Mainston's Second Act: How a Collapsed Ponzi Scheme Reinvented Itself as Crypto

A discredited MLM operator who ran the failed Flash4People scheme is now running Mainston, a rebranded cryptocurrency scam that mirrors the original's basic structure.

Mainston first appeared on BehindMLM's radar in 2015 as a straightforward four-tier pyramid. It collapsed quickly. Now it's back, dressed up in blockchain language and token economics, with the same people pulling the strings.

Fabrice Kerherve, identified as Mainston's founder and president, co-founded Flash4People alongside Sandra and Patrick Collin. Both the Collins also appear as Mainston founders. When Flash4People imploded, the team announced they'd "select a new blockchain and its cryptocurrency." Mainston appears to be exactly that selection—a recycled scam with a crypto wrapper.

The company lists a registration address in Kumanovo, Macedonia, under the name Dr. Mladen Stojanovikj num.10, with registration number 7360762 and VAT number 4017019537409. There's also a listed address in Russia. Macedonia offers light regulation. Russia is scam-friendly. Neither jurisdiction offers serious oversight.

Mainston provides zero public information about company ownership or management beyond Kerherve's name on the compensation plan.

The scheme works like this: affiliates buy StonPacks for €152.21 each. There's no purchase limit. As of early July, one StonPack equals 1229.928 STON tokens. The company promises a 1.25% monthly return on investment, paid in STON—an ERC-20 token that has zero value outside Mainston's ecosystem.

There are no actual products to sell. Affiliates can only market Mainston membership itself. The compensation structure remains partially hidden, but Mainston is clearly tracking recruitment across at least six levels. Each StonPack generates 90 CV points across the network, indicating an unilevel compensation plan built on recruitment depth.

Whether payouts come from new investment or actual returns hasn't been disclosed. That ambiguity is intentional.

Joining costs nothing. Making money requires buying in. That's the Ponzi formula unchanged since 2015.

Flash4People's collapse announcement promised "proven, transparent and secure support" from whatever replacement scheme came next. Mainston delivers exactly the opposite—hidden ownership, vague compensation details, and a valueless token propped up only by recruitment.

Kerherve and the Collins didn't innovate. They recycled a failed model under new branding. Same operators. Same structure. Different logo.

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What is Mainston Review 2.0?

Who are the key figures behind Mainston?
Fabrice Kerherve is identified as Mainston's founder and president. He co-founded Flash4People with Sandra and Patrick Collin, both of whom also appear as Mainston founders, suggesting continuity between the two ventures across different time periods.

How does Mainston relate to Flash4People?
Mainston emerged following Flash4People's collapse, utilizing similar organizational structures but rebranded with cryptocurrency and blockchain terminology. The same operators transitioned from the traditional MLM model to a token-based system, reportedly selecting blockchain technology as their new operational

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