Comments on: theinvestblog.com spam and aimtrust.com ponzi scheme fraud http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/ Digital & Satellite TV, 3DTV, HDTV, IPTV, Computers, Mobiles, Gaming, Internet, and Telecoms Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:04:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: johan http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/#comment-5136 johan Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:06:15 +0000 http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/?p=1936#comment-5136 F....ING HELL!! I WAS ABOUT TO INVEST A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN AIMTRUST.NET!!!! ARE WE SPEAKING OF THE SAME SITE/PEOPLE? ANYONE PLEASE INFORM ME. PS. DONT WORRY- I WONT INVEST THERE ANYMORE... F….ING HELL!!
I WAS ABOUT TO INVEST A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN AIMTRUST.NET!!!!
ARE WE SPEAKING OF THE SAME SITE/PEOPLE?
ANYONE PLEASE INFORM ME.

PS. DONT WORRY- I WONT INVEST THERE ANYMORE…

]]> By: Header http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/#comment-5135 Header Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:55:33 +0000 http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/?p=1936#comment-5135 This site is definitely running bots, I have received numerous hits on my site from that site, and yet I can’t find any links on the blog to my site at all. This site is definitely running bots, I have received numerous hits on my site from that site, and yet I can’t find any links on the blog to my site at all.

]]> By: Lain http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/#comment-5134 Lain Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:12:15 +0000 http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/?p=1936#comment-5134 The amount of referral spam as a webmaster is getting to be a real annoyance. But easy to block. If anyone want to perform some more aggressive look into this here is some data as to who "claims" to own the site. Safe Assets S.A. Edif. Neptuno, Planta Baja, Ave. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Tumba Muerto Ciudad de Panamá, República de Panamá With most of the traffic for this site ranking high in these countries....Belarus, Ukraine, Nigeria anyone who is stupid enough to place their money with them deserves to be scammed....Most certainly a scam I have ever seen one. If the referral spam does not stop, they may have a new problems to deal with as my patience for such things has limitations. The amount of referral spam as a webmaster is getting to be a real annoyance. But easy to block.

If anyone want to perform some more aggressive look into this here is some data as to who “claims” to own the site.

Safe Assets S.A.
Edif. Neptuno, Planta Baja, Ave. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Tumba Muerto
Ciudad de Panamá,
República de Panamá

With most of the traffic for this site ranking high in these countries….Belarus, Ukraine, Nigeria anyone who is stupid enough to place their money with them deserves to be scammed….Most certainly a scam I have ever seen one. If the referral spam does not stop, they may have a new problems to deal with as my patience for such things has limitations.

]]> By: TnT http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/#comment-5133 TnT Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:54:34 +0000 http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/?p=1936#comment-5133 Ah, thank goodness we see now it's happening to other people too - it's NOT nice, but at least we now don't feel so confused anymore. It's been a while now that we've been getting hits to our site from aimtrust and when we go to their site, we can't find a link to our site there. It's frustrating and ugly. They have a bad reputation and we don't want our site associated with theirs. Trying to contact them has been a useless and frustrating experience. Ah, thank goodness we see now it’s happening to other people too – it’s NOT nice, but at least we now don’t feel so confused anymore. It’s been a while now that we’ve been getting hits to our site from aimtrust and when we go to their site, we can’t find a link to our site there. It’s frustrating and ugly. They have a bad reputation and we don’t want our site associated with theirs. Trying to contact them has been a useless and frustrating experience.

]]> By: Rune Jensen http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/#comment-5132 Rune Jensen Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:24:33 +0000 http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/?p=1936#comment-5132 Great post. I enjoyed reading it. I know it is a bit late to reply, but I just did another research on the site like you did, and well... It is pretty funny actually, that these guys do not really make an effort in hiding their unethical actions. I have setup a WIP version of SpamTask on my own website, which checks referrers for spam behavior, and it catches all so-to-be visits from AimTrust with 100 % certainty every time. AimTrust is obviously scam (hopefully everyone can see that) and a very Madoff-like company. But unlike Madoff, these guys are all shouting about it, which means that it will probably not take as long time for people to realize that, as it did with Madoff. Sadly however, I see forums and discussions popping up on Google, which contains encouragement to join the program from many different people. Possibly, real people (who are being fooled), and I would therefore advise everyone to join and participate in such a forum thread, if you come across one, and either refer to this blog post or explain the scam yourself. People need to be warned. Great post. I enjoyed reading it.

