Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Investment Warning - June 2009 Updates

Warnings have been issued by the relevant authorities about the following companies.

Warning against Wellesley International Group

Wellesley International Group is not authorised by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) and is therefore not entitled to provide financial services. Wellesley International Group has a website (www.welleslyinternational.com) using the following addresses:

2-4 Messogion Avenue,
Athens Tower (Building A),
115 27 Athens.
Greece.

Unite 10-18, 32/F,
Tower 1,
Millennium City 1,
388 Kwun Tong Road,
Kwun Tong,
Kowloon,
Hong Kong.

World Trade Center Building,
1st Floor - Commercial Area,
Marbella 53 Str.,
Panama City.
Panama.

Edificio D piso 1,
San Jose.
Costa Rica.

Wellesley International Group's representatives contact investors in Sweden by telephone, cold calling.

Courtesy of The Finansinspektionen

Warning against Omega Global Trading Inc.

Omega Global Trading Inc is not authorised by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) and is therefore not entitled to provide financial services. Omega Global Trading, Inc has a website (www.oglobaltrading.com) using the following address:

660 Fifth Avenue,
24th Floor,
New York,
NY 10103-0040.

Omega Global Trading Inc's representatives contact investors in Sweden by telephone, cold calling.

Courtesy of The Finansinspektionen

Warning against East Financial Group Inc.

East Financial Group, Inc. is not authorised by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) and is therefore not entitled to provide financial services. East Financial Group, Inc. has a website (www.eastfinancialgroup.net) using the following address:

1675 Broadway,
30th FL.,
New York,
NY 10019-5820.

East Financial Group Inc.'s representatives contact investors by telephone and offer to buy their holdings of shares in an American OTC company.

Courtesy of The Finansinspektionen

The UK's FSA has warned agianst the following companies, although fails to provide any further data to speak of. The FSA list of alerts can be seen here.

Dragon Partners Inc
Sullivan Investment Group
Barringer & Co
World Capital Group
Milton Hayward
Alpha Securities
Winthorpe Morgan Group

The Hellenic Republic Capital Market Commission has issued the following warning.

Plus500 Ltd., Universal Engine Ltd, which maintains the web-site "www.Plus500.gr" is not authorised or supervised by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission and therefore is not authorised to provide investment services in Greece.

It is noted that according to article 6 of Law 3606/2007, the provision of investment services without prior authorisation from the competent authorities is not permitted and constitutes a criminal offence, which is subject to criminal and administrative sanctions.

The original warning can be seen here.

The CBFA (Belgian Authorities) have issued the following warning.

The Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (CBFA) warns the public against the offers of investment services made by McLeod Walker Capital Ltd. (www.mcleodwalker.com) from its alleged premises at

Uitbreidingsstraat 84 / 3,
2600
Berchem.

McLeod Walker Capital Ltd. does not have the authorization required to offer investment services in or from within Belgium. The CBFA thus advises the public against responding to any offers of investment services made in the name of McLeod Walker Capital Ltd. and against transferring money to any account number they might mention.

Courtesy of the CBFA

Warning against Doyle John Joseph LLP.

Doyle John Joseph llp is not authorised by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) and is therefore not entitled to provide financial services.

Doyle John Joseph llp has a website (www.doylejohnjoseph.com) using the following address:

2 Rector Street,
21st Floor
New York,
NY
10006.

Doyle John Joseph LLP's representatives contact investors in Sweden by telephone, cold calling.

Courtesy of The Finansinspektionen

Warning against Affinity Group Solutions

Affinity Group Solutions is not authorised by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) and is therefore not entitled to provide financial services.

Affinity Group Solutions has a website (www.affinitygroupsolutions.com) using the following address:

Pobřežní 95/74,
187 00 Prague 8,
Czech Republic.

Affinity Group Solutions' representatives contact investors in Sweden by telephone and offer them to buy shares in an OTC company, Tombstone Exploration Corporation, (TMBXF).

Courtesy of The Finansinspektionen

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