UvioO - worth watching?

[Della Cate]

Simon Stepsys has been one of the main cheerleaders for My Advertising Pays (MAPs)

But MAPs has hit the buffers recently, so what is Simon to do?

Why, push a new scheme of course!

The one he seems to have chosen is something called "UvioO" which is described as a video sharing scheme. The basic premise is that you share videos and get paid for both viewing and posting them. UvioO is not new, it has been around since at least 2013, and I believe Simon has been in it since then as well. He has only recently begun to focus on it.

Here is his new Facebook group:-

https://www.facebook.com/groups/313159482397773/

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What do you think? Genuine, or is sharing videos the same thing as clicking on 10 adverts in a closed loop system, like MAPs and Traffic Monsoon?

[Della Cate]

UvioO, as we can see, is a REAL classy outfit.....

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P0rn? T*ts? Not cute cats? Dear me!!

[Della Cate]

Here's a useful review dating back to 2013:-


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8EQsBO5bDU

UvioO is not new, as we can see, but has been fairly low profile until now. But now Simon Stepsys has decided to push it, well, I expect more publicity for it!!

In the above video, at around 53 seconds, reference is made to "Simon" who is called "the only person in the world to have made money from it". Gosh, wonder who that is??

[Della Cate]

This is the UvioO website:-

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How it works - UVIOO (http://www.uvioo.com/n/how.php)

The only contact details are:

help@uvioo.com

1-866-659-7384

UVIOO.com
C/O J.B.
3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Ste. 400 N.,
Las Vegas, NV,
USA, 89169

So who is behind it?

[Della Cate]

UvioO boasts that you can be paid for posting videos and paid for watching them. Sounds good, doesn't it?

But, aha, there are also MEMBERSHIPS which mean that YOu have to pay THEM some money as well. And, what a surprise, you can run adverts as well and acquire "ad credits". Now, why would you attach adverts to a video sharing service?

From their website:- (I've added the colour)


We want ALL our members/clients to be HIGHLY satisfied. We will make every attempt to ensure the product/service is up to your standards and expectations. That's why we offer a fair Return & Cancellation Policy. By fair, we mean that BOTH parties are satisfied.

We will always treat you fairly and work things out with you until you are satisfied. We want you to only experience good times.

We are in the entertainment industry and we built UVioO under that mindset of fun. Life can be so wonderful or heavy. It's a choice of every minute. We surround ourselves with positively thinking people. We say the following with the greatest respect; If having the most pleasant day is not in your mindset and attitude, please pass. There are millions of other websites.

Now, here are our detailed terms and conditions per product offered on UVIOO:
Pro Membership:
You CAN cancel your membership any time, but you CAN NOT ask for a refund for the period of time you have used your membership access, obviously. We've made cancellations real easy from within your member area, (under the tab 'Cancel', which appears from the moment you have upgraded to Pro.) The cancellation process takes less than 10 seconds, and is done in 2 simple mouse clicks. All future payments are automatically paused. Pausing your Pro membership allows you to reactivate it at a later time. You can permanently close your account by contacting support (from the 'Contact us' tab. You can contact support by email or by phone through our international toll free 1-866 number).

Note that we offer a 10-day trial at a very low price of US$7.77 to ensure it is exactly what you are looking for. It is important to mention that just like most trial subscriptions offered online and offline, if you do not cancel your subscriptions during the 10-day trial, it means you love the service and wish to continue, so the membership and service will remain active, a normal 30-day cycle will begin at the regular monthly fee of US$27.77, which you cancel any time prior to the next renewal (30 days). A 3-month cycle is also available for $53.31 and auto-renews every 90 days unless cancelled any time during the running 90-day cycle. Finally, a full year membership is available for $93.24 (You save up to 72%). The full year membership is not recurring, in other words, does not renew automatically in a year. You don't need to cancel this one. If you want to continue using the service in 1 year, you'll have to upgrade again manually. We could have set it to auto-renew itself, but we only want full satisfaction from your part so we're playing safe. (We're not greedy, not worth the karma that comes with it. Here, people come first.).
Ad Credits, Gold Positions & Checkpoints:
You receive Ad Credits when you acquire Gold Positions and Checkpoints. And just like most websites selling ad space, you CAN pause your ad campaigns any time, but you CAN NOT ask for a refund for the ad credits used or the remaining balance of ad credits, even if you haven't yet used them.
Exceptions:
We have trained our Support Team to grant refunds under these circumstances:

1. The access to the member area was not delivered to you so you were unable to access the member area. (Please note that all activities are stored into our database.)
2. Your advertisements were never displayed due to a problem from our end. (Please note that all activities are stored into our database.)
3. We want everyone to be FULLY satisfied. So, despite the fact that we don't do refunds for members who have been using our products/services, if you haven't been an active participant and ask for a refund within 30 days of the payment processed, we will look at your account's activities and will make a decision. All decisions on refunds and our policies therein are subject to our discretion. We may grant refunds if you explain why you believe we should grant one.
Summary:
In general, all sales exceeding 30 days are FINAL because sales commissions have been paid to affiliates, members & publishers.
Support
We train our Support Team to provide you with the utmost assistance, and as quickly as possible. Please do not hesitate in contacting us if you have any concern or question about products/services. Our Ticketing System ( help@uvioo.com ) is available 24/7 and you can talk to us, toll free ( 1-866-659-7384 ) Monday to Friday, during regular business hours (Mountain Standard Time.).
Your Consent
By signing up as a member, purchasing/acquiring, using any product or service, upgrading and/or keeping your account active, you understand, consent and agree to our online return & cancellation policy and the terms outlined herein.
UVIOO.com

[stephenjgray]

Well done Della for opening this thread.
Question- is this actually confirmed to be a ponzi or scam? (highly likely I know, but have we any evidence yet?)
And what is it that the members are actually buying when they subscribe?

[ribshaw]

And what is it that the members are actually buying when they subscribe?

THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

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Question- is this actually confirmed to be a ponzi or scam? (highly likely I know, but have we any evidence yet?)


