If this winds up being a scam, it’s really a terrible one for the owner "Rowan Salter".  I’m not saying it is a scam, because as of now there hasn’t been any proof of fraud.  I’m still hoping it’s not, and I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt for his own sake.  It gets tough though when he posts in this thread pretending to be someone else (Aussieboy), and tries to vouch for himself.  “Recognized as a modern Jules Verne He was signed by AIRBOOKS LLC in December of 2008 to write Depression 2015.”  Airbooks LLC  is his own company, which amazingly has the same address and mailbox number as Leasebit LLC.  This address is a UPS store that receives his mail.
 
The business idea itself is sound.  However, I had and still have little to no confidence that he has access to the ASIC chips he would need.  He certainly doesn’t have access to the “Golden Nonce” chips that his website still claims he uses - but he has already admitted this after being called out by HashFast.  He obviously hasn’t supplied anyone with pictures or any proof whatsoever that these miners exist.
 
I went into this knowing there was a high chance that it would be a scam.  I researched the guy beforehand, and the only reason I went ahead with it is because I have significant financial, legal and political resources available to me, and because I enjoy destroying scammers (if he turns out to be one). If anyone is interested in that I can elaborate.  Due to the information I found about him I absolutely would not have signed a lease if I didn’t have those resources.  I will keep his information private for now, since there is no proof he's committed fraud against me yet.
 
Again, I have no proof yet of this being fraud, and this is not an accusation.  However, if it does wind up being fraud and I don’t receive any bitcoins in the next two months, this guy is not going to have a bright future ahead of him.  That’s not a joke, exaggeration or a threat; it’s just the truth.  If this is a scam, the only way he could get away with it is if he lived overseas.  He doesn’t.  Not only would he be sued for the entire future value of my leases, I can guarantee he would be charged criminally.  If it is a scam, he will have committed mail fraud, as well as other crimes.  Mail fraud is a serious federal offense, which carries serious penalties and jail time.

If this is a scam, this guy it's nuts for thinking he can get away with it.  Part of me hopes it is, because that's when the fun really begins.