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Economy => Scam Accusations => Topic started by: MPOE-PR on March 18, 2014, 12:22:21 PM



Title: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: MPOE-PR on March 18, 2014, 12:22:21 PM
Hello!
I represent Cointelegraph.com. We really appreciate your expert opinion. The Cointelegraph, leading News Agency in cryptocurrency market (i.e. Bitcoin), provides targeted news, with analysis of the best experts in cryptocurrencies. We create press releases for articles, reports and comments to drive social stream traffic. Cointelegraph works with the best publicists and journalists in the industry.
Our new project is to create a big professional community and we would be happy to invite you! Each member will have a personal page with detailed information including your specialization, profile picture, biography, website and contact information. Does that kind of partnership sound interesting for you?
Maria Jones
General Manager
Tel: +1 347 741 82 68
press@coinspamtelegraph.com
www.coinspamtelegraph.com

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Summary - Maria Jones    Picture/Text
Name:    Maria Jones
Posts:    0
Activity:   0
Position:    Brand new
Date Registered:    March 13, 2014, 11:17:32 AM
Last Active:    Today at 12:19:09 PM

Nice going on removing all restriction mods. What do I do now, I'm getting hit by a ton of this sort of shit. Do you like, hate actual content or something?


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on March 19, 2014, 07:58:35 PM
Hello!
I represent Cointelegraph.com. We really appreciate your expert opinion. The Cointelegraph, leading News Agency in cryptocurrency market (i.e. Bitcoin), provides targeted news, with analysis of the best experts in cryptocurrencies. We create press releases for articles, reports and comments to drive social stream traffic. Cointelegraph works with the best publicists and journalists in the industry.
Our new project is to create a big professional community and we would be happy to invite you! Each member will have a personal page with detailed information including your specialization, profile picture, biography, website and contact information. Does that kind of partnership sound interesting for you?
Maria Jones
General Manager
Tel: +1 347 741 82 68
press@coinspamtelegraph.com
www.coinspamtelegraph.com

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Summary - Maria Jones    Picture/Text
Name:    Maria Jones
Posts:    0
Activity:   0
Position:    Brand new
Date Registered:    March 13, 2014, 11:17:32 AM
Last Active:    Today at 12:19:09 PM

Nice going on removing all restriction mods. What do I do now, I'm getting hit by a ton of this sort of shit. Do you like, hate actual content or something?

I just received the same PM, albeit the URL is http://www.cointelegraph.com/.

BTW, thanks for making my head spin faster: http://trilema.com/2013/mpoe-pr-almost-two-years-in-the-swamp-an-anthology/ (found via your sig).

Remember, I opted for your toes as my wallpaper oppose to the other Maria's (remember her?) avatar.

~Bruno Kucinskas


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: Maria Jones on March 20, 2014, 07:36:45 AM
Hello! Thank you so much for your attention! I really apologize to spend your time if you are not interested in our suggestion. I am official represenative of Cointelegraph.com, News Agency, specializing in cryptocurrencies. It is definitely not a spam PM. I did not send it to every user. It was intended for high-level experts. Best regards, Maria


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on March 21, 2014, 07:44:48 AM
Hello! Thank you so much for your attention! I really apologize to spend your time if you are not interested in our suggestion. I am official represenative of Cointelegraph.com, News Agency, specializing in cryptocurrencies. It is definitely not a spam PM. I did not send it to every user. It was intended for high-level experts. Best regards, Maria

May I suggest to you, Maria, to interact with this forum via posting periodically? Nothing too in-depth, nor mundane either. Also, make the link in your sig linkable. We'll let you slide this time for spelling representative incorrectly, but consider using spell checker.

Apologies for any misunderstandings.

~Bruno Kucinskas


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: MPOE-PR on March 21, 2014, 10:54:37 PM
I just received the same PM, albeit the URL is *.

BTW, thanks for making my head spin faster: http://trilema.com/2013/mpoe-pr-almost-two-years-in-the-swamp-an-anthology/ (found via your sig).

Remember, I opted for your toes as my wallpaper oppose to the other Maria's (remember her?) avatar.

~Bruno Kucinskas

Well I didn't include the url for a reason you nooblet you.


