How to spot a fake cryptocurrency page

How to spot a fake cryptocurrency page
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We all dream of one day having great returns on our investments so that we can grow for our future or buy larger-than-life assets. There's a saying we all know: money doesn't grow on trees. This is the case with cryptocurrencies. 

Many crypto investment websites will sell you so-called packages with superficial titles. As you can see from the screenshot below of a site that still exists to this day, we can see that there's a Starter Pack. If we invest $1,000, we get a 30-40% return on our investment (question to yourself, but when exactly?) and a money-back guarantee (nowhere in the world does that exist). What people are really excited about, of course, is the return on investment.

Example of a website promoting higher than usual ROI (return on investment)
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Reminder: No real cryptocurrency company will promise you a high ROI. The cryptocurrency market is extremely volatile. Be extremely cautious when investing your money.

The example you see above comes from a site whose owners haven't really invested any money in making the view attractive. Now let's look at a website whose owners have put money into making your eyes fall in love with the information you see.

Fake review with a stock image

As you can see from the screenshot above, there's a note from a certain Saul Brandon. We've registered the photo and found it to be a "stock image". A stock image is a basic image that can be downloaded by anyone and used without any problem. You can go to Tineye.com and put this photo in the search and that will allow you to see where this photo is used. Here are the image results:

Results from the same image used on the fake cryptocurrency page

Don't be fooled by these attempts to convince you that the returns on investment are real and those fake feedbacks.