Live Auction Kenya - Another Case of Desperate Desire "Kuomoka"

It’s a beautiful sunny day, birds are chirping, cars zooming on the road, and your friend has just told you about Live Auction, the new way to make easy money from the comfort of your house, or is it?

Live Auction claims to be a peer-to-peer online investment platform where members buy and sell shares to make a profit. Shares for which company? Well, these are all virtual shares, imaginary if you may. Actually, Live Auction does compare itself to the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, “just like bitcoin our shares work on demand and supply algorithm, while some are buying, others are selling making it a continuous system with minimal risk”

The online investment platform promises a 30% interest in 4 days, 60% interest in 8 days and 95% interest in 12 days. This means, the more you let your money stay within the system, the more you are supposed to earn. Oh, there’s also a 5% interest for every level of referral that joins under you (we shall address this later on).

How it Works

Once you are registered on Live Auction, users are then required to “bid” an amount of their choice between KES 1,200 and KES 200,000. At this point, you are not going to pay anything, it’s just a show of interest. If your bid goes through, you are paired with an already existing user on the platform, from whom you will get shares.

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Here’s where it gets interesting, this user already has shares trading on the platform and these are the shares that have been allocated to you after you bid. To complete the transfer of the shares, you are required to send, via M-PESA, your bid amount to the phone number of the person the system has paired you with. This person then confirms receiving this money through the system and the shares are reflected on your account.

Notice that so far, the platform has not handled any money? It may look like a legitimate way to make money since it gives a sense of security that the platform cannot disappear with your investment but there’s more to it.

The Red Flags

Apart from moving their domain from liveauction.cash to liveauction1.cash after only a few months of operation for unknown reasons, the platform itself has a few red flags that are a telltale sign of things to come:

First, there’s no actual “investment”. The money you bid on the platform is sent to someone else who has chosen to cash out. So where does the platform get money to pay the interest? Essentially, Live Auction users are just moving money around themselves like what a chama would do. However, unlike a legitimate chama, the shares you supposedly get when you win a bid, are nothing but just number on a screen.

Secondly, the platform requires the constant recruitment of new investors for it to actually work as intended. Despite the fact that Live Auction doesn’t put an emphasis on existing members recruiting new ones, the only way for current members to make money is if there’s a demand for their shares which can only be so if there’s a constant supply of new member – characteristics of a pyramid scheme.

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Lastly, and the final nail to the coffin, Live Auction was supposedly scheduled for an upgrade on Thursday, 12th November. A system upgrade that was meant to last about 72-hours is yet to be completed. At first, admins were asking for patience from users as they worked to restore the service but things have seemingly taken a turn for the worst with complete silence from all admins.

To top it all up, there are reports from multiple users that before things went south, the last round of paired bids was to the benefit of Live Auction founders. What this means is that “the system” paired would-be investors with the masterminds behind the product, essentially getting the money in the hand of the creators.

Vanished Investments?

As of going to press, Live Auction management was yet to reach back to us on what exactly was happening. The website, liveauction1.cash has also completely gone offline, after intermittent 404 errors since late-night Sunday (15th November).

A number of users have come forward, having lost money that they had invested in the platform, hoping that they would get to cash out big. Reports online and screenshots in our possession show that numerous people had invested funds running from KES 20,000 to hundreds of thousands of shillings.

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Like any other pyramid scheme, there are users who joined the platform early and have actually made money from Live Auction. A writer from Kampusville testifies to have made over 50k from his initial 5K investment, he, however, notes that he knew that is was a multi-level marketing platform and thus was cautious with his investment. Unfortunately, this is not the same case with everyone and others had even re-invested their earnings, in the hope of “kuomoka”, with a case of someone waiting to cash out as much as 500K from the platform (according to his screenshots).

Government Intervention

Cases of such platforms have been on the rise in Kenya and ironically, there are already Live Auction clones popping up within WhatsApp and Telegram groups, promising to be “more legit”.

