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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (9840)	11/1/2006 4:32:49 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 12465

THEY NEVER GET IT RIGHT. IT WAS HOT HUNGARY BUT CHANGED TO HUNGRY AND NEVER WAS RUN OUT OF HUNGARY. INFACT THE ISP WAS OUT OF CANADA AND THE ORIGIONAL DOMAIN NAME FOR STOCKINVESTOR WEB SITE INVOLVED JEFF BRUSS SUPERFUTURESTOCKS KINGPIN. "A receptionist answering the phone said all questions about the relationship between Future SuperStock and Stock Investor.com would have to be answered to Jeff, as in Jeff Bruss, Future SuperStock's kingpin. Bruss was not available for comment when we called. For an expansive list of paid promoters, check out The List!" Colts Neck murder still unsolvedBodies of two stock promoters were found in mansion in 1999 Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/30/06 BY DAVID PORTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Both men also were heavily involved in promoting stocks on a Web site that was registered in Panama and operated out of Hungary. After the killings there was intense speculation that the two had been involved in "pump and dump" schemes — inflating a stock's price using bogus press releases, taking a profit and then dumping the worthless stock on unsuspecting investors — and had been slain by people they had ripped off. Message 22965513 To: Janice Shell who wrote (250) 10/31/1999 4:58:00 PM From: AsturiasPh.D/MBA of 1123 financialweb.com In Other News…….. One of the Internet's most notorious stock promotion sites, Future SuperStock, appears to be re-inventing itself, ready to take in a fresh flock of eager, but wary, investors. According to records at Internic, a registry for Internet IP addresses, Future SuperStock and Stock Investor. Com share the same numeric address - 207.32.155.67 and 207.32.155.68. The two companies also share a P.O. box in Chicago, according to Internic files. A coincidence? Not likely. Calls to the phone number listed for Stock Investor.com's administrative contact were for a cell phone not in service. Stock Detective had a little better luck when we called Future SuperStock's listed contact. A receptionist answering the phone said all questions about the relationship between Future SuperStock and Stock Investor.com would have to be answered to Jeff, as in Jeff Bruss, Future SuperStock's kingpin. Bruss was not available for comment when we called. For an expansive list of paid promoters, check out The List! As always, tread lightly To: Janice Shell who wrote (0) 11/13/1999 9:57:00 AM From: AsturiasPh.D/MBA Read Replies (1) of 1123 the old stockinvestor.com Please note stock detective said it was a disconnected cell phone. Check this link out for answers northernlight.com Registrant: The Stock Investor (STOCKINVESTORS-DOM) PO Box 768 West Chicago, IL 60185 US Domain Name: STOCKINVESTORS.COM Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Dickson, P (PD1276) paul@ADX.NET 604-722-7285 (FAX) 604-722-7285 Billing Contact: Dickson, P (PD1276) paul@ADX.NET 604-722-7285 (FAX) 604-722-7285 Record last updated on 20-Jul-1998. Record created on 16-Feb-1997. Database last updated on 12-Nov-1999 12:24:21 EST. Domain servers in listed order: GOQUOTE.COM 207.32.155.125 QUOTEFREE.COM 207.32.155.107 To: Janice Shell who wrote (0) 11/13/1999 9:51:00 AM From: AsturiasPh.D/MBA of 1123 The original stockinvestor.net internic registration before it was changed Registrant: The Stock Investor (STOCKINVESTORS2-DOM) P.O. Box 768 West Chicago, IL 60185 US Domain Name: STOCKINVESTORS.NET Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Dickson, P (PD1276) paul@ADX.NET 604-722-7285 (FAX) 604-722-7285 Billing Contact: Dickson, P (PD1276) paul@ADX.NET 604-722-7285 (FAX) 604-722-7285 Record last updated on 25-Jun-1998. Record created on 25-Jun-1998. Database last updated on 12-Nov-1999 12:25:23 EST. Domain servers in listed order: DNS1.INTERNETSITE.COM 207.32.155.71 DNS2.INTERNETSITE.COM 207.32.155.67 To: Janice Shell who wrote (0) 11/13/1999 9:54:00 AM From: AsturiasPh.D/MBA of 1123 Then they revised the information for stockinvestor.net Registrant:The Stock Investor (STOCKINVESTOR2-DOM) Box 768 PANOMA, 6A PA Domain Name: STOCKINVESTOR.NET Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Administrator, System (SA7443) gabriel@STOCKINVESTOR.COM 36 1 266 7918 (FAX) 36 1 266 7918 Billing Contact: Administrator, System (SA7443) gabriel@STOCKINVESTOR.COM 36 1 266 7918 (FAX) 36 1 266 7918 Record last updated on 04-Feb-1999. Record created on 25-Jun-1998. Database last updated on 12-Nov-1999 12:25:23 EST. Domain servers in listed order: DNS1.INTERNETSITE.COM 207.32.155.71 DNS2.INTERNETSITE.COM 207.32.155.67 To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (861) 11/14/1999 11:16:00 PM From: AsturiasPh.D/MBA of 1123 195.228.168.1 (Unresolved) Rights restricted by copyright. See ripe.net Owner: Hungarian Telecom Budapest Address: splitblock prefix /29 Country: HU Administrative, Technical Contact: Irina Varnai (irina@mail.matav.hu) Hungarian Telecommunication Company Limited Varoshaz str. 18. H-1052 Budapest Hungary Phone: +36 1 4621926 Fax: +36 1 2352350 Name Servers: ns0.matav.net ns.elender.hu Information Source: Réseaux IP Européens Check this domain: To: AsturiasPh.D/MBA who wrote (834) 11/13/1999 9:42:00 AM From: AsturiasPh.D/MBA of 1123 Registrant:The Future Superstock (QUOTEMAILER-DOM) 149-1489 Marine Dr. West Vancouver, bc V7T 1B8 CA Domain Name: QUOTEMAILER.COM Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Dickson, P (PD1276) paul@ADX.NET 604-722-7285 (FAX) 604-722-7285 Billing Contact: Dickson, P (PD1276) paul@ADX.NET 604-722-7285 (FAX) 604-722-7285 Record last updated on 14-Jun-1999. Record created on 12-Feb-1998. Database last updated on 12-Nov-1999 12:25:23 EST. Domain servers in listed order: DNS.REALDNS.COM 167.160.249.51 NS.REALDNS.COM 167.160.249.52

