ICOBench Adviser Douglas Lyons:asking 3 ETH for fake rating.

[olegraran]

Advisor Douglas Lyons asking 3 ETH for changing ICOBench ratings from 1.1.1. to 4.5.4., but he did it for 1 ETH!

https://coinscribble.com/icobench-adviser-douglas-lyons-how-to-make-money-on-a-fake-rating/2927/icos/21/

[shitcoinoffering]

Advisor Douglas Lyons asking 3 ETH for changing ICOBench ratings from 1.1.1. to 4.5.4., but he did it for 1 ETH!

https://coinscribble.com/icobench-adviser-douglas-lyons-how-to-make-money-on-a-fake-rating/2927/icos/21/

Haha
By the way, I didnt make any review on Shitcoin Offering where he was involved in ... 

[olegraran]

Advisor Douglas Lyons asking 3 ETH for changing ICOBench ratings from 1.1.1. to 4.5.4., but he did it for 1 ETH!

https://coinscribble.com/icobench-adviser-douglas-lyons-how-to-make-money-on-a-fake-rating/2927/icos/21/

Haha
By the way, I didnt make any review on Shitcoin Offering where he was involved in ... 

Hi is involved in many Shitcoin Offerings, when you see the name Douglas Lyons on the board of advisers - the project is 100% scam!
Check this:
https://fixsay.com/cryptocurrency/2018/06/27/ico-bench-extremist-douglas-lyons-giving-fake-ratings-as-revenge/

[morvillz7z]

Thank you for sharing, although I think I'm not surprised at all to hear that you can buy ratings. I recently found an interesting article showing how easy it is to obtain whatever rating you want from these so-called advisors:
https://medium.com/alethena/this-is-how-easy-it-is-to-buy-ico-ratings-an-investigation-13d07e987394

This should serve as an example and remind people before they invest to be careful and not to trust any of these ICO rating websites.

If I were you, I would contact ICOBench and provide them with all the information about Douglas Lyon, who knows they might act on it and remove him.

[olegraran]

Submitted already many times, by many people, but they are not reacting.

[fortunecrypto]

These Ico rating sites are our new version of hyip monitor, of course, these ICO will have to pay for them to get listed and get a good rating, the bad part is we the investors and promoters are the one suffering from their deceit, I think they are part of the problems.

[ICOEthics]

Thank you for the article.
Here are just a few examples of the so-called advisers at the ICOBench that are probably just taking money to give a good rate.
Including one that was warned about a scam and still gave good ratings for the scammer.

Cryptobike – (TEAM = Stock images) TEAM = 4.0 - is a very high rate for a team using stock photos dont you think?
Cryptobike - 1 expert - http://icoethics.com/imgs/other/cryptobike-rate.jpg
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5032861.0 (scam accusation)

Cryptoriya - 1 expert - Someone warned this expert this ICO was a scam on July 31st 2018. The expert gave a review/rating on August 2nd and ICOBench continue with the publication/promotion of this scammer. http://icoethics.com/imgs/other/cryptoriya-rate.jpg

Zantepay - 6 experts and they missed the scam? - http://icoethics.com/imgs/other/zantepay-rate.jpg

Ultrix - 3 experts - http://icoethics.com/imgs/other/ultrix-rate.jpg

UT-PAY – 1 expert – 4 star rating for the team with an obvious photoshopped person. https://icobench.com/ico/ut-pay/ratings#ratings
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5045079.0

OfferZone – 4 experts – 3 star rating for the team - a team that failed KYC
https://icobench.com/ico/offerzone/ratings#ratings
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5026956.0

Vestarin – 32 experts – 5 star –https://icobench.com/ico/vestarin/ratings#ratings
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5026956.0

Aircraft Travel – 1 expert – 5 star for fake team
https://icobench.com/ico/aircraft/ratings#ratings
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5032935.0

There are more, but we will stop here...

[CoinClarity]

This is gold....

I've always been skeptical of the different "packages" icobench has to offer. What are the chances of them not giving you a good review if you go with the highest price package?

Good work OP.

[olegraran]

Thank you for the article.
Here are just a few examples of the so-called advisers at the ICOBench that are probably just taking money to give a good rate.
Including one that was warned about a scam and still gave good ratings for the scammer.

Cryptobike – (TEAM = Stock images) TEAM = 4.0 - is a very high rate for a team using stock photos dont you think?
Cryptobike - 1 expert - http://icoethics.com/imgs/other/cryptobike-rate.jpg
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5032861.0 (scam accusation)

Cryptoriya - 1 expert - Someone warned this expert this ICO was a scam on July 31st 2018. The expert gave a review/rating on August 2nd and ICOBench continue with the publication/promotion of this scammer. http://icoethics.com/imgs/other/cryptoriya-rate.jpg

Zantepay - 6 experts and they missed the scam? - http://icoethics.com/imgs/other/zantepay-rate.jpg

Ultrix - 3 experts - http://icoethics.com/imgs/other/ultrix-rate.jpg

UT-PAY – 1 expert – 4 star rating for the team with an obvious photoshopped person. https://icobench.com/ico/ut-pay/ratings#ratings
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5045079.0

OfferZone – 4 experts – 3 star rating for the team - a team that failed KYC
https://icobench.com/ico/offerzone/ratings#ratings
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5026956.0


Here is the story about it:
https://medium.com/@filip.poutintsev/ico-bench-experts-have-been-caught-taking-payment-for-fake-ratings-e8ad0c710ec7

Vestarin – 32 experts – 5 star –https://icobench.com/ico/vestarin/ratings#ratings
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5026956.0

Aircraft Travel – 1 expert – 5 star for fake team
https://icobench.com/ico/aircraft/ratings#ratings
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5032935.0

There are more, but we will stop here...