Apart from the constant sprouting of pyramid schemes preying on innocent Kenyans, desperate to make it in life, another constant has been the deafening silence from relevant authorities. Apart from sharing tweets and Facebook posts, warning the public on pyramid schemes, we are yet to see the government actively fight to protect its citizens from such scams.

Who shall fight for us?

214 Comments

OOOH NOOO

We just lost cash hivyo tu…………

Am hopinh not

heheeee

I think you’ve exaggerated

I lost amount of money where I never earn before first bid first loss

watu wa LA salaam alekuum

aleikuuuuum salaam lol

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Fee yangu ya next semister hawa watu wameenda nayo,,,ntatoa wapi another 80 k like for real,,,,😰😰😰😰😰

I think is not you tuko wengi sana

Conned150

eeei pole thats alot

My first bid I lost my 20k😢😢pesa ya mkopo ,ntaambia nini watu🙆🙆🙆

Ooh no😰🤔🤔

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Live auction 1 mumeomoka na pesa zangu😓😓😓

THIS ONE IS FOR GHANA…….CAN WE SHOUT OUT FOR THEMM: https://liveauction3.cash/

Waaaah karibu niangukiwe

I think those call admin must be already in jail at the moment

Marry Christmas to them,,,good for them wameomoka na pesa yetu

We kenyans are becoming way too ruthless, we encourage the poor into investing their small cash then run away with it

Easy money but now see where it landed you

Wemeenda na 20k ya mkopo

My 20k imeenda tu hivo but si ni life

The admins should be held accountable and refund all monies due to the investors. These’re fraudsters who MUST face law

Robbing the poor only brings you misery.They’ll never know peace

I appeal to all those affected to come forward and state their losses so that a roadmap may be laid for the recovery of their monies. All is not lost

Hahaaa, only to be conned day time!!!!

As they were knowing that they will close, the admins took pesa zero, Mungu anawaona

learned a lesson

Yangu mtu asikule coz ataileta kwa keja nikiwa nimelala na atajua. Utajua mimi ni Nani admin.

You guys should just take it easy, life still continue afterall.
Sometimes we win, sometimes we learn.

Live auction owners do not benefit out of this

Please understand how live auction business model works

You are just a bloger trying to make a name.we are the Kenyans and we can defend ourselves.We are these schemes intentionally and we know what we are doing and why we are there

How live auction owners gained from their site is bidding shares like rest of the members and donations from their clients.The person who wrote this article I don’t think understood how live auction operated as majority of kenyans.

Live auction should return back to business and sue this blog.

The reason why they moved from live auction 1 to 2 was because of errors that were being experienced in the site.No one or nothing is perfect if Live auction can be given a chance to improve it can improve on services it offers to its clients.

Another brilliant idea killed by the Kenyan system of individuals who don’t take time to understand how some things work.LA had characteristics of a ponzy scheme but was designed in a way to allow no one to loose njenje

Live auction idea is smart it is an SA thing.Kindly if there is any Kenyan calling him or herself the IT guru who can design such a site.Please come forward and design and save your fellow youths.If not just go to SA and bench mark.

Before pointing figures just understand how LA works.

“Saaaalamaleikum”……. anyone please finish …🤣

Madam Tekla am coming for you,pesa yangu haitaenda ivo

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Pesa yangu aki
Truely cheap is expensive, my desire to be rich turned me into poverty of the highest order

I knew it will end in Tears 😥

My money 50k what can I do my now woiwoiwoiiii

LIVE AUCTION WILL BE BACK SOON…
YOU ARE A WRITING A BLOG WHICH IS EXAGGERATIVE..KENYANS SHOULD REALLY BEHAVE… HOW COMES SOUTH AFRICANS REMAINED CALM UNTIL THINGS WERE SET UP…
NOBODY HAS GONE AWAY WITH YOUR MONEY..
THIS IS A PEER TO PEER PLATFORM…
WE OURSELVES WE ARE THE PEERS NOT LA..
THEY WILL BE BACK SOON….

Yes …. I like your comment sir..

You are now speaking man,cool down and b positive in your thoughts

Aleikumsaaaaalaam😂

LA will be back bigger and better.

The Way you defend LA you appear to be amongst the founders.

