Fox Global cheaters (www.foxglobal.biz)

Good day to everybody,

Never thought that I might be one of the victims, but I am.
My stupidity allowed me send them some money. Hope I was the only one.
How it happens:
They send e-mails with link to web page http://www.foxglobal.biz or call and propose to buy stocks with a bit discounted price. For instance I bought Apple shares)
It's several guys, introdusing themselves as Mark Tan, Mike Stevens and other names.
I just want that nobody further believe them. And I would appreciate if somebody will delete their web page.
i think they are somewhere in usa, at least their ip from there.

P.S. Hope they will spend money only on medicine

Hello Druid82, and I'm sorry to hear that you've been scammed.

Looking at the site, I see a few major problems: the links at the bottom to pages which would normally exist on a company's website are not actually links; the country code (+813) of the phone number on the contact page does not even exist (though I may be parsing it wrong, as +81 is Japan), and I can find no mailing address anywhere on the site. It certainly looks dodgy to me.

I also found this warning about the site.

If you have any emails from them referencing the site, can you please post or PM them with headers? These can be helpful in taking down fake sites.

I'll see what we can do about getting it killed. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

As JC Denton said, it's helpfull when you PM the email with full header, so that there is more evidence that the site is being used for fraudulent purposes. Or just post some of the scam emails here, then other potential victims can find it and be warned.

These group of cheaters have cheated all my hard earn savings. They claims to do institutional trading and target stocks/shares that are going to be acquired, convince you that they have manage to acquire the shares at a discounted price before the announcement. Please be aware of these group of heartless creatures who have no sympathy the name reflected here may not be their true name anyway these are the people to be aware of: [email protected], [email protected], mark tan, chris johnson etc. The heading of all their email is always foxglobal. They can spends hours to discuss and make friends with you over the phone, try to impress you on how much they earn, millions per year, etc and they are very aggressive people and use pressure techniques especially after you invested to make you reinvest. They will also claim they like to meetup with you, all the crap and bullshit. The bank is Valartis Bank is Swiss, the company claim to be in tokoyo but the address is not complete. They not only cheated all my hardearn money, but their pressure technique and their threatening of you loseing all your money and get your account suspended if you do not follow their instructions.

"please pass this message around to prevent people to fall into their trap" - they have just got into investor alert list in hong kong, i have do research on the net trying to get information and histroy about their company but couldn't find any, so thought it is safe, now i believe there have been many victims that falls into the trap after the exit of recently acquired stock in the US and find that they are not promised the money back. There will be no phone call and they don't reply to you after that. No balls to do it.

Welcome here Petertan0123, although i whish it was in different circomstances.

I'm sorry you lost so much money on these scammers. If only you found out earlier about this scam, then you would have been saved. You are right, who knows how much others are being scammed by them now. PLease, could you post some of their emails here? Then other people can find them here and get warned.

Below is a sample of their email...

Dear Mr. XXXXX,

Our recommendation is X,XXX DynCorp International Inc. shares at a price
of $XX.XX per share for a total of $XX,XXX.XX should you wish to proceed the total amount
due will be $XX,XXX.XX

Please be advised that the trade confirmation allocating the share
purchase and the payment instructions have been duly attached. The
documents included are the: Trade Confirmation and Payment Instructions.

Please find the provided link below for your perusal:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=DCP

I trust all the above will meet with your requirements. Please sign and
date the trade confirmation and send it back to me by either fax or email
immediately. Kindly acknowledge receipt of this email.

With regards,

James Appleby
Senior Vice President of Institutional Trading
Email: [email protected]

Please do not trust anyone from foxglobal.biz. We need to get our Act together to prevent these inhumane individuals from harming innocent party. The reason why i am still living on is to hope my message will save some others from being harm. I wanted to see these people get their necessary treatment one day for the action and harm they have done to innocent people. Please if you could post this to other investment forum to warn people of their action. Their action could not be tolerated in the society and we need to do all we could to prevent victims to fall into their trap and make this world a better place to live in. The day will come where they should get the necessary punishment only when we pull our resources together to track them down and prevent them from harming any more individual. If only someone has posted this earlier i could have been rescue from the clutches of these demons. So I am all out to get even with them, by preventing people from falling into their traps, trust me, I strongly believe the evil should not prevail.

We have to get our act together to put a STOP to these CHEATERS, which should not be tolerated in the society and brought them to justice.

