Profi8.com, a website registered privately on August 13, 2013, operates without disclosing its owners or offering any legitimate products. This setup mirrors an earlier fraudulent scheme, i-Divvy, suggesting a reboot by the same anonymous operators. The current Profi8 scheme functions as a Ponzi, dependent entirely on new money from investors.
The private domain registration for Profi8.com immediately raises concerns. Companies that hide their management typically do so for specific reasons. Profi8's servers still host a banner for "i-Divvy," the prior iteration of this scam.
i-Divvy launched in October 2013, promising investors a 14% weekly return. Members bought $1 shares and had to watch three company videos daily to remain eligible for payouts. The site began crashing repeatedly within weeks. Operators blamed distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks. By late December of that year, i-Divvy had collapsed.
An internal email later explained the real issue: most investors had withdrawn their money during the first three weeks, leaving insufficient funds for "traders to play with." The company also complained about high server costs and script customization expenses. These emails were signed by "Charles Finn" and "Mathew Howard," names so generic they likely served as aliases.
Now, these same operators appear to have resurfaced with Profi8. The new operation offers no actual products or services. Affiliates pay cash for "advertising packages" or "matrix positions," hoping others will do the same. This creates the illusion of a business without any external revenue source.
The advertising packages promise daily returns up to 11 percent. Investments from $10 to $500 yield 8% daily for 15 days. Larger sums, from $2,501 to $5,000, reportedly generate 11% daily. A trap exists within these earnings: 30% of all profits must be reinvested into $6 matrix positions. Affiliates also earn commissions for recruiting others, but only across three levels: 6% for direct recruits, 3% for the second level, and 1% for the third.
Matrix positions operate differently. Members buy a $6 spot in a 2x2 matrix. Once all six positions fill, one participant collects $10. One dollar goes to the recruiter.
Profi8 membership itself costs nothing. However, participants cannot access any funds unless they have invested in these packages or matrix positions. The system lacks any external revenue. Money simply moves between participants, a classic characteristic of a Ponzi scheme. Those who join early inevitably profit at the expense of later investors. The anonymous operators collect significant sums by remaining hidden.
Anyone considering joining an operation where the owners refuse to identify themselves should reconsider. Such secrecy in business typically signals deception.