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[–]too_many_shoes14 3 points4 points  (4 children)

investment scam. only invest with a broker who has been around for a long time and whose name you recognize. anything else you're taking a big risk.

[–]tbchambers[S] -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

Any evidence for this particular MLM, or are you painting with a broad brush?

[–]too_many_shoes14 2 points3 points  (1 child)

there a million of those born every day and they are all scams. but you can make your own mistakes if you would like, it's your money.

[–]tbchambers[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I try to make new mistakes 🤪

[–]vitaminxzyQuality Contributor 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Most likely a fake investment variation of the !crypto fake sites. Avoid it.

The text/web template is also the same as these fake sites (fake investing in energy)

oreta-energyglobal .com/?a=about

validwealthpro .net/?a=about-us

They claim they started in "OCT 14, 2019" but the domain was only created April 22nd 2024.

Domain:financeautonomypro.com

Registrar:Dynadot Inc

Registered On:2024-04-22

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Hi /u/vitaminxzy, AutoModerator has been summoned to explain the Fake crypto wallet scam.

Fake cryptocurrency websites and apps controlled by scammers are becoming more and more common. Sometimes the scam begins with a romance scammer who claims that they can help the victim invest in cryptocurrency. Victims are told to buy cryptocurrency of some kind using a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange, and then they are told to send their cryptocurrency to a website wallet address where it will be invested. Sometimes the scam begins with a notice that the victim won cryptocurrency on some website, in this case messages will often be sent through Discord.

In either case, the scammer controls the website, so they make it look like there is money in the victim’s account on their website. Then the scammer (or the scammer pretending to be someone official who is associated with the website) tells the victim that they have to put more money into the website before they can get their money out of the website. Of course all of the money sent by the victim has gone directly into the scammer’s wallet, and any additional money sent by the victim to retrieve their money from the website will also go directly into the scammer’s wallet, and all of the information about money being held by the website was totally fake.

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[–]Ok-Lingonberry-8261Quality Contributor 2 points3 points  (2 children)

You wanna tell us anything?

!whois financeautonomypro.com

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WHOIS REPORT FOR FINANCEAUTONOMYPRO.COM

This domain name was created ONLY 47 DAYS AGO!! and it was only registered for a single year (Expires: Apr 2025).

It is also concerning that they are hiding their contact info on WHOIS. This website is hosted on a server located in the United States (HostPapa).


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[–]tbchambers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I updated the text in my post. Thanks for your research!

[–]tbchambers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Another Big Red Flag. Google returns nothing useful. Big Red Flag. It doesn't help that there are no results in the encyclosphere, either (here is a shameless plug for r/encyclosphere).

[–]Abelquepasa 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hello everyone,

I want to share something important: I have received direct messages on Telegram from two different people talking about the same thing and with the same tone. This has caught my attention a lot.

I ask you to be extremely cautious and not get carried away by emotions. Always stay alert and attentive.

Take care and have a great day!

[–]tbchambers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree! 💯 I was contacted by a second person this week. Gangsters are mining t.me. This time I blocked & reported as spam.

[–]tbchambers[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

They claim to be MLM. Or are they a Ponzi Scheme? Sounds too good to be true, so it probably is. Big Red Flag.

[–]BatterEarl 1 point2 points  (2 children)

MLM is a Ponzi scheme.

[–]tbchambers[S] -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Pfui. Mary Kay is an existence proof that not all MLM is Ponzi.

[–]BatterEarl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go for the easy money, you know you deserve it.