Possible Scam?

Hi jes4fun !
Welcome to scamwarners!
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Thank you so much everyone. For the last 7 months all I seem to get is these low life scammers. I even went to London and sat in a hotel room for three days expecting to get financing for one of my many projects. If it wasn't for my family I would give up on my ventures. But I know there are real people out there. After losing some money from these "UK ***HOLES" I have smartend up and just either string them along or just ignore anyone from outside the US. Here are a few of the less than pond scum i have had the displeasure of dealing with:

Name: Karol Carpenter
Email: [email protected]

Subject: Interested in Investing
Message: I'd like to inquire about the funding of your venture.


If the capital requirement is within my range.

I think it would make a worthwhile investment.

Please advise.

Sincerely yours,
EMAIL ADDRESSES OF SCAMMERS FOLLOWS
Removed email addresses for lack of evidence - Jillian

I hope any of this info helps someone. Take care everyone!
Jeff

Much obliged MajesticJ for posting the addresses because the next potential victim will be fore-warned. @london.com, @lawyer addresses are free webmail addresses.


Edited post -Jillian

Thank you for the info Jolly_Roger! I figure the more places all these addresses are posted, the less chance they will take money from someone who can't afford it. I will survive, but I know from my previous career as a Firefighter (18 year career) that some would take it pretty bad and hurt themselves. And I want to prevent that.

That's correct. The more info people can add to their posts, the better it is. All known email addys, maybe a phone number, the names the fraudster is using etcetera. What gets posted today will save someone some grief in the future when they are doing a search. Some of us have had our fingers burnt, and at first it's difficult to understand the reasons. The recovery process differs from person to person but the more scam reports and advice people receive is of huge benefit.

Wow, what great posts. I see that others heard from Karol Carpenter too.

So I got an email this morning from "her" asking if I had heard any progress:

Hi Adam,
Have they (my fund managers) contacted you as promised me they will last week.
Karol

I emailed back:

Yes, it is all great. The next step is to go to the Law Advice Limited Chambers and see Peter Finn to commence the drafting for the Binding Agreement. My lawyers are looking into contacting them. My lawyers have offices in London so they are going to go to the offices in person to help get this done faster. Thank you so much.
A

I don't think I will ever hear from Karol again, do you?

I just got an email from "Karol".

Dear Adam,
Thanks for the response which you can view by clicking the link below and login:

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SAMPLE

Regards,
K

Don't worry, I did not click on the link. But I looked at the source for the link:

href="http://205.106.145.22.01.betatechng.com/allied/orderfile/"

The domain owner of betatechng.com is:

Registrant:
WEBKONCEPTS INC.
WEBKONCEPTS ([email protected])
Ikeja
Ikeja
Lagos,23401
NG
Tel. +234.8033021277

Could this be Nigeria??? HUmmm???

Jolly Roger, I have to say I love your Icon, It reminds me of some good times. I will post all the info I have on all these idiots very soon. Not trying to be greedy or selfish or anything, but I have a project I really need o work on before I can concentrate on uploading all the info I have, and it is a lot. As soon as I get this launched (or at least some funding for it) I have every intention of burning all of them. I don't know about the rest of you, but these snakes are contacting me through reputable investment sites. Well like I said before, I WILL NOT LET IT DISCOURAGE ME!!!

If I can be of any further help please let me know, I will be glad to.
Jeff

Hey I got contacted by these two,
Michael Stainton
Oliver_Brown Oliver Brown [email protected]
in behalf of having a investor for my business for me. Now they want to meet me in London.
Is this a scam, what is your experience with them?

Yes it is a scam. Don't waste your time or money.

Yes, run from any London investors!!! I am so mad how many packets and info I sent them and the time wasted. I also joined a web service called Go Big Network. It says it helps startups find funding. Sounded too good to be true which is ALWAYS the case. I inquired and then every 1/2 hour I got an email or phone call from one of their reps telling me how I would find my investors via their network. They screen all their investors and angels and match my needs up with the right investor. After many talks, I signed up for $300. I explained that my project was getting investors for an independent film and do they have those kind of investors? They assured me they did but could not reveal them until I signed up. Well, typical. I signed up. NO one has called me up since to see how I was doing, if I was enjoying the service, etc. I even had a tech question because the site is not the easiest to navigate and have yet to have anyone call me back. So I did a search and all I could find were about 20 listings under "Entertainment" investors (and those were more for sports and events). I emailed each one with a cover letter and details. Nothing. Did it again. Nothing. So then I emailed one of them and asked them if they were getting my emails and if they really existed. One replied and said "Yes, I am getting your emails but I don't know how our company got on this service." I then asked if this was a legitimate site I signed up on and the same company said, "I have never heard of anyone getting funding on this site." Since then some have sent me junk email promoting their "loan" business which does not help me. My membership gives me access for one year, but every time I go on, it is the same 20 listings to choose from. I am trying to get my money back.

I, too, was approached by Karol Carpenter, London "investor" with exactly the same form letters and M.I. Very persistent little bugger -- kept emailing me wanting to invest. He even protested that he was not a fraudster, but a genuine investor! Thank goodness I found your site!

Also, BEWARE of "Lender" ECO TRUST LOAN SERVICES, 1 The Heights, Brooklands, Waybridge, Surrey, UK [email protected]. Their company is NOT LISTED in that building's directory (I checked) and they talk about doing business with "International Barclays Bank". There is only Barclays Bank. The tip off of most of these scammers is that they always call themselves Mr. or Mrs. or Sir! This particular scammer was recommended by "Kathy B" on funded.com, so they can be anywhere!