Frank U.

There is some affiliate marketing promoting futures style trading of crypto currencies, utilising an AI (artificial intelligence) algorithm.

The promotion is written in an article format and is disguised as an Australian ABC news report. It also features logo's of other major Australian media agencies ("as seen on"), including an image of respected Australian commentator Waleed Aly. This all attempts to add authenticity to the post.

The article is allegedly written by an ABC journalist and features actress Nicole Kidman, again, a further attempt to increase authenticity and credibility.

The writer states that Kidman has been using a program called "Bitcoin Future" to create impressive returns. He also states that he, as an ABC journalist investigating the claims, had opened up an account himself, and replicated Kidman's returns. He further states that his co-workers did the same.

I decided to do my own investigation I opened an account with the minimum deposit of USD$250.

On talking with a consultant on the phone she never referred to her company or scheme as "Bitcoin Future", as it was promoted in the article. All emails and their website had the name "Selected Markets" instead. This is probably not a big point by itself, however it was a first sign that things weren't lining up (yellow alert #1).

This woman also stated that I would receive a phone call from a trader who would be assigned to help me with my account. Nothing was said about when I would start trading the account, and I certainly did not give any permissions, nor authorisations, for anyone else to trade the account.

The next day I opened the website and saw that someone had already placed a forex trade (not cryptocurrency). Even though the trade ended in a $5 profit (aka nothing) I was very annoyed that the trade occurred without my permission (yellow alert #2).

Later I received a phone call from a person who claimed to be a Selected Markets trader, who would assist me with the account. It was this person who placed the trade. Before I had time to address the earlier trade, he told me he had just opened second trade which was active (again, not in cryptocurrency, but in oil futures). I promptly instructed him to close the trade (yellow alert #3). The rep became very annoyed at this and started a torrent of remarks which seemed to never end and was basically rude, and rude in the extreme.

During his tirade he boasted about how good a trader he was, how he has many big clients, how he just received a brand new Rolls Royce that he paid cash for, and basically challenged my own integrity for being annoyed that I would question his behaviour over my account (yellow alert #4).

I pointed out that the marketing specifically mentioned the AI nature of a system that I wanted to investigate. He remonstrated that he was better than a robot and that it would be himself who would trade my account. I pointed out that this was not the primary reason I opened the account (yellow alert #5). I then advised him that he did not have my permission to trade the account and I expressly stated that he was to cease any intention henceforth.

As the trader continued his tirade, he referred to another AI system his company uses, called "Binary Uno". As it happens I am aware of Binary Uno and I was surprised to hear that this was the same company. If I had known this beforehand then I would not have opened an account. In short, Binary Uno does not work (yellow alert #6).

Throughout the tirade he mentioned that the initial deposit would not be enough to effectively trade the account anyway, and that I would need to deposit more funds soon. I am well aware of the need to have a certain amount of capital in an account. However, given the yellow alerts already mentioned, added to the way this person was speaking in terms of his manner and intonation, I could not help but think this company was more like a boiler room (yellow alert #7).

At this point my tolerance had expired. I stated to the trader that I would be closing the account forthwith. Instantly his attitude changed, he apologised profusely, and transformed into your ordinary telemarketer who attempts to get your business (yellow alert #8).

The bottom line: Selected Markets, Bitcoin Future, & Binary Uno cannot be trusted. I strongly recommend nobody do any business with this company.

After reading a few of the reviews here I have to chip in with my experience.

First - I was scammed about $600. So I suppose I can choose to be totally annoyed (putting mildly) or I can choose to be thankful that it didn't run into the 1000's, and learned a valuable lesson. I choose the latter.

Second - The allure is hard to resist. I showed a couple of my friends some pictures and a copy of a video of two of the women I got "involved" with. My friends' collective jaws dropped. When you get a response like that you know it wasn't just you being a total idiot. We are men, and we all love beautiful women.

Third - The Yellow Alerts. I noticed a couple of things that showed some incongruence between what the women would say in an email against what the "same" woman said during a chat session. In one email I asked her a question that elicited some things she valued as important. In the very next chat session she come out with something totally different!

In that same chat session I then ask her another question with the same intent - to elicit what was important to her. Then in an email few days later I asked her the exact same question. You guessed it - a totally different answer.

No prizes for anyone who agrees that if something is important to a woman, then she does not change her mind! (Okay they change their minds at the drop of a hat, but not for really important valued stuff.)

If you are reading this and you are involved with AmoLatina or a similar website, and you are still a bit doubtful, then here are the questions which I asked (& I encourage you to do the same):

1. Here's a fun question for you - If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
2. Here's another fun question for you - If I was a genie and could grant you 3 wishes, what would they be and why?

Ask question 1. In an email. Read her reply.
Then open up a chat, at a different time of day from when she sent her email reply. During the chat, encourage her to talk about the question (not her emailed answers).
In the same chat session ask question 2. Take a note of her answers.
Send her another email about 2 days later and ask question 2 again - use the exact same wording.
Receive her reply.

I have no doubt that what you receive will activate a Yellow Alert. Make sure you do take notice, because the Red Alert is too late.