The CashFlames domain was registered on November 18, 2011, with all registrant details hidden behind a private registration. No information about the company's administrators or owners appears on its website, a common characteristic of recruitment-based schemes.
CashFlames does not offer a retailable product line. Instead, members purchase advertising units for use on an internal network. New members receive access to three text units, three banner units, and one login ad unit.
The CashFlames compensation plan centers on matrix commissions, recruitment bonuses, and a feature called the System Line.
Matrix commissions pay out through three separate 2x3 matrix boards. A member sits at the top, with two legs branching out, each further branching into two, creating three levels. Each matrix holds 14 members. Cycling a matrix, or filling it with members, triggers a commission payment.
The first matrix pays $54 upon cycling. The second matrix yields $780, and the third pays $1560. After cycling, members receive free re-entry into the same matrix level and a new spot in the next matrix.
CashFlames offers two recruitment commissions. A direct referral earns the recruiter a $2 one-time payment. A cycle bonus also pays out each time a direct referral completes one of the three matrices.
This cycle bonus amounts to $10 when a direct referral cycles from the first matrix, $20 from the second, and $50 from the third.
The System Line reportedly pays a $9 commission to the member and $2 to their upline. CashFlames states personal recruitment is not required for System Line payments. The mechanism for these payments, whether tied directly to new company-wide memberships or another trigger, remains unclear due to limited information from the company.
Joining CashFlames requires a one-time payment of $20.
The lack of transparency regarding CashFlames ownership, combined with its reliance on member recruitment for payouts rather than external retail sales, aligns with the structure of many advertising network recruitment scams. The internal advertising units primarily serve as a justification for the fees collected from new participants.