LA…just disappearing with money?
Like seriously? Common, you can do better than that…..

Hello, why do you say so.. I have lost a lot of money and I am stressed . Do you know when it will be back

When will it be back?😥

18k imeenda tu ivoooo

M-pesa should really help track this money back to there right full owner

If possible wachukuwe ata 5%

Learnt a double lesson

May you never have peace in your entire life

Everyone knew it was a risk before venturing to it soo please let’s blame no one I lost 50kbut I dont regret coz I knew it was a risk I was taking….. Life itself is a risk right? Let’s calm down and relax

I thought that this project will be a change of life but i was wrong all the way,but i just hope that its just a typical error and liveauction is going to solve out the problem.i had many plans for next year i believe that its still going to come true,i have faith.so guys lets keep our hope and faith stronger its just a cup of pain but it shall come to pass…have a wonderful day and God bless you all…

The genuine Idea is underway……

This true but some people think that there was another Peer Group to take from us for the system

n then that is the last bid expected. Not unless they use the agents with their money to pair the investors for the system to restart gain. If the Problem started on 12th Nov 2020 then we have to wait until 24th Nov 2020.

I hope they will use the cash they received to restart the system. Again: If they depend on bitcoin investments then we must not worry because they have reinvested this 10million to bitcoin, that means we expect a big return and most probably with the increased minimum amount to bid (Like KES: 2000)..
Guys, six months is less for a site like Live Auction to close down because we are the sharing targets of Cash unless otherwise, I mean if I was the owner of this system, I would take the surplus and profit from the Bitcoin but not all from the humble investors. I know Bitcoin is a good business of digital currency exchange and it has a good return……….TO YOU INVETORS LET BE PATIENT, THEY ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING GOOD…..NAJUA PRESSURE MINGI….I KNOW THE MORE YOU INVESTED, THE MORE PRESSURE YOU HAVE BUT BE PATIENT ON THIS WE NEED YOU ALIVE FOR THE FUTURE……I intend to create a WhatSapp Group for all the Members, if interested please give a reply on this comment…though getting numbers will not be a big problem for I have the numbers that I paid and the once who paid me….the so called pairing numbers…………..If NOT a good idea kindly share too..

I have an IT expert, we can trace the admins first and get to the master minds. After this week if they are not going to revive the system we are going in hard….. We are 34 of us, wameenda na 3.5million yetu (mbogi yetu). Kama hatutasaidiwa na serikali tunachukua sheria mikononi mwetu…..
Its gonna be so Ugly

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THE IP ADDRESS OF THE MISSING SITE “LA”: SFI

IP
172.105.249.47
ISP
Linode LLC
Country
DE
Register
NAMECHEAP INC
Register website
http://www.namecheap.com
Domain life
2 months

Cool

Registrant City: Panama
Registrant State/Province: Panama
Registrant Postal Code:
Registrant Country: PA
Registrant Phone: +507.8365503
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +51.17057182

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Lets remember these Admins were using Safaricom Numbers….. later on I realized that the first Admin list was not the one I was seeing just a day before the collapse. Though I had copied the numbers….

This company appears in my Search: Immense Sav (Bs) they are directly link to this company…Name search need to be done from the registrar of companies….we need pace of mind…

According to my check, the domain name is active. Its expiration date is 9/4/2021.

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I have Lost 7k but all in all I risk and this is a second time to loss in online platform

I hope all will be well ,let’s practice patience…add 0710467772 to ur WhatsApp group.

Pole .. swallow it like a man

Live auction mjue my brother ameisha mtashangaa.the guilt consciousness will just follow you to death.I will not forgive you

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L.A walinitoka mbya siwezi bid tena

I honestly feel like this article was an exaggeration especially if the person who wrote it wasn’t affected and is basing it on information from unconfirmed sources.
Be patient.

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Dispite all these will LA come back again?? A lot of people are depressed

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Common guys how can we do to get our money back?

