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Date Posted: 14:18:01 01/26/06 Thu
Author: Wonda Wooten
Subject: Re: maria duval
In reply to: mo 's message, "Re: maria duval" on 03:25:12 12/22/04 Wed

I recieved a letter from Maria Duvall and being the gullible person that I am I responded and even sent her $25 the next time I heard from her was to try to sell me a ring for twenty dollars she has still not sent what she promised for the first money I sent to her I firmly believe I have been scammed and have learned a $25 lesson I will never open or respond to a psychic again this was my first and last experience with such dishonest people. Steer clear of anyone who claims to be able to see into the future they do not know you or anything about you think about it they only have a name not even a real personal item to read you by yet they claim to see all these great things happening for you
>are people who get their living out of it, both
>employers and employees. This situation makes a net
>profit necessary, and in order to maximize it,
>questionable and unethical practices are used. Let's
>look at the broad view first, without details.
>
>There is allways one single individual or firm at the
>end of the chain of deals, contracts and money flow, a
>prime mover if you like. It is unknown if Maria Duval
>is a prime mover, or if she is just used, but she is
>involved. The prime mover hides its true identity
>through deals and contracts with diverse firms.
>
>Then there is the mailing list business. It means that
>there are broker firms, who hire customer lists, in
>other words names and addresses of people, who
>sometimes have bought something by mail. The lists are
>arranged by customer interest, what kinds of goods the
>person is interested in. Every direct marketing firm
>or manufacturer of mail order goods keeps these lists,
>and many exchance or sell list contents to other
>interested firms through brokers. This explains also
>how you can get Maria Duval mailings, even if you have
>not posted a single Maria Duval coupon. If you reply
>to any Maria Duval advertisement, your name is soon
>found in some brokers' lists, and you will be bombed
>by rather occult offers from all kinds of strange
>persons besides Maria Duval. After all, anybody can
>aspire to the status of a prime mover, buy suitable
>name and address lists, make an arrangement with a low
>morale mailing firm, and try to make good money.
>
>So there are low morale firms too that take care of
>the actual efforts of marketing, arranging
>advertisements, receiving replies, building customer
>lists, posting, manufacturing, customer service, book
>keeping, etc... It it not necessary, that all
>activities are handled in one place, by one firm, by a
>firm or firms owned by the prime mover, or that the
>firms exist for only this purpose. There is a network
>of persons and firms involved.
>
>The firms hide themselves behind the name Maria Duval,
>a french psychic of some fame. In all the stages of
>their interaction with a customer they make it appear
>as if the customer were in direct contact with Maria
>Duval. Maria Duval is involved in this business, but
>in actual life there is only some professional
>add-writer who (as I believe) composes the marketing
>letters, and the rest is normal low craft office
>routine, receiving replies, handling orders, sending
>goods, marketing, book keeping, etc...
>
>THE FIRMS
>
>We are now ready to go into details. Some named firms
>are or have been the actual business, and others are
>or have been business partners. Some of the provided
>information may be out of date, when you read this.
>Bright light makes the shadows seek new names and
>shapes...
>
>Harmonie Ltd (formerly HealthTips Ltd) is a private
>company, registered in Hongkong. Harmonie Ltd uses at
>least the following business names: Inner Circle,
>Maria Duval, Marie-France, Nicole Delya, Dyna Centre,
>Victoria Collection, Intermail and Harmonie. In about
>1997 Maria Duval sold her business out to Health Tips
>according to french authorities.
>
>Harmonie Ltd is the THE FIRM in the Maria Duval
>business. They have service providers (lettershops,
>data entry, customer service, check & credit card
>processors) in 6 different countries, Australia, USA,
>United Kingdom, Canada, France and Hong Kong. Justin
>Parkes is the Marketing Director of Health Tips.
>Health tips uses a highly efficient and automated
>marketing and selling system. Once you reply to a
>Maria Duval advert, you are put on an automatic series
>of offers, and every now and then or so you get one
>more of their bogus offers, automatically from their
>computers, no matter what you do!
>
>They even repeat the same offers after a while! Every
>vendor has easy access to the business database at any
>time, and Harmonie Ltd is able to monitor vendor
>activities in real-time. They can set-up in an hour a
>new campaign where a chain of 15 adverts go out on an
>automatically timed basis once a new prospect, like a
>new fake voyant name, comes in. Repeat campaigns take
>15 minutes to set-up.
>
>The Hong Kong Company Register says that Health Tips
>Limited (C.R. No.: 630812) was incorporated as a
>limited company in Hong Kong on 26 November 1997. It
>has changed its name to 'Harmonie Limited' on 6
>February 2002 and is still on the register of
>companies maintained by the registry as at the date
>18th October 2002. The authorised share capital of
>Harmonie Ltd is HK$10,000 and issued share capital is
>HK$2. The shareholders are BMS Copyrights SA and Cup
>Investments Inc. These shareholders each have HK$1 of
>shares. I wonder who holds the shares worth HK$9998.
