We know flashy stockbroker Michael Kodari has some unusual marketing strategies. But is encouraging clients to flood months-old Reddit posts with laudatory commentary one of them?

About four months ago on the Aus Finance Reddit page, a user asked what people thought of Kodari's KOSEC, while expressing their own doubts about the undeniably sloppy outfit. The post had only a handful of interactions. Until three days ago, when a flood of clients started posting highly positive reviews.

"I was new to the market and recently joined these guys. I did alot of research and found that compared to the other institutions, such as bell potter, Shaw & partners, Morgan Stanley, UBS, they charge a fraction of their fees and there is no hidden surprises," wrote one investor.

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"I think these guys are extremely innovative. They are certainly doing things so differently and its good to see. I have dealt with a few different dealers there and think they are quite knowledgeable," said another of the firm known for lauding the success of mergers that never happened, when not misstating the revenue and earnings of companies in its investor updates ...

The Reddit posts are identical to others posted to an online review website on the same day. It seems a flood of KOSEC customers decided on Sunday to simultaneously ride to KOSEC's defence across multiple web forums