I too am currently being woo-ed by a lady called Natalie Hall representing Commercial Securities. She wants $8800 from me up-front for a 3-year membership, and recommended I invest a minimum of $1,000 into my "fully managed trading acount", with a view to "top it up" when I could afford to.
I initially received a glossy brochure after a cold call, and then a follow-up call approx 1 week later. I had read the paperwork and formed a list of questions to ask in the next call. She smoothly rattled off answers to all the obvious questions (red flag #1) and promised to send me the most recent results, as I highlighted to her that the results in the brochure were nearly 12 months old (red flag #2).
I did ring the sole referee she gave me and (Maree) sounded smoother than Natalie herself!! (red flag #3)
She even offered to talk to my wife about the structure of their "investment process" if I thought it was necessary to "make her understand"!!
This was the final red flag (#4) for me, so I politely said I'd think about it, and will ring her back if I wanted to proceed. She insisted that she would follow-up in a few days as there were only 10 spots remaining in South Australia and "she didn't want such a lovely person to miss out"...
I then found this thread (thank you everyone) and have no intention of answering any more of her phone calls.
Since that last call I have had no less than 15 missed calls from a "private number". A brief message was left on a couple of occasions, something about "only 2 left in SA". I have also had 4 missed calls from a mobile number (0450 xxx 706) which I know are also from her as they have each occurred a few minutes after the attempted private number calls!! Derrr....
I'd love to trick them into thinking I was going to invest and string them along for a while, but I don't have the time or energy. It all just makes me mad. I think I will also contact ASIC and see if I can register a complaint.
BTW, the latest results they sent me were $6,570.00 PROFIT for Jan 2010, a $2,360.00 LOSS for Feb 2010 and a $2,330.00 PROFIT for March 2010 - all based on an opening balance of $10,000 each month..... sounds alright doesn't it ... if it were true....
The one thing I didn't go to the trouble of checking was whether or not all the horses listed in the glossy brochure, actually did run and win on the dates said ..... did anyone else?
Who is to know if they really selected them BEFORE the races anyhow ..... dodgy bunch of thieves ...
Get wise Pal. As stated a few times in this forum. If it looks too good to be true then it probably is. These con artists, ain't racing experts, they are IT experts. They use their computer skills, to sell you a product that just ain't real. They also stay within the law, as it stands. Just. They show various places of business to impress and give credibility. In reality, they can operate from the lounge room or the toilet.
If you had the knowhow, you could create their flashy website and collect some cash, till things get a little hot, then change a few names, switch a few people around and be back in business. Con men and women, don't have any concience. They know they are scum. It just doesn't affect them.
HBBA comes up in ASIC as, Home Based Business Association and this mob that you mention, have a web page that looks like a beatup. They don't show an ABN. That may be because they don't have one. I may just send an email to HBBA. Let them take it up.
Accept that you ain't going to get rich with internet schemes. People do get rich. The one's taking your money. Just believe in Karma. What goes round. Comes round. Someone will lose it and POW! They will no longer need money. Nice thought, ain't it Paul?
I received a call today following up, but when I said I thought it looked like a scam, she got all defensive and threatened to sue me !!!
After that, go to every cooking, car and what not magazine and brochures and sign up there name and business address so eventually they're getting random content everyday and filling the mailbox up with useless magazines.
Oxford data services pty ltd. same scam with the horse betting.
They are all one and the same and all in it together. Youd be shocked to see what we have dug up tonight!
Now when you search Travis Burch you find that he is connected to an investigate a scam page called phoenix global.
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