>Harmonie Ltd has its registered office in 29th Floor,
>Wing On Centre, 111 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.
>
>BMS Copyrights SA. ,C/o Ballard & Ballard, 2nd Floor
>El Dorado Building, Elvira Mendez & 52nd Street,
>Panama, Republic of Panama. Until 31.10.2001: North
>Services Limited, 8th Floor, Henley Building, 5 Queens
>Road Central, Hong Kong.
>
>Cup Investments Inc. ,C/o Ballard & Ballard, 2nd Floor
>El Dorado Building, Elvira Mendez & 52nd Street,
>Panama, Republic of Panama. Until 31/10/2001: South
>Services Limited, 8th Floor, Henley Building, 5 Queens
>Road Central, Hong Kong.
>
>Ballard & Ballard are multinational lawyers, with a
>branch in Switzerland.
>
>The Astroforce Hldg Bv, Postbus 1836 bv Roosendaal,
>4700 NL, phone (0344) 491223, fax (0344) 493981, is a
>firm in Netherlands. The domain name mariaduval.com is
>registered for Astroforce Hldg Bv. The companies
>register in Netherlands gives more names in connection
>with Astroforce Hldg Bv, Prolight Concepts Bv and
>Koetsheid Beheer Bv, both in Parklaan 9, Roosendaal,
>Netherlands.
>
>The following is speculation. The abbreviation Hldg
>probably translates into holding, and should mean that
>this particular Astroforce firm owns something,
>perhaps some of the other Astroforces, licences and
>other stuff like that. They or some other firm have
>also generously sold out licences to various other and
>independent firms, who locally and rather by them
>selves, as it seems, take care of the actual business
>activities. I would say that the lisences cover the
>commercial rights for the names or trademarks of
>Astroforce and Maria Duval, the occult education
>material and services of Maria Duval, and some
>computer programs that utilize astrological and occult
>knowledge from Maria Duval.
>
>There is an another holding firm in Switzerland,
>Astroforce Holding SA. It is a "Soci�t� anonyme" in
>the commerce register of Lausanne, registered
>19.11.1992, federal number CH-550-0087949-9, dossier
>number H992/03732. The firm holds several registered
>"Astroforce" trademarks. The former version of the
>company name was DHS direct home shopping SA, who made
>business around 1993 using the name Anne Chamfort.
>Astroforce Holding SA has given several different
>addresses to trademark registiers. The international
>trademark registration has the address as 4, avenue de
>la Provence, CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland. The
>Norwegian register has the address as Marterey, rue
>38, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland, phone 021 320 30 31
>In swiss company register the address is Rue Marterey
>38, Lausanne, Switzerland c/o Fiduciaire Beluche S.A.
>The description of Astroforce Holding activities names
>acquisition, administration and selling of portfolios;
>financing of firms. Kamen Troller, born in
>Starrkirch-Wil, lives in Cologne, was the first
>director with the right of individual signature.
>G�rald Dubey, born in Gletterens, lives in Gletterens,
>has currently the administartive function of
>Astroforce Holding and has the right of individual
>signature. The revisor is DELOITTE & TOUCHE SA in
>Meyrin
>
>Fiduciaire Beluche is a type of company that well
>could take care of the liquidation of an obsolete
>firm. See my ruminations later on the role of G�rald
>Dubey.
>
>The firm Zenium Holding owns the french trade marks
>Anne Chamfort and Nicole Delya, perhaps some others
>too. Anne Chamfort and Nicole Delya are trade names
>used in this business.
>
>ASTROFORCE SA is a "Soci�t� anonyme" in the commerce
>register of Lausanne, registered 10.1.1996, federal
>number CH-550-0045490-2, dossier number H996/00077.
>The address is Cit� de la Rosi�re 2, Estavayer-le-Lac,
>Switzerland, c/o Dubey Gestion S.A. The capital in
>100 shares each CHF 1000, all in the possession of
>Astroforce Holding. If I've understood right, the
>Astroforce has received by contract 18.12.1995, and
>according to balance 30.6.1995, actives CHF 3'895'424
>and passives CHF 3'069'915 and a net active CHF
>825'509 from DHS direct home shopping S.A.of Lausanne
>(that is Astroforce Holding) in excange of 100 shares.
