MSE News: Martin Lewis slams 'con' linking him to binary trading

Nodding_Donkey

This looks like the latest one

http://198.187.30.79/~cnn/Martin-Lewis-58949-pounds-Arbitrage-Exposed-to-UK/?key1=43-lewis&campaign_id=23842663342490662&adset_id=23842663343200662&adset_name=11+-+Lookalike+%28GB%2C+5%25%29+-+UK+Look+alike+all+Dep%2C+Desktop+Feed&ad_id=%7B%7Bad.id%7D%7D&ad_name=Ad+12&placement=Desktop+Feed&age=30-65&gender=-&interest=-&sxid=9d34h1f8gttz

And Facebook are making money out of it as well

DemiDee

The con linking Martin Lewis to bitcoin continues. I have just had an ad come up in my Facebook news feed, a sponsored ad from the 'Graduate Hero' FB page which, when you click on it, looks like a real link to a trashy tabloid. See here: https://hrsumo.com/debt-free-wannabe-collection-inspiring-true-stories-help-beat-debts-uks-1-money-saving-expert/?adset=Adset1+Desktop+M+30&adid=Ad002&int=noint&ge nder=M.

I know that it's false because yesterday I saw the same ad that went through to an identical article on Katie Price, and when I checked out what was being said about bitcoin, I came straight to Money Saving Expert as a first port of call and already knew what Martin has to say about it!

Reaper

I've re-posted it in the "Fake Sites" feedback section for you where it is more likely to get spotted by MSE
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/73832336#Comment_73832336

Gonz03

I made the mistake of signing up to this website initially. Further investigation proved it to be a scam so fortunately I didn’t “invest”.
The only problem is they keep ringing me using lots of different number and I can’t make them stop. I used extremely inventive swearing for a while to no avail but now I just red button them. Wish they’d stop though. Any ideas?

Reaper

There's not a lot you can do. If they are calling from abroad or withholding the number you might be able to block all those types of calls depending on your provider.

If they are calling you on your mobile try the Truecaller app (details at https://www.truecaller.com) to block known spam numbers.

Be aware they will likely pass your number on to other spam/scam companies too be be on your guard for cold calls about other "unmissable" investments from companies you have never heard of before.

Gonz03

Thanks for the advice. I won’t get conned I hope. Only looked into it because of the ad with Martin on it.

verybigchris

Beware of newbies claiming they can help you recover your losses: fraud recovery fraud