Editing Openai/6930aca4-ddd4-800f-83d0-401388219fbc (section)

=== 1. BG/DSJ’s own marketing materials - BG’s site and many affiliate pages repeatedly show a “Professor Stephen Beard” biography (born 1985, Oxford Brookes finance degrees, ex-Gemini/IMF) and use his name in testimonials, Zoom events and social posts. This is the source of the claims, not independent verification. bg662.com<ref>{{cite web|title=bg662.com|url=https://bg662.com/halloffame/|publisher=bg662.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref> ===
# Independent exposés / investigations - Recent investigative writeups (deep-dive exposés) examined BG Wealth Sharing / DSJEX and concluded “Professor Stephen Beard does not exist outside BG’s own marketing” — they found no academic record, no regulatory filings tied to him, and allege the photos/biography are fabricated or AI/stock-based. This is a high-quality red flag because investigators checked primary records. Danny de Hek<ref>{{cite web|title=Danny de Hek|url=https://www.dehek.com/general/scam-fraud-investigations/bg-wealth-sharing-dsjex-a-deep-dive-expose-into-a-manufactured-dream-and-a-very-real-scam/|publisher=Danny de Hek|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>
# Social, forum and victim reports - Multiple Reddit / Facebook / Instagram posts and victim threads discuss “Professor Beard” as a promotional persona and explicitly say they cannot find a verifiable background (no LinkedIn, no publications, no verifiable university ties). Many users report behavior consistent with an MLM/ponzi scheme where the “professor” issues signals and controls participation. These are firsthand user reports showing the name exists mainly as marketing. Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/1lo04pa/us_dsjex_and_professor_stephen_beard_with_bg/|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>
# Public records / corporate registers - I searched UK Companies House and other registries for a matching senior/academic person with that name and the claimed background. There are multiple people called Stephen Beard in Companies House records (common name) but none match BG’s specific biography (born 1985, Oxford Brookes PhD, ex-Gemini/IMF, “Professor” title). In other words, there are real Stephen Beards in corporate records, but none that corroborate BG’s story. That mismatch is important — BG’s biography is not supported by official public-record hits. beta.companieshouse.gov.uk<ref>{{cite web|title=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/Z_l-q8ik89VwxJXJ2NZdEw-q18g/appointments|publisher=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>
# Photo / media provenance and suspicious patterns - Investigators and community posts have traced photos and messages used for “Beard” to stock/affiliate pages and to content that looks AI-generated or recycled (another signal that the persona may be constructed rather than a real public figure). The domain-rotation, privacy WHOIS and heavy use of social recruitment are consistent with scam operations that invent leaders. Danny de Hek<ref>{{cite web|title=Danny de Hek|url=https://www.dehek.com/general/scam-fraud-investigations/bg-wealth-sharing-dsjex-a-deep-dive-expose-into-a-manufactured-dream-and-a-very-real-scam/|publisher=Danny de Hek|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>