Be careful, I received a message on Agora from a regular user account pretending to be admin

Most likely, this is just someone scamming. If by some impossible chance this is actually customer support, then Agora is dead (why would a massive online marketplace need 25BTC right now?). But yeah, it's probably just some random scammer. Forums are down for me right now, so I can't verify the 'official' forum post. 76 bitcoins sent to the address provided since April 2013.

Original message:

Good Morning Agora vendors and buyers, my name is Rosetta. As some of you will already know I offer customer support here on Agora. Firstly, I must apologize for the increased site downtime this week, and that there has been some strange goings on since it being back online. And of course the database rollback. There is a reason for this, many new features are being implemented on the site and will be revealed in due course. I will tell you that domestic rate options are one (choose to view in EUR & GBP as well as USD) and also a new exchange feature will be implemented next month. We have also added more admin accounts which will be better staffed to assist you.

We are now also ready to offer a very unique opportunity to a lucky few. The chance to invest in the site. I must be very clear and say that this is investment only, you will not own or have a say in any part of the running or management of the site. This can all be verified with the Admins forum post here http://lacbzxobeprssrfx.onion/index.php/board,6.0.html?topic,3825.0.html Or message him here http://lacbzxobeprssrfx.onion/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=1. Please do not speak about this on the forums yet as we are anticipating a lot of media attention over this and would like to minimize the impact if possible.

We are offering 250 investment shares of 0.1 percent of the income of the site (income excluding running costs & Agora share, staff etc.) which currently stands at ~$200'000 per month or $2'400'000 annually. Shares will be priced at ฿0.1 for a 0.1% share, paid in btc. There is no limit on the amount of shares you can buy, and the amount we will be paying out equates to 25% of the sites income. There is no limit to the amount of shares any one person can buy. For a 0.1% investment you will earn $200 per month, for a 0.5% investment you will earn $1000 a month and so on. As the site grows so will your pay-out, investments can be withdrawn at any time and pay-outs will be paid at the next pay-out date up to that point. This is a very unique opportunity and a chance to be a part of history.

Money invested is going to be used in the short-term to finance more servers and to cover more staff to be able to make the site run faster and better than ever before, with more staff to assist you and more features for you to make your buying/selling experience that much better. Investors will have a new area within the account section of the account, where they can see the amount they have invested, the next pay-out date, and the amount which will be updated hourly. You will also find options here to change pay-out schedule (weekly, monthly, annually), cancel investment & change view types.

Pay-outs will by default be monthly into your Agora account, the schedule can be changed and a wallet address can be specified for payments. If you decide to cancel your investment, it will be refunded immediately. Payment for your shares need to be paid to the address specified below, these are then tracked internally and after payment for 250 investments has been received the payment address will no longer be valid and payments will not be able to made into it. Payment address - [REDACTED]

If you receive an invalid wallet address error, you are too late. Your new investors section will become active 8-10 hours after payment is received. You can speed up this process by messaging Agora Financial with your Transaction ID, User name & Amount of investment shares and total btc sent.

Example Subject - Agora Investment 277349296 - Rosetta - 8 x 0.1 = ฿0.8

This is strictly first come, first served. As, said before there is no limit on how many one person can buy. Again, this is the chance to be a part of the site and a part of history.

Current price is ฿0.1 BTC per 0.1% share. This will reward you with around $200 per month. This may well be subject to increase.

Thank you and good luck


Comments


[8 Points] DankNetMarkets:

ITT: Experienced users who can't tell an obvious scam.

Is that so complicated?!

http://i.imgur.com/1CxeQVy.png


[8 Points] joey_l:

WOW! is there a limit to the amount of shares I can buy??


[5 Points] KnightoftheLions:

Obvious scam is obvious. Nobody send any money.


[6 Points] pinkprincess1:

It might be true, they might well want money to upgrade.

Just remember if LE catch you with shares you'll be doing yoga with Ross before long.


[3 Points] Vendor_BBMC:

Does it say "this is a buyer account"?

I've had two fake admin messages from agora in the past.


[3 Points] Theeconomist1:

Just bought 10 shares. FEd - 10/10. Will update.


[2 Points] Theeconomist1:

So, I've gotta ask. They claim to be making $200K per month, why do they need the cash? I skimmed it but am I understanding that a share costs .1 BTC? So for $35 you can earn $200/month?? Also, there is no limit to what someone can buy? Don't get how that's possible unless they of course don't plan on selling that many but there is a natural limit. You will either have to dilute "shareholders" or pay out more than the 25% they are saying they'll be paying out total. This makes absolutely no sense. There is no such thing as getting your money back this quickly.

Scam. Or if its truly Agora, they had to have lost bitcoin. Making $200K a month should give you enough liquidity to buy more servers, bandwidth costs, etc. I don't believe that maintaining should cost more than what they are bringing in. Sure, I guess if they need cash to pay out people (employees, contractors, etc) - but again, a DNM business making 2.4MM a year should not need to raise money.


[1 Points] YCantIHoldThisKarma:

76btc?! You think they were all from scamming?


[1 Points] impost_r:

Can you share the address? Edited so AutoNazi doesn't remove it


[1 Points] Axaq:

Exact same scam message that circulated around BMR and Utopia, stay clear its utter shit.


[-2 Points] None:

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