I know it is a bit late to reply, but I just did another research on the site like you did, and well… It is pretty funny actually, that these guys do not really make an effort in hiding their unethical actions. I have setup a WIP version of SpamTask on my own website, which checks referrers for spam behavior, and it catches all so-to-be visits from AimTrust with 100 % certainty every time.

AimTrust is obviously scam (hopefully everyone can see that) and a very Madoff-like company. But unlike Madoff, these guys are all shouting about it, which means that it will probably not take as long time for people to realize that, as it did with Madoff.

Sadly however, I see forums and discussions popping up on Google, which contains encouragement to join the program from many different people. Possibly, real people (who are being fooled), and I would therefore advise everyone to join and participate in such a forum thread, if you come across one, and either refer to this blog post or explain the scam yourself. People need to be warned.

]]> By: Me http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/#comment-5131 Me Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:11:46 +0000 http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/?p=1936#comment-5131 Who cares? Get a clue and set up your blog with an spam trapper and then sleep well at night. Use your time more constructively than complaining about spam proliferators on blog. Now those prescription drug spammers ... that is a cause worth fighting . Drug kills! anti-depressants, viagra, cialis, happy drugs, anxiety drugs, downers, uppers, pappy wappy, loopity loop, headache drugs, blah blah blah. Anyone who believes you can get 3% or 1% a day are going in with full knowledge of what they are getting in to. The Madoff 'victims' aren't victimized as much as everyone wants us to believe. If the stock market and investment instruments allll over the world are tanking 50-90%, and your portfolio is gaining a consistent ROI percentage, DOH! Anyone with commonsense would wonder why and if they could have kept on this rollercoaster for the next 10 years, they would not have complained a bit. What their real beefi is "DARN! Why did Madoff get busted. Now, I'm teed off. WAAAHHH!!" Get a clue. Just Me Who cares? Get a clue and set up your blog with an spam trapper and then sleep well at night. Use your time more constructively than complaining about spam proliferators on blog.

Now those prescription drug spammers … that is a cause worth fighting . Drug kills! anti-depressants, viagra, cialis, happy drugs, anxiety drugs, downers, uppers, pappy wappy, loopity loop, headache drugs, blah blah blah.

Anyone who believes you can get 3% or 1% a day are going in with full knowledge of what they are getting in to. The Madoff ‘victims’ aren’t victimized as much as everyone wants us to believe.

If the stock market and investment instruments allll over the world are tanking 50-90%, and your portfolio is gaining a consistent ROI percentage, DOH! Anyone with commonsense would wonder why and if they could have kept on this rollercoaster for the next 10 years, they would not have complained a bit. What their real beefi is “DARN! Why did Madoff get busted. Now, I’m teed off. WAAAHHH!!”

Get a clue.

Just Me

]]> By: Tanya http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/#comment-5130 Tanya Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:14:07 +0000 http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/?p=1936#comment-5130 That happened to my site also - heaps of referrer traffic in the stats but no links on that site. Thanks for shedding some light on it. :) It was a bit confusing. That happened to my site also – heaps of referrer traffic in the stats but no links on that site. Thanks for shedding some light on it. :) It was a bit confusing.

]]> By: SameHere http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/#comment-5129 SameHere Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:49:43 +0000 http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/?p=1936#comment-5129 Same here, a ton of referral spam. These people need to give it up. Same here, a ton of referral spam. These people need to give it up.

]]> By: as http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/#comment-5128 as Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:32:47 +0000 http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/?p=1936#comment-5128 The new referral seems to be theblogmoney,com now The new referral seems to be theblogmoney,com now

]]> By: as http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/08/24/theinvestblogcom-spam-and-aimtrustcom-ponzi-scheme-fraud/#comment-5127 as Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:27:50 +0000 http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/?p=1936#comment-5127 they now redirect to aim if you type in their original blog url....hmmmm. they now redirect to aim if you type in their original blog url….hmmmm.

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