The con artists who ran the failed Rolvi Trading Ponzi scheme are back in business under a new name: US-Atrade.

The scammers registered US-Atrade's domain on July 7th, 2023, using private registration to hide their tracks. They're operating from us-atrade.com and recycling the same playbook that imploded just weeks earlier.

Rolvi Trading launched in mid-2022 as a classic Ponzi scheme fronted by fictional CEO "Joel Kristaps"—a character played by US actor Mike Silva. When the scheme collapsed, the operators didn't disappear. They simply rebranded with new executive faces and relaunched in mid-2023, still pretending the operation was based in New Zealand.

That deception caught up with them. New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority issued a fraud warning about Rolvi Trading in June 2023. The scheme fell apart a month later in July.

Now they're trying again, this time claiming to be based in Texas. US-Atrade has even created a laughably fake "Presidential seal" certificate to add veneer to their operation. Kristaps is back too, though the actor hasn't recorded fresh material—they're just reusing old footage.

The sloppiness is telling. A spelling error from Rolvi Trading's original website appears on US-Atrade's site, suggesting the same people simply copied and pasted their old work.

The pitch has evolved slightly. Rolvi Trading promised 2.85% daily returns. US-Atrade is more aggressive, offering up to 60% over 96 hours. They've also trimmed the multilevel marketing component that made Rolvi Trading easier to identify as a pyramid scheme. Now they're only offering 2% referral commissions on directly recruited affiliates instead of the more complex MLM structure.

The suspicious part isn't just that they're back. It's who's running it. Boris CEO Ponzi schemes like these are typically operated by Russian scammers. That suspicion was confirmed when the Central Bank of Russia issued a pyramid fraud warning about US-Atrade on June 14th.

The warning came months after the scheme was already operational, suggesting Russian authorities had been monitoring the network. The Central Bank's alert essentially confirmed what the setup indicated all along: this is a Russian operation exploiting victims globally while hiding behind fake American credentials and a Texas address.

The Rolvi Trading collapse should have ended this. Instead, it shows how quickly and easily these operators rebrand and restart. Same con, new domain, recycled faces. The only thing different is the promised returns and the state they claim to operate from.

🤖 Quick Answer

What is US-Atrade and its connection to Rolvi Trading?
US-Atrade is a fraudulent investment platform registered in July 2023 by operators of the failed Rolvi Trading Ponzi scheme. The scammers rebranded their operation under a new name while maintaining identical fraudulent practices, using private domain registration to conceal their identity and continuing false claims of New Zealand-based operations.

Who operated the original Rolvi Trading scheme?
Rolvi Trading was operated by con artists who utilized a fictional CEO persona named "Joel Kristaps," portrayed by US actor Mike Silva. The scheme launched in mid-2022 as a classic Ponzi operation, defrauding investors before collapsing weeks later and subsequently relaunching as US-Atrade.

What regulatory action was taken against these operators?
New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority issued a fraud warning against Rol

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