Big UK Ad Shares, an online platform claiming ties to "BigUK Group of Marketing", promises investors a 500% return on $20 investments, yet provides no public details about its operators or ownership. The company's website, bigukadshares.com, along with its affiliate, bigukinvest.com, both use private domain registrations.
The Big UK Ad Shares website mentions only "BigUK Group of Marketing" as its owner. No public information exists for this entity. A link labeled "Representatives" on the site redirects users to "Big UK Invest."
Big UK Invest advertises significant returns, including 115% in one hour or 540% over 180 days. Both bigukadshares.com and bigukinvest.com hide their registration details through private domain settings.
Big UK Ad Shares offers no traditional retail products or services. While the company markets advertising, it pays commissions on these sales. This structure means the advertising revenue does not function as true retail.
Members invest $20 units, each coming with advertising credits. These credits can be used on an internal advertising network hosted on the company's website.
The Big UK Ad Shares compensation plan includes returns on member investments and referral commissions. Each $20 investment is capped at $20,000 total and carries a guaranteed 500% ROI.
Referral commissions are paid through a unilevel structure. Personally recruited members form Level 1, earning a 4% commission. Levels 2 through 4 generate 1%, and Level 5 pays 3% on investments made by downline members.
Joining Big UK Ad Shares costs nothing. However, members earn commissions only by making direct investments or by recruiting new members who then invest.
The platform promotes itself as a "revenue-share" model. An analysis of its operations shows Big UK Ad Shares functions as a Ponzi scheme.
All company revenue comes from members, and all promised ROIs are paid using money from other members. The company pays identical referral commissions on both "member" and "retail advertiser" accounts. This means no functional difference exists between the two types from a commission standpoint. "Advertisers" can purchase advertising for $5, but this option does not include the 500% ROI guarantee. This operational model demonstrates a complete reliance on new investor funds to pay existing investors.