SIX weeks after the initial downfall of Juicy Fields, and the scandal has entered a new, unexpected phase that threatens to be just as harmful as the first.
As the individuals and businesses publicly associated with Juicy Fields either retreat from public life or make overt efforts to distance themselves from the company, a very visible, vocal and understandably angry group of victims has emerged.
This group alongside the deliberate confusion created by Juicy Fields in the wake of its collapse have created the perfect storm of conditions for ancillary scams to take place.
Not only are ‘copycat scams’ emerging, hoping that lightning will strike twice, but more nefarious actors, posing as lawyers trying to help victims, are reportedly now targeting victims.
Juicy Fields 2.0
Recently, a number of businesses have come to light, offering near-identical services to that of Juicy Fields.
Most brazen is Sweetfields.io, a near carbon copy of the original Juicy Fields site, which has recently been flagged by many original investors.
BusinessCann has contacted Sweetfields regarding its connections to Juicy Fields but is yet to hear back at the time of writing.
We also contacted businesses listed on the website as official partners, a number of which were also listed as partners of Juicy Fields before its collapse.
Colombian cultivation firm Kannabyte, which had a legitimate ‘commercial relationship with Juicy Fields’ confirmed to…
