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FAKE BANK!, This Is A First! I Think!| Giuseppe |
Posted: Jul 26 2009, 11:38 AM
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Toto Riina  Group: Members Posts: 556 Member No.: 4,044 Joined: 30-April 09  |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8164842.stm
Ugandan shock as bank disappears Scammers have targeted a town on the Uganda-Kenya border with an elaborate fraud - setting up a fake bank and taking deposits, before fleeing. The bank opened an office in Malaba town, advertised on radio and took $100,000 in deposits over two months. But when investors turned up to reclaim their money, all they found was a note saying: "Sorry the bank operations have been moved to a new place." The scammers had paid for food, rent and advertising with fake cheques. Richard Ojore, the landlord of the building where the fraudsters set up shop, said he had believed they were "genuine people". "We signed an agreement, and they even issued me a cheque for the duration of a year," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. "That's when I went to the bank and presented the cheque for confirmation. The bankers confirmed to me that the thing is a fake. "By the time I reported back to Malaba, they had already fled." The BBC's Abraham Odeke in Malaba says crowds of people gathered outside the bank's offices as the story spread. He says most of them are retail traders and the small-scale farmers from the villages surrounding Malaba. But he says all that is left inside the office of Visa Finance Bank are empty chairs - the cashiers, fans and even the carpets have all gone. |
 
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| Much |
Posted: Jul 26 2009, 04:17 PM
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Consigliere  Group: Friend of Ours Posts: 130 Member No.: 29 Joined: 10-April 06 |
This is the type of thing east indians do to each other, or New York jews.
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| beemoe |
Posted: Aug 12 2009, 12:27 PM
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Consigliere Group: Friend of Ours Posts: 152 Member No.: 130 Joined: 19-June 06 |
This has been done many times in tax havens. Check out the Dominion of Melchizdek among others.
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| bagheriaboy |
Posted: Feb 24 2010, 07:31 PM
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Boss Group: Friend of Ours Posts: 283 Member No.: 1,475 Joined: 26-November 07 |
ciao amici
interesting this kind of thing. i was in miami some years ago trying to raise funds for a project when i was approached by a legit businesswoman who introduced me to some 'venezualans'. they stacked up (seemingly) having one of the city's leading attorneys representing them(he too was caught) i saw bank detail, press cuttings to back 'em up, the works. it was the cash deposit which threw me. they did not want to use escrow - why? long story short? they had guys with tickets ready to head for switzerland to organize the banking!!! i made my excuses and exited stage left. guess what? yes sir. the whole thing was immaculate in planning. a similar scam was run with a major international car dealer in south america but this time it worked and they got away with big bucks. everything is not what it seems - but it sure is difficult to spot 'em at times. buono fortuna 'the king is dead. long live the king' |
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