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    Boiler Room Scams

    Futures & Options Here's a list of foreign companies known to be telephoning people, offering the oportunity to trade in Futures & Options: Hartford Management Group: www.grouphartford.com Pioneer Commodities LLC: www.pioneer-commodities.com Trade XL Ltd: www.tradexl.net Vitol Capital Ltd...
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    Boiler Room Scams

    Hi Arbitrageur, Was this guy Jerry Shewtahal phoning you from Florida by an chance, the reason I ask is because I have seen the name Pioneer Commodities, mentioned as a boiler room on this site: http://www.unjustis.co.uk/Alerts/Alerts.htm (scroll down and examine the section marked "Boiler...
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    En I found a couple of other threads dedicated to them on another bulletin board. http://www.boiler-rooms.co.uk/secureforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=717 http://www.boiler-rooms.co.uk/secureforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=743
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    Boiler Room Scams

    Hi Samsamsam999, Atlantic Wine Agencies Inc. www.atlanticwineagencies.com (AWNA) current price 17 cents. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/columnists/article.html?in_article_id=401475&in_page_id=19&in_author_id=5 As for Distributed Diagnostics Inc. (DDGX), on the 23/9/5, it became Textrabet...
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    Cheers Pjs39, It's always nice to have the web-site. It was registered anonymously on 10/4/6, at the latin american registrar and the server is located in Costa Rica. They are right about one thing, it is an international company!
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    Boiler Room Scams

    By the very nature in which they've contacted you and from what they've trying to sell to you, they do appear to be a boiler room. I will put them on my list, you don't happen to know the name of their web-site, do you?
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    Boiler Room Scams

    That clinches it. There is no Marshall Stanwick on the FSA register. http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register-res/html/prof_firmsearch_fram.html An example of someone else in the same position as you: http://boards.fool.co.uk/Message.asp?mid=9948600 And if you want to report them...
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    Boiler Room Scams

    Hi Jasonb745, In your post you don't exactly mention the name of the company with which you where being pestered by. But if the company is not regulated by the FSA then don't worry, there's nothing that they can do. To force you to pay they would have to come to the UK and take action against...
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    Hi ianpether and welcome to the board, Be careful, there is a perfectly legitimate company called Bactrol Ltd, which owns a web-site at www.bactrol.co.uk, but the bogus company that I think is the one you are talking about, as a web-site at www.bactrol.com. Here are a few interesting posts...
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    Boiler Room Scams

    Warning An intergalactic space beasts from the planet Xeenu, has been up to it's evil tricks again, this time on the Motley Fool Notice board. It seems to be partial to post referring to this company: http://www.insightgroup.co.uk/contact_us.htm and it also likes ones with references to the...
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    Boiler Room Scams

    Here's an interesting post about Pharma Holdings Inc. http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail/?display=discussion&code=cotn%3A3kECHR&it=ne&action=detail&id=3122467
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    Boiler Room Scams

    AFJT, No need to worry any more, JP Stuart Associates (AKA Carlton Webber and Hartford Management Group) are back where they belong, on the FSA's bad boys list.
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    Boiler Room Scams

    Hi JCB, If you are cold called regarding the investment then sorry to tell you that there's a 99% chance that they will be attempting to steal your money from you. And there's little you can do about it because you're dealing with heartless scammers with no morals. They will have a barefaced...
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    Boiler Room Scams

    http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/doing/regulated/law/pdf/alert_2sep04.pdf http://www.scb.gov.bs/Public%20Notices%202005/Public%20Notice-%20Argus%20Global%20Equities%20Ltd%20.pdf http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/columnists/article.html?in_page_id=19&in_article_id=405153&in_author_id=5 Need any more?
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    Boiler Room Scams

    Hi jcb, Financial advisor won't be able to help you on this one though mate. You will have to wait at least a full 12 months before the selling restriction can be lifted. Normal practise is that after 12 month you will have to pay between $200-$500 to have the restriction lifted, that is...
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