Thread: Banners Broker HYIP ponzi scam

The easiest thing to do is PM me with what each person thinks are the most relevant posts, so I can collate them into some semblance of order and make a suitably titled sticky post.

I may be stating the obvious here but any collation of posts etc should just all be facts backed up with the proper evidence. There shouldn't be any hyperbole or speculation (unless ihas an appropriate remark about it being unproven).

stop drop and roll and god love the Irish!

I started messing with the 'Blog this Post' button at the foot of every post the other week, its very good for collecting information and each post can have up to 5 searchable tags, and categorized. I've started using it for my own purposes and kept the blog hidden, but now I'm more comfortable with it I was going to start going back through the thread and pick out relevant info.

Here's an example, I particularly liked this post that Beacon made so I kept it in case it comes up again - as these things invariably do.

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EDIT: I've unhidden some of the blog posts, have a look RealScam.com - Is it, or isn't it? You Decide. - Hypanor - Blogs

Hey Iain why do you guys ban me from your forum. What are you scared of? Its okay you are going to end up in jail just like the rest of them

Originally Posted by Maxwell Johnstone

Hey Iain why do you guys ban me from your forum. What are you scared of? Its okay you are going to end up in jail just like the rest of them

joke, right ?

Originally Posted by iainsherriff

joke, right ?

Another mature post from BB's elderly representative....

Originally Posted by iainsherriff

joke, right ?

Ian, you've still not PM'd me the correct number, admins please check I'm telling the truth, you will find no messages from him.

I rang the number I was given again, this time the phone was turned off.

I understand if you're too much of a coward to face me on the phone, but surely it shouldn't be too difficult to post a quick reply here.

Come on Ian, show me ONE *genuine* banners broker ad, don't bullshit by saying there's no way to track where the ads are, I **KNOW** there is, if you're a genuine company like say (one just picked from memory at random) Affinity, you can track.


I know you're brainwashed Ian, but if you honestly believe you cannot see statistics and information about ads, think of this.

When you fill you car with fuel, does the petrol station just tell you how much you owe, or are you able to tell through a meter how much fuel you've put in the tank and how much it's going to cost you.

Electricity bills, do they just tell you, or is there a meter ?
Gas ditto.

BB, do they show where ads are used ?

Come on Ian, do the maths, it isn't that hard, if you want to see the truth.

Ohh ,

I finally found the php code !!

http://bannersbroker.com/adsrv2.php

finally PHP Programmers wanna look at it ?

I got a lot of the information I needed from a good ol Irish lad str8 from ireland.

Its almost time to burn bannersbroker. burn like a campfire on a saturday night

the irish DO NOT MESS AROUND

success!

Originally Posted by Maxwell Johnstone

I got a lot of the information I needed from a good ol Irish lad str8 from ireland.

Its almost time to burn bannersbroker. burn like a campfire on a saturday night

the irish DO NOT MESS AROUND

success!

Please explain!

Originally Posted by Hypanor

Please explain!

I actually cant my friend. My lawyer has instructed me to keep the details personal.

It will take awhile as all of these situations do but things are looking good. especially on my side of things and personal situation.

@Iain: Can you answer my questions please. I have been waiting days.

I got the following reply from a UK journalist:


I looked into Banners Broker and despite testimonials worldwide from satisfied clients, the company's business model is excessively complicated, opaque and impossible to see exactly how genuine income is generated. On the face of it, it does seem to depend on attracting an ever increasing number of new customers who make their investment and pay their monthly fees. There is no actual evidence from real websites that the client advertiser/publisher is obtaining any real income for their investment. The company publishes no meaningful statistics and cannot tell the investor where their money has gone.

There is evidence from blogs and forums that Bannners Broker is not answering its clients queries, or responding to demands for payouts. However, others do seem to have been paid and appear satisfied with their investment.

