Category: Microcap

I first received emails yesterday promoting North American Oil & Gas (NAMG) from Global Marketing Media LLC websites.

PennyStockCircle is owned and operated by Global Marketing Media LLC. Global Marketing Media LLC has been compensated thirty five thousand dollars for a two day marketing and promotional effort on NAMG by Lake Group Media, Inc.

The Global Marketing Media LLC websites are:

Pennystockpros.net
TheStockScout.com
PennyStockClub.net
PennyStockCircle.com
123StockAlerts.com

Quickly searching the web and my past emails I saw that Lake Group Media Inc., which had paid for the promotion, had been the paying party in many other promotions, including a couple bigger mailer pumps. I tweeted about that after Ivan tweeted that he thought that NAMG might get a big pump because of the high share price. This morning I then saw this tweet linking to this website promoting NAMG (http://namginfo.com/index.html) with Tobin Smith as the promoter. So far the trading volume on NAMG is fairly low. I am definitely not looking to buy this promotion but I am not in a hurry to short either.

Disclosed budget: $340,006.08

[Edit 2013-8-4: The budget is now disclosed as $939,443.70.]
[Edit 2013-8-23: The budget is now disclosed as $1,338,546.80.]

Promoter: Genius Marketing Ltd. & NBT Equities Research / Tobin Smith

Paying party: Genius Marketing Ltd.

Shares outstanding:  60,125,000
Previous closing price: $0.90
Market capitalization: $54 million

Excerpt from disclaimer:

North American Oil and Gas Corporation (hereafter “NAMG”), the company featured in this issue, appears as paid advertising. Genius Marketing Ltd. has budgeted $340,006.08 [sic] for the dissemination of this info to enhance public awareness for NAMG.

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TS has received twenty thousand dollars for this and related marketing materials. TS also expects to receive new subscriber revenue, the amount which is unknown at this time, as a result of this advertising effort.

PDF copy of promotion page.

Disclaimer:

IMPORTANT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: This paid email advertisement by Tobin Smith (hereafter “TS”) does not purport to provide an analysis of any company’s financial position, operations, or prospects and this is not to be construed as a recommendation by TS, or an offer to sell or solicitation to buy or sell any security. North American Oil and Gas Corporation (hereafter “NAMG”), the company featured in this issue, appears as paid advertising. Genius Marketing Ltd. has budgeted $340,006.08 for the dissemination of this info to enhance public awareness for NAMG. Although the information contained in this advertisement is believed to be reliable, TS makes no warranties as to the accuracy of any of the content herein and accepts no liability for how readers may choose to utilize it. The information contained herein is based exclusively on information generally available to the public and does not contain any material, non-public information. 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More information can be received from NAMG’s website at www.namoag.com. Further, specific financial information, filings and disclosures as well as general investor information about publicly listed companies and other investor resources can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov and www.nasd.com. Any investment should be made only after consulting with a qualified investment advisor and only after reviewing the financial statements and other pertinent corporate information about the company. Many states have established rules requiring the approval of a security by a state security administrator. Check with www.nasaa.org or call your state security administrator to determine whether a particular security is licensed for sale in your state. This advertisement is not intended for readers in any jurisdiction where not permissible under local regulations and investors in those jurisdictions should disregard it. 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[Edit 2013-8-23]: I continue to get emails promoting NAMG from various promoters. I was made aware of another online website promoting NAMG, Californiaoilboominfo.com. It shows the same Tobin Smith pitch as NAMGInfo.com. I did notice that the total budget for the promotion has been increased drastically, to $1,338,546.80.

New disclaimer:

IMPORTANT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: This paid email advertisement by Tobin Smith (hereafter “TS”) does not purport to provide an analysis of any company’s financial position, operations, or prospects and this is not to be construed as a recommendation by TS, or an offer to sell or solicitation to buy or sell any security. North American Oil and Gas Corporation (hereafter “NAMG”), the company featured in this issue, appears as paid advertising. Genius Marketing Ltd. has budgeted $1,338,546.80 for the dissemination of this info to enhance public awareness for NAMG. Although the information contained in this advertisement is believed to be reliable, TS makes no warranties as to the accuracy of any of the content herein and accepts no liability for how readers may choose to utilize it. The information contained herein is based exclusively on information generally available to the public and does not contain any material, non-public information. Readers should perform their own due-diligence before investing in any security including consulting with a qualified investment advisor or analyst. Readers should independently verify all statements made in this advertisement and perform extensive due-diligence on this or any other advertised company. TS has received twenty thousand dollars for this and related marketing materials. TS also expects to receive new subscriber revenue, the amount which is unknown at this time, as a result of this advertising effort. TS nor any of their principals, officers, directors, partners, agents, or affiliates are not, nor do we represent ourselves to be, registered investment advisors, brokers, or dealers in securities. TS is not offering securities for sale. An offer to buy or sell can be made only with accompanying disclosure documents and only in the states and provinces for which they are approved. Research and any due diligence was conducted by an outside researcher for this advertisement. More information can be received from NAMG’s website at www.namoag.com. Further, specific financial information, filings and disclosures as well as general investor information about publicly listed companies and other investor resources can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov and www.nasd.com. Any investment should be made only after consulting with a qualified investment advisor and only after reviewing the financial statements and other pertinent corporate information about the company. Many states have established rules requiring the approval of a security by a state security administrator. Check with www.nasaa.org or call your state security administrator to determine whether a particular security is licensed for sale in your state. This advertisement is not intended for readers in any jurisdiction where not permissible under local regulations and investors in those jurisdictions should disregard it. 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Disclaimer: [Edit 2013-8-23 I am long 13,450 shares NAMG in one account and short 16,700 shares NAMG in another account. I may change this position at any time. I will not update this disclaimer when I change my position except if I edit this post again.] I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

This morning I received an email from Investors Alley (email@investorsalley.messages4.com) promoting Sanwire Corporation (SNWR) and linking to http://snwrbreakingnews.com/snwrreport/ This is an interesting promotion because the company itself is not only paying for the promotion but managing the promotion.