>The description of Astroforce activities names
>promotion, distribution and selling of works,
>merchandice or consumption service that is related to
>astrology, especially by selling through
>correspondence; the buy, sell and utilisation of
>authoring and edition rights, trademarks, certificates
>and licenses; printing and distribution of all kind of
>documents and all kinds of activities that are related
>to astrologie. The revisor is DELOITTE & TOUCHE SA in
>Meyrin. Astroforce SA doesn't exist anymore, the firm
>is liquidated. G�rald Dubey, born in Gletterens, lives
>in Gletterens, is the named administrator and
>liquefier of both Astroforces. He is the president of
>Dubey Gestion S.A., which firm offers financial
>services like accounting; fiscal, organisational,
>administrative and management advice; arbitration
>servises; etc.
>
>Astroforce Inc is a domestic business corporation,
>registered 07/06/1995 in New York, USA. Information
>from the NY companies register: Astroforce Inc, 459
>COLUMBUS AVENUE #512 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10024.
>Principal Executive Office is by
>INFOGEST/TANGELDB.COM, 65 WEST 83RD STREET #4A NEW
>YORK, NEW YORK 10024
>
>The Astroforce Scandinavia ApS is the local Maria
>Duval agent in Denmark. The domain names astroforce.dk
>and madiaduval.dk are registered for Astroforce
>Scandinavia ApS. Astroforce Scandinavia ApS,
>Mileparken 22, 2740 Skovlunde, phone +45 44 53 47 07,
>fax: +45 44 53 47 14, mail@astroforce.dk
>
>There is in Austria a publishing company, Astroforce
>Verlag GmbH, established 1997. The company postbox
>address is exactly the same as the reply address in
>Austrian Maria Duval advertisements. The firm Maria
>Duval Leserservice shares the same address. The domain
>names mariaduval.de, astroforce.de, mariaduval.at and
>astroforce.at are registered for Astroforce Verlag
>GmbH, Kellhofstrasse 7, (postbox) or Senderstrasse 26
>(office) 6922 Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria, phone 05
>574 801 20, fax 05 574 801 25.
>
>Deveers was established in France 17.8.1998. Deveers'
>commercial names were Mage Eriam, Nicole Delya, Nicole
>Bouquet, Maria Duval and Marie (France?). Their
>announced activity was commerce by mail. Starting
>capital was 7622 Euros. Firm director was Olivier
>Variot, born 27.4.1964. Variot is even today active in
>the direct marketing business. Deveers was liquidated
>3.5.1999, surprisingly soon, at the same date with an
>other firm of Variot.
>
>Societe Europeenne Vente par Correspondance was
>established 14.9.1994 in France. Maria Duval, Nicole
>Bouquet and Mage Eriam were the commersial names of
>that firm. Starting capital was 7622 Euros. The firm
>operated in Boulogne and seems to have changed its
>directors a couple times. The directors were Petral
>Industrial Holding Corporation BV represented by Erwin
>San Giorgi, born 03.07.1943, another was Horthel
>Systems BV represented by Ellen Hansen, and the
>third was Seera SA. The Societe Europeenne Vente par
>Correspondance was liquidated 3.10.2000.
>
>The firm MH Direkt e-commerce+fulfillment services
>GmbH & Co in Lauterbach near Wolfurt operates in
>Maria Duval business too. They work on a contract with
>Astroforce Verlag. Contact information is
>Reitschulstrasse 7 A-6923 Lauterach, Austria,
>phone.+43 5574 801-131, fax:.+43 5574 801-6, email
>mh@mhdirekt.com, www.mhdirekt.com
>
>Licon or Linden Consulting is a general direct
>marketing firm in Bonn, Germany. It seems that they
>have something to do with Maria Duval posting,
>marketing and customer service. Their operations cover
>or covered Austria, Germany, Scandinavian countries
>and Switzerland. The firm employs less than 10
>persons. Contact information is Licon - Linden
>Consulting, Auguststrasse 1, 53229 Bonn, Germany,
>phone 02 2897 320, fax: 02 2897 322 90,
>mail@linden-consulting.de, www.linden-consulting.de
>
>JWN Data is a danish direct marketing firm, that for
>some time distributed the Maria Duval and Marie France
>offers in Scandinavia, in Denmark, Finland, Norge and
>Sweden. They are now out of the contract, and the
>Hansen family in Denmark has taken this task. So far
>the only information on the Hansens is their name.
>
>The role of the firm APM Heiner in Bonn is somewhat
>unclear. It seems that they administer some of the
>involved domains like mariaduval.de, astroforce.de and
>their own.This firm is of interest too because of a
>certain J�rn Heiner. APM Heiner, Auguststrasse 1,
>53229 Bonn, Germany, www.apm-heiner.de
>
>France Informatique, 36 Avenue Henri Matisse, 06200
>Nice, France, handles the replies from Finnish
>customers at least. The firm sells horoscopes and
>predictions too, but deny any contacts with Harmonie
>ltd. Maria Duval has one residence near Nice, in
>Callas; a nice coincidence, isn't it?
