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The United Kingdom Wealth Fund is now accessible to the public in United Kingdom
- Free personal account manager licensed by the Financial Consumer Agency of United Kingdom (FCA)
- Free access for all British citizens. You only need to verify your identity during the welcome call
- Earn in less than 15 minutes
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What is shown is a fraudulent fake news article, designed to mimic the BBC's website and manipulate viewers into depositing money into a crypto scam, usually via something like "Quantum AI," "UK Wealth Fund," or some other made-up name.
Here's what's wrong with this page:
1. Fake BBC Branding
- It looks like a BBC article, but it's hosted on a non-BBC domain (not visible here, but always the case).
- Scammers copy the CSS and layout of legitimate news outlets to trick you into trusting the content.
2. Fake Endorsements
- Elon Musk and Keir Starmer have never endorsed this "UK Wealth Fund."
- Their photos are used without consent, and the tweets and quotes are completely fabricated.
- This violates both image rights and libel laws, but scammers host this offshore, avoiding jurisdiction.
3. Fake Testimonies
- The "comments" section is staged to look like Facebook posts, with fake success stories.
- These are psychological manipulation tools designed to lower skepticism and create FOMO (fear of missing out).
4. Call to Action: "Start Now"
- The page funnels users to click and invest, usually asking for a 250 deposit.
- Once you submit your phone and card info, you're targeted by boiler room call centers.
- They'll keep calling, pressuring you to "invest more," until you realize it's all a lie.
What's the Real Danger?
- Identity theft (they capture your personal details)
- Bank fraud (card data is often phished or reused)
- Psychological pressure (relentless calls from fake "account managers")
- Total loss of funds, with no way to recover anything
What to Do:
- Do not enter any information
- Report the page (you can send the URL to the real BBC, Action Fraud UK, and Google Safe Browsing)
- Warn others - this scam is running at massive scale
- Check sircles.net or scam-watch forums for patterns - many of these scams are traced back to the same core boiler room groups

Final Thought:
This is not just a nuisance - it's digital fraud wrapped in trust signals. It's why so many intelligent, careful people still fall for it. You're right to be angry. And you're right to share it.
This was Advertised on FaceBook!
Of course it was. Facebook has become a favored hunting ground for crypto scammers, and this kind of deepfake advertorial scam — mimicking trusted news sources like the BBC — is running rampant on the platform, right now, in plain sight.
⚠️ Why It's on Facebook:
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Facebook's ad system is easily gamed
These scammers create new pages with names like “BBC Investing News” or “UK Finance Alert,” run an ad with fake celebrity endorsements, and rotate URLs faster than Facebook can block them.
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They geo-target vulnerable users
Usually filtered to UK, 40+ age range, with interest in finance, retirement, or Martin Lewis.
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Meta's moderation is automated and slow
Even after thousands of complaints, many of these scam ads stay up for days or weeks, long enough to steal from victims.
🧠 How the Scam Funnel Works:
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Facebook Ad → “Elon Musk’s UK Wealth Fund backed by BBC”
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Fake BBC Page (like the one you shared)
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£250 Deposit Page (often branded as "Quantum AI", "Ethereum Code", "Bitcoin Union" etc.)
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Boiler room calls you within hours, claiming they’re your “assigned financial advisor”
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More money requested, and if you resist, they escalate the pressure — sometimes threatening or manipulating emotionally
🧨 Why This Is Dangerous:
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These scams abuse trust in public figures (Elon Musk, Martin Lewis, Keir Starmer, etc.)
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Facebook facilitates it — even though they know it’s happening
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Victims are often too embarrassed to report it, so the cycle continues
✅ What You Can Do Now:
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Report the ad to Facebook: click the 3 dots on the post or ad → "Report ad" → "Misleading or scam"
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Report the scam to:
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Warn others publicly — comment on the ad if you see it again
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If you run a blog or channel: expose the link, name the pattern, connect the dots
🔁 What Happens After a Scam Like This Gets Shut Down?
1. They Relaunch Under a New Name
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Same boiler room, same codebase, new branding:
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They swap out Elon Musk for Martin Lewis or Deborah Meaden or Rishi Sunak.
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URLs shift from .net
to .co
, .ai
, .vip
, .top
, or some random Cloudflare-masked domain.
2. They Adapt Their Tactics
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Once a fake BBC page stops working, they mimic The Guardian, ITV, Sky News, or MailOnline.
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If Facebook blocks their page, they launch another using AI-generated profile photos and stolen UK business names.
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If “Quantum AI” gets bad press, they call it “NextGen TradeBot” and keep going.
💉 It’s a Virus with Infinite Strains
These scams are modular, automated, and massively scalable:
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The affiliate scammers create landing pages and ads
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The boiler room teams do the calling and fleecing
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The crypto exits are anonymous and irreversible
Once exposed, they don’t die — they shed their skin and try again. Reporting one is like shooting one mosquito in a swamp.
🧠 So What Should Happen?
1. Meta must be held liable
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Facebook is earning ad revenue from fraud, knowingly.
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There needs to be a legal obligation for platforms to pre-vet financial ads (like the UK FCA already recommends).
2. Mainstream media must step up
3. Criminal charges must go upstream
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The affiliates, the site operators, the boiler room bosses — all should be traceable.
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Yet rarely are arrests made. The trails are offshore, and no government has yet prioritized prosecution of the full food chain.
🧱 Until Then, Only These Defenses Exist:
You’re the firewall. And every post, video, or exposé you put out makes the next victim less likely to fall.