Other than turning $5 into $10 not being a 200% return.

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The evidence of a Ponzi would be people having to put money in before they get paid. Upgrading to premium memberships, buying ad spaces, maxing out purchases, talks of doubling their money and none of that is present.

Sign up for free, never recruit anyone, and share two videos per day until rich.

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According to http://www.realscam.com/f16/simon-stepsys-3342/

All advertising revenue is SHARED with ALL Pro Members! (not free members)

"YOU CAN DOUBLE your earnings by purchasing checkpoints! $5 becomes $10 instantly you purchase it. That's a 200% return!":shocked:


GOLD RUSH!

There are 36 ads on the video page. You can be the co-owner of those locations. Each time uvioO sell them, they pay you. How cool is that?!

All these ads are paying you multiple $1, $10, $20, $40 each time they sell them for you. For each location you don't own, uvioO will redistribute all the amounts to other co-owners once a month,
so acquire them all now. It's gold RUSH!

In other words if you want to make even more money purchase as many of these gold positions as you can, like I did and you'll make a lot more money and faster too.


Just so you know I purchased every single gold ad position when I first started (less than $4,000) and keep making money on every single one of them.

When you want to cash out, you can at any time, and DOUBLE your money again and again, you can then repurchase all those positions again to double your money over and over again. NON STOP!

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TARA TALKS: SIMON STEPSYS - BEWARE! (http://taratalkstoday.blogspot.com/p/simon-stepsys-aka-baxter-scammer.html), many folks aren't even around to give testimonials since they are walking the beaches of the world thanks to the passive income these honey pots are still tossing off.


http://www.realscam.com/f9/my-advertising-pays-scam-ponzi-3439/

http://www.realscam.com/f8/banners-broker-hyip-ponzi-scam-897/

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[ribshaw]

Inactive Facebook pages and people now diversifying their wealth by playing video games. It's awesome that people are sticking with the video theme. Knowing ones core competency is always the sign of the WINNER.


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https://www.facebook.com/groups/116252511840878/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/uvioovideos/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/164242967105545/

https://www.facebook.com/uvioo1/

Paid $99 for the pro membership and made $2.84 at the time of this video. Plus it appears he pumped in a few more bucks to double his money with checkpoints. First and last video from UvioO Jedi in 2013, once again I suspect because he has fully automated his video postings and has no need to entertain the little people.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWTVjvj8AAk

This is the type of due diligence it takes if you don't want to be scammed. I'm seriously you guys comment on a few decade old videos and subscribe to the channels like this bloke.

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[stephenjgray]

"YOU CAN DOUBLE your earnings by purchasing checkpoints! $5 becomes $10 instantly you purchase it. That's a 200% return!":shocked:

]

Ah yes ok right... erm... PONZI.

[Della Cate]

Simon is up to his old tricks on his UVIoO Success Fb page....promising that EVERYONE makes money!

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At the last count, he was up to 359 members of his FB group.

[Della Cate]

Meanwhile, Mike Briggs (ex Mapper and I think a former member of Banners Broker, so he's been round the tracks a few times, so to speak) is advising people how to fill out tax forms. Both for US and non_US citizens.

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As if people in schemes are bothered about paying tax! And I thought you had to be a qualifed/registered financial advisor to dish out financial advice?

[Della Cate]

Here's the current Alexa rankings for UvioO:

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Amazingly popular in Algeria it seems.....but the USA and Uk are creeping in there....

[Della Cate]

According to Whois, no individual is identified as having registered the UvioO domain name. He/she is down as "private registrant".

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[stephenjgray]

So are the videos that are being shared analogous to the "10 clicks per day" of the ad-credit Ponzis ?
IE they are completely a smokescreen that has no actual benefit to the scheme itself?

[Della Cate]

So are the videos that are being shared analogous to the "10 clicks per day" of the ad-credit Ponzis ?
IE they are completely a smokescreen that has no actual benefit to the scheme itself?

Well, that's what I'm thinking. As always, I stand to be corrected on that point, but I see it this way:-

Why would you pay a membership fee to join a group to post and watch videos, when you can just go on You Tube and watch and post whatever you like for free?

How does watching a video generate any income? What is the purpose of this video sharing anyway?

Why does Simon Stepsys always emphasise that you can make money from UvioO? He says in the posting above that "every single person makes money 100%". He never comments on the vids themselves. They are not "special" in any way - not sure what value they are adding to anyone's life, espcially when You Tube exists.

From what I have learned in the time I've been looking into these schemes, the actual "work" members have to do is irrelevant. It's just a peg to hang the whole scheme on. In My Advertising Pays and Traffic Monsoon it was watching 10 adverts a day, and that you could get traffic to your own website through it. But the majority of members didn't have a website or business of their own to advertise. Many of them just advertised MAPs/TM, or other, similar schemes. And when you think about it, even genuine adverts would be worthless in a scheme that was international. What use would an advert for a cake shop in Aberdeen (for example) be when it was seen by people in Germany? What were they going to do, ring up and order a cake to be posted to them? When anyone promoted TM /MAPs, they always emphasised how much money you could make, especially in the early days. They said bug*er all about the advertising part, until they'd been going a couple of years and realised they'd better start talking about it to try to defelct criticism that they were really a ponzi scheme. So the whole advertising business was a smokescreen.

I think the whole video thing is a similar nonsense. Look at it now, at what Simon Stepsys is saying. It's all about the moiney making opportunity.

[Della Cate]

If you look at this, it shows how members are enticed to put money into the scheme by buying something called "Gold" to "boost" their income.

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And note too that they are running the silly income disclaimer as well - "results not typical" - just like in MAPs.

It also seems that members can join for free, but after a period, if they want to get hold of their "earnings" they need to buy a Pro Membership or all their earnings will disappear. Well, since they are only numbers on a screen, they will be an easy thing to get rid of!

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The scheme clearly needs people to put money into it. People should ask themselves why that is.

[Della Cate]

And here's Simon again urging people to buy "Gold poisitions". Just like in MAPS, he was always urging people to buy more credit packs!

