Thread: Banners Broker HYIP ponzi scam

BB in the Irish press (again)

Investment firm assures clients after setback | Irish Examiner

Originally Posted by Joe_Shmoe

IP Address: 5.153.2.116

IP Details for 5.153.2.116 Bannersbroker

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General IP Information

IP:	5.153.2.116
Decimal:	93913716
Hostname:	5.153.2.116-static.reverse.softlayer.com
ISP:	SoftLayer Dutch Holdings BV
Organization:	Banners Broker
Services:	None detected
Type:	Corporate
Assignment:	Static IP
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Geolocation Information

Country:	Canada
Latitude:	60 (60° 0′ 0.00″ N)
Longitude:	-95 (95° 0′ 0.00″ W)

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Hmm, they got 6 IPs from softlayer, And meet a new guy Matthew Lynn:

Code:

inetnum:        5.153.2.112 - 5.153.2.119
netname:        NETBLK-SOFTLAYER-RIPE-CUST-ML14685-RIPE
descr:          Banners Broker
country:        CA
admin-c:        ML14685-RIPE
tech-c:         ML14685-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         MAINT-SOFTLAYER-RIPE
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Matthew  Lynn
address:        1019 Nelson St.  Unit 8 Oshawa, ON CA L1H 8A7
phone:          +1.866.398.7638
mnt-by:         MAINT-SOFTLAYER-RIPE
nic-hdl:        ML14685-RIPE
abuse-mailbox:  mlynn@bannersbroker.com
source:         RIPE # Filtered

traceroute 5.153.2.116:

Code:

...
10  ldn-b3-link.telia.net (213.155.133.3)  113.284 ms  133.812 ms  112.827 ms
11  xe-1-0-1.bbr01.tg01.lon01.networklayer.com (213.248.97.226)  116.458 ms *  116.417 ms
12  ae7.bbr02.tg01.lon01.networklayer.com (50.97.18.207)  107.088 ms  105.785 ms  112.304 ms
13  ae0.bbr02.eq01.ams02.networklayer.com (50.97.18.211)  134.969 ms  136.762 ms  138.455 ms
14  ae6.dar02.sr01.ams01.networklayer.com (50.97.18.251)  118.173 ms  115.498 ms
    ae6.dar01.sr01.ams01.networklayer.com (50.97.18.249)  120.913 ms
15  po1.fcr01.sr01.ams01.networklayer.com (159.253.158.131)  130.107 ms
    po2.fcr01.sr01.ams01.networklayer.com (159.253.158.133)  123.369 ms
    po1.fcr01.sr01.ams01.networklayer.com (159.253.158.131)  329.768 ms
16  159.253.153.230-static.reverse.networklayer.com (159.253.153.230)  151.942 ms  150.673 ms  150.521 ms
17  5.153.2.116-static.reverse.softlayer.com (5.153.2.116)  150

Does not mean the servers are actually there, SoftLayer provides proxy tunnels to servers in undisclosed location as part of their Cloud Computing hosting.

Originally Posted by Beacon

I also note Rich by Thirty | Best Home Based Business Opportunities hasnt been updated since last year and the main page of it redirects to Rich by Thirty | Best Home Based Business Opportunities
registered to ENOM, INC.

Pasted in the redirect but I'm sure you noticed r the original is bannersbrokerdelux e.g.
Important Message to Banners Broker Affiliates | Banners Broker Deluxe

Originally Posted by Jerrygo

There must be thousands of those compulsory 250 word blogs written by now. Where can I find them??

I would have told you to be patient but I now realise they are on the blind network

Originally Posted by Della Cate

BB in the Irish press (again)

Investment firm assures clients after setback | Irish Examiner

Now we know where McCarthy is, on the highways and byways flogging his dead horse! Notice he said BB are heading towards 250,000 affiliates and not the 300,000 that BB claim, not that it matters in the grand scheme of things.

Why is it that the Irish media are the only ones to take this circus on? Fair play to the Irish Examiner, keep up the good work, in the knowledge that this exposure is not based on any other BB contrived theory but on a sense of fairness to vulnerable innocent people.