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: Lauda on March 26, 2014, 05:42:16 AM
I got this PM too.


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: b!z on March 26, 2014, 11:54:01 AM
Same here.r


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: Lauda on March 27, 2014, 07:01:19 PM
Everything looked fine until he/she started asking for personal information.


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: Maria Jones on March 31, 2014, 07:48:30 AM
We are happy to invite Top experts to join the Cointelegraph Professional Community!
You can see an example at:
http://cointelegraph.com/post/elizabeth_t_ploshay
Please contact me by e-mail or PM.
Sincerely,
Maria Jones
General Manager
Tel: +1 (347) 741-8268
press@cointelegraph.com
www.cointelegraph.com


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: general lee on March 31, 2014, 07:57:51 AM
I do not think they are spammers

Here is Maria:

http://cointelegraph.com/post/the_cointelegraph_weekly_video_review_march_23_29

Awesome 8) :o


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: morningtime on April 07, 2014, 08:08:18 AM
This is a scam. I replied to their request and this is what I got:

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Thank you so much for your attention!

The editor in chief will prepare a text interview. I will update you accordingly.

We are happy to invite you to be a privileged member of the Cointelegraph Professional Community!

To join us, please complete the questionnaire and attach your profile picture.

Personal Details:

[Name], born [year], currently living in [location]

Education

Professional experience and achievement

Interests

First experience with cryptocurrencies

Role in the Bitcoin community

Your profile page will appear soon on Cointelegraph.com

You can see an example at:

http://cointelegraph.com/post/elizabeth_t_ploshay

In parallel if you have an idea for an exclusive article dedicated to crypto-currencies or a press release for some of your upcoming events, or anything else for that matter, we are ready to publish it as a leading story on the front page including all addition information: your full name, short bio, your company, website, blog, etc.

Using this information they can claim your MtGox coins once filing claims starts.

Do not provide them with this information! "Maria Jones" is just some Russian model hired by scammers.


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: DiamondCardz on April 07, 2014, 10:25:54 AM
This is a scam. I replied to their request and this is what I got:

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Thank you so much for your attention!

The editor in chief will prepare a text interview. I will update you accordingly.

We are happy to invite you to be a privileged member of the Cointelegraph Professional Community!

To join us, please complete the questionnaire and attach your profile picture.

Personal Details:

[Name], born [year], currently living in [location]

Education

Professional experience and achievement

Interests

First experience with cryptocurrencies

Role in the Bitcoin community

Your profile page will appear soon on Cointelegraph.com

You can see an example at:

http://cointelegraph.com/post/elizabeth_t_ploshay

In parallel if you have an idea for an exclusive article dedicated to crypto-currencies or a press release for some of your upcoming events, or anything else for that matter, we are ready to publish it as a leading story on the front page including all addition information: your full name, short bio, your company, website, blog, etc.

Using this information they can claim your MtGox coins once filing claims starts.

Do not provide them with this information! "Maria Jones" is just some Russian model hired by scammers.

Very clever, aha. They executed terribly and now they'll get nothing, however.


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: general lee on April 07, 2014, 02:50:21 PM

Using this information they can claim your MtGox coins once filing claims starts.


Yep Sherlock! MtGox here!! They have stolen your money. But now they have lost access to your wallets and want to get your personal details to get access to 'em!

Best Regards,

Hercule Poirot.


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: Maria Jones on April 10, 2014, 08:06:37 AM
It is unfortunate that our fellow community members are so quick to jump to conclusions. Indeed, the “brand new” status of my account indicates nothing else other than, well, that it wasn’t made long ago. Everything above that is wild speculation which has no rational basis not much unlike the numerous conspiracy theories on Politics & Society Board.

Luckily we’ve nonetheless been able to gather enough reasonable members of the community for our “Experts” program and now are closing it in terms of this forum. However there’s still an opportunity to become a member of our speakers’ circle which would allow you to gain pre-release access to articles that are to be published and be the first one to comment on them.

All details can be found here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=563387


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: Gleb Gamow on October 30, 2016, 07:47:13 PM
It is unfortunate that our fellow community members are so quick to jump to conclusions. Indeed, the “brand new” status of my account indicates nothing else other than, well, that it wasn’t made long ago. Everything above that is wild speculation which has no rational basis not much unlike the numerous conspiracy theories on Politics & Society Board.