See the PDF copy of the pump page.

[Edit 2013-7-13]: The British Columbia Securities Commission has issued two separate cease trade orders (first back in May and then on July 12) on Sanwire (SNWR). The practical effect for traders outside of British Columbia is nil but I believe multiple such orders may indicate a greater chance of more serious regulatory trouble.

See the Promotion Stock Secrets article on Sanwire (SNWR).

 

Disclosed budget: $314,259

Promoter: Sanwire and Future Money Trends

Paying party: Sanwire

Shares outstanding:  41,451,937
Previous closing price: $0.52
Market capitalization: $21 million

Excerpt from disclaimer:

Sanwire Corporation has managed a total production budget of $314,259 for this advertising effort. Future Money Trends is being paid $50,000 and also expects to receive new subscriber revenue as a result of its participation in this advertising effort.

Full disclaimer:

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This morning I received an email from Manny Backus (manny@wealthpire.com) promoting Naked Brand Group (NAKD) and linking to http://nextapparelrocket.com/ Earlier today the stock was easily shortable at Interactive Brokers. I would love to short this if only the volume were higher.

See my PDF copy of the pump page.

 

Disclosed budget: $50,000

Promoter: Wall Street Investigator

Paying party: FullCorp Trading Limited

Shares outstanding:  31,904,000
Previous closing price: $1.12
Market capitalization: $35 million

Excerpt from disclaimer:

Wall Street Investigator received a ten thousand dollar editorial fee from FullCorp Trading Limited to cover editorial costs associated with the development of this email and online report. Wall Street Investigator stands to make a profit from the editorial services charted. FullCorp Trading Limited has paid or expects to pay upwards of fifty-thousand dollars as a total production budget for this online advertising effort.

Below is the disclaimer (annoyingly, an image and not actual text):

 

Disclaimer: I have no position in any stock mentioned above and no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

Bluefire Equipment (BLFR) is currently being promoted via ads on search engines. Clicking the ad takes you to the company’s investor relations page. The stock is too illiquid for me to be interested in trading it either long or short.

 

 

Shares outstanding: 33,947,368

Previous close: $0.61

Market cap: $20 million

PDF copy of company investor relations page.

[Edit 2013-7-12]: BLFR is also being promoted by the website at http://www.financialdigest.info/bfire.html. Thanks to Nodummy from Promotion Stock Secrets for pointing that out to me.

 

PDF copy of pump page.

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Disclaimer:  [Edit 2013-7-12: still no position] I have no position in any stock mentioned and no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

 

This should not come as a surprise to readers of this blog. Rather, I just wanted to put links to all relevant articles in a post for future reference.

Chuck Jaffe’s article on MarketWatch that started the brouhaha

Tobin Smith’s response

Media Matters article (Great read)

Past performance of Tobin Smith pumps (at MicrocapClub.com, run by Ian Cassel, who has his own problems)

I have previously written about Tobin Smith’s promotion of Petrosonic Energy (PSON), as well as his promotion of Brazil Minerals (BMIX), and Western Graphite (WSGP).

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I first heard about Arch Therapeutics from Tom McCarthy of Prepromotion Stocks and then purchased it after a few big block trades. Tim Sykes ended up buying it the next day and following the increased volume the stock tanked fast and far, likely because the promoters wanted to scare out speculators as the promotion had not apparently started yet. I made some money buying early and selling after Sykes bought but I bought back some shares after it dipped a little (to $0.77 from about $0.82) and then as it dumped I tripled my position by buying at $0.61 and $0.495 before selling most of my shares in the high $0.60s and low $0.70s. Below are my trades on ARTH:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pump page was posted briefly at ARTHReport.com at the end of last week but it has since been taken down. Even at the time it was posted there was no disclaimer. Here is a PDF copy of the website that was up. Below is a screenshot:

 

[Edit 2013-7-7]: The ARTH pump page has been re-uploaded. See it at ArthReport.com. It is now complete and includes a disclaimer. See the PDF copy of the pump page

ParagonReport.com / BedfordReport.com / FiveStarEquities.com have a new pump at the open on Monday July 8th and it will very likely be ARTH.

 

Disclosed budget: $790,000

Promoter: Ian Cooper & Full Service Media LLC

Paying party: Advantage Media Corp

Shares outstanding:  66,330,000
Previous closing price: $0.905 (day prior to this blog post; when post was updated on 7/7/2013 the previous close was at $0.91)
Market capitalization: $60 million

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Intraday 1-minute chart of ARTH big drop (click image to view full-size):

 

[Edit 2013-7-9]: @TMcNasty received a hard mailer promoting ARTH and tweeted pictures of it yesterday. See his tweets about the disclaimer and the front page. Images of the disclaimer and the first three pages of the mailer are below (click to enlarge):

 

Also, Ian Cooper’s most recent promotion was of BLGX. The landing page for that pump is here: http://www.stockofthedecade.com/. See the PDF copy of that page. BLGX never got much volume so it is hard to say exactly when the pump started. Here is its chart:

 

 

Disclaimer: [Update 2013-7-9 I am long 3,200 shares of ARTH that I may sell at any time] I have no position in any stock mentioned above and no relationship with Ian Cooper. I am a subscriber to PrePromotionStocks.com and I have an involved business relationship with Tim Sykes (see my terms of use for details). This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.