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

=== Assistant: Good questions. ===
Good questions. I looked into what is publicly known about Professor Stephen Beard — the person the promoters of BG Wealth Sharing (BGWS) claim is the founder/leader. What I found strongly suggests he is not a real, verifiable person, but rather a fictitious or fabricated identity used to promote a scam. Here’s a breakdown:

==== - On BG’s own site they describe Stephen Beard as founder of BG Wealth Sharing, supposedly founded in 2018. bg662.com<ref>{{cite web|title=bg662.com|url=https://bg662.com/company/|publisher=bg662.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref> ====
* They further claim he studied finance at Oxford Brookes University, and was born in 1985, lives as a British national with interests in fitness, golf, travel, etc. bg662.com<ref>{{cite web|title=bg662.com|url=https://bg662.com/company/|publisher=bg662.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>
* Many of the “testimonials” on BG’s “Hall of Fame” and other pages refer to him as “Professor Beard,” thanking him for guidance, “signals,” and leadership. bg662.com<ref>{{cite web|title=bg662.com|url=https://bg662.com/halloffame/|publisher=bg662.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>

So publicly — via BG / DSJ marketing — Beard is presented as a credible finance-savvy founder/mentor with educational credentials and a track record.

==== - According to a detailed exposé, there is no evidence of Stephen Beard existing outside BG/DSJ marketing. No academic record under that name linked to Oxford Brookes University; no social media or professional footprint independent of BG; no regulatory filings; no credible biography. 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> ====
* Reviewers of BG Wealth Sharing / DSJEX describe Beard as a “mythical frontman” — “everything about BG Wealth Sharing begins with its mythical frontman, ‘Professor Stephen Beard.’” LinkedIn<ref>{{cite web|title=LinkedIn|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bg-wealth-sharing-dsjex-deep-dive-expos%C3%A9-manufactured-danny-de-hek-oeabc|publisher=linkedin.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>
* Allegedly, even photos used to represent him are traced to image-stock sites or appear to be AI-generated / manipulated, rather than verifiable portrait photos of a real person. 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>
* BG / DSJ have no credible company registration or regulatory oversight matching the claims on their website. Reports note private registration of domains, no verifiable legal entity tied to Beard, and inconsistent or fake “certificates” of incorporation/licence. BehindMLM<ref>{{cite web|title=BehindMLM|url=https://behindmlm.com/page/17/|publisher=behindmlm.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>
* Analysts and scam-watch sites categorize BG Wealth Sharing / DSJEX as a “click-to-earn” or “click-a-button” Ponzi / MLM-style scheme rather than a legitimate investment firm — and they emphasize that “Beard” appears only as marketing fiction. 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>

In short: there is no credible, independently verifiable evidence that “Professor Stephen Beard” exists as a real person with the background claimed by BG/DSJ.

==== From the investigation and the pattern seen across multiple scam/pump-and-dump / Ponzi-style firms, the “Beard persona” appears to serve as a marketing prop: ====
* A “trusted figure” with a name + education + biography + “professor” title → lends an illusion of legitimacy to new recruits.
* A focal person to direct trust and authority — “follow his signals,” “join under his leadership,” “he’s a guru” — which helps with recruiting and maintaining control in a multi-level marketing / referral-based scheme.
* Because the identity seems fictional or manufactured, the operators behind the scenes remain anonymous — reducing legal risk, hiding real ownership, making it harder for victims to trace them.

==== Based on all publicly available investigation and analysis — including multiple independent scam-review sites — there is a strong consensus that “Professor Stephen Beard” does ''not'' exist as a real, verifiable individual. Instead, he is almost certainly a fabricated identity (a frontman name / pseudonym) created by the operators of BG Wealth Sharing / DSJEX to help them lure and manipulate victims. ====

So “Beard” is best understood not as a real founder/finance-expert, but as a marketing device — part of a fraudulent setup.

If you like — I can attempt to search public records (universities, SEC filings, business registries) to prove (or try to disprove) whether a real person named Stephen Beard matches the BG-claimed biography. This can help demonstrate how empty the “founder” claim is.
Do you want me to build that “proof attempt” for you now?