The bank is Valartis Bank and below is a sample of payment instructions:
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PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
ACCOUNT NAME: FOX GLOBAL LTD.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 319 265
SWIFT CODE: HYIBLI22
BANK NAME: VALARTIS BANK
(LIECHTENSTEIN) AG.
BANK ADDRESS: Schaaner Strasse 27
9487 Gamprin-Bendern
Fürstentum Liechtenstein
IBAN CODE: LI91 0880 3103 1926 5000 0
NOTES FOR PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
• Putting all the details correctly namely “account name” “bank name”, “account number”, “bank
address”, “swift code” will ensure a prompt and efficient transfer.
• Please request “same day transfer” when effectuating the payment Any charges for same day
transfer will be paid by us, the beneficiary.
• In the bank message field for reason of payment:
Account Code 012345678
Account Consultancy Fees
• As this is a tax-free investment, please refrain from using terms like share/stock purchase, as
you will be leaving a record at your bank, which your bank is obligated to give to the local tax
authority. We recommend that you put account consultancy fees in the reason for payment
field.
PLEASE FOLLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS AS STATED ABOVE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

That is very useful and interesting information petertan0123.

I would be very interested to know if there are any UK victims of this scam.

I'm not asking out of idle curiosity.

First email to a victim:

Fox Global & Apple Inc. (AAPL)

From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To:

Dear Mr. ,

As per our conversation today please find below our corporate website for
your perusal.

http://www.foxglobal.biz

Also included are relevant current press releases which show why we are so
excited about our present stock recommendation Apple Inc. (AAPL). Please
click on the following links:

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Price Summary
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl

Feb 25: digital daily- Apple’s Big Plans for China
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/2010 ... hoo_ticker

Feb 25: business week- Apple May Put iPhone OS on Other Devices
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ ... gn_id=yhoo

Feb 16: biz journals- Strong Apple Q1 seen on Mac, iPod sales jump
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/ ... ?ana=yfcpc

Feb 10: the street- Apple iPad: The Must-Have Business Device
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/1 ... &cm_ite=NA

Feb 10: bizjournals- Strong pre-order interest for Apple's iPad
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/ ... ?ana=yfcpc

Feb 9: the street- Four Reasons Apple iPad Can't Miss
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/1 ... &cm_ite=NA

Feb 2: yahoo finance- Textbook Firms Ink E-Deals For iPad
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... d=yahoo_hs

Jan 29: business week- U.K. Mobile Operators Vie for Apple iPad
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/c ... gn_id=yhoo

Jan 28: yahoo finance- launch of ipad may lift Asian manufacturers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... d=yahoo_hs

jan 28: yahoo finance- Apple launches ipad tablet device
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple- ... 2010-01-27

jan 27: yahoo finance- the ipad threat to pc's
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ ... gn_id=yhoo

jan 27: yahoo finance-apple's effect on content partners: more good than bad
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ ... gn_id=yhoo

jan 27: yahoo finance- three reasons why the ipad will kill amazon's Kindle
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/2 ... hoofinance

jan 26: yahoo finance- apple's beat
http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/26/apple- ... r=yahootix

jan 26: yahoo finance- apple poised to keep shining
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB126 ... hoobarrons

jan 25: ft.com- apple enjoys 50% jump in profits
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c9a239a-0a04 ... ab49a.html

**jan 25: sfgate.com- mac, iphone gives apple it's sweetest quarter
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... s.business

jan 22: yahoo finance- how apple could change the war over e-book pricing
http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/21/technol ... ahoo_quote

jan 21: yahoo finance- apple in talks with McGraw-Hill, Hachette over tablet
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ ... gn_id=yhoo

jan 20: yahoo finance- why Apple may dump Google
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... gn_id=yhoo

jan 20: yahoo finance- Apple: can you hear me now?
http://blogs.forbes.com/velocity/2010/0 ... r=yahootix

jan 20: yahoo finance- Microsoft seeks to replace Google on iPhone
http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNN201 ... 120?rpc=44

jan 19: yahoo finance- Apple I-Phone sales lift off at Vodafone
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/c ... gn_id=yhoo

jan 19: yahoo finance- Apple and HarperCollins in talks about selling
books on the tablet
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/ar ... the-Tablet

jan 18: yahoo finance- 22-inch touch apple I-Mac rumored for 2010
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/ ... ?ana=yfcpc

jan 15: yahoo finance- Apple has hired an M&A specialist? What’s Adobe’s
market cap, again?
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/2010 ... hoo_ticker

jan 13: yahoo finance- Google’s China doctrine could be good for Apple
http://www.cnbc.com/id/34845692/site/14 ... &par=yahoo

jan 11: yahoo finance- France Telecom sold 200,000 I-Phones in December
http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNLDE6 ... 111?rpc=44

jan 8: yahoo finance: 89 Steve Jobs magazine covers ( named Ceo of the
decade)
http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn ... ahoo_quote

jan 7: yahoo finance- Apple’s customers trust tough to beat
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10657212 ... -beat.html

jan 5: yahoo finance- Apple buys Quattro, an ad firm
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/techn ... hoofinance

jan 5: yahoo finance- Apple’s app Stores tops 3 Billion downloads
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/0 ... hoofinance


As you can see Apple Inc. (AAPL) is poised for a significant move and we
anticipate that the breaking news regarding the contract will be announced
imminently. As such, i will contact you shortly to discuss the matter
further.



Yours Sincerely,


Sean Collins
Senior Portfolio Manager
[email protected]
Tel: +813 4520 8975

This is the second email after committing to the trade for all the necessay paper work.

