Boiler Room Scams

[kenneth127]

Royal Petroleum is a company mentioned in this fraud..

I Lost £150K To Boiler Room Fraudsters - The Sunday Mail

I suggest you contact City of London Police for starters and take a look at the FSA website - they may have some info for you there.

I have been on the City of London Police web site and now e-mailed them all the relevant information they asked for, i need to contact my local police now, dont know what good that will do tho.

 

[kenneth127]

I have been on the City of London Police web site and now e-mailed them all the relevant information they asked for, i need to contact my local police now, dont know what good that will do tho. Thanks for the information tho, i just cant believe i was so stuppid.

 

[breadman]

Looks like another one of these has appeared. This time it's a phone call from Lombard Asset Management.

I also got a phone call from Lombard Asset Management they were talking about buying oil shares and property shares.

 

[FDRA]

Its a long shot, but has anybody thought of visiting Wildwood Management in the US? Do any of you other investors live in the US?

 

[Martin Kong3]

I also got a phone call from Lombard Asset Management they were talking about buying oil shares and property shares.

Just had another phone call just now from them and after the conversation I've come to the conclusion, three words: 'Boiler Room Alert.

 

[anley]

If you want to sell your ATS shares, send contact details to [email protected] - you may be pleasantly surprised.

So someone pops up on this thread for the first time and offers to 'help'.

As I said everyone beware of the DOUBLE CON.

First they scam you by selling worthless shares then another 'company' (it will be the same people) call up offering to help. That con is known as the 'advance fee' and you'll be asked to pay money so big profits can be made.

For example, you bought £10k of ABC shares but then realised you'd been scammed. 6-12 months later you get a call saying your shares are now worth £35k because some 'hedge fund' wants to make a bid for the company. BUT before you can get your hands on the £25k in profits you'll need to post a bond for say £5k. And guess what, you won't see the £5k again, nor will you see any profit on the original shares.

BE ON YOUR GUARD EVERYONE. Don't let these scamming scum take you for a second time..............

PS. If you're unsure what to do post on this board and we'll give you good advice, or send me a personal message.

 

[scorpio11]

RE ATS Specialists

Thanks guys re. Oxbridge. You are of course correct. Further digging proves ATS Specialists and their website is a sham. The supposedly independant "investment services" is in cahoots and Oxbridge have made plenty of money and I guess will continue to do so. Good site I wish I had come across it earlier, as we all say.

Hello Kenmajor please may I ask you what exactly did you dig up about Ats specialists that proves there are a sham. I have bought ATS shares ( well my husband has) via Oxbridge and their Senior Advisor Andrew Ricardson. Please may I have the info so that I too can check it out. .sorry I thought ATS is a anti-terror and security company and not an investment service.... :cheers:

 

[Droyston]

City of London Police

I have been on the City of London Police web site and now e-mailed them all the relevant information they asked for, i need to contact my local police now, dont know what good that will do tho. Thanks for the information tho, i just cant believe i was so stuppid.

Kenneth
What has happened is that criminals have thieved your money. You say 'you can't believe you have been so stupid' but these are cowardly thieves who would take from their own grandmothers. The only difference between them and street thieves is that they can hide away like cowards in some other country and prey on unsuspecting people like us. They are lowlife scum. I had high hopes that Operation Archway would track down the thieves who took my money - like you hard earned over many years. Paul Taylor of Linsure was the thief. He had a serviced office in Brook Street London, I gave details of the addresses of the people involved in Spain and the bank account to which I sent money. Unfortunately nothing happened. They didn't reply and I've not seen any evidence yet that the operation has any teeth for the masses of people who have lost their life savings.
You need to remain angry but don't let it eat you up. The next stage will be a series of calls from people offering to help you by selling your 'shares' for you - for a fee of course. DON'T GO THERE - you will lose more money, but listen to them and post all details on this site. It doesn't seem much at first but if it stops others being scammed it will frustrate the scum and with any luck they will slit their own throats.

