What Do Finixio Do?

Finixio write fake reviews of gambling and trading websites so that people get scammed and Finixio can take a cut. These fake review sites are all over the internet and are duplicated over and over except that the wording in all of the fake reviews is changed a little every time. Their repeated strategy is to ask questions like 'Bitcoin Sucker - is it Legit?' even though the idea of Bitcoin Sucker is so stupid (free money) that it would bring the economy to its knees. They also like to arrive at the conclusion 'yes it is legit' right at the top of the article so that they can catch people who do not like to read T&Cs (perfect scammer victims) immediately, rather than having to wait for them to scroll down the page without reading the article anyway. In other words, they are scammers who make money from defrauding people online.

The authors of the fake reviews also appear to change name whilst carrying the same photograph and vice-versa, as we shall see. In reality, non of the reviews are conducted by who they claim and their whole website collection does nothing other than proliferate lies for profit.

Another way to explain this is that Finixio are affiliate scammers for boiler room scam sites that use fake reviews to try and validate the scams as well as using the usual auto-trading robot scam sites. They use the idea of a review to defraud people by suggesting that they have checked a product even though that product doesn't even really exist. They are the worst kind of scammers - con-artists.

What Sites Do Finixio Operate?

Well they seem to operate most of the fake review sites that condone the boiler room scammer sites in the UK. These include affiliate scammer link sites such as tradingplatforms.com, insidebitcoins.com, buyshares.co.uk, business2community.com, economywatch.com which are all affiliate scammer links to obvious frauds.

They also operate other financial sites such as financepr.com and forexschoolonline.com but the purpose of these sites just appears to be a link to brokers registered within the UK, perhaps to cover their tracks.

They also act as a link builder for offshore, unregulated casinos with review sites such as: goldencasinonews.com, 

In addition to these other services they appear to be tied to hacked websites such as this: https://www.structuraltimberframe.co.uk/bitcoin-options-analysis/

You can clearly see their company number being referenced here, and when we check the site we can clearly see once again that this is a timber cutting business that has been hacked and infiltrated with a fake new scam article pretending you can make thousands every day with no skill or knowledge:

As you can see they are fraudulently using the Forbes logo in the corner of the site. 

Finixio have yet another fake reviews site using a few facts in a page for gaining SERP ranking and then pages of lies to defraud the people browsing to their site. This particular Finixio fake review sites is called FXTimes (there is also a dodgy ForEx signals company in Canada names FXTimes.ca but they do not appear to be related) or CryptoVibes. This site was allegedly started in 2017 as Cryptovibes but has already changed its name to FXTimes which is presumably the site being built at FXTimes.com which shares the same style, but has yet to be populated with any images or data.

Here is some of the text from their about page explaining who they are:

Established in July 2017, FXTimes (formerly known as CryptoVibes.com) provides all the vital and crucial information related to blockchain, Forex industry news and distributed ledger technology every day. FXTimes is based in London, UK. We are a team of financial journalists, traders and crypto enthusiastic that have years of experience working in the financial industry.

Our Mission Statement

“To drive transparency in the financial industry.”

The finance industry has gone through a new wave of regulation and disruption since 2017. This includes Blockchain/Cryptocurrencies, as well as new CySEC and MiFiD regulations for retail traders and the disruption of challenger banks.

Our goal is expose the latest changes in the industry, expose how brokers are reacting to new regulations, and open up information for traders, investors and employees not necessarily working directly in the industry.

So, bearing this in mind, let's have a look at how these people do business.

First of all, who are they?

Well according to their website, they are made up of the following staff members:

Nelson Campelo: Senior Editor for FXTimes. Nelson oversees the day to date running of the website, publication of our articles and also covers the latest Forex B2B news. Nelson reviews all news content going live on the site and manages the content team. [email protected] 

Azeez Mustapha: Azeez is a technical analyst, has many years of trading experience in the stock exchange and the crypto markets. He has broad experience in Forex trading, coaching, and funds management. Aside from trading, Azeez’s interests are literature, good music and keeping in shape. [email protected] 

Viraj Shah: Viraj has been writing for FXTimes covering Cryptocurrencies and Forex news for 2 years now. Also known as ‘Sherlock’, Viraj comments on the latest businesses emerging in the blockchain industry. His areas of expertise are Bitcoin and Blockchain. He enjoys covering new start-ups and busting myths across the industry. [email protected] 

Ali Raza: A freelance journalist, with experience in web journalism and marketing. Ali holds a master degree in finance and enjoys writing about cryptocurrencies and fintech. Ali’s work has been published on a number of cryptocurrency publications including InsideBitcoins.com. [email protected] 

John Wanguba: John is a content crafter passionate about putting everything into writing. He is passionate about Blockchain and Traveling. He is also an experienced creative and technical writer. Everything and everyone has a story to tell. What better way to capture the real story than in words. [email protected]

Who and Where are Finixio?