I also note Rich by Thirty | Best Home Based Business Opportunities hasnt been updated since last year and the main page of it redirects to Rich by Thirty | Best Home Based Business Opportunities registered to ENOM, INC. which is registered to Monarch Security Jack Creed 57 Sandy Pointe Drive Bluffton, St 29910 US

richbythirty.com and bannersbrokerdeluxe.com are owned by serial HYIP ponzi fraud and get-rich-quicker, "Jack Creed" ENOM is merely the domain name registrar

Originally Posted by NikSam

Hmm, they got 6 IPs from softlayer, And meet a new guy Matthew Lynn:

Code:

inetnum:        5.153.2.112 - 5.153.2.119
netname:        NETBLK-SOFTLAYER-RIPE-CUST-ML14685-RIPE
descr:          Banners Broker
country:        CA
admin-c:        ML14685-RIPE
tech-c:         ML14685-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         MAINT-SOFTLAYER-RIPE
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Matthew  Lynn
address:        1019 Nelson St.  Unit 8 Oshawa, ON CA L1H 8A7
phone:          +1.866.398.7638
mnt-by:         MAINT-SOFTLAYER-RIPE
nic-hdl:        ML14685-RIPE
abuse-mailbox:  mlynn@bannersbroker.com
source:         RIPE # Filtered

traceroute 5.153.2.116:

Code:

...
10  ldn-b3-link.telia.net (213.155.133.3)  113.284 ms  133.812 ms  112.827 ms
11  xe-1-0-1.bbr01.tg01.lon01.networklayer.com (213.248.97.226)  116.458 ms *  116.417 ms
12  ae7.bbr02.tg01.lon01.networklayer.com (50.97.18.207)  107.088 ms  105.785 ms  112.304 ms
13  ae0.bbr02.eq01.ams02.networklayer.com (50.97.18.211)  134.969 ms  136.762 ms  138.455 ms
14  ae6.dar02.sr01.ams01.networklayer.com (50.97.18.251)  118.173 ms  115.498 ms
    ae6.dar01.sr01.ams01.networklayer.com (50.97.18.249)  120.913 ms
15  po1.fcr01.sr01.ams01.networklayer.com (159.253.158.131)  130.107 ms
    po2.fcr01.sr01.ams01.networklayer.com (159.253.158.133)  123.369 ms
    po1.fcr01.sr01.ams01.networklayer.com (159.253.158.131)  329.768 ms
16  159.253.153.230-static.reverse.networklayer.com (159.253.153.230)  151.942 ms  150.673 ms  150.521 ms
17  5.153.2.116-static.reverse.softlayer.com (5.153.2.116)  150

Does not mean the servers are actually there, SoftLayer provides proxy tunnels to servers in undisclosed location as part of their Cloud Computing hosting.

Registration Services - Whois

checked that phone number, it's one of those local phone rate numbers. No sign of a Matthew Lynn anywhere on the net ?? Plucked from the air name??

Originally Posted by littleroundman

richbythirty.com and bannersbrokerdeluxe.com are owned by serial HYIP ponzi fraud and get-rich-quicker, "Jack Creed" ENOM is merely the domain name registrar

see the IP admin contact number just also happens to be a Canadian lo call number beginning with 1866 ??!! Just like the number in my post above! Is this a coincidence I wonder or are US low call numbers also with a 1866 prefix?

1-866 is same as 1-800 , toll free, receiver pays, works across US and Canada

Originally Posted by NikSam

1-866 is same as 1-800 , toll free, receiver pays, works across US and Canada

thanks for that, thought it was just Canada

Anyone seen this?
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Saturday, February 23, 2013

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The programs included within iXcel are iLiving App, Banners Broker, and Empower Network.

With the iXcel marketing system, users of the system simply position themselves within any, or all, of the programs and then focus on only the ones they primarily promote, while still getting credit for people who join only the programs that they want to focus on and market.

