21 year old binary scammers
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We lost the previous thread, which was a shame as it was full of very informative info on these lot, but today there is an in-depth guardian article about our favourite Elijah, and the other Cypriot backed social media binary scammers. The investigation mirrors a lot of previous discussions on here, thought this may be of interest to those who were following it
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/19/wolve...
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/19/wolve...
Greshamst said:
We lost the previous thread, which was a shame as it was full of very informative info on these lot, but today there is an in-depth guardian article about our favourite Elijah, and the other Cypriot backed social media binary scammers. The investigation mirrors a lot of previous discussions on here, thought this may be of interest to those who were following it
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/19/wolve...
Very interesting link. Thanks for posting it.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/19/wolve...
It sums up for me the way young people can be manipulated via social media with the idea of instant success and instant money.
Really interesting read that. I Know all the stuff I come across instagram is a load of BS and a massive pryamid scheme and it genuinely terrifies me how prevelant it is and how attractive it must be to the social media generation.
I’m 28, so the generation above people currently in their teens and as the article states I grew up with a social media that was used to stay in touch with mates and trying your best to chat up birds on msn messenger. The current generation are now constantly bombarded with people seemingly leading amazing lives, people in incredible shape with the best watches and cars supposedly earn’t working just a few hours a day and they want a peice of that pie. It must be so hard bringing up children in this era when they’re faced with such unrealistic potrayals of what a normal life is and how to succeed in life.
Social media is genuinely becoming a disease and the govt. and regulators are so far behind the curve in understanding these technologies which have been in the mainstream culture for nigh on a decade, just look at the questions posed to Mr zuckerburg recently by senators who didn’t have a clue about what they were discussing.
Anyways, bit of a tangent there, but this article lays bare for all the scam that this binary and Fx trading crap is which is seen online, so hopefully it’ll do some good.
I’m 28, so the generation above people currently in their teens and as the article states I grew up with a social media that was used to stay in touch with mates and trying your best to chat up birds on msn messenger. The current generation are now constantly bombarded with people seemingly leading amazing lives, people in incredible shape with the best watches and cars supposedly earn’t working just a few hours a day and they want a peice of that pie. It must be so hard bringing up children in this era when they’re faced with such unrealistic potrayals of what a normal life is and how to succeed in life.
Social media is genuinely becoming a disease and the govt. and regulators are so far behind the curve in understanding these technologies which have been in the mainstream culture for nigh on a decade, just look at the questions posed to Mr zuckerburg recently by senators who didn’t have a clue about what they were discussing.
Anyways, bit of a tangent there, but this article lays bare for all the scam that this binary and Fx trading crap is which is seen online, so hopefully it’ll do some good.
Edited by lewisf182 on Friday 20th April 23:57
One of my nephews has got in with a bunch who describe themselves as “social media influencers”. It seems to consist of running around Soho in a fashionable pairs of trainers to make people want them and so increase the price. I guess the “social media” bit involves lots of photos of them on instagram.
I’m sure there is a bit more to it than that, but my nephew is quite scathing about those who take the old fashioned route of working hard at school, getting good qualifications and a professional career (er, that’ll be me and my wife for example).
He is only 21 and I’m guessing he will grow out of it, perhaps once he finds out that those actually making a success of it work really damn hard rather than just being seen in the right pair of trainers. But it did remind me of some of the comments here - where there isnt anything of substance backing it, it has the feeling of a scam.
I’m sure there is a bit more to it than that, but my nephew is quite scathing about those who take the old fashioned route of working hard at school, getting good qualifications and a professional career (er, that’ll be me and my wife for example).
He is only 21 and I’m guessing he will grow out of it, perhaps once he finds out that those actually making a success of it work really damn hard rather than just being seen in the right pair of trainers. But it did remind me of some of the comments here - where there isnt anything of substance backing it, it has the feeling of a scam.
lewisf182 said:
.. The current generation are now constantly bombarded with people seemingly leading amazing lives, people in incredible shape with the best watches and cars supposedly earn’t working just a few hours a day and they want a peice of that pie. It must be so hard bringing up children in this era when they’re faced with such unrealistic potrayals of what a normal life is and how to succeed in life.
Definitely this is true. I may have mentioned this before, but I was owed a 5 figure debt by someone who was imho a complete con artist and traded on a completely fake lifestyle.
In the end I hired an investigator to find him as he had 'moved to Switzerland' to avoid the debt.. . (the investigator was brilliant by the way; found his current address, girlfriend's name, mum's address, details of his last holiday, everything).
I got paid, but many people didn't. The investigator showed me his social media she had found on Instagram. Full of 1st class flight photos, exotic places, cool restaurants etc. Seriously, if you didn't know the person you would think he was a multi-millionaire.
But it was all bulls
t.Here is another example of a different person, this time a 'famous' youtuber called Okaylaaa. Despite appearances to the contrary, she can't pay her rent and doesn't even clean up her dog's faeces. Disgusting. You don't see that side of her on social media.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5630749/...
ecs said:
Am I right in saying the company will just set up his version of the app so that the entry is way below the current level (if he's long) and so the app displays profit? They'll also pay for his holidays?Or he's a trading god and should be snapped up by John Paulson asap?
lewisf182 said:
Really interesting read that. I Know all the stuff I come across instagram is a load of BS and a massive pryamid scheme and it genuinely terrifies me how prevelant it is and how attractive it must be to the social media generation.
I’m 28, so the generation above people currently in their teens and as the article states I grew up with a social media that was used to stay in touch with mates and trying your best to chat up birds on msn messenger. The current generation are now constantly bombarded with people seemingly leading amazing lives, people in incredible shape with the best watches and cars supposedly earn’t working just a few hours a day and they want a peice of that pie. It must be so hard bringing up children in this era when they’re faced with such unrealistic potrayals of what a normal life is and how to succeed in life.
Social media is genuinely becoming a disease and the govt. and regulators are so far behind the curve in understanding these technologies which have been in the mainstream culture for nigh on a decade, just look at the questions posed to Mr zuckerburg recently by senators who didn’t have a clue about what they were discussing.
Same age as you and totally agree. I’m 28, so the generation above people currently in their teens and as the article states I grew up with a social media that was used to stay in touch with mates and trying your best to chat up birds on msn messenger. The current generation are now constantly bombarded with people seemingly leading amazing lives, people in incredible shape with the best watches and cars supposedly earn’t working just a few hours a day and they want a peice of that pie. It must be so hard bringing up children in this era when they’re faced with such unrealistic potrayals of what a normal life is and how to succeed in life.
Social media is genuinely becoming a disease and the govt. and regulators are so far behind the curve in understanding these technologies which have been in the mainstream culture for nigh on a decade, just look at the questions posed to Mr zuckerburg recently by senators who didn’t have a clue about what they were discussing.
I was on holiday last year with a couple of young (23/24) American and Aussie girls. Very good looking, intelligent, good jobs etc. Already had everything they could want, but everywhere we went they stopped to take photos of themselves. Took 20 photos, edited the best 1 or 2 to make it even better, then uploaded to Instagram. The Instagram shots were sometimes so far from reality in what was out of shot, or what had been adjusted, even I struggled to know where it was taken!
But anyway, we digress. Social media is not working the way it was intended.
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