Mike Deese launched MyAdvertisingPays in late 2013, promising quick returns through advertising credits. Within a month, the company, initially claiming a US base, moved its registration offshore to Anguilla. This shift raised immediate questions about its business model and regulatory intent.
The Anguilla address exists only on paper. A basic Google search reveals it serves as a virtual office shared by numerous businesses. MyAdvertisingPays does not operate from this location. A company's inability to withstand US regulatory oversight often signals the first warning.
Deese, based in Mississippi, runs the actual operation from the US. The company's paperwork remains in the Caribbean tax haven. Before MyAdvertisingPays, Deese worked as an affiliate for Rocket Cash Cycler, a matrix scheme. Rocket Cash Cycler charged $315 to join, promising $5000 payouts upon sufficient recruitment.
He often presents himself as a victim of failed ventures. On his promotional blog, Deese wrote about businesses that "shut down and take all of our collective hard work with it." He did not name specific schemes that affected him. But his knowledge of the industry is evident.
In a post titled "Why MyAdvertisingPays will Succeed Where Many Others Have Failed," Deese mentioned Zeek Rewards, Profitable Sunrise, and Fortune High-Tech Marketing. These three programs are widely known as Ponzi and pyramid schemes. It remains unclear if he participated in those specific programs. MyAdvertisingPays marks his first time running a company.
MyAdvertisingPays sells no usable product. The company's website lists three "solutions," but customers cannot buy them until they become affiliates. Once registered, affiliates can purchase advertising credits to display ads on the MyAdvertisingPays platform. Other affiliates view some of these ads daily to qualify for their promised returns.
The financial model appears straightforward. An investor buys a "credit pack" for $49.99. The company promises a return of $60 over time. This generates a $10.01 profit, roughly 20 percent. Investors can acquire multiple packs. The compensation plan depends on these pack purchases and the recruitment structure beneath them. Affiliates recruiting new members earn commissions from those recruits' purchases.
This system does not function as legitimate advertising. No actual customers exist outside the affiliate network. The only money entering the system comes from affiliates buying packs and recruiting others to do the same. When new member purchases decline, the company cannot pay the promised returns to earlier participants. This is the point when such operations collapse.
Deese's past work suggests he understands these dynamics. He launched MyAdvertisingPays nonetheless, collected affiliate fees, and saw daily returns flow from new recruits, not from actual advertising revenue. The offshore Anguilla address served as insulation, not for expansion.
Potential investors should remember there is no product, no real advertising business, and no sustainable income stream. The system relies entirely on a continuous influx of new participants buying packs.