For instance, those big into promoting iLiving App, can use iXcel’s marketing system to promote iLA only.

If iLA users happen to want to advertise using Banners Broker, then they can set up an account through iXcel and have that user ID automatically promoted without lifting a finger actually promoting Banners Broker on its own.

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Originally Posted by NikSam

1-866 is same as 1-800 , toll free, receiver pays, works across US and Canada

It's the toll free number for SEO Hosting, division of HostGator.

Originally Posted by Tomas

Hi Everyone,

Im Tomas from UK. Sadly I discovered just about a week ago that Im involved in this ponzi scam. For all this time I believed I do invest in "on line advertising", legitimate business but thanks to You all I see what is going on and last days show clearly what BB is in real.
I cant believe that the UK authorities just do nothing in this case and big fish still can earn millions on the fools around the world. I can not believe also that this "legitimate" multimillion business use hosting for 5 dollars a month as I use, but mine is better as my uptime is average 99.6%, their is I guess far below 80% (I use "good" UK`s hosting).

Thanks ladies and gents for opening my eyes and reminding me that only way to earn money is hard work or a lottery, not BB....

Well done!

Cheers,
Tomas

ps. Sorry for my English, its my 2nd language.

Hi Tomas,
welcome to realscam.
Thank you for posting your experience here. We do like to get feedback.
Your english is just fine so please post whenever you like

Originally Posted by Ken Roklin

It's the toll free number for SEO Hosting, division of HostGator.

Hostgator is NOT ponzi friendly....

Thanks to people here the master card has finished

Now the site is down and I am hoping this is the END.....many people have lost money and this could be the end...fingers crossed they do not come out with something even more stupid which makes not sense.

the person i was helping did get some $$ out put not much...one payment with the card but that was pending for 5 months
she got 10% of her money out and I do not think she will get any more out.

keep up the good work
like this site a great deal

Originally Posted by Tomas

ps. Sorry for my English, its my 2nd language.

Welcome aboard. Don't worry if your english isn't perfect, it's a lot better than i could do in any other language. Besides we are used to poor english as some aussies and yanks post here as well

Originally Posted by Newto

Wonder how "independent" that auditor will be, if it ever comes to that.

Again i don't understand this- they have been audited- Terry "would never dream of telling an untruth" Stern told us this. Perhaps by looking for an auditor they mean a trusted one and not the one they actually used? Can i suggest LONDON office of PWC. I have reviewed several of their audit files and they are very good generally. A little bit above the other large firms i would say. Not so sure other offices of PWC are so good, as despite being the same firm in name they seem to run to different standards. Don't want to name names but one large overseas company actually had the MD giving out a press release apologising for a long standing fraud that an overseas PWC didn't spot. It wasn't exactly hard to spot either!

Stumbled across this, but I do not think it is real. I don't know why I don't think it is real......but I just don't.

See what you think:

http://www.facebook.com/chris.smith.bb

And the reason I don't is this, that I found on BB Network FB page just now. Pages and pages of BB stuff across t'intenet, but this is the first time I have seen a comment alledgedly from C Smith Esquire. It seems to me to relate to an earlier statement an affiliate made about CS pushing a button on his phone and "panels capping everywhere". Well, see what you think......but I think it is someone 'aving a laff.

Sorry it is a cut n paste. I do have a screenshot but am still unable to post them here since the DDOS attack. Not a problem. I can assure you that the CS comment was accompanied by a photo of said person which I recognise, but that means nothing in the scheme of things. Still, I thought I'd throw it into the mix!

