MatrixWatch
January 7th, 2004, 04:12 PM
EzExpo.com Closes Down
Shelby Ware Blames MatrixWatch.org for the big crash
The site that took the internet by storm just over a year ago has just shut down. This end was expected, since customers of EzExpo soon discovered that it was not very "Ez" and there really was no "Expo".
EzExpo.com promised huge returns to customers who were willing to put their name on a "matrix list" that would grow as more people signed up after them. For every 10-50 people willing to pay $25 to $150, the top person of a list would be "cycled off" and handsomely rewarded. The problem is that the lists could not continue to cycle as fast when more people signed up. The site eventually received several requests for refunds which were denied. Shortly afterward a class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of the customers. Shelby Ware, the current owner, blames the lawsuit for the shut down. This is obviously a scape-goat strategy, since many large companies are sued every day, yet they continue to operate.
The original notion of creating a pyramid scheme and calling it a matrix was championed by Damion Flynn, who also owns a site called WinDVDs.com where members can sign up for spam in exchange for winning an expensive piece of electronics. Another unique idea, right? Some people even have suspected Damion Flynn of creating Shelby Ware as an alias when the heat was put on Damion for adding names to the EzExpo lists. Damion Flynn has said that he only added names to the list so that he could cycle money into a fund that would put money into the lists again. He has denied that Shelby is an alias.
Whatever the truth really is may never surface, since EzExpo is now closed and neither Damion Flynn nor "Shelby Ware" are talking. What is most mysterious is what happened to the tens of thousands of dollars that EzExpo collected from customers before the lawsuits and account closures. MatrixWatch.org has in its possession an argument between Shelby and Damion about the possible whereabouts of this money. We may post this conversation shortly.
MatrixWatch.org will continue to be a source of information and support for the customers of these matrix sites. We are here for you!
Shelby Ware Blames MatrixWatch.org for the big crash
The site that took the internet by storm just over a year ago has just shut down. This end was expected, since customers of EzExpo soon discovered that it was not very "Ez" and there really was no "Expo".
EzExpo.com promised huge returns to customers who were willing to put their name on a "matrix list" that would grow as more people signed up after them. For every 10-50 people willing to pay $25 to $150, the top person of a list would be "cycled off" and handsomely rewarded. The problem is that the lists could not continue to cycle as fast when more people signed up. The site eventually received several requests for refunds which were denied. Shortly afterward a class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of the customers. Shelby Ware, the current owner, blames the lawsuit for the shut down. This is obviously a scape-goat strategy, since many large companies are sued every day, yet they continue to operate.
The original notion of creating a pyramid scheme and calling it a matrix was championed by Damion Flynn, who also owns a site called WinDVDs.com where members can sign up for spam in exchange for winning an expensive piece of electronics. Another unique idea, right? Some people even have suspected Damion Flynn of creating Shelby Ware as an alias when the heat was put on Damion for adding names to the EzExpo lists. Damion Flynn has said that he only added names to the list so that he could cycle money into a fund that would put money into the lists again. He has denied that Shelby is an alias.
Whatever the truth really is may never surface, since EzExpo is now closed and neither Damion Flynn nor "Shelby Ware" are talking. What is most mysterious is what happened to the tens of thousands of dollars that EzExpo collected from customers before the lawsuits and account closures. MatrixWatch.org has in its possession an argument between Shelby and Damion about the possible whereabouts of this money. We may post this conversation shortly.
MatrixWatch.org will continue to be a source of information and support for the customers of these matrix sites. We are here for you!