Scam Busters

This group is for users who want to highlight and discuss investment scams, since the closure of the Good Money Guide Discussion forum.

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Pacific Peak Capital Partners ltd (clone scam)

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Yomkor Participant

Also if anyone else is still in the WhatsApp, have a look at the members area, multiple accounts for Lucas Meier, Lina korolenko and Sebastian hatherleigh. Who needs that many different whatsapp accounts unless your running a scam!

Doubtful. Participant

Yeah for sure Yomkor, Lukas has even answered on Sebatians’s number before.

All of their LinkedIn and Facebook pages haven’t got history beyond a few months. Completely fabricated, as are a lot of the WhatsApp characters.

I received the 1500 today and the Pinnacle flo generated several profitable trades and some not, it did seem a bit of a box of frogs, with seemingly real people having issues when it wasn’t working, like I did. They did seem real. The trades were small and generated 1 to 3 % profit with 5% draw down, which surprised me because that is what you should be doing with a Forex account. It was less profitable than the manual trades which surprised me again. They explained why that would happen. Its more prudent. They are hammering away to not use the 1500 for our own purposes which again has surprised me because I dont think they are actually placing the trades outside the QOC platform that they own….so no money leaves ultimately. It was pretty good theater though…

I did manage to withdraw some money from QOC plus but it is proper, proper hassle and I imagine this with be the rub, it had to be reviewed and agreed…. it was my money?? Any large withdrawal will not happen and I think the biggest hit will be if we all buy PFIT, they be millions up.

The stock tips have completely gone stale or tanked or just aren’t mentioned. They refer to some that have already been sold.

My only exposure at the moment is my ID, which is no longer in date. I won’t be depositing a penny into QOC though, it stinks.

If there was a bit of software that was as successful as that seemed today, then I still don’t think that many retail traiders would be departing with 80k of their own money to invest in it, you would really have to ramp up your deposit to near 100k to earn 2 or 300 a day. Only on some sort of subscription basis for sure and ONLY on a legit platform.

ChooChoo Participant

I know it’s a scam and I’m in a beta round of testing. I feel there are a lot of bots with very excitibly encouraging messages from users who say they are investing big amounts. And lots of ai profile pictures which is an enormous red flag. I will take any profits from this test and run.

Optimist Participant

How come an official body hasn’t investigated and stopped such a huge sophisticated scam that has been running for weeks, maybe months ??

Optimist Participant

If you google VUBE Pro exchange, all you get is CUBE pro exchange. Wonder if it’s a clone of this official exchange 🤔

JamesDavies Participant

I’m just someone who browses the Money Discussion Forum. I’m not in the WhatsApp group people keep mentioning. I stumbled across this thread and some comments made me laugh so I read the lot. Here are a few objective personal thoughts.
I’ve noticed quite a few posts read as if they’ve been put through a translator. I reckon there’s a fair chance some people are posting because of competition between rival groups.
Everyone keeps saying they’ve made decent profits buying the stocks recommended by that WhatsApp group. My view is if those picks genuinely deliver a very high hit rate and solid returns on proper regulated platforms like eToro or Hargreaves Lansdown the people making the calls could just make money from their skill. So what would be the motive to scam? As for the ramping accusation that’s even funnier. Most here sound fairly new to markets and might not realise how much capital it takes to ramp a listed share. A handful of people on a thread aren’t going to move a stock’s trend.
I’ve also noticed that anyone who voices a different view gets slapped with the in on it label. I know the moment I post this I’ll be called the same. I couldn’t care less. If the aim is to police the thread by sticking labels on people and shutting down opinions then you really don’t understand us Brits.

Doubtful. Participant

The motive of the scam is to gain your trust and eventually blindly follow their advice, which has ended up being to invest in a brand new token on a completely unregulated platform, that they own.

They have issued assurances that the QOC platform is regulated and licensed and THEY sent out this link that they state a company with a similar name is on

https://www.fincen.gov/msb-state-selector

This is just a registry. No form of license or regulation.

It even says in the third paragraph :-
Fraudsters are attempting to steal money by claiming to be an MSB “approved” or “endorsed” by FinCEN. These criminals mislead people by telling them it is safe to send funds to or invest in a business, simply because it is listed on FinCEN’s MSB Registrant Search website. FinCEN does not approve or endorse any business that has registered as an MSB. Any such claim and similar claims are false and may be part of a scam.

To be clear, that is cut and pasted OK.

The platform needs to be MTL approved on a state by state basis to be regulated.

I hadn’t realised until I got involved how widespread it is. It’s the principal of pump and dump or a Ponzi scheme. Maybe there is no such thing but search it up yourself. We are talking multiple WhatsApp groups across Europe, not a handful of people on a single WhatsApp. They state they have 40k participants, similar to the 32k Telegram subscribers they have. So even if we just invested 5k each, that is going to move a medium cap stock price.

The whole idea of the thread was to voice concerns and many people have done that and hopefully we have saved a few people from losing their money.

