The cyber-hypsters can control any stock board. They appear to be10-20 or more enthusiastic stock investors. They claim to be long in thatstock. They tell the Board that the share price will go to the moon.Critics of the stock are called "Bashers." They are insulted, ridiculed andtheir issues are ignored. The cyber-hypsters post support messages to theseattacks, using other names. It appears that every investor at the Boardstrongly favors the stock. The critics soon shut up and move on. If thecritics comments, against the stock had merit, the cyber-hypsters complainto the Board Sponsor and have the critics posted comments removed.

Now the goal is to gather pigeons to the Pump & Dump (P&D) Board.This can be done with spam. It can be done with free online investmentletters. It can be done as an adjunct to a traditional boiler room stockpromotion. It can be done with a direct mailing. What the promoters want isto put the pigeon into an environment where they are told to buy, buy andbuy more of whatever worthless stock is being pumped.

Getting pigeons to the Board can be done by pooches. The Canadianword "pooch" refers to a pigeon who will help the hyster by bringing otherpigeons to the slaughter. The pooch supplies friends, family, and businessassociates as buyers of the stock. A "pigeon" is anyone who puts their hardearned money into a stock scam.

It can be done by moving the pigeons from one Board to anotherBoard. There are cyber-hypsters who post on all Boards spam that encouragesthe pigeons to subscribe to a free newsletter, visit their website or visitanother Board.

If the cyber-hypsters are working two P&Ds, they can magnify theireffectiveness. Let's say, the second P&D is about to be pumped (promotedupward). The cyber-hypster will post a notice at the first Board sayingthat P&D #2 is a great buy. They just bought say 10,000 shares of it. FewP&D #1 pigeons will buy the P&D#2 stock. However, whatever P&D#2 stockbuying results helps the P&D#2 stock promotion. The real benefit is thatthe cyber-hypster can report that his P&D#2 stock soared and he made money.This gives him added credibility at the P&D#1 website.

The pattern is 1-3 pumps with a rearguard action to keep the sharefrom collapsing. Most of these P&D groups have several of these stocks instates of development. For example Teflon Tony and the Cyberboys atFantasyLand are doing a rearguard action on TMMI while planning to pumpNAPH. They have a half dozen more deals in various stages of developmentor decomposition. They are lining up more deals.

It's my belief that the Net will be the primary method of movingshare prices within the next 15 years. Today, the effectiveness ofcyber-hype is overrated as are many things involved with the Internet.However, when you can SELL stock on the Net, the cyber-hypsters havedeveloped the system to sell it to the pigeons.

I think there is a better way to go public and create a strongshare price. I think you can walk away with a fortune as an insider. Ithink everyone can win. It's one reason that I publish EFS. However, I'mcurrently battling the "Dark Side of the Force." Thus, the focus in thisissue on sizzle rather than steak./]