This is a worldwide business with mighty ambition, even though it appears to have a very modest HQ in Ontario, Canada. It claims to have generated 6 billion advertisements, and pays $1 million in commission every day. It claims to have 2500,000 affiliates. Even if you just count the $15 monthly admin fee, and allow for 100,000 members , that means $1.5 million dollars per month. Experts in the on-line advertising industry say that Banners Broker are apparently selling their advertising impressions to their affiliates/investors at 100 times or more that real market values. The company appears to claim sales revenue of $40 million per month.

Feedjit, a well known web publisher, offers two million geotargeted, or 6 million global ad impressions for $49. The same would cost you $18,000 with Banners Broker. Crucially and most worrying, Banners broker does not disclose which websites are running the investor's impressions. It claims that this is impossible because ads are constantly switched between websites every few minutes.

The company tells investors that they can't lose money and will generate 100% returns. This, of course, is total rubbish. But they have made good use of social media to spread the word to the gullible and greedy. On the well tried and tested presumption that 'there is one born every minute', Banners Broker still attracts idiot investors who want to get rich quick without doing any work for it.

The company started in October 2010 and is based in Ontario, Canada, but banks in Belize. The CEO and sole owner is Chris Smith who alone signs the cheques; Ian Driscoll is in charge of sales; and Rajiv Dixit of head of the Canadian HQ. He was formerly involved in a scam called ICF World Homes which was shut down by the Canadian authorities leaving 900 victims of fraud. There were also accusations of money laundering. Anybody who has given their personal details to Banners Broker as an investor should be alerted to the danger of identity theft.

There is one UK national who recently joined the management team. He is David Hooker who is in charge of compliance . He seems to have popped up after the company had a convention in Ireland last year. His history is as a salesman and motivational speaker. Hooker has just issued a completely impenetrable statement on behalf of Banners Broker to counter the bad publicity of having their Indian Office in Goa raided a few days ago and closed down. The company is now facing a number of fraud charges there.

Any sensible person wouldn't touch BB with the proverbial bargepole, and the general public will not have much sympathy for those who have decided to throw their money in that particular hole. This really is a case of buyer beware.

STOP PRESS! The new offices in Bangalore, support staff are ready to go:



Note the company bike too, no expense spared setting this up.

Originally Posted by Hypanor

STOP PRESS! The new offices in Bangalore, support staff are ready to go:



Note the company bike too, no expense spared setting this up.

Am I missing something here? Yup... I am ... picture? Nope... it's like a BB ad/impression ... it's er... invisible

Originally Posted by AshKen1

Am I missing something here? Yup... I am ... picture? Nope... it's like a BB ad/impression ... it's er... invisible

Aha! The Indian unicorn!

Originally Posted by Beacon

Aha! The Indian unicorn!

There are no Indian unicorns. Only lesser spotted ones ok?

Ah...Its part of the blind network...sheesh!

Sent you a PM sas

I'm glad to hear that Max. I know you have probably been working harder than anyone. It must be great to finally see fruits of your labour.

For anyone in BB that wants to do me a favour. Could you ask the new shining light of BB, David Hooker, what his opinion is of the last company he was with, Herbalife. Actually, maybe Iain might answer that question. I know you are lurking. Fancy giving us your opinion?

Originally Posted by noname999

For anyone in BB that wants to do me a favour. Could you ask the new shining light of BB, David Hooker, what his opinion is of the last company he was with, Herbalife. Actually, maybe Iain might answer that question. I know you are lurking. Fancy giving us your opinion?

Not sure Hooker's opinion matters. However the SEC is going to be offering an opinion, soon:

Third Point's Dan Loeb Takes Stake in Herbalife - WSJ.com

Yep. They are investigating already. Also, take a look at the share price. OUCH!

Hopefully David can do a similar job on BB(not that they would get an exchange listing in a million years!)

Ever since i signed up for the bb webinars my inbox has been receiving at least 2 scam emails a day!!!! shocking....not surprising though.....all are same bs.....hurry we have $600 for you to claim, car insurance for $15 american....we have an unclaimed deposit for you.....blah blah...... i report each one as phishing scams but is there anything else i can do beyond changing that email address...kiwi