[Patatas]

This is gold....

I've always been skeptical of the different "packages" icobench has to offer. What are the chances of them not giving you a good review if you go with the highest price package?

Good work OP.

Check out this:

https://medium.com/@filip.poutintsev/ico-bench-experts-have-been-caught-taking-payment-for-fake-ratings-e8ad0c710ec7

I wonder if they will now bribe the author to remove that article from the medium. Don't be surprised if that article disappears within a week.

Submitted already many times, by many people, but they are not reacting.

Maybe the entire team is a part of it and that's how they make money?

These Ico rating sites are our new version of hyip monitor, of course, these ICO will have to pay for them to get listed and get a good rating, the bad part is we the investors and promoters are the one suffering from their deceit, I think they are part of the problems.

Of course mate! This generation takes anything seriously and dwells on these sources as their primary influence. They think their money is in the same hands just because a site has good ratings on another website.

[coin-investor]

It's the game of deception indeed, sometimes I use Icobench to see the ICO has passed their KYC that's all I looked on but not their rating I am always surprised that some of the ICO that has a good rating are those who have no potential in the market in the eyes of the investors but not in the eyes of these so-called experts because there is money involve

[marlboroza]

This is gold....

I've always been skeptical of the different "packages" icobench has to offer. What are the chances of them not giving you a good review if you go with the highest price package?

Good work OP.

Check out this:

https://medium.com/@filip.poutintsev/ico-bench-experts-have-been-caught-taking-payment-for-fake-ratings-e8ad0c710ec7

Isn't that guy who is running ICO bumping service https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=1268093
Yes.  
https://medium.com/@filip.poutintsev/take-the-most-out-of-bitcointalk-when-promoting-your-ico-f0a424add9ba well this is just funny. Man who is payed to create fake buzz around projects is accusing rating site for giving fake ratings to projects  

Oh, wait, and another ICO rating site busted...well...ICO rating site 

[plr]

So they are really doing this for money and not for people trust, they should then be reported and regulated by SEC because they are part of scamming investors, people look up to them and they deceive them they should be prosecuted and put to jail they part of the project that scam people with millions of dollars.

[electronicash]

Advisor Douglas Lyons asking 3 ETH for changing ICOBench ratings from 1.1.1. to 4.5.4., but he did it for 1 ETH!

https://coinscribble.com/icobench-adviser-douglas-lyons-how-to-make-money-on-a-fake-rating/2927/icos/21/

Haha
By the way, I didnt make any review on Shitcoin Offering where he was involved in ... 

is Doug the user anobtc which was mentioned in this SCAM accusation in this thread HOT NEWS - “Shitcoinoffering” EXPOSED AS FRAUD! ?

its very much interesting to look at the coincedence of the names in these people around you. believe me i'm not accusing its them who did that.

[CoinClarity]

Submitted already many times, by many people, but they are not reacting.

Maybe the entire team is a part of it and that's how they make money?

Then they're blatantly making money by breaking their own terms:

Payments
ICObench does not solicit or accept money/any other mean, holding a value, from anybody to submit an ICO for a review. Thus, ICObench highly advises projects, that are willing to have their ICOs reviewed on our website, not to pay any money to third parties, claiming a publication guarantee.

https://icobench.com/terms

Either way, its highly unethical behavior and should not be dismissed because they're simply "making money."

[ICOEthics]

This is our report from last week of: SCAMS Currently listed on these sites. We used to alert them, but you didnt even get a thank you back.
Also they dont care to remove the scams from their site because many of them are " featured".
And ico bench sometimes took over 20 days to remove the scam (probably waiting for the paid service to expire).
We no longer inform any of them about scam listed, it is a waste of our time.

[judeafante]

You are doing a great job, your contribution is so great you deserve merits for this, it's not an easy job it's actually hard to catch a scam ICO I used to look on ICO rating but they are also part of the business ruining the cryptocurrency, they should be accounted for.

[morvillz7z]

Interesting statistics you got there @ICOEthics. I suppose these are just the ones that you have found?

As you might expect, our friends at ICOHolder cleary on top of that garbage list of ICO hosting websites. Champs! You should host a ceremony at the end of the year and award the top 3 for outstanding achievements in the support and popularization of criminals, fraud and ponzi schemes. 

[ICOEthics]

Interesting statistics you got there @ICOEthics. I suppose these are just the ones that you have found?

No. It includes scams found from other forum members as well.

You should host a ceremony at the end of the year and award the top 3 for outstanding achievements in the support and popularization of criminals, fraud and ponzi schemes.  

We are thinking about that with the following titles:

- The mother holder of all scams (probably ICOHolder will win)
- The Sl*t scam holder (probably ICO Slot will win)
- and the last one is open for suggestions.

[electronicash]

This is our report from last week of: SCAMS Currently listed on these sites. We used to alert them, but you didnt even get a thank you back.
Also they dont care to remove the scams from their site because many of them are " featured".
And ico bench sometimes took over 20 days to remove the scam (probably waiting for the paid service to expire).
We no longer inform any of them about scam listed, it is a waste of our time.

ICOHolder is scam leader! Wow!

These ICO rating sites should have been the ones helping to fight scams but rather help scam investors instead by asking fees to advertise scam ICOs.  in all fairness though they have also help some good ICOs succeed but then of course they got the fees asked. They wouldn't be listing anything if not for the fees.