They are situated at:

FXTimes
Finixio Ltd
Email: [email protected]
Address: Finixio Ltd Flat 7, 2 Ferdinand Place, London, NW18EE, United Kingdom
Tel: +4407795067269

Which is here:

OK so we can see who they are and where we can find them. All of this is a good sign, especially as it has been recorded previously on this site, that Finixio seem to have a questionable record when it comes to transparency and truth. Their address and phone number do seem to vary. Finixio, according to their site InsideBitcoins and tradingplatforms.com there are at St Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames St, London EC3R 6HE but then according to forexschoolonline.com they are at Finixio Ltd, 2 Ferdinand Place, London, NW1 8EE [email protected] 

So they do seem to have two bases, whether one is just a registration address and the other an actual address we do not yet know.

What Is Finixio's Business Model?

Finixio do now have an official website at finixio.com that claim that they are a brand comparison website, but that could really do with an accuracy check as we believe them to be a fake brand creation network as much as anything else. 

Here are a few examples of us searching for their actual company details online:

So as you can see it is unlikely to be a coincidence as they are connected with scamming sites over and over and over again. 

Here are a few of their 'brands' on-line:

• insidebitcoins.com
• cryptovibes.com
• fxtimes.com
• forexschoolonline.com
• tradingplatforms.com

Now every one of the above sites is based upon advising people regarding online financial investments so let's take a look at some of the disclaimers these sites display at the bottom of their pages in their quest to bring us all financial freedom.

Firstly, insidebitcoins.com:

Note that the content on this site should not be considered investment advice. Investing is speculative. When investing your capital is at risk. This site is not intended for use in jurisdictions in which the trading or investments described are prohibited and should only be used by such persons and in such ways as are legally permitted.

Your investment may not qualify for investor protection in your country or state of residence, so please conduct your own due diligence.

This website is free for you to use but we may receive commission from the companies we feature on this site.

OK so insidebitcoins.com does not really seem to follow the Finixio mission statement:

Our Mission Statement

“To drive transparency in the financial industry.”

There is not really any transparency when you have small print at the bottom of the page explaining that none of this is advice, just an affiliate fee collection scheme.

Let's try another site:

CryptoVibes.com

Please be aware that some of the links on this site may direct you to the websites of third parties, some of whom are marketing affiliates and/or business partners of this site and/or its owners, operators and affiliates. Notwithstanding any such relationship, no responsibility is accepted for the conduct of any third party nor the content or functionality of their websites or applications.

So not only do they take commission from partners and only tell you in the small print, so you think they are producing proper reviews, they take no responsibility whatsoever for mentioning these partners because they have never performed any due diligence or checks on their partners, even though that is exactly what their reviews pretend to do.

Amazing!

We can also see that both of these sites link directly (no affiliate codes whatsoever) to the official sites of the biggest boiler room scams online:

 

Can We Trust Finixio?

So it really doesn't look that good for people taking the opinions of a Finixio site seriously. The scams Finixio run consists of various different elements. Number one is that they are supposedly employing journalists to author articles, and whether these authors understand that their articles are being used to defraud people we do not know. They also use news feed services to copy and republish articles from elsewhere. They even name the authors that write articles when being republished from elsewhere (if the names are real) so as to associate these unwitting authors with scamming people. The sites they are creating to trick people are some of the most degrading boiler rooms scams around. It is important to note that they do link directly to the scammer sites in some cases, not through any intermediates or with any affiliate codes:

Do Finixio Run Boiler Room Scams?

The lack of any affiliate link strongly suggests to us that Finixio Ltd must be directly connected in some way to the creation and operation of Bitcoin Era, Bitcoin Rush and Bitcoin Circuit, three of the biggest scam sites we've encountered in the UK. They are not fussy either, they do not just deal with their own scams to send you to boiler room brokers, they also forward you to their other sites, such as economywatch.com and insidebitcoins.com.  They also use outsourced scams such as Quantum AI, for which they use the link to their other scammer server which economywatch.com links to, https://mars.satellitestem.xyz/l/{"landerName":"mp_quantumai_v3". Ironically enough they claim that Elon Musk is being associated with Quantum AI because of his celebrity profile:

 

Has Quantum AI Bitcoin Robot Been Featured on the Media or Endorsed by a Celebrity?

The popularity of trading software has sparked all kinds of journalistic coverage, including celebrity gossip, as a result. There have been numerous rumors linking this bitcoin robot to celebrities, ranging from sponsorships to personal success tales.

We can also see that without affiliates codes or redirects, they link straight to the sites of Immediate Edge, Cryptoengine, Bitcoin System, BitQT and Bitcoin Prime.

So this is why all of the official Bitcoin... websites advertised by Finixio are identical, because they are all built by Finixio or their partners. They do not need an affiliate code because they are either the company running the boiler room scams or they have a direct relationship with them, wherever they are.

VERDICT: DO NOT TRUST THE OPINION OF SITES OPERATED BY FINIXIO LTD