they are not a new business
Wednesday at 07:15 · Like
Martin Codack Read what it says - this is out of BB's control, it happens all the time when the hosting provider goes down.
Wednesday at 07:33 · Like · 2
John Garvey It is probably an issue linked in the fantastic growth BB is having. I for one am very happy with BB and I for one understand that IT issues are the most common and do come about when things change with growth. I ran a financial services business for the North of England which was very well established, but when we had to change our back office to cope with growth, it nearly floored us for weeks! Some people will criticise before they understand?
Wednesday at 09:58 · Like · 5
Anisha Khan Thanks for the update...
Wednesday at 10:45 via mobile · Like · 1
Chris Smith Hey everyone, Rajiv and I had a little legal problem and my phone was confiscated so the engine is down. Don't worry, IT is on it. We are here for the long haul!
Wednesday at 12:48 · Like · 2
Alison Mackenzie thanks for keeping us informed
Wednesday at 13:07 · Like
John O Mahony i hope so chris keep up the good work .... outside of making money bb has given me alot tanx bb
Wednesday at 13:59 · Like

Originally Posted by Dreamstealer

Welcome aboard. Don't worry if your english isn't perfect, it's a lot better than i could do in any other language. Besides we are used to poor english as some aussies and yanks post here as well

Excuse me...I resemble that comment....I'll have you know I speak fluent Aussie

Originally Posted by Dreamstealer

... Perhaps by looking for an auditor they mean a trusted one and not the one they actually used? ....

Or maybe other way around , they are looking for untrusted one

Originally Posted by Della Cate

Stumbled across this, but I do not think it is real. I don't know why I don't think it is real......but I just don't.

See what you think:

http://www.facebook.com/chris.smith.bb
Chris Smith Hey everyone, Rajiv and I had a little legal problem and my phone was confiscated so the engine is down. Don't worry, IT is on it. We are here for the long haul!
Wednesday at 12:48 · Like · 2

Lol! Yeah, looks kind of fake - moreso since he has never posted anything himself, anywhere, ever (how can he, he doesn't exist).
Funny how the believers respond to him though!

Originally Posted by Hypanor

Lol! Yeah, looks kind of fake - moreso since he has never posted anything himself, anywhere, ever (how can he, he doesn't exist).
Funny how the believers respond to him though!

Yes, that made me giggle too. I have seen comments from John O'Mahony elsewhere - why does he write in that funny manner, I wonder?

Code:

H:\>ping bannersbroker.com

Pinging bannersbroker.com [5.153.2.116] with 32 bytes of data:
Control-C
^C
H:\>nslookup
Default Server:  exchange.DOMAIN.local
Address:  192.168.5.20

> set type=ns
> bannersbroker.com
Server:  exchange.DOMAIN.local
Address:  192.168.5.20

Non-authoritative answer:
bannersbroker.com       nameserver = ns20.domaincontrol.com
bannersbroker.com       nameserver = ns19.domaincontrol.com

ns20.domaincontrol.com  internet address = 208.109.255.10

Banners Broker website still down.
A source has told me that Paul McCarthy stated that it should be back up today - we'll see.

Jason

The requested URL could not be retrieved

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While trying to retrieve the URL: http://bannersbroker.com/
The following error was encountered:

We can not connect to the server you have requested.

This means that:

• The server might be busy at this time.
• The server is not reachable.

Please try later to see if you can go through.

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Generated Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:11:59 GMT by gbibp9ph1--proxy (Application and Content Networking System Software 5.5.17)

Originally Posted by Poyol

Code:

H:\>ping bannersbroker.com

Pinging bannersbroker.com [5.153.2.116] with 32 bytes of data:
Control-C
^C
H:\>nslookup
Default Server:  exchange.DOMAIN.local
Address:  192.168.5.20

> set type=ns
> bannersbroker.com
Server:  exchange.DOMAIN.local
Address:  192.168.5.20

Non-authoritative answer:
bannersbroker.com       nameserver = ns20.domaincontrol.com
bannersbroker.com       nameserver = ns19.domaincontrol.com

ns20.domaincontrol.com  internet address = 208.109.255.10

Banners Broker website still down.
A source has told me that Paul McCarthy stated that it should be back up today - we'll see.

Jason

personally i`d say longer they are down better for them, no payments made, no support tickets, all stolen money frozen... no worries at all
then hosting provider/cleaner will/is to be blamed and new affiliates are very welcome of course...IF it will be up again!