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (9840)	11/1/2006 4:38:16 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 12465

Consider the case of the online newsletter called "futuresuperstock.com." According to Richard H. Walker, the SEC's enforcement director, the Web site's author, Jeffrey C. Bruss of West Chicago, Ill., began recommending to 100,000 subscribers the purchase of 25 microcap stocks, predicting they would double or triple in the next three to 12 months. Indeed, Walker says, Bruss was paid by many of the companies to make the recommendations and failed to disclose that information to subscribers. Bruss declined to comment, but has since posted a detailed statement on his Web site identifying compensation he received from various companies. Bruss's attorney, Arthur M. Schwartzstein, also declined to comment. But he claims in a recent court filing that the SEC's charges are too vague to prove fraud. Kevin Lichtman, editor of stockdetective.com, a Web site that tracks online investment newsletters, says the SEC has only scratched the surface of the problem. "They're on the right track, but they're intervening in only a small percentage of the cases," he says. To be sure, the SEC already has powerful tools available to go after online investment fraud. Most notably, the agency can subpoena online firms to determine the name of anyone posting anything online and to gain access to a company's financial records. And the agency has started to use this power well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now that there's a new financial arena -- the Net -- a wider window on the information it brings is needed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 66 cases, which cover three broad areas of fraud, demonstrate that. One area focuses on Ponzi schemes or fake securities. A second is market manipulation, such as "pump-and-dump" investment scams, in which newsletters, for example, promote stocks publicly on the Net while the writer secretly sells the shares after investors push up the stock price. The third involves the ubiquitous problem of stock "touting," in which someone promotes a stock without disclosing they're getting paid to do it. This type of stock promotion, unlike market manipulation, does not necessarily involve trading in a company's shares. At the root of all these cases is the issue of disclosure. Someone didn't disclose information when they were supposed to. The problem for investors is that now that the Internet has brought the tools of professional investors to the public marketplace, the public is suddenly expected to know as much as professionals about investing. The U.S financial markets are built on the principle that more disclosure is better than less. Now that there's a new financial arena -- the Internet -- a wider window on the information it brings is needed. If you want to comment on these ideas, or have firsthand experience with Internet fraud that you think should be more closely regulated, contact me though my E-mail address.