Junk faxes

This morning at 5:48, a fax touting a company called Superlattice Power, Inc. came across my office fax machine. The fax came from The Energy Bull which is in the business of "providing bullish picks in the energy and alt-fuel sectors." According to the fax, Superlattice Power Inc.(SLAT) "is an emerging leader in the development and marketing of the next generation of lithium-powered batteries worldwide."
SLAT is much better than the usual junk penny stocks that cram fax machines. It's got actual SEC filings and a market cap north of $200M. There's still no earnings though(it lost a penny per share last quarter). Plus, there's barely any cash in the bank(just under 19K).

Who is The Energy Bull? My Google search turns up nothing. I can only assume that they are a penny stock promotion service. They're not even a good one, as their fax contains spelling errors and language that is evasive and overly enthusiastic.

Let's look at the fine print on the fax for some clues:

The Energy Bull is an independent marketing firm...This report is based on The Energy Bull's independent analysis, and may, or may not be the opinion of The Energy Bull...The Energy Bull has been compensated twenty thousand dollars by a third party for the dissemination of this report.

However, the company published this disclaimer on its website:

Unauthorized Fax Disclaimer
It has come to our attention that unsolicited faxes concerning Superlattice are being sent out by Alternative Energy Advisor, The Energy Bull, and other companies. Management strongly recommends that you disregard these communications from Alternative Energy Advisor, The Energy Bull or any other purported companies; Superlattice has not authorized and does not condone them. Management is attempting to locate Alternative Energy Advisor and The Energy Bull to request them to cease and desist from sending any communications of any type whatsoever concerning Superlattice.

I'm willing to bet the the disclaimer is part of the scam.

Google "stock promotion" and you'll get thousands of companies that make a nice chunk of change touting stocks about which they know nothing. I'm surprised that The Energy Bull was honest enough to fess up to being paid by a third party.

I'm not saying that there aren't viable, investment worthy companies trading on the OTCBB or Pink Sheets. They just don't use promotional services to pump up their share prices. That's what their products and earnings are for.