Fortunately though, the scammers just went for a direct 500 bucks from any sucker they could. They didn't get the government to fleece them which would have been a whole lot more money lost. Oh well, as the old adage go's if it sounds too good to be true... it probably is....
"Who are these guys?
After Prodeco discovered the Indiegogo campaign and decided to take action, it ran into a problem: It couldn’t find anyone to send its cease-and-desist letter to.
The company’s original website, Storm-ebikes.com, redirects to the Indiegogo campaign. Neither site lists a physical address or contact information besides an info@ email address. The domain name information for its websites is masked. As far as we are able to determine, Storm eBikes is not registered as a corporation in California."
The perps....
A 500 eBike Not So Fast.
"Who are these guys?
After Prodeco discovered the Indiegogo campaign and decided to take action, it ran into a problem: It couldn’t find anyone to send its cease-and-desist letter to.
The company’s original website, Storm-ebikes.com, redirects to the Indiegogo campaign. Neither site lists a physical address or contact information besides an info@ email address. The domain name information for its websites is masked. As far as we are able to determine, Storm eBikes is not registered as a corporation in California."
The perps....
A 500 eBike Not So Fast.