I saw for the first time today online display ads promoting Biozoom (OTCBB: BIZM). The interesting thing about this promotion is that none of the websites touting the stock disclose any compensation. They specifically state that they do not own shares or get cash compensation to write about the company. I obviously believe that to be a lie. The pump reports can be found at:
http://www.thestockreport.com/BIOZOOMreport.pdf (pdf)
http://gfiz.com/GFIthegroundfloor.pdf (pdf)
http://www.gfiz.com/innovative-technology-company-invents-real-star-trek-medical-scanner-that-diagnoses-patient-health-in-seconds/6/
http://www.thestockreport.com/top-3-stocks-for-2013-and-beyond.php
http://www.emergingpennystocks.com/the-breakthrough-technology-engineered-to-power-the-medical-and-tech-sectors-for-the-next-two-decades.php
Disclosed budget: $0
Promoter: TheStockReport.com / GFIZ.com (Global Financial Insight)
Paying party: None
Shares outstanding: 114,964,138
Previous closing price: $0.485
Market capitalization: $55 million
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[Edit 2013-6-18]: See this post on BIZM at Promotion Stock Secrets and their photos of Francisco “Fat Frank” Abellan, believed to be behind BIZM.
[Edit 2013-6-23]: Here is a recording of an ad for BIZM that aired on the Rush Limbaugh show. There have been reports of ads promoting BIZM in USA Today and BusinessWeek. Today there was a full page ad on the back page of the New York Times. People have also received hard mailers promoting the stock. Here is a scanned mailer (pdf).
Disclaimer: [Edit 2013-6-23]: I have no net position in BIZM but am short 10,000 shares in one account and long 10,000 shares in another account. 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.
I sold my net long in BIZM today.
Radio ad purportedly heard on the Rush Limbaugh show: https://soundcloud.com/bodachpr/rush-limbaugh-0613-hr3-1
Disclosure: Net long BIZM, will sell soon.