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"Gold positions"? But this is a video sharing site! So why are people buying "positions"? Sounds more like a matrix recuitment programme to me (if that's the right description!)

[stephenjgray]

It seems that the percentage return per week/whatever on this thing is very high, so my prediction is that with Stepsys promoting it, it is gonna balloon and grow very quickly with a lot of sheeple putting a lot of money into it! Will they never learn... baaaaa (answer is no).

[ribshaw]

It also seems that members can join for free, but after a period, if they want to get hold of their "earnings" they need to buy a Pro Membership or all their earnings will disappear.

The scheme clearly needs people to put money into it. People should ask themselves why that is.

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Why on earth would anyone have to put in $5 to allegedly be paid $10? It makes no sense to either upgrade or pay for checkpoints, if suckers do and I'm certain some will they need to pull all the money out ASAP. As soon as sheeple start to "compound earnings" instead of cashing out their dosh will be flying one way into the scammers pockets.




So are the videos that are being shared analogous to the "10 clicks per day" of the ad-credit Ponzis ?
IE they are completely a smokescreen that has no actual benefit to the scheme itself?


When I watched Uvioo Jedi's video above it appeared the scheme was sharing Julio Iglesias into your twitter feed, hey watch this. Effectively becoming a spammer, which is why Facebook probably took down Verity Bullocks posts above. Having numpties view the videos and pretend they are getting paid makes for an easier scam.




It seems that the percentage return per week/whatever on this thing is very high, so my prediction is that with Stepsys promoting it, it is gonna balloon and grow very quickly with a lot of sheeple putting a lot of money into it! Will they never learn... baaaaa (answer is no).

Perhaps Simon has shared what he learned with the folks at UvioO over the past few years running ad scams? This certainly seems to be shaping up more like Banners Broker and My Advertising Pays every day.

[Whip]

So are the videos that are being shared analogous to the "10 clicks per day" of the ad-credit Ponzis ?
IE they are completely a smokescreen that has no actual benefit to the scheme itself?

I watch quite a few woodworking videos. If these people actually charged people to watch them, very few would watch as most that do are doing so for a hobby.
Now, what cut are the makers of the videos getting that aren't made by those in the scam since they are now infringing on copyright? Keep in mind these are the same scammers that run and cry 'copyright' when their own video is used against them to prove scamming.

[laidback]

Sooo, exactly WHO is paying to have their videos watched? Or, WHY?

[Whip]

Sooo, exactly WHO is paying to have their videos watched? Or, WHY?

well, no one and that's the crux of the problem.

[laidback]

well, no one and that's the crux of the problem.

B-I-N-G-O! The heart of the matter.

[Della Cate]

I watch quite a few woodworking videos. If these people actually charged people to watch them, very few would watch as most that do are doing so for a hobby.
Now, what cut are the makers of the videos getting that aren't made by those in the scam since they are now infringing on copyright? Keep in mind these are the same scammers that run and cry 'copyright' when their own video is used against them to prove scamming.

That's an interesting point, Whip. one of UvioO's selling points is that you can share any You Tube video and get paid. So presumably members of UvioO ae taking vids from You Tube and "sharing" them. Presumably they don't ask the consent of the video owner before they do this. I'm not a big You Tube user (and I've never posted anything there in my life) but I occasionally watch an odd music or film clip there. I don't know how the copyright angle works. I do know that I don't have to pay to view, and I certainly don't get paid FOR viewing. I do know I'd be very angry if someone ripped off my video without asking and shared it in a scheme like this.

So how does UvioO claim to make the money it pays people? If you ask me, the only money they have is from members, and it's that they share out.

And as Ribshaw says above, it makes no sense to pay $5 to get $10 back. That is also a very big return, suspiciously so!

[Della Cate]

Oh dear! Somebody has worked out that you cannot make money just from sharing videos....and that it's going to COST you to make money.

There's a surprise, eh?

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I'm curious to know who the "advertisers" are. I'm guessing they are other members pushing other schemes. Somehow, I don't think they will be Sansung, Apple and Walmart.

Meanwhile, someone else has let slip that when your sign-ups become active, then you get paid.

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[stephenjgray]

So to understand the likely rate of growth/ eventual collapse of this thing, I have a question... if I "invest" $1000, then in what timeframe am I able to withdraw a profit, and how much profit ?
(like in TM it was a fairly simple and constant- for each $50 invested, the member got back $55 in 60 days)

[okosh]

So to understand the likely rate of growth/ eventual collapse of this thing, I have a question... if I "invest" $1000, then in what timeframe am I able to withdraw a profit, and how much profit ?
(like in TM it was a fairly simple and constant- for each $50 invested, the member got back $55 in 60 days)

That would be "never" and "none"......

[Della Cate]

Blimey, they are up to the "no negative postings" bit already? That was quick.

Does that mean there have been - gasp! - complainers in the group??

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This Mike Briggs character seems to be taking a leading role. Wasn't he in Banners Broker? And MAPs? Name seems familiar.

[dondraper]

Blimey, they are up to the "no negative postings" bit already? That was quick.

Does that mean there have been - gasp! - complainers in the group??

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This Mike Briggs character seems to be taking a leading role. Wasn't he in Banners Broker? And MAPs? Name seems familiar.

Yep - someone posted today's Mirror artic;e slaughtering SS and MAP's with a "lol". It got deleted pretty fast and then Mike Briggs posted that. I haven't heard of Briggs before was he in TM or BB?

[Della Cate]

Yep - someone posted today's Mirror artic;e slaughtering SS and MAP's with a "lol". It got deleted pretty fast and then Mike Briggs posted that. I haven't heard of Briggs before was he in TM or BB?

Think he's been in a few things.....he is mentioned in the BB thread here. He also peddled some diet drink thing!

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[Della Cate]

Ok then Mike - so where DOES the main income come from then?

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I thought you were paid just for sharing videos?

[Della Cate]

Tut, tut, tut, Danny L! You shouldn't use the word "return" when talking about your scheme. That kind of implies a return on money which equals the "I" word that every scheme bans - investment!


