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SirRumpole said:
This ad appeared on this very page.

Ad
Dick Smith Confirmed On News - Biggest Scandal Hit Aussies
This Scandal Puts Everyone In Shock and The Banks Are Terrified.

Dick's Facebook page disassociates himself from the scam.
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Horrific. Just sweep them up, demand to see the justification for their BS stories and when they can't put in jail for 6 months on fraud charges.

This is pure and utter BS. Total scam.

HOWEVER... These are now desperate times for many people. When people have lost their jobs and are facing financial ruin the theoretical hope offered by these scams is enough to say "have a go"

That's why they are successful. But that's why they should be stopped dead in their tracks.:mad:
 
Out of left field.
Analysis of Gus Fring in Breaking Bad. The brilliant businessman who turns making meth into a slick business.
The last 7-10minutes draws a very close parallel to both deliberate business scams as well as the behaviour of the biggest players in our economic system.

 
Any intel/observations on this company ?
A friend of mine in Canada has been approached to work for this company and accepted a "position". I have strong reservations about it . I'm doing my own checking but thought there may be some experience on ASF

Thanks
https://arcadianltd.com/index.html
 
So far I have failed to find any business registration for the "company" in the UK, the domain name was registered 13 days ago and none of the 18 bright shiny staff show up anywhere on the net...:cautious:

Not looking good..
 
basilio said:
none of the 18 bright shiny staff show up anywhere on the net...
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I was going to do a few checks myself when I get a chance (I like looking into scams), but the first thing that struck me was how "good looking" all the staff were. They looked like the sort of people that you would find in TV ads for products or companies.
 
bellenuit said:
I was going to do a few checks myself when I get a chance (I like looking into scams), but the first thing that struck me was how "good looking" all the staff were. They looked like the sort of people that you would find in TV ads for products or companies.
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And indeed they were..
Have a read of the story and ask yourself "How come I haven't heard of such a vibrant, creative operation ?" and tehn see if you can find any evidence of it in the real world ..
 
A friend who has two sons paying off mortgages asked me to check this out.

https://info.yourwealthguide.com.au...-fClSZSBx8O4UsGzk3nxoEdI6ENtB-Yc4hfOxQyi-kd64

After an hour or so of researching I am sure it is a scam.

Some of the things I found are:

It is supposed to be an article on the website https://info.yourwealthguide.com.au for "National Wealth Advisory". However, if you strip off from the URL everything but this address and go to that URL, you end up at the AFR website. There isn't a "yourwealthguide.com.au".

If you take their Quiz at the link it gives, they just ask for information concerning your salaries and existing mortgage and don't tell you if you qualify unless you give them your contact details allowing them to call you back. Typical set up for a bait and switch.

At the bottom of the quiz page, they have this:


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However, when I Google search "national wealth advisory" australia, all the hits are just to different parts of their own website. None bring you to any of the above media or any other independent media.

I suspect what they are doing is trying to sell you over-inflated Gold Coast property and pay down your mortgage using the huge tax savings you will supposedly get. This was confirmed when I went to their case studies page: https://nationalwealthadvisory.com.au/case-study/

All the examples related to property investing.

The case studies have examples of clients who bought 18 to 21 months ago, presumably on their advice. But when you check out the company's ABN, it has only been registered since 17th March 2020 and is not yet registered for GST (a requirement if the business income is over $75,000 p.a.)
 
bellenuit said:
I was going to do a few checks myself when I get a chance (I like looking into scams), but the first thing that struck me was how "good looking" all the staff were. They looked like the sort of people that you would find in TV ads for products or companies.
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I was also contacted by this company and I 100% believe this is a scam; I've reported it and wrote about it on Reddit -
 

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One of the really nasty scams at the moment is con artists trying to sell non existent dogs to desperate people. One clever way this has occurred is getting a legitimate dogbreeder to forward them a picture of them and their dog and using this as bait for others.

