Thread: Is My Advertising Pays / The Advert Platform A Scam or Ponzi?

*quote from video clip 5:08 "Ebay will be a small site compared to us in a few years time, trust me"

Originally Posted by stevethomas

*quote from video clip 5:08 "Ebay will be a small site compared to us in a few years time, trust me"

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... if only these people had recognized their true calling as comedians ...

SD

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Quote from 4.45 of the video clip: "The profit is shared every 20 minutes"

20 MINUTES ???? It must be the only company in the world that can do that - and get people to believe it.

Quote from 5.19 of the video clip: "It's not just OUR company"

OUR company ??? Did Tony Booth just claim to be one of the owners of MAP ???

Oh, look......Slimy Simon is still putting out his adverts....this time in the Metro freesheet.

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Now, back in November, our friend Joe Shmoe complained to the Asdvertising Standards Authority about SS's ads, and got this rresponse, which he posted here several pages back:-
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I can feel another complaint coming on, because Slimy Simon clearly has not stuck to his agreement with the ASA....

Originally Posted by littleroundman

Quote from 4.45 of the video clip: "The profit is shared every 20 minutes"

20 MINUTES ???? It must be the only company in the world that can do that - and get people to believe it.

Quote from 5.19 of the video clip: "It's not just OUR company"

OUR company ??? Did Tony Booth just claim to be one of the owners of MAP ???

It's a funny thing, LRM, but I have wondered the same thing about the Booths - just how deeply involved are they? I say this, because over on SS's MAPS success FB group, a posting popped up from Mrs Booth saying that payments would not be made over the Christmas period, and that she had "denied" some already because of this. (I posted the clip a page or two back).

The Booths are supposed to be "communications officers" in MAPs, but here we have Mrs B "denying" (and presumably approving) payments. So just what IS their role?

Merry X-Mas

report-08460686.pdf - DocDroid

Pls note: documents will be deleted after 60 days.

hmmmmmmmm. seems to be a small discrepancy with the claims. lol.

Thanks that my post not get approved and i can not make the pdf (that i uploaded) u posted littleroundman available to everyone.
Next time please reffer to me that this pdf is from me. Its not naturally that i spend 18$ for that.
Thank u.

That is entirely my fault, cfund

I completely missed the fact your post was in the queue for moderation, and wrongfully assumed you had posted a link, instead of the actual document, so I screengrabbed your document and posted it.

My apologies.

Originally Posted by cfund

Next time please reffer to me that this pdf is from me. Its not naturally that i spend 18$ for that.
Thank u.

Thank you for posting Simon's financials Cfund. Glad you tossed 18 in the hat to help people see what they are dealing with in Simon Stepsys beyond cardboard checks and go get-um tiger pep talks.


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Here are a few things that jump out to me with the financials, it is what is not there that is problematic. Absent in this set of financials is ANY operating business which seems odd for a self professed internet guru. NO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS IS A BIG DAMN RED FLAG. Anyone remember how Banners Broker had no business expenses, just cash in and cash out?


I assume these numbers are "as is" and not truncated. Simon Stepsys Success International shows 108,000 in "intangible assets" which I would only think of as patents or goodwill, it would be interesting to know what makes up this number. The "firehouse" would be a tangible fixed asset under US accounting conventions given the choices listed.

With 119,099 in liabilities or (11,909,900 or 119,099,000) maybe he took a note to get right all the people he screwed over in other scams? Kidding, this company is worth next to nothing. This looks more like a shell or a sham than a real operating corporation.

It does not appear Simon is running his MAPS business out of this corporation as there is only 3,921 shown as owed from "trade debtors". Maybe if we add 00, or 000 to the end, but personally I don't buy Simon has a million dollar much less hundred million dollar corporation. This would also imply he is over 1,000,000 in debt, against intangible assets and next to no accounts receivable, good luck collecting on that.

Anyone considering giving their trust and dosh to Simon needs to do some hard number crunching. My back of the envelope math tells me Simon is just another hand to mouth scammer who claims to buy a Porsche with cash but is holding a note for 119,099 against some sham assets.

I just went on Slimeon's wall (something I never do because, well, I'm allergic to his particular brand of utter horseshit) and had to take a couple of caps here. I don't know if the first one is referring to himself i.e. HE is the one charging 75K(?!) for 'coaching' but all I can say is, if he is? Actually, I can't say anything to that. There might be minors reading:

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Hey, for 75 large ones, I'll coach anyone out there reading this on how to be succ-stressful - I'll just cherry pick excerpts from all the famous tomes by self help gurus and shady entreprenurial swindlers like Robert Kiyo-sucky and Bob Proctologist and rehash them just for you over the phone and on Facebook. When I can be bothered. Please contact me between 8am and 8am Sunday to Sunday for one one one mentoring over the phone.

And as for these 2 screen caps, do I need to even comment?

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Actually, I do.