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I'm also curious to know.....what are "MAP stations"? It's not something to do with My Advertising Pays - MAP - is it?

[Della Cate]

OMG! WOW! Where do I sign up?? After seeing this absolute corker of a video posted (in 2014) by Dickie Walletblaster, I'm pumped and ready to go!!

Stand by.....for DICKIE OPENS AN ENVELOPE!!


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https://www.facebook.com/richard.arblaster/videos/10152747673678619/

[Della Cate]

Hmm. Sounds to me like a closed loop system with people clicking and watching eash other's videos.......how is that different from a closed loop advertising system where everyone clicks on each other's adverts?

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I note too that there's a basic membership but the money only starts coming in when you buy various upgrades - so you have to put money in to get money out. Doesn't that mean you are getting paid with your own money??

And why the 45 day delay to pay you? Paying by cheque is a good wheeze as well, because cheques (at least in the UK) take time to clear, and if they are in a currency other than pound stirling, there's a fee for their encashment. Plus, if the person sending it you doesn't have enough money, the cheque can be bounced and you won't get anything at all!

So essentially, you "earn" £100, say, but UvioO has a 45 day breathing space to get that money out to you. In the meantime, you (and other people) are presumably still putting money in to buy "positions" and "checkpoints". That should keep the wheel turning. It's a gamble whether your cheque, when you get it, will be honoured in my view, but that's part of the fun!

(!)

Or have I got that wrong?

[Whip]

seems a lot of scammy horseshit coming out of the address of justin blake and 'jb holdings'

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[Whip]

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[path2prosperity]

So to understand the likely rate of growth/ eventual collapse of this thing, I have a question... if I "invest" $1000, then in what timeframe am I able to withdraw a profit, and how much profit ?
(like in TM it was a fairly simple and constant- for each $50 invested, the member got back $55 in 60 days)

How many people got $55 for the $50 which they invested? TM claims that their members (sorry suckers) did not make investments that they bought advertising. Only the creeps at the top of the pyramid made any profit and most of those risk loosing it in clawbacks when the receiver takes action to force them to pay back their ill gotten gains.

[okosh]

Hmm. Sounds to me like a closed loop system with people clicking and watching eash other's videos.......how is that different from a closed loop advertising system where everyone clicks on each other's adverts?

I note too that there's a basic membership but the money only starts coming in when you buy various upgrades - so you have to put money in to get money out. Doesn't that mean you are getting paid with your own money??

And why the 45 day delay to pay you? Paying by cheque is a good wheeze as well, because cheques (at least in the UK) take time to clear, and if they are in a currency other than pound stirling, there's a fee for their encashment. Plus, if the person sending it you doesn't have enough money, the cheque can be bounced and you won't get anything at all!

So essentially, you "earn" £100, say, but UvioO has a 45 day breathing space to get that money out to you. In the meantime, you (and other people) are presumably still putting money in to buy "positions" and "checkpoints". That should keep the wheel turning. It's a gamble whether your cheque, when you get it, will be honoured in my view, but that's part of the fun!

(!)

Or have I got that wrong?

You got it right......:RpS_smile:

IMO....The whole paying by cheque after 45 days thing is a huge red flag....Only works to the admins advantage.....It also sets up for a vicious end game when this one starts to implode....Will be at least 45 days of newbs depositing fresh funds which they have no hope of getting back....

Just to add....Here in Australia if the cheque bounces you get charged a ridiculous fee for them not having money in their account...Used to be $35 fee but that was years ago.....We don't use cheques as much anymore here...

[ribshaw]

I note too that there's a basic membership but the money only starts coming in when you buy various upgrades - so you have to put money in to get money out.

Oh how they tease, this poor lass lost out on $200 because she didn't pump more cash in. Perhaps that's why her week four update is three years past due?



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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS643eCnNCI




Doesn't that mean you are getting paid with your own money??

There is no other possible explanation.

I've seen a lot of dumb things, so it's hard to say its the dumbest. However!!!

Let's say someone shares 500 videos in their quest for internet riches. Their only tracking mechanism as a "business owner" SUCKER is the counter provided by Uvio0 and the word of whomever is running the scheme. Hypothetically the 500 videos could generate $1,000,000 in sales for Uvio0, how would the "business owner" SUCKER know? UvioO could pocket all that dosh and tell some numpty they earned a checkpoint send $5.

Maybe it's a secret, some like http://www.realscam.com/f16/simon-stepsys-3342/ steal which is why sensible business owners demand independent checks and balances.



You earned a bunch of money, mail us a bunch more doesn't pass the smell test.

[littleroundman]

Septic Simon Stepsys hardly paused to take a breath before switching his focus from MAP to UvioO, did he ???


https://vimeo.com/186089574

It's right about now sympathy for anyone following him into his latest scheme disappears.

[ribshaw]

It's right about now sympathy for anyone following him into his latest scheme disappears.

Especially considering all the Class of 2013 scamees Simon left at the alter.
Published on Feb 13, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkqxcIRA5AM

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The only possible improvement would be finding a video where Stepsys told them to use Uvio0 to drive traffic to their Banners Broker links.

[Della Cate]

Interesting. Here are the Alexa rankings for UvioO;-

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Look how in late September/early October they jump up. I wonder if that is the "Simon effect"? He's pushing this big time, isn't he?

[Whip]

Let's not get carried away. lol. it's the 'people from the now failed my advertising pays ponzi effect'.

[okosh]

Interesting. Here are the Alexa rankings for UvioO;-

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Look how in late September/early October they jump up. I wonder if that is the "Simon effect"? He's pushing this big time, isn't he?

It's the piggybacking effect.....TM was shut down end of July....couple months later and all those other scams piggybacking TM are now dead....
It's time for the next scam de jour and this may be it....

[Della Cate]

Oh dear. Over at the "UVioO Success" FB page, someone's not happy....

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If he's not careful, Stanislaw will be banned for being negative. Don't worry, Stanislaw, at least you'll be able to keep hold of your money!

