OP 27 August, 2024 - 04:38 PM
Scammers Profile Link: https://cracked.io/Victorum
Sales Thread: https://cracked.io/Thread-%E2%8E%A0%E2%8...-%E2%9C%85
Amount or Item(s) Scammed: $180 ($80 for the guide and $100 for a "template"—I'll explain more about this later).
Screenshots of Communication: https://imgur.com/a/zd3Mqoa
Additional Information: So, here's the deal: this whole thing is just a scam ring full of fake accounts and a bunch of nonsense. Hang tight with me, folks. Big shoutout to everyone on the thread for catching on to this BS (though, let’s be real, it wasn't that hard to spot).
Victorum is out here selling a "one-way ticket" to $3,000 a week by using some "super popular" network to promote and sell WordPress templates. Spoiler alert: it's a 10-page mess that ChatGPT could’ve whipped up, and it contradicts itself every other page. It starts with big dreams and empty promises, claiming that all you need is a "little-known loophole" in some "invite-only" but somehow "massive network of online theme sellers." The pitch is that you submit "original" website themes or plugins and, just like that, you could "potentially" pull in over €3,000 a week in crypto. Sounds dreamy, right?
Well, let's break it down: this so-called loophole he's pushing? It's just submitting "original" work that's not actually original (you get what I’m saying?). The template his alt sells is just a base template generated from https://underscores.me, with the only change being the name on the files (https://imgur.com/a/BAWsOVy). But before you can even publish your template, you need to register with an invitation code he provides (which is where he sneaks in his affiliate cut). After that, you upload your template, and supposedly, it gets accepted, distributed across "the network," and marketed to a "huge audience"—all without you lifting a finger.
Yeah, if something sounds too good to be true, it's probably because it is.
And here's the kicker: the "platform" or "network" he's talking about? He owns it. It's a joke of a "massive network for sellers," looking like it was made in Microsoft PowerPoint. No real traffic, no real people, no data—nothing. According to SimilarWeb's traffic checks (https://imgur.com/sBxlftC), there's not a single legit person linked to this platform. Mods can do their own digging and check other sources, but trust me, I looked around and found maybe five people max searching for this platform—four of them are victims getting scammed this month, and last month there was just one (https://imgur.com/JtbfrNV). There's zero Google search history related to the website, like it just popped up out of nowhere—a 1-year-old website used for who-knows-what till now, claiming to be a "massive network of sellers" platform (https://imgur.com/b0B83ha).
When it comes to the template, you’ve got two choices: do it yourself with whatever WordPress theme knowledge you have (and avoid extra costs), or pay the seller linked in the guide—or someone else—to make one. The seller linked in the guide is @eclipse165 (either a buddy or another one of Victorum's alts - https://imgur.com/a/zd2DR65), who’s claiming to be "my go-to guy to get me through the verification process" (https://cracked.io/Thread-%E2%AD%90-CUST...-%E2%AD%90). This so-called service for WordPress themes is from a relatively new seller, and the thread was published just one day before Victorum's thread for his guide. Coincidence? I think not. I’m even willing to bet he just grabs templates that aren’t made by him and sells them for his own gain behind closed doors.
And here’s more weirdness: both Victorum's and the so-called vouch customers on the thread have the same gimmick of posting in the same style. All of them are new profiles, no reputation, nearly no activity, cheap or no rank, and they all sound like they’re the same person. Just take a look at this and tell me it’s not an ongoing pattern: https://imgur.com/a/HQZYpdx. It’s bizarre behavior across multiple accounts, not to mention some are recently registered with no forum history other than posting the same kind of content (https://imgur.com/a/yr6TZLp).
Then there's @Jokecigarette (another alt, surprise!) vouching for Victorum and editing his post to seem less suspicious just one minute after the thread goes up (https://imgur.com/a/oWLb6Gq). And both Victorum and the template seller @eclipse165 having the same writing style and syncing their activity perfectly? (https://imgur.com/a/elJ93dU). The VC guy @markbablex giving it a 7/10, but when asked directly, admits he didn't look deeply into it because of the extra cost involved (the template), which defeats the whole purpose of a vouch copy. Then he calls it a scam when approached directly (https://imgur.com/a/xDhkoW6).
Now, I know some of you might say, "But he accepts MM (Middleman services)!" Sure, he does. I reached out to a Middleman from this forum (won't name names) to get their take on this, and they straight-up told me not to buy, saying it's clearly a scam (https://imgur.com/KfGEedU). But I'm willing to bet that's just another tactic to stall while he scams more people in the meantime. The dude didn’t even bother to set up any proper TOS to protect himself from situations like this, which just shows how rushed and sloppy this whole operation is. Also, after monitoring all the “vouches” and people involved, it turns out that each account tends to be online at the exact same time on Telegram. This isn’t a one-time thing; they show up every day within the same timeframe.
If you're feeling lost and thinking, "Why is this so tangled and weird?"—yeah, same here. It’s just a pile of red flags that scream scam, and at this point, the chances of this being a legit business are pretty much zero if you consider all the stuff I'm showing. And that's without even digging deeper.
