Website under review: legacyasiainternational.com
Associated online store: sophix.store

Introduction

“Earn ₱60,000 a month without doing anything, just by investing.”

That’s the bold promise of Legacy Asia International, a platform presenting itself as a profit-sharing opportunity combined with product sales, specifically through its Sophix skincare line.

Legacy Asia claims that the profits shared with its investors come from e-commerce sales and cryptocurrency trading activities, allowing them to provide what they describe as consistent and guaranteed income.

But here’s the central question: Is Legacy Asia a genuine profit-sharing model, or is it just another cleverly disguised scam?

Let’s break it down in detail.

How the System Works

According to their pitch, making money with Legacy Asia requires nothing more than investing your money.

• You don’t need to sell anything.
• You don’t need to handle products.
• The company supposedly does all the selling, sourcing, and distribution for you.

All you do is pick a plan, invest, and wait for your promised return to “mature.”

Their Investment Plans:

• Econ Plan: Invest ₱500–₱1,000 → Earn 22% profit in just 5 days.
• Inter Plan: Invest ₱500–₱10,000 → Earn 55% profit in 15 days.
• Global Plan: Requires an active Econ & Inter plan plus two direct invites. Promises 88% profit in 25 days.
• Satoshis Plan: Invest ₱1,000–₱2,000 → Earn 71% in 20 days.
• Sophix Mall Profit Sharing: Requires ₱100,000–₱500,000 locked in for 2 months.

They brand this as “profit-sharing”, claiming earnings are derived from sales of Sophix skincare and other products.

But is this really how legitimate profit-sharing works?

What Legitimate Profit-Sharing Looks Like

In real businesses, profit-sharing is directly tied to actual and verifiable profits from products or services. Here are three common models:

1. Revenue-Based Sharing
   • A company sells products (e.g., skincare, supplements, appliances).
   • After deducting expenses (cost of goods, shipping, ads, salaries), the net profit is divided among partners or investors based on contribution.
   • Example: You invest 1% of the capital, you get 1% of the net profits (and losses).
2. Sales Commission or Reseller Profit
   • This is direct selling or affiliate-style.
   • You earn a fixed margin (20–30%) on each product you sell yourself.
   • Your earnings depend entirely on your actual sales performance.
3. Cooperative-Style Dividends
   • In corporations: Investors buy stock and earn dividends from audited profits.
   • In cooperatives: Members buy share capital and get annual patronage refunds/dividends (regulated by the CDA).
   • In partnerships: Partners divide real profits quarterly or yearly, based on actual business income.

👉 None of these legitimate structures guarantee fixed ROI in cycles like 22% in 5 days or 88% in 25 days.

The Reality of Structured ROI

Legacy Asia fits more into what is known as Structured ROI — fixed profit promised at fixed cycles regardless of actual business sales.

Legitimate examples of Structured ROI are:

• Government Bonds (e.g., 5% per year interest).
• Time Deposits (0.2–1% monthly interest).
• Pag-IBIG MP2 Savings (6–8% per annum, but still variable).
• Corporate Bonds (real companies raising capital via regulated instruments).

In all these legitimate cases, the ROI is reasonable (3–10% per year), regulated, and backed by audited financials.

Legacy Asia, by contrast, promises 22% in just 5 days — that’s over 1,600% annually if cycled. This is mathematically impossible for a real product-based company to sustain.

Why Secondary License is Required

One major red flag: Legacy Asia does not hold a secondary license from the SEC.

Here’s why that matters:

1. Legality of Soliciting Investments
   • A primary business license (SEC/DTI/BIR) only allows selling products or services.
   • Soliciting funds with ROI guarantees = investment contract → requires a secondary SEC license.
2. Transparency & Audit
   • Licensed firms are required to submit audited financial statements, showing actual sales and profits.
   • Without this, investors have no way to verify if the promised ROI comes from sales or just new recruits’ money.
3. Investor Protection
   • Licensed firms are covered by Investor Protection Funds and SEC oversight.
   • Unlicensed firms can disappear anytime — no accountability, no remedies for victims.

The Math That Exposes the Flaw

Let’s test their Econ Plan with 100 people each investing ₱1,000:

• Total pool = ₱100,000
• Promised ROI = 22% in 5 days
• That means the company must pay out ₱22,000 in profit, plus return the ₱100,000 capital

To cover that, they would need to sell in 5 days:

• 117 soaps at ₱188 each, OR
• 22 mid-range packages at ₱999 each, OR
• 8 Aster packages at ₱3,088 each

And this doesn’t even include operating costs, marketing, shipping, staff, or referral bonuses (10% direct referral + 1% up to the 8th level).

If scaled to thousands of investors, the math becomes completely unsustainable.

Pyramid and Ponzi Elements

• Ponzi Structure: Early investors are paid using money from new investors.
• Pyramid Structure: The Global Plan requires two direct recruits — classic MLM-style recruitment incentive.

When recruitment slows, payouts collapse. The system cannot sustain itself on product sales alone because their online store sophix.store shows very low web traffic — meaning minimal real sales.

The SEC Howey Test and Structured ROI

Under the Howey Test (used by SEC to determine if an offering is a security):

1. There is an investment of money. ✅
2. In a common enterprise. ✅
3. With expectation of profits. ✅
4. Derived primarily from the efforts of others. ✅

Legacy Asia fits all four points. That means it is legally considered a security/investment contract. Without a license, it is automatically an illegal investment scheme.

Conclusion – Is Legacy Asia a Scam?

After examining Legacy Asia’s structure, promises, and compliance:

• Unrealistic ROI: 22% in 5 days, 55% in 15 days, 88% in 25 days. Impossible for any real retail business.
• No Secondary License: They cannot legally solicit investments in the Philippines.
• No Public Audit: No evidence that ROI comes from genuine Sophix product sales.
• Ponzi + Pyramid Indicators: Reliance on recruitment and cycling funds.
• Mathematical Impossibility: Sales volume required far exceeds market demand.

👉 Verdict: Legacy Asia International (legacyasiainternational.com) is not a legitimate profit-sharing system. It strongly resembles a Ponzi and Pyramid scheme disguised with skincare products from sophix.store.

The so-called “profit-sharing” is not based on real audited profits, but on continuous inflow of new money. When recruitment slows, the system will collapse, leaving later investors with losses.

⚠️ Recommendation: Avoid investing. This platform should not be promoted as a legitimate opportunity.

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