It's spelled "Debt", you malevolent clown

Happy New Year, everyone

Originally Posted by stevethomas

I just went on Slimeon's wall (something I never do because, well, I'm allergic to his particular brand of utter horseshit) and had to take a couple of caps here. I don't know if the first one is referring to himself i.e. HE is the one charing 75K(?!) for 'coaching' but all I can say is, if he is? Actually, I can't say anything to that. There might be minors reading:

simon scan.jpg

And as for these 2 screen caps, do I need to even comment?

simon scan 2.jpg

Actually, I do.

It's spelled "Debt", you malevolent clown

Happy New Year, everyone

guess he really needs to work harder.

Anomaly, technical glitch or just the first of many such complaints we will be seeing over the next few weeks and months ??

Originally Posted by stevethomas

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No, Simon, In your kind of "work" , if you are not yet in jail – you are not a real internet marketing guru yet :)

or maybe something like this:

"IF YOU LOCKED INSIDE AND PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHERE IS THEIR MONEY, ITS A SIGN YOU SHOULD HAVE A JOB INSTEAD OF SCAMMING"

Originally Posted by littleroundman

Anomaly, technical glitch or just the first of many such complaints we will be seeing over the next few weeks and months ??

This was deleted really quickly, can't imagine why?

Originally Posted by littleroundman

Anomaly, technical glitch or just the first of many such complaints we will be seeing over the next few weeks and months ??

Maybe it's a case of "the algorithim went wonky", as that well known internet, computer and maths genius Chris Smith once said.

You know, taking everything into account, I'm not absolutely sure this was the wisest move on the part of Mr Finney......

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Ribshaw, you described the repulsive Stepsys as "just another hand to mouth scammer", and I'm inclined to agree.

Where I come from, we have a saying "fur coat and no drawers", or "red hat, no knickers". which to me describes SS perfectly. He is always trying to put himself across as a BIG rich man, but to anyone with a keen eye, his very appearance gives him away. He doesn't wear a tie, fasten his cuffs or polish his shoes = not a gentleman, and certainly not a rich man by ANY stretch of the imagination. Clamping a cigar between your teeth does not give you class.

Look at this, which he posted on his MAPS success group:-
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"Jules [his partner] was working".....yes, she was.....as a barmaid at the Oddfellows Arms, Nantwich, a backstreet pub. Absolutely no shame in that, I have done some fairly modest jobs myself; but considering that OMG! Stepsys has SMASHED £7 million in earnings! (results not typical), wouldn't you think he'd let her give up her job and just become a lady who lunches? Unless of course they need the money her job brings in?

What he claims and how he looks and how he seems to live do not all fit together. Book the penthouse suite at the Plaza Hotel my ar*e! Anyone can claim anything, it's doing it that counts.

Think I will book the Arlington Suite at the Ritz next weekend..........Oh no! They are fully booked, what a blow!

Originally Posted by Della Cate

Look at this, which he posted on his MAPS success group:-
MAPs 65 Jan 15.jpg

"Jules [his partner] was working".....yes, she was.....as a barmaid at the Oddfellows Arms, Nantwich, a backstreet pub. Absolutely no shame in that, I have done some fairly modest jobs myself; but considering that OMG! Stepsys has SMASHED £7 million in earnings! (results not typical), wouldn't you think he'd let her give up her job and just become a lady who lunches? Unless of course they need the money her job brings in?

you would certainly think so after posting this:

MAPs 64 Jan 15.jpg

Why would he need to quit his job?

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"Don't watch him make at least 500K this year!"

Don't worry Septic Simon we won't

Originally Posted by Joe_Shmoe

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"Don't watch him make at least 500K this year!"

Don't worry Septic Simon we won't

I lolled at that Freudian slip also.

Originally Posted by littleroundman

Anomaly, technical glitch or just the first of many such complaints we will be seeing over the next few weeks and months ??

that is right, I notice that too some days ago. even after the 30 days "Trial account" you can click your ads and dont need anyone , balance and points are credited. now nothing. who knows, maybe some warn signals

Originally Posted by littleroundman

Anomaly, technical glitch or just the first of many such complaints we will be seeing over the next few weeks and months ??

that is right, I notice that too some days ago. even after the 30 days "Trial account" you can click your ads and dont need anyone , balance and points are credited. now nothing. who knows, maybe some warn signals

Over on the SS "Maps Success" FB page, a sense of outrage is stirring. Richard Mead (he of "WealthBall", and printer of the Big Cardboard Cheques) has been (1) hacked and (2) cross pitched for a new venture by someone in MAPs. It is this latter event that is outraging him. He reports a conversation with this person, which I haven't copied, but his two final comments are most interesting, especially the bit about people in MAPs withdrawing money and affecting the "profit share". Almost as if it is other people's money that is being paid out. And here's me thinking the money was from clicking on 10 ads a day. Silly me.

What a pity he cannot see the deep irony in what he writes.....
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