Fox Global
Wednesday, XX XX, 2010 X:XX PM
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To:
Message contains attachments 5 Files (273KB) | Download All payment instructions NAME.pdf, trade_confirmation.pdf, Account Opening Form.pdf, Terms & Conditions.pdf, fw8ben.pdf

Dear Mr. X,

As discussed with your Senior Portfolio Manager Mr. Y, your
order has been entered and accepted for the purchase of XXX Apple Inc.
(AAPL) shares at a price of $XXX.XX per share for a total of
$XX,XXX.XX (inclusive of our 1% commission).

Please be advised that the trading confirmation allocating the share
purchase and all the relevant account opening documents have been duly
attached. Included are the following: (1) Trading Confirmation, (2)
Individual/Joint Account Opening Form & W8 Tax Exemption, (3) Terms &
Conditions & (4) Payment Instructions.

I trust all the above will meet with your requirements and I will call you
shortly to help you with all the paperwork. In the meantime please sign
and date the trading confirmation and send it back to me by
email so we can start the process of establishing your account.
As soon as payment has been made, kindly send us a copy of your
telegraphic transfer receipt in order for us to track your payment.

For the latest price update of Apple Inc. please check the following link:

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Price Summary
http://quotes.nasdaq.com/asp/SummaryQuo ... ected=AAPL


I will contact you shortly to complete the process of establishing your
new trading account. Welcome Aboard!

Best Regards,

Mark Tan
Accounts & Compliance Officer
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +813 4520 8975

Hi All,

I have been cheated as well. I live in Hong Kong. I will report it to the police. I know chances of catching them are slim, but reporting it is the right thing to do. Hope that if they are ever caught, the police link them to my report so the get locked in jail longer...Has anybody reported it to the police in Hong Kong yet? If so and if you do not mind, please let me know the police station or some info I can share with the police officer so my report is added to your report.

Life goes on after all, isn't it?

Thanks!

Luis

Welcome here Luikimalatesta.

I'm sorry to see that you were scammed. Yes, the chances of getting these scammers arrested are slim, but it won't hurt to report it to the police.

Hi,

I received calls from these people also around Aug 13. Jeff Bowen & Mark Tan. I was highly suspicion of their "trading advice". The loophole was that if it is legitimate business, why would I need to transfer money to them as financial consultant fee to "avoid tax".

Anyway the whole thing is very puzzling as I had never released or posted my contact details to any overseas organisation. Btw, I resides in Singapore. I am aware that certain businesses do sell contact details to 3rd party, but usually to known local businesses.

The only place I released such information is posting Job search websites. Is this the common link?

I do believe that it is possible in the UK to gleen this type of personal information from company registers which is how many Europe based 'boiler houses' get their contact details.

It certainly appears that these people are concentrating on targets in the Far East and I must explain that my offer to help is restricted to any UK victims, not because I am discriminating, but merely because I am more familiar with UK law enforcement and more likely to achieve something. If I approach a Far Eastern police or regulatory authority it's unlikely they'll take any notice of me, and even with the UK authorities I may have to apply pressure in a manner I wouldn't be able to with an authority who owe me no obligation, not being a resident of their country.

Give me a link to the UK and I'll be on it like a flash.

Hi again,

I was just contacted by Fox Global again. I couldn't believe it at first, then I let the guy talk, present his new idea and agreed to receive an email from them. See below what they are offering now. Fox Global has been acquired by Thomas Moore and they offer to sell the Apple stocks you bought and buy many more of another company. No need to day they want you to buy way more than you sell...another scam. Be careful guys!

Dear Mr. Segovia,

There have been many positive developments, which I wanted to share
with you today, however I was not able to reach you. First we have
merged With Thomas Moore. Our details are listed below:

Address:Ark Mori Building, 1-12-32. Akasaka, Minato-ku 107-6012
Tokyo Japan.
Tel: +813 4520 8919
Fax : +813 6730 2736
URL: http://www.t-moore.net

Please review our latest recommendation, I will contact you Monday
to discuss in greater detail.

With regards,

James Appleby
Senior Vice President of Institutional Trading
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +813 4520 8919
Fax: +813 6730 2736

They're skydiving without a parachute on this new scam.

I notice that the Fox Global website has disappeared.

We are a boutique bank specializing in Asset Management, where traditional private banking values of service, integrity and proffesionalism..........

Impeccable standards include shoddy spelling I notice.

Clearly their knowledge of banking is as detailed as might be their knowledge of turnips. They waffle themselves in to wonderland and talk unutterable drivel. They claim to have offices in Japan and Switzerland but are not authorised to operate as a bank in either of those countries and it is obvious that they have only the vaguest idea of what a bank is and how it functions.

The rather contrived explanation about being a private partnership is intended to explain why this bank is not quoted on any Stock Exchange but modern capital, risk and liquidity requirements make such an entity a complete fantasy.