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Warnings

General

2010 12 29 - Investor Warning - "Awesome Penny Stocks"

2011 01 06 - Facebook Scams

2011 01 11 - Email Fraud - Canada Revenue Agency / Bank of Montreal

2011 01 11 - Email Fraud - "African Development Bank (A.D.B.)"

2011 03 01 - Email Fraud - Email Fraud - Canada Revenue Agency"

Notice of Caution

Below is a list of individuals and firms who may have contacted or may contact residents of Nunavut.  Please note that you should exercise caution if you are contacted by any of these individuals or firms.  Please also note that this is not an exhaustive list.

Name  Jurisdiction  Date Added
Camara Aicha   Ivory Coast  2009
Global Gestores S.A. Spain 2009

Notice of Caution

Below is a list of individuals and firms who have a website on the Internet.  Please note that you should exercise caution when dealing with these individuals or firms.  Please also note that this is not an exhaustive list.

Name    Jurisdiction Date Added 
Liberty Reserve S.A. Costa Rica 2009
Perfect Money Finance Corp. Panama 2009
Penn Capital Management Ltd. Japan 2009
Waverly M&A Hong Kong 2009

Canadian Securities Administrators

The Enforcement section of the Canadian Securities Administrator’s website can be reached here.

Email Scams

If you receive e-Mail messages such as the one below, or e-Mail messages similar to it, in which someone is asking you for your personal information and promising to send you money, do not reply to it.  

These messages are usually written in poor English, by someone with a “title” or in a position of authority.  These messages ask for your help in return for their money. 

These types of e-Mail messages are “scams” from people who want to steal your money and your personal information.  Exercise caution at all times.  Delete these messages from your e-Mail in box.


From: Morgan Ahmed [ahmed1morgan@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 12:23 PM
Subject:

Attention:

I am a former minister in Ghana. I am currently in England due to my political problems with the present government. I am sending you a trustee proposal to make you my trustee in your country and to receive the sum of one and half and invest it in your country on my behalf. Once you indicate your interest by replying with the understated information:

FULL NAME       
NATIONALITY        
DATE OF BIRTH   
MOBILE TEL       
NEXT OF KIN       
MARITAL STATUS    
OCCUPATION

To the following email address:morgan33ahmed@yahoo.com I will furnish you with arrangements to safely transfer the money from the escrow account in which it is deposited to your account in your country.

Regards,
Ahmed


From: j.plledo@hotmail.fr
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 4:19 AM
Subject:Bonjour, Proposition d' affaire

Bonjour,

Je suis Mr Jean Pierre Lledo, le chef du personnel d'une banque.

Je voudrais solliciter votre accord à recevoir le transfert de 10.850.000 dollars,en tant que proche parent d'un de mes clients qui est décédé dont le compte est actuellement en veille, pour reclammation.

Si vous voulez traiter cette affaire avec moi contactez moi immediatement.

Recevez mes sincères salutations.
Mr Jean Pierre Lledo.

 

 


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