Just a warning to those that may have come across this new 'service'. They are new on LB and buying BTC at very very high rates, with a low feedback score. Besides this, they advertise their site 'ebitinvest.com' on Localbitcoins. Besides the cheap '1990s' looking site, they seem to be offering HYIP investments and/or Ponzis along with buying Bitcoin.

This is, however, not the reason I am warning you about them. While looking at their 'about us' section, I seen their "Team", along with their "team's" photos and names. Being the paranoid person I am, naturally, I looked at the photos with skepticism and discovered something.

Their "team" seems to be a part of another (actual) organization called "Peterson Incorporated", with the exact same "Our Team" photos, but different (real) names.
EDIT: They changed their photos from another site now lol. Edited with new link of the real people. I wonder if I should contact these companys and tell them they are being impersonated?
Observe.
Shady possible probable confirmed scammers: http://www.ebitinvest.com/#!about-us/c1diu    
Actual people that own those photos, and are the actual..people in the photos..: https://www.esl.org/investment/isllc_consultants.html


Call me paranoid, but is this not a good reason to avoid this site and their services on Localbitcoins like the plague?

Better safe than sorry folks.

Edit: Oh! Whaddya know? These same 'people' own another scam fully legitimate business...http://grow-btc.com/about-us.html <---This site still has the old photos.

Christ....

Yeah, it really is sad that these indecent filthy people and their sites even exist.

I believe this is the account the OP makes references to: https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/EBITINVEST.COM/

In any case I just reported them, and linked LB to this thread.

You have a new message for LocalBitcoins support ticket #49047.

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Hi,

thank you for your report.

They have been banned.


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Best regards,
Giovanni


In response to:

Please check my post here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1049003.new#new

I got a response too:


It's funny how they think they can get way with just changing the pictures, as if they think we can't find the source of the images.



Yes, that's why your localbitcoins account got suspended, because of how legit you are 
The grammar in this sentence just screams scam.

Please notify me of the court date of you suing the OP, so I can bring some popcorn.

I urge everyone who reads this thread to leave some negative reputation to this account, as they are determined only on scamming.

Wow lol. You'd think they would at least switch up the photos or somethin. Scammers are getting lazy these days.

They were buying BTC, I am not sure if they were selling, but they were definitely buying. At extremely high rates.

Thanks TomatoCage. I will continue to update this thread with a list of their cookie-cutter scam sites, if I find any more. Good to know someone is actually taking these things seriously in the forums. I am writing up an article about these type of HYIP/Ponzi scams for my site.

Back in my early days of investments/crypto trading, I got my fair share of losses at the hands of malicious people. The first 1BTC I ever got in my life was swiftly taken away by a scammer, back when escrow was only in its infancy regarding Bitcoin. It was one of the worst feelings I had ever experienced, working your ass off to get your first taste, and then having some idiot(s) use your trust as fodder.

If I, or anyone can stop even one person from falling victim to any type of scam, I will, and hope others will, take the time to do so.

Mistercoin