 

[scorpio11]

RE ATS Specialists

Thanks guys re. Oxbridge. You are of course correct. Further digging proves ATS Specialists and their website is a sham. The supposedly independant "investment services" is in cahoots and Oxbridge have made plenty of money and I guess will continue to do so. Good site I wish I had come across it earlier, as we all say.

Hello Kenmajor I did ask this question yesterday but it seems to have disappeared so here I am again.Please can you tell me how I too could find out Ats specialists are a sham I have searched the net but can only find their Website . We have bought 40k's worth of shares via Oxbridge international the advisor was Andrew Richardson in 2005. After reading your info I am now very worried. It did seem to good to be true so maybe it was a scam. I have spoken to a gentleman at ATS who claimed he was Daniel Greenberg and he informed me that no date had been set to sell and that Oxbridge should not have said they were going to be sold in 3 months from the day we bought them. They - ATS don't answer emails but do answer the phone. I did get a phone cal from a company called Globex who wanted to buy our shares in ATS they had been phoning quiet a few share holders offering $22 a share, why would someone want to do this if ATS was a sham????
I did inform ATS and they advised me not to do this and since have placed a notice on their Website. Hope to hear from you Best Wishes Scorpio11

 

[anley]

Scorpio

You don't need to 'find' out that Oxbridge are a scam because 100% they are.

The people calling you re the ATS shares are setting you up again to steal more money from you. They will offer you a great price but before you can sell you'll have to either buy some more worthless shares (or fake ones) or pay some money for a 'bond' or 'insurance' etc. If you pay anymore money to these people then it will again be stolen from you......

PLEASE FACE REALITY - You have been scammed, there is no dount about that. The money you paid has gone, the shares are worthless and if you do anymore business with companies that are not regulated by the FSA then more money will be stolen from you.

Sorry for the harsh tone but you have to know the truth. Again, DO NOT talk to anyone else that calls you about these shares because they are conmen and they are taking you for a mug.

Learn from your mistake, be suspicious of EVERYONE that wants to invest your money and in future fully research the broking company you're dealing with.

Good luck

 

[popeye02]

has anyone had any dealings with FORDHAM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC
there address is
14 Wall Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Members FINRA, MSRB, SIPC

Voice: 212-732-8500 x386
Direct: 646-467-5486
Fax: 212-349-2550

they ask me to buy GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. shares
are these people from another boilerroom as they cold call me ?????

 

[popeye02]

Fordham Financial Management, Inc

has anyone had any dealings with FORDHAM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC
there address is
14 Wall Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Members FINRA, MSRB, SIPC

Voice: 212-732-8500 x386
Direct: 646-467-5486
Fax: 212-349-2550

they ask me to buy GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. shares
are these people from another boilerroom as they cold call me
?????

 

[kenneth127]

Kenneth
What has happened is that criminals have thieved your money. You say 'you can't believe you have been so stupid' but these are cowardly thieves who would take from their own grandmothers. The only difference between them and street thieves is that they can hide away like cowards in some other country and prey on unsuspecting people like us. They are lowlife scum. I had high hopes that Operation Archway would track down the thieves who took my money - like you hard earned over many years. Paul Taylor of Linsure was the thief. He had a serviced office in Brook Street London, I gave details of the addresses of the people involved in Spain and the bank account to which I sent money. Unfortunately nothing happened. They didn't reply and I've not seen any evidence yet that the operation has any teeth for the masses of people who have lost their life savings.
You need to remain angry but don't let it eat you up. The next stage will be a series of calls from people offering to help you by selling your 'shares' for you - for a fee of course. DON'T GO THERE - you will lose more money, but listen to them and post all details on this site. It doesn't seem much at first but if it stops others being scammed it will frustrate the scum and with any luck they will slit their own throats.