Check out this story and keep your wits about you.

www.abc.net.au

Every night Donna locks her gate, afraid another scam victim will arrive

Donna Dickson lives in fear of people coming to her house convinced she's cheated them out of thousands. But now she has found an unlikely ally.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
 
Big story coming out of the US is a leaked investigation by US Treasury of Banks allowing trillions of dollars to be laundered around the world.
The processes are used to support everything from tax evasion and tax fraud, international arms deals, drug cartels and a plethora of company scammers.

There is a significant Australian connection in the report. A Queensland guy specialized in setting up and selling shell companies which were the used by scammers confident that they would not be traceable.

Check out the story and keep a note of the companies identified as suspect. Might save a bit of grief.

The FinCEN files: Dirty little secrets of the world's banks revealed in mass US government leak

Ian Taylor sells high-end jet skis from his four-bedroom waterfront townhouse in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac on the Gold Coast.

Key points:
  • A leak of highly secretive US Treasury documents reveals the world's banks alerted watchdogs to about $US2 trillion ($2.7 trillion) worth of suspicious transactions in seven years
  • The documents were obtained by Buzzfeed News and shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
  • Ian Taylor is just one of the Australians mentioned by name in the leaked suspicious activity reports
What the 43-year-old does not advertise is that his other source of income has come from setting up shell companies, which have been used by money launderers, arms dealers and Mexican drug cartels.

His business allowed customers to hide their true identity by providing nominee directors and shareholders to obscure who was really behind the shell company.

....Shell companies sold 'like hotdogs'
Despite regulations being tightened, another New Zealand company linked to Mr Taylor has been running a foreign-exchange scam, taking millions of dollars from investors around the world.

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"The director appeared to be nothing more than a nominee — a person whose name would appear on the directorship in return for a fee," says private investigator Ken Gamble, who was hired by a Portuguese man who lost more than 3 million euros ($4.9 million).

"One would ask, 'Why is [Taya Burnett] on that company and what's she doing there?'" Mr Gamble says.

"And why is she still the director after the company has been involved in a very serious crime?"

"How can somebody be allowed to set up shell companies and sell them like hotdogs out of a stand at the back of a rock concert and yet not have responsibility for what those companies do?"

Mr Taylor was banned from being a director in the UK in 2015, after one of his companies was involved in a 3.2-million-pound ($5.7 million) land-sales scam where many investors lost their money.

In a phone call with the ABC, Mr Taylor declined to be interviewed but said he was no longer involved with shell companies and he was not aware his wife was the director of Advanced Global Markets Limited. Ms Burnett did not respond to questions.
www.abc.net.au

The FinCEN files: The world's banks' dirty little secrets revealed in mass US government leak

A leak of US government reports offers a rare insight into the secretive world of international finance. It shows how drug smugglers and scammers move dirty money via international banks — including through Australia's financial systems.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
 
I came across a new technology that may be of interest for those investors interested in truly Blue Sky Opportunities ...
It is a nuclear powered battery that can charge your car, laptop, intergalactic rocket ship..

Company


Together we’re building the future

About us
NDB, Inc. is committed to the development and manufacturing of the Nano Diamond Battery (NDB) to provide a clean and green energy solution for the future.
We believe in the coexistence of innovation and environment. We believe it is our responsibility to implement innovations that improves living standards whilst being sustainable and environmentally friendly.
NDB, Inc. has a vast team of experts both in business and science to deliver the much-needed green energy solution, enabling NDB, Inc. to not only be part of the extremely large global battery market, but to also excel and pave the way for the future of batteries.

The challenge
The modern life is heavily reliable on mobile battery powered devices affecting daily aspects of our lives, ranging from telecommunication devices to transport vehicles and beyond earth in aerospace technology. There is an increasing demand for efficient and cost effective batteries from manufacturers, meaning a constant need for improvement on the current state of affairs. Conventional batteries have been riddled with numerous concerns and in the age of increasing consciousness about global warming and waste accumulation, production must be in line with sustainable development principles and process of qualitative change.

The solution
NDB is a high-power diamond-based alpha, beta, and neutron voltaic battery that can provide device life-long and green energy for numerous applications and overcome limitations of the existing energy creation/distribution solutions. It can be used to power fields such as automotive, consumer electronics, sensors, space machinery, and other electronics powered by a chemical battery. In brief, NDB is a safe, high-powered, green and versatile solution to the globally growing energy demand made from recycled nuclear waste.
One of the key innovations of NDB is utilization of a proprietary nanostructure that allows for an enhanced device performance and highly sophisticated safety features, which covers radiation, thermal and mechanical aspects.