Anyway, @Liars or @Darkness, I'm down to share everything you need to check if this guide is legit, including the so-called "sensational" platform he claims to exploit and the "totally-not-him" template seller and his copy-pasted nonsense.
If there's anything else that needs to be said, I can keep adding to the thread. And to other victims, I encourage you to open a scam report or contact me so we can figure out how to proceed. It doesn't look like this guy is going to refund anyone—he'll probably just get banned, make a new account (as if he hasn't made enough already), and keep scamming. That's the beauty of the e-book section with no moderation.
Crypto address for a refund: bc1qsenskpknf7uslg3pkw3k8kfmkhgj3cyvnf0ehu
Sales Thread: https://cracked.io/Thread-%E2%8E%A0%E2%8...-%E2%9C%85
Amount or Item(s) Scammed: $180 ($80 for the guide and $100 for a "template"—I'll explain more about this later).
Screenshots of Communication: https://imgur.com/a/zd3Mqoa
Additional Information: So, here's the deal: this whole thing is just a scam ring full of fake accounts and a bunch of nonsense. Hang tight with me, folks. Big shoutout to everyone on the thread for catching on to this BS (though, let’s be real, it wasn't that hard to spot).
Victorum is out here selling a "one-way ticket" to $3,000 a week by using some "super popular" network to promote and sell WordPress templates. Spoiler alert: it's a 10-page mess that ChatGPT could’ve whipped up, and it contradicts itself every other page. It starts with big dreams and empty promises, claiming that all you need is a "little-known loophole" in some "invite-only" but somehow "massive network of online theme sellers." The pitch is that you submit "original" website themes or plugins and, just like that, you could "potentially" pull in over €3,000 a week in crypto. Sounds dreamy, right?
Well, let's break it down: this so-called loophole he's pushing? It's just submitting "original" work that's not actually original (you get what I’m saying?). The template his alt sells is just a base template generated from https://underscores.me, with the only change being the name on the files (https://imgur.com/a/BAWsOVy). But before you can even publish your template, you need to register with an invitation code he provides (which is where he sneaks in his affiliate cut). After that, you upload your template, and supposedly, it gets accepted, distributed across "the network," and marketed to a "huge audience"—all without you lifting a finger.
Yeah, if something sounds too good to be true, it's probably because it is.
And here's the kicker: the "platform" or "network" he's talking about? He owns it. It's a joke of a "massive network for sellers," looking like it was made in Microsoft PowerPoint. No real traffic, no real people, no data—nothing. According to SimilarWeb's traffic checks (https://imgur.com/sBxlftC), there's not a single legit person linked to this platform. Mods can do their own digging and check other sources, but trust me, I looked around and found maybe five people max searching for this platform—four of them are victims getting scammed this month, and last month there was just one (https://imgur.com/JtbfrNV). There's zero Google search history related to the website, like it just popped up out of nowhere—a 1-year-old website used for who-knows-what till now, claiming to be a "massive network of sellers" platform (https://imgur.com/b0B83ha).
When it comes to the template, you’ve got two choices: do it yourself with whatever WordPress theme knowledge you have (and avoid extra costs), or pay the seller linked in the guide—or someone else—to make one. The seller linked in the guide is @
And here’s more weirdness: both Victorum's and the so-called vouch customers on the thread have the same gimmick of posting in the same style. All of them are new profiles, no reputation, nearly no activity, cheap or no rank, and they all sound like they’re the same person. Just take a look at this and tell me it’s not an ongoing pattern: https://imgur.com/a/HQZYpdx. It’s bizarre behavior across multiple accounts, not to mention some are recently registered with no forum history other than posting the same kind of content (https://imgur.com/a/yr6TZLp).
Then there's @
Now, I know some of you might say, "But he accepts MM (Middleman services)!" Sure, he does. I reached out to a Middleman from this forum (won't name names) to get their take on this, and they straight-up told me not to buy, saying it's clearly a scam (https://imgur.com/KfGEedU). But I'm willing to bet that's just another tactic to stall while he scams more people in the meantime. The dude didn’t even bother to set up any proper TOS to protect himself from situations like this, which just shows how rushed and sloppy this whole operation is. Also, after monitoring all the “vouches” and people involved, it turns out that each account tends to be online at the exact same time on Telegram. This isn’t a one-time thing; they show up every day within the same timeframe.
If you're feeling lost and thinking, "Why is this so tangled and weird?"—yeah, same here. It’s just a pile of red flags that scream scam, and at this point, the chances of this being a legit business are pretty much zero if you consider all the stuff I'm showing. And that's without even digging deeper.
Anyway, @Liars or @Darkness, I'm down to share everything you need to check if this guide is legit, including the so-called "sensational" platform he claims to exploit and the "totally-not-him" template seller and his copy-pasted nonsense.
If there's anything else that needs to be said, I can keep adding to the thread. And to other victims, I encourage you to open a scam report or contact me so we can figure out how to proceed. It doesn't look like this guy is going to refund anyone—he'll probably just get banned, make a new account (as if he hasn't made enough already), and keep scamming. That's the beauty of the e-book section with no moderation.
Crypto address for a refund: bc1qsenskpknf7uslg3pkw3k8kfmkhgj3cyvnf0ehu
My telegram is @glizzx
Only dm if you got vouches
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