to set up an Appi Travels vKontakte profile:

Gauthier’s Appi Travel’s Ponzi scheme spreading across Russia eventually attracted the attention of local authorities. In October 2021 the Central Bank of Russia issued an
Appi Travels fraud warning
.

Nonetheless recruitment of new mostly Russian victims persisted, until Gauthier “website closed” exit-scammed a few days ago.

At the time of its collapse, SimilarWeb ranks top sources of traffic to Appi Travels’ website as Russia (53%), the Democratic Republic of Congo (24%), France (15%) and the US (9%).

To date Canadian authorities have shown no interest in investigating Appi Travels or Gauthier.

Total Appi Travels investor numbers and financial losses are unknown.

🤖 Quick Answer

What was Appi Travels and how did it operate?
Appi Travels was a fraudulent scheme launched by Canadian Danny Gauthier in 2016, initially operating as a travel-themed pyramid scheme. It subsequently transformed into a bitcoin gifting scheme in 2018 and eventually evolved into a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme by 2019, attracting international participants including Russian scammers.

When did Appi Travels' website shut down?
Appi Travels' website was shut down on or around June 30th by owner Danny Gauthier. The domain subsequently redirected to a generic "website closed" image, marking the collapse of the fraudulent operation.

How did Appi Travels expand internationally?
The scheme's third iteration attracted Russian scammers, prompting Gauthier to dramatically pivot the marketing strategy despite not speaking Russian. Gauthier established an

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