I've just read the following on Wiki - How are these people allowed to get away with it?
Scam allegations
On January 3, 2018, Paul started the website Edfluence, a program claiming to teach younger people how to be successful, learn life skills, and earn money online. The course cost
US$7 per user, which would allow the user to unlock a series of videos for a "roadmap" to success as an influencer. However, the seven dollars did not unlock the entire program, but only gave a few basic tips. Paul also promised his audience that if they joined the course, they would get to join "Team 1000", which did not happen. Following the situation, Paul was accused of scamming young followers and stealing their money. Then, two years later, on January 31, 2020, Edfluence was shut down, which stopped the course permanently.
[75] On February 15, Paul announced that he would partner with Los Angeles-based brand development group GenZ Holdings Inc. to create a $19.99-per-month platform aimed at teaching children how to build an online presence.
[76] "The Financial Freedom Movement" promises to give subscribers access to "Jake Paul’s personal experience, rituals and secret formula" and "cutting edge mentorship, coaching, and training".
[77] The program has been criticized by some, with one interviewer questioning whether it would send a dangerous message to his young fanbase.
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On January 3, 2019, Paul, along with fellow YouTuber
RiceGum, came under fire for promoting
MysteryBrand, a website that offers the chance to open a digital "mystery box" of pre-selected items with a promise to win one in real life at random. Many users have said they have not received prizes they won through the site.
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On February 18, 2022, in a class-action lawsuit filed against the
cryptocurrency company
SafeMoon that alleged the company is a
pump and dump scheme, Paul was named as a defendant along with musician
Nick Carter, rappers
Soulja Boy and
Lil Yachty, and social media personality
Ben Phillips for promoting the SafeMoon token on their
social media accounts with
misleading information as part of the
2022 Safemoon fraud allegations.
[79][80] On the same day, the
U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a lawsuit against
Bitconnect that the
Securities Act of 1933 extends to
targeted solicitation using social media.
[81] In March 2022, YouTuber Coffeezilla uploaded a video in which he accused Paul of using cryptocurrency and
non-fungible tokens to scam his fans out of $2.2 million.
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