Thanks for your reply, yes i have accepted my money is gone and now trying to work out how to manage on what little money i have. I dont intend to let this eat me up although it isnt easy at the moment. What gets me is they phoned me over a period of a year, talked about their families and mine. I know i listed Royal Petroleum Corp as the first company I put money into, but the last one i did this may for 32k was with Dixon, Perot and Champion, who are supposed to mine for diamonds, so people beware if asked to invest in this company. When i e-mailed Dixon, Perot and Champion i received a phone call several hours later from a Robert (Bob) Ford who supposedly checked my share number and told me they were valid but i could not sell them for another year. Bob offered to keep in touch with me, but not heard from him since. I know this sounds really bad but it helps that i am not the only one who has been taken in by these people. I hope they rot in hell.

 

[kenneth127]

Thanks for your reply, yes i have accepted my money is gone and now trying to work out how to manage on what little money i have. I dont intend to let this eat me up although it isnt easy at the moment. What gets me is they phoned me over a period of a year, talked about their families and mine. I know i listed Royal Petroleum Corp as the first company I put money into, but the last one i did this may for 32k was with Dixon, Perot and Champion, who are supposed to mine for diamonds, so people beware if asked to invest in this company. When i e-mailed Dixon, Perot and Champion i received a phone call several hours later from a Robert (Bob) Ford who supposedly checked my share number and told me they were valid but i could not sell them for another year. Bob offered to keep in touch with me, but not heard from him since. I know this sounds really bad but it helps that i am not the only one who has been taken in by these people. I hope they rot in hell.

 

[Tenapenny]

has anyone had any dealings with FORDHAM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC
there address is
14 Wall Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Members FINRA, MSRB, SIPC

Voice: 212-732-8500 x386
Direct: 646-467-5486
Fax: 212-349-2550

they ask me to buy GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. shares
are these people from another boilerroom as they cold call me
?????

If I rang you from NY and asked you to buy shares in TENAPENNY'S RETIREMENT FUND INC. would you buy them? Forget anyone who cold calls you. If you want to invest, do your own homework or approach a reputable adviser/broker.

 

[Hoggums]

Thanks for your reply, yes i have accepted my money is gone and now trying to work out how to manage on what little money i have. I dont intend to let this eat me up although it isnt easy at the moment. What gets me is they phoned me over a period of a year, talked about their families and mine. I know i listed Royal Petroleum Corp as the first company I put money into, but the last one i did this may for 32k was with Dixon, Perot and Champion, who are supposed to mine for diamonds, so people beware if asked to invest in this company. When i e-mailed Dixon, Perot and Champion i received a phone call several hours later from a Robert (Bob) Ford who supposedly checked my share number and told me they were valid but i could not sell them for another year. Bob offered to keep in touch with me, but not heard from him since. I know this sounds really bad but it helps that i am not the only one who has been taken in by these people. I hope they rot in hell.

I really feel for you - 72K is a lot of money to lose. Thank you for posting your story on this website and I hope many other people will read this and be warned of these scammers.

For those people who are thinking of investing large amounts in a single company - whoever the broker - my advice is don't - it only takes 1 set of bad news, 1 lost contract and the share price could half and you've lost a fortune overnight. Diversify!

 

[zosorock]

For those people who are thinking of investing large amounts in a single company - whoever the broker - my advice is don't - it only takes 1 set of bad news, 1 lost contract and the share price could half and you've lost a fortune overnight. Diversify!

Well said. As Sir John Templeton wrote: "There is safety in numbers."

 

[anley]

Popeye

Watch it, you're being setup. They only want to steal your money, the brokers are conmen. yes, they sound nice, yes, they sound believable and geniune etc, yes they 'care' about their clients etc. But it's all crap so don't pay them any money or it WILL be stolen from you.

 

[popeye02]

thank you Tenapenny and anley for confirming that these people are conmen
will contact fsa and sec to alert and stop them from conning other people

 

[pstizza]

I to have bought shares in this company. I have received a share certificate. When I could not contact IMS I took my certificate to a stockbrooker. He said that the certificate and shares are valid, however im tied in for a year.

I guess theses shares are going to lose loads of value before we can sell them and this will be the way we lose out.