If you were from The US or Canada, absolutely. One example is the story of 12DailyPro, it was a paid autosurf running more or less on the HYIPs model. until the SEC starts investigating this Ponzi. Another one is Bitconnect. Promoting a scam is an act punishable by a justice sanction. Usually a fine equivalent to the amount you won, so you have to pay back to the courts your winnings you generated with the scam.
As other users above said it depends on the laws in your country, that's what really matter.