Dataras is one of those “flash” Ponzis designed to strike fast and disappear even faster. Launched just two weeks after AM Engine, the platform uses the exact same codes, the same unrealistic returns, and the same promoter networks.
Presented as a “partner” project intended to reassure investors, it actually only served to drain the last deposits from a community already weakened by previous scams.
In a few days, Dataras spread to several countries before brutally collapsing at the same time as AM Engine, leaving users with no hope of recovering their investment.
Dataras (Ponzi Scam): A Double Scam in Partnership with AM Engine
1. What is Dataras?
Dataras emerged as a new “automated trading” platform promising returns of around 3% per day. The interface, the narrative around artificial intelligence, and the general operation immediately recall the same mechanisms as all previous crypto scams.
In reality, Dataras was never more than a Ponzi scheme designed to exploit the same audience as AM Engine: investors accustomed to unrealistic returns, convinced that by getting into a new application early, they could “come out on top” this time.
2. Launched Two Weeks After AM Engine
The appearance of Dataras follows a very precise timeline. In France, AM Engine began to spread around September 15, 2025. Just two weeks later, Dataras was introduced in the same Telegram groups, the same private chats, and the same recruiter circles.
This timing is not accidental. It serves to capitalize on the still-active momentum around AM Engine and to quickly attract a new wave of investors, already familiar with the model and ready to make another deposit to “not miss the start.”
3. A Strategic “Partnership” with AM Engine
To quickly convince people, Dataras presented itself as an official partner of AM Engine. Promoters explained that the two applications work “hand in hand,” that Dataras is a parallel project designed to offer even better returns, and that early entrants could benefit from two complementary platforms.
This staging is calculated to inspire confidence.
The association between two mutually validating applications gives the impression of a large, almost institutional ecosystem. However, it is precisely this artificial link that would later cause the simultaneous collapse of both platforms.
4. Aggressive Returns of 3% Per Day
To attract users already exposed to previous Ponzis, Dataras adopts the same strategy as AM Engine: extremely high fixed returns. The narrative is perfectly polished: AI manages trading, risks are “almost zero,” and daily profits are advertised as guaranteed.
In practice, a rate of 3% daily makes any long-term viability impossible. The system requires a massive influx of new investors to last a few weeks before collapsing as soon as withdrawals begin to exceed deposits.
5. A Lightning-Fast Spread Across Several Countries
Like AM Engine, Dataras spread rapidly through various communities, particularly in France, in several European countries, and in networks linked to former users of CoinPlex and ACCGN. The same promoters shared the links, reactivated their old groups, and reused their contacts to restart the machine.
This dynamic allowed Dataras to grow very quickly, without advertising, simply by recycling a community already accustomed to this type of platform.
6. A Cycle Too Short to Allow Any Refunds
This extremely short lifespan makes the situation even more dramatic for the victims. Unlike CoinPlex, which lasted long enough for some early entrants to recover part of their investment, Dataras leaves absolutely no breathing room.
Investors do not have time to recover their deposits. Only the highest-level promoters, those who immediately drained their network, manage to get their money back. The vast majority of users received only a few cents or nothing at all.
7. Another Link in a Global Chain of Ponzis Operated from Southeast Asia
The story of Dataras is not an isolated case. It is part of a long series of fraudulent applications that follow the exact same pattern: rapid launch, misleading technological discourse, unrealistic returns, intensive sponsorship, and then a sudden disappearance.
AM Engine, CoinPlex, ACCGN, TUX, Dataras… all these platforms have the same characteristics, the same structures, and the same distribution methods in Telegram and Discord groups.
This is no coincidence.
Behind these applications is a much larger network: the online fraud industry orchestrated from the scam factories of Southeast Asia, particularly in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and certain border areas controlled by Chinese criminal groups. These centers use forced laborers, specialized in creating, managing, and disseminating fake investments intended to target international victims.