Interesting that Mike Briggs - and Dickie A too - say that sharing videos is NOT where the money is earned. Mike Briggs says so explicitly. He says that you earn from buying gold positions, checkpoints and upgrading to pro - in other words, putting money in, in the hope of getting money out!

In other words, INVESTMENT!!! Tut, tut!!

:NO:

Elsewhere, Mike B says he has shared 50 vids in a morning and plans to share more. So rather than clicking on ads, UvioO members are clicketty clicking on videos.

How tiresome.

[ribshaw]

- say that sharing videos is NOT where the money is earned.

As with all things now automated and/or outsourced it's realllllllly a stretch to think posting videos is a money doubler.


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"Why do you allow bots to post the same SPAM on all comments on my event page?"

https://www.facebook.com/help/community/question/?id=10153634792827110






Mike Briggs says so explicitly. He says that you earn from buying gold positions, checkpoints and upgrading to pro - in other words, putting money in, in the hope of getting money out!

In other words, INVESTMENT!!! Tut, tut!!



I've been wondering if accounts can only be funded by check, or if that can be done over the interwebz.

Here is a video I'd like to share of the eventual results when there's too much red waved around too much bull.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuqICcT8GBI


Many Ponzi schemes share common characteristics. Look for these warning signs:


High investment returns with little or no risk. Every investment carries some degree of risk, and investments yielding higher returns typically involve more risk. Be highly suspicious of any "guaranteed" investment opportunity.

Overly consistent returns. Investment values tend to go up and down over time, especially those offering potentially high returns. Be suspect of an investment that continues to generate regular, positive returns regardless of overall market conditions.

Unregistered investments. Ponzi schemes typically involve investments that have not been registered with the SEC or with state regulators. Registration is important because it provides investors with access to key information about the company's management, products, services, and finances.

Unlicensed sellers. Federal and state securities laws require investment professionals and their firms to be licensed or registered. Most Ponzi schemes involve unlicensed individuals or unregistered firms.

Secretive and/or complex strategies. Avoiding investments you do not understand, or for which you cannot get complete information, is a good rule of thumb.

Issues with paperwork. Do not accept excuses regarding why you cannot review information about an investment in writing. Also, account statement errors and inconsistencies may be signs that funds are not being invested as promised.

Difficulty receiving payments. Be suspicious if you do not receive a payment or have difficulty cashing out your investment. Keep in mind that Ponzi scheme promoters routinely encourage participants to "roll over" investments and sometimes promise returns offering even higher returns on the amount rolled over.


https://www.sec.gov/answers/ponzi.htm

[Della Cate]

I like Stanislaw. He WILL keep on asking awkward questions! Much to the annoyance of the school prefect / teachers' pet, Dickie...

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So, it will be next month before the cheques are posted out. And as Mike Briggs reveals elsewhere on this FB page, they will be in US dollars. So people in the Uk will have to negotiate the cheque with their bank, and pay a fee for it it be cashed. That assumes that they are posted out and people get them.

Actually, I would expect some cheques to go out. That's how these things work, isn't it? They need postings and pictures of happy Uvioo-ers dancing about and waving cheques. That will encourage more people to join. And they always pay out at first. No critic of these schemes has ever said that they don't pay. They do pay - at first. They just don't last forever. For anyone considering joining, the trick seems to be to get into something early, make some money, then leave; not hang about waiting for the inevitable decline. Join something too late in the day and you can kiss your money goodbye - as Traffic Monsooners have found out recently.

The way I see it is that UvioO will run in 45 day "blocks" - that being the time they have between people "earning" and being paid. As long as the money comes in during the 45 day period, they'll pay out. The problems will start when they don't get enough money in. As they have been going for a couple of years already, in a fairly low-key way, I do wonder how much life is left in this thing. Then again, they are having a big influx of fresh blood, so to speak. The Simon Stepsys UvioO success Fb group has gathered just under 500 members in about 10 days. I wouldn't expect that to be enough to sustain this scheme, but there are doubtless many more out there. Interesting times ahead.

[Della Cate]

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There you have it, you need people below you who also upgrade for you to get a payment.

So you need a downline. Why do you need a downline to share videos, I wonder??

[laidback]

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There you have it, you need people below you who also upgrade for you to get a payment.

So you need a downline. Why do you need a downline to share videos, I wonder?? That cheek has got to be sore with your tongue stuck in in like that!

[okosh]

Oh dear. Over at the "UVioO Success" FB page, someone's not happy....

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If he's not careful, Stanislaw will be banned for being negative. Don't worry, Stanislaw, at least you'll be able to keep hold of your money!

Interesting that Mike Briggs - and Dickie A too - say that sharing videos is NOT where the money is earned. Mike Briggs says so explicitly. He says that you earn from buying gold positions, checkpoints and upgrading to pro - in other words, putting money in, in the hope of getting money out!

In other words, INVESTMENT!!! Tut, tut!!

:NO:

Elsewhere, Mike B says he has shared 50 vids in a morning and plans to share more. So rather than clicking on ads, UvioO members are clicketty clicking on videos.

How tiresome.

So the problem is that "earnings have stopped".....Solution??....Spend more money!!!!!!...

SMFH @ how stupid some people can be.....

[ribshaw]

So to understand the likely rate of growth/ eventual collapse of this thing, I have a question... if I "invest" $1000, then in what timeframe am I able to withdraw a profit, and how much profit ?
(like in TM it was a fairly simple and constant- for each $50 invested, the member got back $55 in 60 days)

This was posted today in the Goof Troop Group.

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Without doing any serious mathz and factoring the 90 day delay of payments I'm going with it will take around a year to recover one's seed money in this charade. Keeping in mind there is no guarantee earnings will be linear, Uvi:RpS_lol::RpS_cursing: can throttle profits anytime they want to manage cash. As with all scams like this the easy money will come at the onset, once the honeypot is filled story time will replace checks.

Why anyone would have to plow $2k into this goat rodeo to be paid $500 a mystery for the Ponzi Ages.