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Give chance

My first bid Maze and nlifanya kufuliza 4500. Machos

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ANOTHER BOOMING SITE HAS COME…..CAN SOME HELP US TO FIND OUT IF THIS ONE IS LEGIT: https://swayincorporation.co.ke/[email protected]

ANOTHER BOOMING SITE HAS COME…..CAN SOMEONE HELP US TO FIND OUT IF THIS ONE IS LEGIT: https://swayincorporation.co.ke/[email protected]

How does this one work?

How does this swayingi cooperation work?

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Am still hopefull too itarudi mm school fees yote ilieda ntaabia nn mwalimu

Sure all victims should have a forum to meet. Arrenge for one please as I try other means to get them.

The back lies with you. All money bid went to admins directly. We are coming for your heads. It’s not over until it’s over.

Fred add me to your whapp group I lost 60k. 0722460033 my no.

Please add me to your whapp group. 0722460033 I lost 60k..

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the system is back guys!

Kindly add mi to whasup group. I do hop that the systeea is coming in a stronger way

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true

Stop being in denial ishaenda

Sasa LA iirudi si utaloose blog ivo tu…
Utakuwa sued kama fake news blog post utaambia nini watu

sijui nililie wapi 570k yangu iende nikiangalia na macho LA walai ata Sasa ivi sitaki faidha nisaidieni jamani nafa !!!!!!!!Naom nyangar

Stop posting something that you’re not sure of please

Their are not so different…but the percentage its hard to understand 25% kwa 50k also 75% kwa 1k men i don’t know if its legit or what…

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La is back bloggers mnaongea sana

Its back. Was system maintenance

It’s back ..this idiot wanted to loot you

How does it feel to be smashed on your face with your lies. It’s back and better…next time look for hard evidence before you talk shit🙄

Your cash will be back in a few…the system is back

Aren’t you ashamed for writing blog posts based on baseless rumors? Now the system upgrade is done and the site is back and business is thriving as usual. Don’t you feel silly seeing that your blog will lose popularity because people hate pathetic lies? See your life.

Y’all fools😂😂😂 LA is back bigger and better. Saruni Maina kuja nkulipie fee you better work on languages, vocab to be precise.

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LA IS BACK AND I THINK YOU SHOULD REMOVE THIS BLOG

Watuuuu ooo noooo

Watu watasema nini…
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LIVE AUCTION IS BACK AND SHARES ARE PURCHASED AT A VERY HIGH RATE: LETS HAVE HOPES,THOUGH SIJAFIKIWA 40K YANGU……MONITORING CLOSSLY FROM 13MILLION: https://liveauction1.cash/register/bomoka

LA SHARE PURCHASE PROGRESS M-PESA
13,197,080 9:10AM
13,196,674 9:15AM
13,195,392 9:18AM
13,192,571 9:26AM
13,187,605 9:30AM
13,186,536 9:35AM
13,170,116 10:10AM
13,169,661 10:15AM
BITCOIN ALREADY PURCASED ALLL

Can someone kindly assist me na email address ya Live Auction cash

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130k zangu zmerudi ..ufala kwenu

These sites are many we as Kenyans we need to be careful, Pyramids have gone Digital: This link seems to be exactly the LA version that is also meat to generate cash legrandauctions.org/Yd7vvEYqH7SViGpVGCeR

Imerudi?? mine not yet paired

Who ever posted this doesn’t know the truth of the matter,,,, better delete this since LA IS BACK AND BETTER

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When will it be back

Kwani kulienda aji ikapotea tena?

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Is it really back? Its still behaving the same way

We better go for bitcoin investment directly instead of passing trough these other sites……
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Even though we are worried, we must recover our money…..is there anybody got his returns today:

Is this real guys?https://swayincorporation.co.ke/[email protected]

THIS SITE HAS NO DETAILS FOR INVESTORS

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Si utu update mahali imefika aki juu ni kama imehang

Pls updates..is there anyone who his returns today

Watarudi onlini kweli?

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Thembi Pt
It’s all the same fraudsters n crowd 1, is one n the same thing…it’s been a year now since I’ve joined crowed 1 being recruited, n bought gift code of R2000…n nothing is happening till today. …so hey hey wherever, I’m gona spread the word to my … See More