A con artist is running the same Ponzi scheme playbook across three different companies, targeting victims in Japan, Australia, and beyond.

Jean Paul Ramirez, who launched the Eyeline Trading scam with Dan Putnam in mid-2018, has simply rebranded twice over—first as WealthBoss when Eyeline collapsed in early 2019, and now as Onyx Lifestyle, where he operates under the cover of a shell company called Global Money Management.

The pattern is identical each time. Ramirez changes the fake pitch—cryptocurrency trading became micro-lending—but the mechanics stay the same. Money from new investors gets recycled to pay off old ones. No real trading happens. No actual loans are made. It's a textbook Ponzi operation.

Onyx Lifestyle surfaced only months ago with co-founder Clifton Braun as the public face. The company pitches LQD8 Block positions to affiliates, promising passive returns on their investments. Marketing materials claim Global Money Management handles the investment side. According to the company's own promotional content, Ramirez runs Global Money Management from its offices in New Zealand, Colombia, and Mexico.

The scheme operates without registering with financial regulators anywhere it solicits money, a direct violation of securities law in every jurisdiction where it operates.

Japan has become Ramirez's primary hunting ground. Web traffic data shows 95 percent of visitors to Onyx Lifestyle's website come from Japan, according to Alexa estimates. WealthBoss meanwhile targets Australia (26 percent of traffic), Finland (23 percent), and the United States (21 percent).

On Facebook, Ramirez uses the alias Jean Paul Ramirez Rico and claims to be based in Mexico. His actual whereabouts remain unknown.

Global Money Management itself is incorporated through a shell company registered in New Zealand—a common tactic to obscure ownership and dodge regulatory oversight.

This isn't Ramirez's first rodeo with financial fraud. He and Putnam built Eyeline Trading from scratch in 2018 before it imploded within months. Rather than face consequences, Ramirez simply pivoted to WealthBoss with the same co-conspirator. When that scheme inevitably collapsed, he moved on again.

Each iteration attracts thousands of people willing to invest. Each time, most of that money vanishes. The victims—many of them ordinary people looking for legitimate investment opportunities—are left with nothing while Ramirez moves to the next country, the next company name, the next fake investment product.

For investors considering Onyx Lifestyle, WealthBoss, or anything claiming ties to Global Money Management or Jean Paul Ramirez: the red flags are everywhere. Unregistered offerings. Vague promises of passive income. A operator with a documented history of running Ponzi schemes. These are not coincidences. They are warnings.

🤖 Quick Answer

Who is Jean Paul Ramirez and what fraudulent schemes has he operated?
Jean Paul Ramirez is a con artist who orchestrated the Eyeline Trading Ponzi scheme alongside Dan Putnam starting in mid-2018. Following Eyeline's collapse in 2019, he rebranded as WealthBoss, and subsequently as Onyx Lifestyle, operating through shell companies including Global Money Management.

What is the operational pattern common to Ramirez's schemes?
Ramirez employs an identical Ponzi scheme mechanism across ventures, recycling new investor funds to pay existing victims. While fraudulent pitches evolve—from cryptocurrency trading to micro-lending—the underlying structure remains consistent, with no legitimate trading or lending activities conducted.

Which geographic regions have been targeted by these scams?
The fraudulent operations associated with Jean Paul Ramirez have primarily targeted victims in

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