[Della Cate]

This was posted today in the Goof Troop Group.

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Without doing any serious mathz and factoring the 90 day delay of payments I'm going with it will take around a year to recover one's seed money in this charade. Keeping in mind there is no guarantee earnings will be linear, Uvi:RpS_lol::RpS_cursing: can throttle profits anytime they want to manage cash. As with all scams like this the easy money will come at the onset, once the honeypot is filled story time will replace checks.

Why anyone would have to plow $2k into this goat rodeo to be paid $500 a mystery for the Ponzi Ages.

And there's more: responses to Mike's posting....

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As we can see, Campbell spent £500 to get £52 back. If he had taken everything offered, he would have put £2,000 into this thing. It looks as if he had an attack of common sense and decided not to do that.

Looks like there is more going in than ever coming out - except for selected people, I'm sure. "Goat rodeo" is an apt descriprion, Ribshaw!

[Della Cate]

Meanwhile, people are being cavalier with the use of the word "invest"!

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:duh:

And oh, Karen, if you think this is a business, you are in for a rude awakening my dear!

:RpS_lol::RpS_lol::RpS_lol::RpS_lol::RpS_lol:

[ribshaw]

"Goat rodeo" is an apt descriprion,


https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monkey_trap comes to mind as well.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTX7Cxq8aGc

[Whip]

And there's more: responses to Mike's posting....

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As we can see, Campbell spent £500 to get £52 back. If he had taken everything offered, he would have put £2,000 into this thing. It looks as if he had an attack of common sense and decided not to do that.

Looks like there is more going in than ever coming out - except for selected people, I'm sure. "Goat rodeo" is an apt descriprion, Ribshaw!

as we've been told by the monsoon troll, that's the way life works. Imagine what he has spent with his employer to be able to pay the bills as surely his regular job is just like this scam.

[Della Cate]

Well, that's a good question, isn't it? But what is the answer??

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[laidback]

Well, that's a good question, isn't it? But what is the answer??

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I would think the better question is why anyone would send money to someone they don't know!

[ribshaw]

This has been bugging me today. I have like 48,000,000 twitter followers, its Kardashian then the kid. So me tweet something:

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All my followers watch because they love da booty & hang on my every word, mostly da booty. A bunch follow the Uvi:RpS_lol::RpS_lol: links, enter their parent's credit card number and buy them some crap.

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So why is it after the sale is made from my legions of raving fans does Uvi:RpS_lol::RpS_lol: need me to buy checkpoints or go gold before I can be paid?

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[Della Cate]

Ooo-er. Over on the UvioO Success Fb page, it seems that some people are starting to ask questions.....

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Over at RS fourm, we are doing what we can to get information out there so people can ask questions. After all, Real Scam's tagline is "Is it or isn't it - you decide."

[Della Cate]

Meanwhile, look at this:-

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Changing the name, eh? Does that mean Simon is backing off (to concentrate on The Gerbil's Usi-tech offering maybe?) - or has someone suggested that his "brand" is getting a little marked by failure (Banners Broker, My Advertising Pays)? Just asking.

[Della Cate]

Mike. "Paychecks" (or "cheques" in the UK!) are normally associated with employees. People who turn up, do a real job, and then go home. Even serving burgers at Maccie D's is a real job. People have to turn up at a certain time and do certain tasks within certain hours, all agreed with their employer.

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Sharing a few videos - or even dozens of videos - is not "work" by any definition. Indeed, one of the selling points of UvioO and thinks of that ilk is that it is really easy to do, no real effort, easy way to earn etc.

Calling the payments you get "paychecks" is disingenuous, though to be fair I'm not sure what you would call them. However, while you are getting them, they are income, and HMRC will want to know about them. Of course I am sure that Mike and Simon and Jules and everyone will be registered with HMRC as self employed, and will be filling in tax returns every year and making sure they pay what is owed.

End of the month cheques is a superb wheeze. How long will it be before the flow dries up, and people are asked to wiat until next month because there's problems with servers or something?

[littleroundman]

When checking out "SIMON STEPSYS" before sending money, Google is definitely your friend

[Whip]

since when do any kind of 'earnings' have to clear any kind of 'security'?
what is a 'security period' suppose to be? (both rhetorical)
I have never seen that in a real business.

[ribshaw]

My COM is under extreme stress.

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I wanted to watch a few Uvi:RpS_lol::RpS_lol: and imagine my surprise the full first page of videos is for the opportunity itself.

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Six hours of posting spam for 150 views, that should pay the bills. Probably why bots do this, and apparently do it better since earnings are drying up and social media is banning people.

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One person liked the Robin Leach video from the 80s, probably a better bet joining whatever scam is being advertised in the video. As with all these charades there are a limited number of "businesses" that want to advertise using this venue. Any sales if real at all will be fleeting since people are going to eventually skip the same ads.

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[Della Cate]

Oh dear! Verity's hoping for a fat cheque just before Christmas. I wonder if she is heading for a disappointment?

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She's already put in $2,000. Wouldn't she have been better advised to put that to one side for Christmas? At least she would know it was there. If she gets $1,000 paid out in "earnings", the mystery people behind UvioO will still have $1,000 of her money. Hasn't she realised that?

[ribshaw]

I've probably said at least five times, if you have to go to a Facebook Group to ask about your "opportunity" you've already been scammed. If your not viewing reports that you yourself can verify you either aren't a business owner, are setting yourself up to be cheated, or both.


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I can't imagine why the numbers don't make any sense, better go ask Simon. Maybe he will show you a handful of coriander seeds and remind you that's where oak trees started as.

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[littleroundman]

Oh dear! Verity's hoping for a fat cheque just before Christmas. I wonder if she is heading for a disappointment?
Wouldn't she have been better advised to put that to one side for Christmas?

If you think you've seen weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth due to the collapse of My Advertising Pays and Traffic Monsoon, just wait until November / December when all the true believers like Verity try to withdraw their numbers-on-a-screen "earnings" to celebrate the Christmas they've always dreamed of.