Culture
At NDB we believe in teamwork, mutual respect and transparency. Diversity and inclusion are part of our core values at the highest level. Having diverse employees, business partners and community relationships is vital to creating products for our customers around the world.NDB’s commitment to diversity has translated into creating a work environment for all employees that is welcoming, respectful and engaging, with opportunities for personal and professional development. This in turn results in exceptional productivity, quality, creativity and innovation for the company and our partners.

Company

NDB: Nano Diamond Battery is an innovative energy generator and storage that redefines and revolutionizes the battery as we know it.
ndb.technology ndb.technology
 
A friend received this today. It certainly is a scam so if you get the same ignore it or report it to Apple. I haven't included the full email as it has a few shady links that might be a problem if you click on them.

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bellenuit said:
A friend who has two sons paying off mortgages asked me to check this out.

https://info.yourwealthguide.com.au...-fClSZSBx8O4UsGzk3nxoEdI6ENtB-Yc4hfOxQyi-kd64

After an hour or so of researching I am sure it is a scam.

Some of the things I found are:

It is supposed to be an article on the website https://info.yourwealthguide.com.au for "National Wealth Advisory". However, if you strip off from the URL everything but this address and go to that URL, you end up at the AFR website. There isn't a "yourwealthguide.com.au".

If you take their Quiz at the link it gives, they just ask for information concerning your salaries and existing mortgage and don't tell you if you qualify unless you give them your contact details allowing them to call you back. Typical set up for a bait and switch.

At the bottom of the quiz page, they have this:


View attachment 106426

However, when I Google search "national wealth advisory" australia, all the hits are just to different parts of their own website. None bring you to any of the above media or any other independent media.

I suspect what they are doing is trying to sell you over-inflated Gold Coast property and pay down your mortgage using the huge tax savings you will supposedly get. This was confirmed when I went to their case studies page: https://nationalwealthadvisory.com.au/case-study/

All the examples related to property investing.

The case studies have examples of clients who bought 18 to 21 months ago, presumably on their advice. But when you check out the company's ABN, it has only been registered since 17th March 2020 and is not yet registered for GST (a requirement if the business income is over $75,000 p.a.)
Click to expand...
My experience with them this w
bellenuit said:
A friend who has two sons paying off mortgages asked me to check this out.

https://info.yourwealthguide.com.au...-fClSZSBx8O4UsGzk3nxoEdI6ENtB-Yc4hfOxQyi-kd64

After an hour or so of researching I am sure it is a scam.

Some of the things I found are:

It is supposed to be an article on the website https://info.yourwealthguide.com.au for "National Wealth Advisory". However, if you strip off from the URL everything but this address and go to that URL, you end up at the AFR website. There isn't a "yourwealthguide.com.au".

If you take their Quiz at the link it gives, they just ask for information concerning your salaries and existing mortgage and don't tell you if you qualify unless you give them your contact details allowing them to call you back. Typical set up for a bait and switch.

At the bottom of the quiz page, they have this:


View attachment 106426

However, when I Google search "national wealth advisory" australia, all the hits are just to different parts of their own website. None bring you to any of the above media or any other independent media.

I suspect what they are doing is trying to sell you over-inflated Gold Coast property and pay down your mortgage using the huge tax savings you will supposedly get. This was confirmed when I went to their case studies page: https://nationalwealthadvisory.com.au/case-study/

All the examples related to property investing.

The case studies have examples of clients who bought 18 to 21 months ago, presumably on their advice. But when you check out the company's ABN, it has only been registered since 17th March 2020 and is not yet registered for GST (a requirement if the business income is over $75,000 p.a.)
Click to expand...

My experience with them this week is they are a marketing and lead generation company. There is nothing special in what they do no secret sauce as they imply in all their marketing. They hand you off to a mortgage or investment property consultant to try and sell you a better deal of what you already have or a new property. I would steer clear
 

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