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Beware - they are out there!

When going offshore, Big Brother is only one of those who want to separate you from your money. Unfortunately, the offshore world has also attracted thousands of scamsters who try to lie and cheat you out of your money.

We learned this first-hand as we lost a substantial six figure amount within less than two years. Yes, it did hurt us to have worked very hard for two years - just to support the life-style of a bunch of thieves and liars!

Among them:

Safety Spar & Darlehenskasse (SSD) and Parex Bank, Latvia. A long story that cost us a substantial five figure amount, and almost our lives. Our friends and clients know all about this story, and we don't want to warm it up again. These scamsters are currently using the name "Merckx-Lambert Banking Group MLBG", and continue to bank at the Parex Bank.

Another Latvian Bank which we do not call by name here. They froze one of our associated companies' account and along with it the five figure amount that was in it. They claimed that they had no ID on file, which turned out to be their own mistake as they had never requested it! After freezing the money, they vehemently decided not to cooperate with the company in releasing the money, even though they offered them many different solutions and even had their authorized representative contact the bank with identification. They insisted on receiving an ID of the initial company representative, who no longer worked for the company and could not be reached. Money gone.

e-gold. They froze our account without court order, kept it frozen for almost two months, and then unfroze it. We didn't receive any clarification from them while the account was frozen. When they unfroze it, they claimed that one of our clients had paid us with e-gold which he had obtained fraudulently. Of course, they didn't say which client it was or how exactly he had obtained the e-gold... so we were unable to cancel the client's order or even verify the truth of this claim! Be careful with these guys! As of November 2000 we keep receiving reports about e-gold delaying out-exchanges and ignoring (or lying to) customers. This smacks either of growing pains - or of serious liquidity problems! In addition to this, the SEC is currently investigating e-gold... which could result in account seizures in the not too distant future. In either case, e-gold is definitely not a place to keep substantial amounts of money.

Here are a few ideas on what to look out for:

• Beware of any company or bank that has a branch office within the US and/or within your home country. Unless they aren't a sting operation in the first place, they are physically extortable and could be raided at any time, resulting in all information about you being turned over to Big Brother.

• Be careful with any company or bank that offers fully anonymous bank accounts. SSD was one of them, they asked for a $5,000 opening deposit to open an anonymous account. e-gold too encouraged its clients to use a pen name, and we're waiting for the day when they freeze all accounts and ask their clients to kindly identify themselves.

• Ask for references. If they can't give you a few references of some of the major, reputable offshore service providers, they're probably a fraud. SSD provided just one reference which we fell for.

• Ask at least five different offshore service providers if they have heard anything about the company or bank. When these fraudulent operations start out, they try to scam - you guessed it - offshore providers as they have the clients they want. The word spreads quickly among offshore providers, so chances are that at least one provider has heard something about them.

• If no one knows them and you still want to test them, do so with a small amount. Send them $200 and see if they let you get it out again. Despite popular belief, most scamsters do not refund ANY money. The guy who pulled off the SSD scam confessed that those people who send the really large amounts always send them up-front without question, so there's no need for him to waste time by building confidence with the timid $200 investors.

• If all that works out, try to track them down. Ask for their addresses, for a copy of their license, fax numbers, phone numbers etc. Do note that being able to track someone down doesn't necessarily mean that they are legitimate. We know a scamster who lives in the US and scams victim after victim, but obviously enjoys immunity. Also, being unable to track someone down doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't legitimate. If could also mean that they know how to protect themselves, their clients and their clients' money from Big Brother.

Blacklist of Known Thieves and Scamsters

Baltic Banking Group - we have heard of at least one confirmed incident of client money ($100k+) being stolen by the BBG. However, they have good connections with the big M and are thus "immune" from investigation and prosecution. ("Immune" in this case means that people investigating them tend to have mysterious accidents!). Don't touch them, too hot to handle...

Destiny Offshore / Vista de la Costa - the Costa Rican "black hole" maildrop service. Are they just incompetent, or have fraudulent intentions? We don't know, but the results for their unfortunate clients are the same! Fact is, they have been accused of defrauding their clients for several hundred thousand dollars. They have recently raised their ugly heads again using the following new names: "Visa Offshore" and "Offshore Earnings".

Kobale, Johnson & Rois - known scammers from Slovenia. They operate in different "businesses", but always lie and never deliver. Mr. Pavel Rojs (Address: Aškercev trg 1, 3240 Smarje pri Jelsah, Slovenia) is a former public notary but still uses his notary stamp to "certify" fraudulent documents.

Merckx-Lambert Banking Group MLBG - the current name of the Safety Spar- & Darlehenskasse (SSD)

Nigeria - this country seems to live from scams. If you receive a letter or email from Nigeria, asking you to provide a bank account to receive millions of dollars, trash it. Tens of thousands of people have received a similar letter. Sooner or later you'll be asked for an up-front fee, and if you pay, you'll never see your money again. If you don't pay, you will be threatened, extorted and terrorized.

Robert Jackson aka Andrew Newman, a former bodyguard, French Foreign Legion Member, and Senegalese Honorary Consul, is offering stolen passports, claiming them to be genuine. He also promotes diplomatic appointments but does not deliver, just takes the money and disappears. We heard from several other websites who too have been contacted by him. Total reported loss is in excess of $150,000.

Silverbay Finance Ltd, Christopher Robinson, James T. Hesketh - known passport scammers who extort their "clients".

SSD, Ron Higgins and Parex Bank - explained above

Tibere aka Robert Sirtaki - another known passport scammer. French accent, very slimy.

World Currency Cartel - an outright scam claiming to take advantage of a "secret flaw" in the banking system. It doesn't work.

We hope this has given you some ideas. Check back every now and then as we'll extend this section whenever we come across new scams.

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