Swine and Pearls - Optech Scientific

With only 35 units of the OSF remaining to sell suddenly my wallet starts flashing like crazy. +5 mil, +10 , +25 mil what the hell is going on here? I check my transaction log and 5 different pilots have transferred 5 million is at 1 minute intervals. Soon a pager request comes through which I accept ...

Holy Pearl > Hi
Professor Bunsen > hi
Holy Pearl > I read about your project and bought 5 shares
Holy Pearl > I wish you the best of luck in your endavous
Professor Bunsen > Yes, thank you
Professor Bunsen > Are these all your characters
Holy Pearl > The new spread fast around some circle
Holy Pearl > me and my friends invested
Holy Pearl > what do you mean, characters?
Holy Pearl > I work in a lab so I may not be aware of tha latest urban jargon
Holy Pearl > Now could you send me my shares please?
Professor Bunsen > I think that these characters are all linked to you and therefore I must respectfully return all but one 5 mil :-(
Professor Bunsen > which one of the 5 should I assign the units to?
Holy Pearl > You don't accept circle investment? I thought you wanted pilots to tell their corporation friends?
Professor Bunsen > wait a minute
Holy Pearl > We are 5 different pilots ;(
Holy Pearl > I have a duty to perform and will be away from this console for a while.
Professor Bunsen > Well we have 5 mil isk investments coming in at 1 minute intervals from 5 different pilots, 3 of whom are alts. That was fine but then you spoilt it by lying. Your investments will be returned. Good day to you

Like most people I hate being taken as a fool. My trading console had some sort of display error, so rather than return the isk immediately I resolved to address the matter the following day. However, today on Galnet I find that Almiel/Holy Pearl et al have compounded my annoyance with a swipe at my reputation.

Almiel

Step 1 - Send 5 mil using 5 characters for a total of 25mil
Step 2 - Ask for shares
Step 3 - Shares refused, no refund

**** This scam

In response,

Thank you for your interest in investing in Optech Almiel. Unfortunately submitting multiple applications under several "nom de plume" was contrary to the spirit and letter of our prospectus. Our applications department did try to point this out to you but unfortunately you went on to make a false declaration which raised my blood pressure.

As stated you will receive a full refund but we will not be accepting your investment.

We take our reputation very seriously at Optech and will of course fully investigate your allegation of dishonest trading. This investigation will take a minimum of 7 working days and we regret that we cannot pay interest on your 25 million isk during that time.

Please be advised that whilst we are happy to investigate any other complaints you may have, we do have a 5 mil administration fee for multiple complaints and the additional complexity may further delay the refund of your money.

Bunsen

Anyway clearly this individual cannot take a hint because he continues to complain on Galnet as another persona.

Pearl Thunder

I'm not sure what noodle you are talking about there.
How can it takes 7 days to reimburse while it took us 10 minutes to send in the cash?

I wish for you to be enslaved and to be stuck in an overcrowded cell with minmatars from MGRL.

I should have thought our response would have been predictable ... anyway ...

Oh dear, another complaint, meaning more time away from the research :(

Regretfully your maximum refund will therefore be 20 mil. If Optech has failed to satisfy you in any other ways please do not hesitate to draw this to our attention.

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