They certainly do! All part of the ploy: •The fraudsters start the next round of “pumping” the stock—sometimes even with made-up press releases or expert statements—and point to the rising price as evidence of its performance, which falsely inflates the price even more. •The fraudsters keep it up until eventually “dumping” their shares for a huge profit and leaving investors scrambling to get rid of worthless stock as the price plummets. Fraudsters often claim the stock is under attack to encourage investors to hold positions by implying hedge fund control, naked short selling, or other conspiracy theories to mask the shares being dumped. Not working! LOL!