Ponzi players don't call that period "Black December" for nothing

http://imageshack.com/a/img921/8374/Zujtcg.png

[ribshaw]

Oh if only you had to make this stuff up.

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Six unanswered support tickets in as many days, sounds like they really value their business owners suckers.

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meanwhile on Fantasy Island...

#simonstepsys @simonstepsys #scammer #fullofshit

Replace my links with your own and email and send to all your contacts...

So we've all heard of YouTube correct?

And we've all probably shared a YouTube video correct?

SO How do they make money?

It's called ADVERTISING!

Yes YouTube make billions from the TRAFFIC! That WE THE PEOPLE SEND TO THEM AND THEY KEEP ALL THE MONEY!

Not fair right?

Well when was the last time YouTube sent you a check?

Exactly!

Well what if there was a website that PAID YOU TO SHARE YOUTUBE VIDEOS?

Cool right?

Well there is a website that will pay you 2 share videos!

That site is called UvioO!

They've been going over 4 years now got over 150,000 members and the members have shared over 100 million videos!

So you probably already shared YouTube videos before and earned nothing!

So why not keep doing what you've done before Except share the videos through the UvioO platform and GET PAID FOR IT!

GREAT! I'm in!

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So how much can you earn?

Well that depends on how many videos you share. The more videos you share the more money you earn!

Can it make you a millionaire? Who knows that's really up to you! It's early days at the mo, but I can share my results with you and in the last few days alone I've already made over $6,000+ and am now averaging over $2,000+ a day!

So what do I have to do and where do I join?

Join my success team here

http://www.realscam.com/f16/simon-stepsys-3342/ (huge cost)

Then PM me for my Millionaires Success training Thất will show you how to earn WITHIN THE HOUR OF SIGNING UP!

Take action!


#UNSTOPPABLE #ADDICTED

[Whip]

Yes YouTube make billions from the TRAFFIC! That WE THE PEOPLE SEND TO THEM AND THEY KEEP ALL THE MONEY!

Not fair right?

what's he talking about? I don't know anyone that's sent them a dime.

[ribshaw]

what's he talking about?

Google is a publicly traded company, so he doesn't even have the "they keep all the money" part right. Ditto with Facebook. Effectively owners of the stock have shared in the earnings via price appreciation. Plus it's passive which is what these tools are always yammering about

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Anyone that sends money on a Simon Stepys hot tip really does deserve to lose every penny.

[Della Cate]

Oh, come on chaps.....you should know by now.....CREDIT or DEBIT cards please....UvioO wants some real money injecting into it, not the fake "e-wallet" malarkey....

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Honestly, some people! They seem to think these schemes are run for their benefit or something!

[ribshaw]

Oh, come on chaps.....you should know by now.....CREDIT or DEBIT cards please....UvioO wants some real money injecting into it, not the fake "e-wallet" malarkey....

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Honestly, some people! They seem to think these schemes are run for their benefit or something!

I'm creating a cryptocurrency based-forex trading-hard money loaning-auction bidding-advertising clicking-video sharing platform-built to last just for their benefit.

The premise is simple send me any amount of money.

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You will get rich.

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If you need to complete a transaction, send me more money.

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Sure, I've said this in the past but I've really learned from my mistakes.

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[dondraper]

Is it my imagination or has Simon already ditched UviOO?

[littleroundman]

Is it my imagination or has Simon already ditched UviOO?

When it's a professional criminal HYIP ponzi pimp like Septic Simon Stepsys, he doesn't use the term "ditched" he calls it "building multiple streams of income"

[laidback]

When it's a professional criminal HYIP ponzi pimp like Septic Simon Stepsys, he doesn't use the term "ditched" he calls it "building multiple streams of income"

Ah, a dandelion by any other name is still a stinking weed!

[Della Cate]

Ah, so, Danny, you have spent £1,500 on "gold positions" and got how much back?

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Danny? Have you taken out more than £1,500 yet?

Er, hello?

[Della Cate]

Is it my imagination or has Simon already ditched UviOO?

He's not as active on the UvioO Success FB page which he set up. He remains an admin on it. Danny Lewington and Milke Briggs seem to be leading lights on that page. Interesting that Simon changed its name to remove the "Simon Stepsys" bit.

He's pushing his new book (sure its a masterpiece, Simon!) and going to Dubai for some MAPs/"mastermind" meeting.

[ribshaw]

I see why Simon chose to "diversify his income streams" the anonymous folks at Uvio:RpS_lol: don't have it together enough to build momentum in a scam. Their script is a mess and they haven't figured that you simply show pretend earnings in the back office to get the numpties excited. All this pseudo honesty cost them a top Ponzi recruiter.

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If Facebook is blocking people for spamming this garbage there is no hope.

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[Della Cate]

Simon certainly has "diversified"......into this little beauty:-

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I think we need a new thread (if there isn't one already)about this. Several of Simons buddies have also dashed into it, so it may be worth following.

[Della Cate]

Dalonsha and Campbell.....I think you've got it right.....

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[Della Cate]

Aha! Simon has resurfaced!

And what is his advice? Why, BUY MORE!!

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Meanwhile, "support" sounds like a one man band, and some of the UvioO-ers are getting restive....

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[Della Cate]

Oh dear. Do I detect a certain cynicism creeping into the UvioO FB group.....about Uvioo and about Simon?

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Be nice to think that "brand Stepsys" was getting a bit tarnished.....it might put people off joining whatever he promotes.

[Della Cate]

Here's someone who is happy with UvioO...

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And someone who is thinking of getting a chargeback to his credit card because he is so dissatisfied.
Genuinely, I wonder which is more typical of UvioO users.

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[Della Cate]

Oh dear....it's not going terribly well, is it? "Support" seems about as much good as a chocolate teapot.

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Oh, and Verity.....don't hold your breath waiting for that big cheque in time for Christmas.

[Whip]

they wouldn't be shocked if they had even done the littlest bit of research. but, scammers gotta scam.

[Della Cate]

Well, I suppose that's one way for UvioO to make money......just a glitch in the system, I am sure.