Luckily we’ve nonetheless been able to gather enough reasonable members of the community for our “Experts” program and now are closing it in terms of this forum. However there’s still an opportunity to become a member of our speakers’ circle which would allow you to gain pre-release access to articles that are to be published and be the first one to comment on them.

All details can be found here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=563387

Is it okay for fellow community members to quickly jump to conclusions as to what entity is or is not a scam based on if a 0.4 BTC press release fee is paid?

UFOMiners Announces the Launch of Four Powerful Cryptocurrency Miners: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ufominers-announces-the-launch-of-four-powerful-cryptocurrency-miners#

https://cointelegraph.com/press-release-submission

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Share your press release with our readers for 0.4 btc per release - it will appear on the homepage and in the side bar. Once press release was submitted and payment has been made we will publish your press-release shortly.

Please follow this guide"how to write press-releases"

Press releases for inappropriate or fraudulent products and services will not be published. CoinTelegraph has a right to refuse to publish your press release offering you a refund.

So, we provide a service for free, namely warning fellow Bitcoiners about scam outfits via doing simple Google searches et al., while CoinTelegraph with its far more advanced research team espouses that they, too, protect Bitcoiners from scam outfits prior to taking a 0.4 BTC press release fee from an easily proven scam outfit.

On behalf of all those about to be scammed by UFOMiners opting to purchase because of a paid-for press release, thank you, CoinTelegraph, for not doing a mere few minutes due diligence that others are doing for free for the betterment of Bitcoin. We're sure your cryptocurrency-based advertisers are mighty proud of you genius folks. Keyword [alluded to]: Boycott.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/fool-me-once-top-5-bitcoin-related-scams-for-2015

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CoinTelegraph is always keen to bring to readers’ attention anything suspicious in crypto-industry and beyond [unless rogue entities pay us our standard press release fee of 0.4 BTC]

I've an idea: I'll pen a press release about my linked-to website offering up quantum computers that operate on solar power monkey shit and see if they'll print the article upon paying the 0.4 BTC fee.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/nathan-wosnack

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First experience with cryptocurrencies

Nathan first read Satoshi’s white paper in July 2009 and began using Bitcoin in November of the same year.

Let me guess, Nathan, in the later part of 2009 you were using-cum-trading bitcoins with Satoshi Nakamoto, Hal Finney (Mr. Popsicle), Marshal Long (Bitcoin Prince), Maria Jones' fellow New Yorker Nick Spanos (Mr. Bicycle), Leroy "Truthful" Fodor and fellow toiler bowl cleaner buddy (Bubba) in South Carolina, Craig Steven "Satoshi" Wright, and perhaps John Fitzpatrick (http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/03/psu_mystery_man_launches_short.html), all on BitcoinTalk when this forum had at most 20 users, eh?

http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.nathan.wosnack

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Nathan Wosnack is the founder and CEO of CryptØMiners and CryptØYouth. He is on the North American Advisory Board for Cryptor Trust and recently joined as partner and COO of ubITquity — a cryptocurrency company.

I wonder what the fees are for a rogue entity to be included on Cryptor Trust.

https://www.bizapedia.com/de/ubitquity-llc.html

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This company has not listed any contacts yet.

I'd say that's par for the course.


Title: Re: Cointelegraph.com the newest spam service
Post by: BRILIANTcoin on September 28, 2017, 06:58:05 PM
We are happy to invite Top experts to join the Cointelegraph Professional Community!
You can see an example at:
http://cointelegraph.com/post/elizabeth_t_ploshay
Please contact me by e-mail or PM.
Sincerely,
Maria Jones
General Manager
Tel: +1 (347) 741-8268
press@cointelegraph.com
www.cointelegraph.com
Dear Maria! but you know you have a moderator
 who deceives the people and lures money?
here is a link to his profile, please https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=235387 and do not say that someone hung a link to your resource and uses it, you made a trust minus and it's good and he has it there will be a minus that everyone would know what you have to do there and until you return the stolen goods from my friend