However, in true British style (and I do agree we should all be heard)this all may be wrong and it’s a great opportunity. Make you own mind up. I’ve been in it from the start and my only caveat would be, don’t put any of your own money onto their platform, unless you are prepared to lose it all. Of course, if you feel this all seems unbalanced, then fill your boots 🙂

JamesDavies Participant

I don’t know enough about the WhatsApp group people mentioned so I won’t pass judgement As for the stock market you’re right that in a smaller market $160 million can move a mid cap On the Nasdaq which is a very deep market $160 million might push a mid cap up over a few hours but without sustained inflows or a clear catalyst it’s hard to keep it rising and the give back risk is high So relying on brute force buying to deliver steady returns above 10% isn’t realistic Lasting meaningful rallies usually come from fundamentals or event catalysts working with capital not a one off cash splash And when momentum fades short sellers and arbitrageurs will sit on the move which only raises the risk for anyone chasing If what you’re claiming were true we wouldn’t be seeing so many posts from people saying they’ve made money Your take is far too one sided and ignores the market’s unfavourable realities I don’t know your real motive but I’m fairly sure you’re new to the game and trying to whip up panic to mislead people and grab attention

Johannis Bazen Participant

I was genuinely surprised when I came across this post. Admittedly, so-called “investment scams” are indeed prevalent across various social media platforms. However, the author’s remarks regarding institutions or market makers “pushing up prices, accumulating positions, and then offloading them” reveal a rather shallow understanding of how financial markets operate — it comes across very much like the view of a novice

With over thirty years of experience in the stock market, I can say with confidence that a true “pump-and-dump” strategy is anything but simple. It’s a carefully orchestrated, multi-stage process

Phase 1: Price Suppression & Accumulation

The first phase is price suppression and accumulation. Institutions typically induce market fear by releasing negative sentiment, publishing discouraging news, or spreading bearish narratives. This pushes prices down, prompting retail investors to sell, allowing institutions to quietly accumulate at lower levels

However, this accumulation doesn’t happen overnight — it often requires significant time to rotate shares and complete positioning. Even after successful accumulation, institutions cannot simply unload large positions for a profit without first entering the second phase: the mark-up

Phase 2: Mark-up (Price Elevation)

This phase depends heavily on sustained capital inflow. By creating optimism — through news, signals, or technical momentum — they encourage retail traders to chase the rise. This price increase is not random; it’s measured and rhythmic, often taking the shape of an S-curve or extended consolidation on the charts.

Phase 3: Distribution (Exit)

Eventually comes the final stage: distribution. At this point, institutions often engineer false breakouts or bullish patterns, such as large bullish candles with low volume, designed to lure in late buyers — a classic bull trap

Contrary to popular belief, institutions rarely dump all at once. Doing so would collapse the price and destroy their profit. Instead, they offload gradually, in small batches, minimising market disruption while offloading risk

And here lies the central question:
Can such a large-scale manipulation truly be pulled off by a handful of people with limited capital?

Unless one is dealing with unregulated or fraudulent stocks — or operating on an off-market platform — this would be extremely difficult to execute in a highly regulated, liquid market like NASDAQ
Even in mid-sized markets, completing such a full cycle of accumulation, elevation, and exit would typically require coordination between multiple institutions and market makers, not just a single actor

Doubtful. Participant

Yes, it sounds like a novice trying to whip up panic for sure. I’ve got the attention of about 20 people 🙄🙂. However, those participating who have been part of it have confirmed my suspicions, so thank you for the input everyone.

The more learned amongst us are quite welcome to get involved. It’s called PFIT and it’ll be worth 10 times what it is now you know. Only available on the QOC platform that they own. Sorry to have mislead you all 🙂

Scott Crawford Participant

I think we’ve got ourselves another couple of ppcp members on the defense here.

£40k per year subscription fee for an ai trading system is also the scam. It’s just bollox. End of!!

Pfit token only available on their own apps (qoc / ndae) not listed on coingeko. I don’t think it will be pump and dump, I think more rug pull.

All the info already given above e.g. ai profile pics, fresh linkdin etc.

Come on!!

Vesuveous Participant

I did put some of my own money into PFIT but I’ve just got it out, it was on the NDAE exchange, managed to transfer it to ETH and get it back into my Uphold wallet.

Definitely something not right, BOT type commenting on WhatsApp group, no chat between members, I’ve asked lots of questions but no one replies.

Nothing existed before June, only found it through a FB ad, feel very foolish that I was reeled in by it.

Will feel even more foolish if it turns out to be legit and it’s the next Bitcoin 😂

Cover Participant

Hi All,
I am part of this group currently.

Cover Participant

I am in the Beta testing faze which ends today. I invested money into PFIT and have withdrawn it. I have downloaded the trading platform and given required ID.I am still waiting on Stock/CFD recommendations to flourish.

Optimist Participant

The whole BETA testing has come to an end today. The 1500 capital is to be returned today and the profit from beta trades will belong to the participants to trade with, or withdraw. So the proof of scam or advertising the new PFIT system should become evident after today.

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