This week, we're look into the recently settled crowdfunding scam Futurfon. What started as a Ponzi scheme for a dual screened laptop found its way online to the pages of Indiegogo. We look into how they almost pulled the con off and what Reddit had to do with it.

 

Sources:

https://vimeo.com/109035390

https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/13/20758599/idealfuture-dragonfly-futurefon-indiegogo-crowdfunding-phone-scam-fraud-case

https://www.plainsite.org/dockets/304bf0wax/illinois-northern-district-court/usa-v-batio/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/04/santa-clara-computer-businessman-found-guilty-of-fraud-in-chicago/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/silicon-valley-computer-executive-convicted-defrauding-investors-after-soliciting-money

https://www.reddit.com/r/futurefon/comments/4k996m/new_update_and_video_watch_bridget_walk_around/

https://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/526996-What-does-Indiegogo-do-to-protect-us-

https://learn.indiegogo.com/trust/

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-dragonfly-futurefon--3#/comments

https://thedanzing.com/the-worst-crowdfunding-scam-ever-the-story-of-the-dragonfly-futuref%C3%B6n-4808eb9ce4b3