Gene Steinberg's Financial Shenanigans @ Paracast forums

Brian

Adept
I used to post on paracast forum and that is where I saw nivek's Sasquatch post. I paid Gene Steinberg a LOT of money that was supposed to go to Christopher O'Brien. Money never made it to him :(

Gene Steinberg phooled all of us who gave him our monies. I feel ashamed.

Brian
Hi! I'm Brian
 

nivek

As Above So Below
I used to post on paracast forum and that is where I saw nivek's Sasquatch post. I paid Gene Steinberg a LOT of money that was supposed to go to Christopher O'Brien. Money never made it to him :(

Gene Steinberg phooled all of us who gave him our monies. I feel ashamed.

Brian
Hi! I'm Brian

I'm glad you saw my link, I was trying to be subtle so as not to road the boat there but that place is dying fast, many do not know yet...
 

nivek

As Above So Below
I used to post on paracast forum and that is where I saw nivek's Sasquatch post. I paid Gene Steinberg a LOT of money that was supposed to go to Christopher O'Brien. Money never made it to him :(

Gene Steinberg phooled all of us who gave him our monies. I feel ashamed.

Brian
Hi! I'm Brian

Also I might add, sometimes people go through a hard time and need help, it doesn't hurt to ask for some help, especially from friends, but to do this ongoing for years and in your case of the money not going where you intended is over the top...
 

Brian

Adept
I'm glad you saw my link, I was trying to be subtle so as not to road the boat there but that place is dying fast, many do not know yet...

I'm very glad to have seen it too. The Paracast forum is dead because Gene Steinberg refuses to allow new posters. He has his clan of Idiots, just like I was :( and he protects...The ones who pay.

Brian
Hi! I'm Brian
 
I used to post on paracast forum and that is where I saw nivek's Sasquatch post. I paid Gene Steinberg a LOT of money that was supposed to go to Christopher O'Brien. Money never made it to him :(

Gene Steinberg phooled all of us who gave him our monies. I feel ashamed.

Brian
Hi! I'm Brian

I was a lurker on Paracast for years
would have joined there if not for genes begging
 

3FEL9

Islander
Right, they made their bed on a rust bucket; let them drown huh? Who says we could use more people here anyways huh?

What is the logic behind your thinking here? Makes no sense at all to me and probably not to anyone else either.

Thank you mate for putting your words into my mouth.. But I dont agree with what you make me say,lol
 

CasualBystander

Celestial
Right, they made their bed on a rust bucket; let them drown huh? Who says we could use more people here anyways huh?

What is the logic behind your thinking here? Makes no sense at all to me and probably not to anyone else either.

Yeah, why invite people to a forum???

We just need enough for a card game.
 

Diva

Honorable
Back account hacked and drained.

Did he ask the bank? Is it paypal that was hacked?

Usually if hacked the bank would pay back the money and terminate the account if the problem continues. I got hacked a few times in one of my prepaid card, like around RM20 (5USD) was stolen and was paid back by the bank, the hacker took few cents every few days so people won't notice, I used that card to buy stuff online only, i think the hacker got the info through that website.
 

Diva

Honorable
Not a good idea at all

And besides, why do Genes dirty laundry here at AE ?

It think its worth a try.

Don't know but seems like there got some problem, just like what happend to us in AH, we also took refuge in Fortean times forum..
 

Diva

Honorable
Here's another source stating the same thing about Gene...On the link they show a Lon long list of begging for years from his members...

Gene Steinberg Personal 'Emergency' Cash Solicitations Span Years, Hundreds of Emails

Gene Steinberg solicited cash donations from an e-list hundreds of times since 2014 and earlier, including 139 emails during 2017, for circumstances framed as financial emergencies. Screenshots of subject lines of many of the emails are posted below. A list of the 2017 emails by subject line and date is provided at the end of this post.

The dozens of 2017 messages continued what has become an ongoing story of financial destitution narrated for years by the host of The Paracast. The money, according to Steinberg's emails, was needed for such personal expenses as rent, utilities, and groceries, often described as crises and nightmares. The emails contained a PayPal link and instructions for sending funds, as has been the case in years past.

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This guy need a job..
 

3FEL9

Islander
It think its worth a try.

Don't know but seems like there got some problem, just like what happend to us in AH, we also took refuge in Fortean times forum..

Just to clarify things then. I dont oppose any cast away para casts to join this forum.
 

Ottilie

Adept
I am here due to Nivek's post on UFO Trails. I, too, am a refugee from the Paracast Forums, though I haven't posted there for several months. Gene's begging always concerned me. I even spoke with him at length via pm's last summer. Was very direct about what I thought and tried to get him to see. I experienced him as slippery as an eel.

What has transpired since the summer - it's like a dam has broken. I've never seen such aggressive non-stop begging from him. I popped in a month ago or so to see what was happening and was amazed at both the now open controversy and the near total shut-down of the forum itself. There is hardly any posting whatsoever. One or two die-hard old-timers but I think they are just biding their time, watching.

Thankfully I found The UFO Trails blog and now here. Thank you. Lots to say about this. :cool:
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Thank you and glad you found us, I've been watching what's been going on there, hopefully more people can find us...I'm doing what I can to put the word out...
 

Ottilie

Adept
I'm very glad to have seen it too. The Paracast forum is dead because Gene Steinberg refuses to allow new posters. He has his clan of Idiots, just like I was :( and he protects...The ones who pay. Brian

Is that what is happening? I see very few old-timers posting - just a handful, literally 4 or 5. The rest seem to be new accounts though it would be hard to say what is going on - new accounts could be puppet accounts to create the illusion of activity. Who knows?

What has struck me is that in the last 2-3 years Gene has made it impossible for a forum member to delete their account. The result is the Paracast Forums are very likely not as 'plump' with members as it looks. The posting is going at a snail's pace - significant posters (that post a lot and supply the forum - and Gene - with tons of text) are no longer posting.

It seems something happened from January through March/April. I wasn't on the site during that time - could someone who knows (who was there) recount what happened?

I do have a little tid-bit: last summer Gene was in one of his eviction modes. At a certain point a very old-timer poster by the name of Pixel(smith) started posting very pointed posts regarding Gene's claim of being in a car accident - so unable to do Uber/Lyft etc - hence, his begging yet again. Pixel was not my favorite poster but it was interesting to watch him start going after Gene. I was exiting the site and missed a month or two until I started getting pm's stating that Pixel was banned from the site - with claims that Pixel was a 'very bad person'. An administrator started making all kinds of innuendos (in pm's) about Pixel's background on the internet - how it was 'illegal' for Pixel to be on the internet, he was breaking his probation - the bashing of Pixel was pretty bad. I noticed that Pixel who usually had been on the member's list in second place behind Gene was now removed. Not for a minute did I believe this pretty ghastly bashing of Pixel.

Why did Gene need to so discredit Pixel? The answer is obvious. Pixel was focussing on the strange inconsistencies in Gene's stories. I would have liked to see that exchange between Gene and Pixel.
 
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Ottilie

Adept
Thank you and glad you found us, I've been watching what's been going on there, hopefully more people can find us...I'm doing what I can to put the word out...

I would suggest you keep posting the link every now and again on The UFO Trails blog and Jack Brewer's Twitter account. There are a lot of people pissed at Gene these days. They need a place to vent - and a chat site is the best venue for that imo. :cool:
 
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