When it comes to ponzi schemes it can be especially hard to hold those that are responsible as they cannot be traced for various reasons such as the use of a vpn when they are creating the website. However, that does not mean that no one can be held responsible. According to a news article, five people are being held to account for the ponzi scheme that was BitConnect where people were scammed of 2 billion dollars. These five people are being held to account for simply promoting the website. Therefore it is important to know the legitimacy of a site before you promote it to avoid legal action being taken against you such as this.