Ethereum Code - is it a scam?

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  1. Prince of Risborough

    Prince of Risborough Well-Known Member

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    link removed by Admin

    ****ADMIN WARNING THE ABOVE LINK MAY NOT BE SAFE AND IS LIKELY A SCAM *********
    its still in posts below where the op is quoted but its advised not to follow it

    I'm always a bit sceptical about this Martin Lewis character who seems to be in the news every day telling us how to make money, or save money. I suppose some of what he says must be good, but I can't make my mind up about this Ethereum thing. Anyone any experience of these schemes. Do they really work?

    It says a minimum investment of £350 guarantees that you make a profit but for how long? Maybe it's like betting where you get a few wins then reinvest it on losers, so lose everything including your original stake. I wish I was brave enough to try it :)
     
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    Even the URL just looks dodgy.
     
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  4. Prince of Risborough

    Prince of Risborough Well-Known Member

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    It's a news item on Yahoo this morning so I presume it's safe to click on it. It does give lots of links for further information, but I didn't click on any of them.
     
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    I'm always a bit sceptical about this Martin Lewis character who seems to be in the news every day telling us how to make money, or save money. I suppose some of what he says must be good, but I can't make my mind up about this Ethereum thing. Anyone any experience of these schemes. Do they really work?

    It says a minimum investment of £350 guarantees that you make a profit but for how long? Maybe it's like betting where you get a few wins then reinvest it on losers, so lose everything including your original stake. I wish I was brave enough to try it :)[/QUOTE]
    It's 100% fake in my opinion. even the BBC news logo is fake. He is used by many scammers to publicise their claims. DON'T GO ANYWHERE NEAR IT. IT ASKS YOU TO LOG IN.
     
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    I wouldn't touch crypto currency with a barge pole.
     
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    Not sure what makes you sceptical of Martin Lewis talks alot of sense and gives sound inparcal advice. He pulls his hair out with scammers using his name and face on scams in fact he successfully sued Facebook a few years ago for not removing them gave all the settlement to charity.
     
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    Prince of Risborough Well-Known Member

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    Sceptical from the point of view that anything that sounds too good to be true probably is a scam. I’m not doubting that he comes up with some good advice but I’m not entirely convinced by “telly experts “.
     
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    agree, his Money Saving Expert Newsletters have saved me lots of money and ready made forms to download for claiming back PPI etc have been invaluable. Suggest people go direct to his official site and/ or sign up to the Newsletter if they require advice or signposting
     
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    He’s much more than a ‘ telly expert’ I’m not aware of anyone who comes on tv that get ‘s anywhere near him in terms of helping out the ordinary person
     
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    100% certain its a scam.
     
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    Sold the moneysavingexpert website for millions so a very rich man and certainly enjoys the limelight but I think his hearts in the right place and he makes it clear he doesn't endorse any service or items so it most definitely a scam
     
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    Thanks for all the responses. I’ve never gambled on crypto currency schemes and I doubt if I ever will
     
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    LINK ABOVE..... MY AV blocked it....

    "Threat found
    This web page may contain dangerous content that can provide remote access to an infected device, leak sensitive data from the device or harm the targeted device.
    Threat: HTML/Hoax.Agent.P application"
     
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    I didnt even click on it it looked dodgy and was definitely not a BBC article
     
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    Can Admin remove the post as although I opened it to see what the threat would be (since I am confident my Security packages are good (ESET being one of them) but some BBSers may not have up to date AV software, click and become infected . The link looks like it may enable remote access to the affected machine".
     
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    Just opening the link could possibly infect your machine (see post #16)
     
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    Best off buying a million Luna Classic for around $180 as a long term investment and hope it gets back to quid a coin from the $119 it was last Spring before the previous owner ruined it.
     
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    Link removed from the OP - dont want to remove the whole thread as the link is circulating in other social media and its good to leave the discussion on here
     
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