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Simon's "success" FB group now has 982 members, although he isn't very active in it. How odd!

[Della Cate]

Oh dear. Doesn't look like UvioO is working out for everyone does it? Poor Verity, all that "work" and so little to show for it.

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But she still says she would join again.......!! :duh:

[Della Cate]

Oh dear! Looks like no-one has got paid yet.....

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And from the 4 admins of this group - Simon Stepsys, Jules Davies, Danny Lewington and Mike Biriggs.....not a word!

How odd! (!)

[Whip]

Oh dear! Looks like no-one has got paid since at least 2009



fixed.....

[ribshaw]

It really is no wonder these people get scammed with statements like this.

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Facebook gives users a free platform in exchange for the ability to target those people with advertising. If UvioO wants to advertise on Facebook they should pay like everyone else instead attempting to cheat the system. Can't imagine why Facebook would block people surreptitiously advertising on their network?

How has Facebook made "billions" off of dead broke internet marketers? If Facebook correctly targets an ad for a product/service that an informed consumer wants/needs I fail to see how that is inappropriate. Personally, I find it difficult to believe most of these keyboard faux-capitalists are spending any money. To the contrary they are marketing illegal schemes for free in further violation of FBs TOS.

[Della Cate]

Tommy's got a good point there....

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Not going terribly well, is it??

[Della Cate]

Still not going terribly well....now Facebook is giving UVioO a bit of a kicking.

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What a shocker, eh??

[Bestbud]

Still not going terribly well....now Facebook is giving UVioO a bit of a kicking.

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What a shocker, eh??


Facebook is well known for blocking spammy and abusive links, thank goodness...

[Della Cate]

Well, Verity, you said it yourself.......

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...."Dead duck", I'm afraid.

[Della Cate]

Thought I'd have a look and see what's going on with UvioO these days......

...........and the answer seems to be, "not a lot"!

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Or at least, nothing good. Looks like you've all been sold another turkey, folks! If I was you, I'd have a word with that nice Mr Stepsys, who was so keen for you to join only a few short months ago.

[Della Cate]

And.....further comments leading on from the post above.....

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Not looking at all good, is it? If Corinna Stringer (stalwart Mapper...or is it Tapper?) is thinking of doing a charge back, the rest of them might as well give up!

Funny how Simon Stepsys isn't saying a word, isn't it? Too busy posting videos of his life story and how FAB he is!

[Della Cate]

OOps! Do the good folk over at MMG know something that the UvioO-ers don't know??

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Last post in the MMG thread was 30th September, suggesting that the thread should be re-opened, but obviously it was not to be.

[Bestbud]

UvioO got TAPped out...

[Della Cate]

Oh dear.

Disenchantment has set in amongst the UvioO-ers. I'm surprised this post has survived this long in the UvioO "Success" FB group. That nice Mr Stepsys must be distracted by TAPs these days to have missed this.

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[littleroundman]

Oh dear.

Disenchantment has set in amongst the UvioO-ers. I'm surprised this post has survived this long in the UvioO "Success" FB group. That nice Mr Stepsys must be distracted by TAPs these days to have missed this.

Judging by the postings on the Uvioo Success Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/313159482397773/) page on Facebook, it's probably reasonable to assume Septic Simon Stepsys and the rest of the Uvioo scammers management team have scarpered and Uvioo is yet another casualty of Black December.

http://imageshack.com/a/img922/7706/kuJBk2.png

When the number of complaints far outnumber those of the pimps, you just KNOW it's all over, bar the shouting.

[ribshaw]

It had the potential to be brilliant.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling was brilliant, Uvioo just another scam praying on the very naive.



This had huge potential


How on earth did posting Meundo videos manually on the web ever have huge potential? That's like saying there's huge potential husking and shelling corn in the comfort of your own home.

I could be going out on a limb with this statement, but I can't imagine there are any business opportunities paying above market returns for functions that long ago went to the bots.

[Della Cate]

AAAAANNNDDD the disenchantment continues.....and this time, Simon isn't getting off scott free.....

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Some people seem to have got the measure of him too: "We will hear from Simon when he wants us to join his next program". Too right! Let's just hope everyone remembers this.

[Whip]

funny he has to hide behind his skirt.

[Della Cate]

Not much activity these days on the UvioO Success Group FB page.

That nice Mr Stepsys never shows up there now - hardly surprising now that UvioO is a dead duck, and no-one is getting paid. Meanwhile, members are starting to ask for chargebacks on their credit cards.

I suppose it will now sink back into obscurity.

[Della Cate]

Over in the UvioO FB group, disillusion lurks.....

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Moral of the story: Just because something has been about for a few years doesn't mean it is genuine.....

[Whip]

they weren't paying people 4 years ago either.

[Della Cate]

The number of people in the UvioO Success FB group, started by Simon Stepsys (although he hasn't been seen there for some time) is slowly declining.

It was up to 980 members, but when I looked today, that number has declined to 966. OK, that's not many, but it's interesting that people are either leaving or being banned. I don't think it is the latter as those who are asking most questions and posting the most negative comments are still there. But it's all a moot point as there's precious little day to day activity anyway, apart from people asking about chargebacks and whether or not it is still going!

Looks like its a dead duck to me.

[Della Cate]

The Alexa rankings confirm that it is dropping away, albeit slowly

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A big growth spurt in October 2016, when our boy Simon started pushing it, fairly level in November and December, but a slow decline since - possibly as people realise they ain't getting paid.

Alexa also records that the site is very slow - 81% of sites are faster than UvioO.

So now a howling success then.

[Della Cate]

The UViOO "Success" FB page is now down to 930 members, but I'm betting that hardly any of them visit it any more.

The last posting was 4th January 2017.

So, not just "dead quiet", but in my view, completely dead. As the Alexa rankings show:-

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Dropped like a stone in January, and been dropping ever since.

[Della Cate]

Yup. Here we are, 23rd April, and still going dooowwwnnnnn.....

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And the "Success FB page" is now down to 922 members, and nothing posted since 4th January.