Cyber-Pirates Declare War On Wall Street; Serena Riedel Investor Relations Launches Counterattack.Business Editors LANCASTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2002 Serena Riedel Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. (www.srir.com), located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, known as the Garden Spot of America since the 18th century, is located in the southeastern part of the state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. , today announces the launch of a nationwide awareness campaign to educate CEOs and investors on the secret tactics being used by a new breed of Internet-savvy stock manipulators. All over the world via investment chat rooms and message forums, groups of skilled advocates and professional stock manipulators are forming "wolf-packs" to wage cyber-war on unsuspecting corporations and investors... and they are winning with devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. results! This awareness campaign hopes to stop them in their tracks! Serena Riedel explains the most common scenario, "Today's stock manipulators prowl the World Wide Web in search of stocks and shareholders to influence and manipulate to their own advantage. Once stock manipulators gain control over shareholders, they can control that company's share value. Advocates infiltrate infiltrate /in·fil·trate/ (in-fil´trat) 1. to penetrate the interstices of a tissue or substance. 2. the material or solution so deposited. in·fil·trate v. 1. Internet forums See forum. posing as normal shareholders for weeks, even months, before launching their subtle attack, all the while gaining influence over the investors by providing detailed trading techniques, level II postings, and tips on how to become better investors. They literally take over the forum by using multiple identities to promote a 'group' following. After they achieve an almost 'Guru' status within the forum, they will begin advising their fellow investors when and where to place trades and offer the chance to join in their hyping or bashing bash v. bashed, bash·ing, bash·es v.tr. 1. To strike with a heavy, crushing blow: The thug bashed the hood of the car with a sledgehammer. 2. campaigns." Sometimes a company's share value is the target where yielded results can exceed 500% in just a few weeks. Other times, the target will be the actual shareholders hoping to lead them away to another targeted stock. For CEOs, the campaign's main attraction is a Corporate Consulting Program ("GREEN, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. .") which includes 30 days of unlimited consulting, an in-depth analysis of the company's online stock situation, and a detailed Training Manual. Not only is this program designed to teach CEOs how to build a successful shareholder support program and a responsive investor relations program, it also teaches Corporate Survival Techniques in today's world of Cyber-Pirates and online-savvy investors. "We show corporations step-by-step how they can turn the whispers of happy shareholders into shouts that will be heard around the world," added Ms. Riedel. For investors, there is a selection of books written and marketed exclusively by Serena Riedel Investor Relations (www.srir.com) including "The Cyber-Pirates of Wall Street. Inside the Secret World of Professional Stock Manipulators. Who They Are & How They Do It." "Knowledge is power," states Ms. Riedel, "Half the battle is educating shareholders and CEOs on how to recognize manipulative ma·nip·u·la·tive adj. Serving, tending, or having the power to manipulate. n. Any of various objects designed to be moved or arranged by hand as a means of developing motor skills or understanding abstractions, especially in tactics and deflect de·flect intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate. [Latin d them which eventually will drive away the advocates and deter future attacks." www.srir.com |
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