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October 30, 2018, 11:59:18 AM
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What happened: FAKE TEAM / USING STOCK PHOTOS

Scammers Website:  https://www.bitstone.org/
https://archive.is/3LCwM





Images of the team are from a template/stock images
Template found here:
https://pixinvent.com/demo/crypto-ico/html/ltr/template-counter/index.html#team
https://archive.is/poSsE

Mary J. Wardle
https://unsplash.com/photos/pqYPRPHNE_8
https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504933350103-e840ede978d4?ixlib=rb-0.3.5&s=ee05aa6b375ec9016de14b3e1af46e7c&auto=format&fit=crop&w=750&q=60
Cecelia T. Carter
https://beautifulhdwalls.weebly.com/home/beautiful-stylish-wallpapers6995663


SALES ARE LIVE NOW:



Their website is new,  recently updated, and they kept stock images from the template as their team members.

Updated Date: 2018-10-08T03:46:56Z
Creation Date: 2018-08-08T09:40:03Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2019-08-08T09:40:03Z

(source: https://hypestat.com/info/bitstone.org)

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January 10, 2019, 11:38:14 AM
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I am B Singh Wadhra (balwinder1481)
You uploaded your own picture but why remain other pictures are fake? This excuse isn't new for us. We have seen lot of same excuses. You are going to change team member after got exposed. What does it mean? How we believe you that your intention isn't scam peoples since you have used fake team picture? You have enough time to upload your picture but you don't have time to upload other team member its unbelievable. You were fully aware about that. So no excuse about that issue. You are failed to provide us appropriate evidence to remove this post.

Tagged from my side, hope DT will handle him.

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January 11, 2019, 02:14:43 PM
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This project is under development and we have not made any sales yet. We are serious about this project and we are arranging all things needed for our physical location for operation before we start sales.

Btw, screenshot are provided in links in my previous request. Full team images will be updated as soon as project will be completed for launch for contribution and for public use. Now it's still under testing and we are also working with regulatories to avoid future problems. I requested you, because I thought you will understand that your post can confuse others. When we will be ready to start , I will purchase paid membership here, but for now we are working on other fields of project. I hope you may understand.


Hello,

We have some questions:

1 - Why you made your website live if you said that you are "under development"?  There is an option called "Under Construction"

2 - On your website it shows sales dates, and the amount sold. Is that real or just a tactical way to attract investors?

As you see here on image 1: In November says that you were on phase 2 and December 2018 on phase 3.





Here shows that you sold already over 16k BTN





3 - What is your address? Is this the correct address?







4 - As far as your team, you deleted the pictures, but you kept the names from a template on your website. WHY?
Is this a way to show to possible investors that you have a big team?





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January 12, 2019, 01:39:32 PM
Last edit: January 13, 2019, 07:00:12 PM by ICOEthics
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These are just the part of template. First we are making the ground level things to work and up. These are not actual sales but default in the template. I have given smart contract address and you can verify there how much tokens we have sold.

0x05E886072Ec32A5D4273cE451483A7693CB812e4

this is smart contract address.

these all things you are  asking are in template. these are part of default template and we have to reset or modify before we start marketing and publications.
 

We noticed that you changed template. Can you do this:

1 - can you make your website offline/under construction until it is completed? That way investors will not be confused.

2 - Make a video of your team talking about your project? or provide other photos of the team holding a newspaper of the day, or a paper with the date written on it? And upload here.
Also provide video/pictures of the team at the office?

We will make updates to this post and will consider removing the scam accusation

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January 13, 2019, 07:30:28 AM
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I am not supporting that, they have changed picture after expose. I will not believe them now even they use real photo. Why they launched website if its under construction? Why they can add single real photo and others is fake. Why not just remove the part of team until complete the website? This kind of excuse isn't new for us. I am not agree about their legitimate even they change team photo.

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