>
>The firm Market Development was Maria Duval's Italian
>agent. The firm was liquidated or put in the
>liquidation process in summer 2002. They had an
>exclusive licence for the commercialization in Italy
>of the name, image and the services of Maria Duval.
>The service item consists for example of a computer
>program for the determination of individual lucky
>numbers. The knowledge embedded in the computer
>program comes from Maria Duval. The computer program
>is said to compute individual lucky numbers based on
>the personal data, that characterizes a customer. The
>italian register of companies gives following
>information when searched with the term market
>development: It is uncertain if this is the same
>Market Development we are here discussing: M & D
>MARKET & DEVELOPMENT S.R.L, VIALE STRASBURGO 111 -
>PALERMO (PA) - 90146. The nature of the business is
>organization, attendance, management and performances
>of real services to the private companies and the
>public agencies. That much can be found in the
>register, but it is informed elsewhere that Umberto
>Savoia was the managing director of our Market
>Development. Umberto has said that 100% of the brand
>is in the hands of a british firm in London, AF Export
>Limited. AF Export Ltd declares however that they are
>only the shareholders of Market Development Srl.
>
>AF EXPORT LIMITED, 3 PRINCETON STREET, HOLBORN, LONDON
>WC1L 3AX is a private limited company. The company
>register No. is 03823933 and the date of Incorporation
>06/08/1999. The nature of business is to hold
>companies including head offices. No information of
>managers or owners is given in internet. The firm is
>active.
>
>The firm Trebbau in Germany is a listbroker. They keep
>for rent mailing lists owned by various firms, that is
>names and addresses of customers or interested. They
>offer two astroforce customer lists, one for Germany,
>one for Austria Contact info: Trebbau
>Direktmarketing, Sch�nhauser Stra�e 21 50968 K�ln,
>Germany, phone (0221) 3 76 46-0, fax: (0221) 3 76
>46-334, email info@trebbau.de, www.trebbau.de
>
>There is a french list broker ITL in
>Oberschaeffolsheim. They have put in internet some
>interesting customer databases for hire too. The
>Astroforce Suisse Allemande database consists of
>german speaking swiss astroforce customers. The total
>number of names is over 45 000, 40% men. The names are
>collected from press and mailings. The Astroforce
>Suisse Romande database consists of french speaking
>astroforce customers. The total number of names is
>over 39 000, 40% men. I believe this and the previous
>are Maria Duval's customer databases. The Marnell
>database consist of the customers of Nicole Bouquet,
>Anne Delaroche and Maria Duval. The total number of
>names is over 446 000. ITL is found in 13 Rue du Canal
>, 67203 Oberschaeffolsheim, France, phone +33(0)3 88
>77 48 58 , fax +33(0)3 88 77 48 55 , www.itl.fr
>
>Braillard in Belgium keeps for rent an Astroforce
>mailing list, that contains the names and addressess
>of Maria Duval's customers in Belgium and Netherlands.
>About half of the people there, who get that free
>talisman, actually buys something too. S.A. Willy
>Braillard N.V., AV.JOSEPH JONGENLAAN 51A , 1180
>BRUSSELS, BELGIUM phone (02) 332 36 60, fax (02) 332
>19 70, info@braillard.be, www.braillard.be
>
>In Australia we find Global Contact solutions. They
>rent two Astroforce lists. The first list consists of
>76900 people in France and Holland, who have reacted
>to an advert of Maria Duval. They receive a free
>talisman and a prediction for the future. The second
>list is compiled via off the pages advertising in some
>of Australia's major newspapers and magazines. 174359
>customers, 85% Female, 15% Male. The responders have
>received information relating to their Astrology and
>numerology interests from a "world famous"
>clairvoyant. Average purchase is 85.00 australian
>dollars. Contact info is Global Contact Solutions,
>postal address PO Box 31 Kelvin Grove, QLD, 4059,
>AUSTRALIA, office 2/45 Cairns Street Red Hill,
>Queensland, 4059 AUSTRALIA, phone +61 7 3367 1745 ,
>fax +61 7 3876 6631, email: info@globalcontact.biz,
>site www.globalcontact.biz
>
>The american list broker AllMedia has in astrology
>category an astroforce mailing list for Schweitz, all
>310500 Astroforce customers. Maria Duval is not
>mentioned but I believe this is the same stuff.
>AllMedia is found in 17060 Dallas Parkway, Suite 105,
>Dallas, TX 75248-1905 USA, email:
>listmgmt@allmediainc.com, www.allmediainc.com
>
>Another american list broker Namebank International
>has in U.K. lists category an Astroforce mailing list
>too, with 450 000 names for the United Kingdom.
>NameBank International is found in 14 W. Mt. Vernon
>Place Baltimore, MD 21201 USA , phone 410-783-8460,
>fax 410-783-8464, email tgholston@namebank.com,
>www.namebank.com
>
>These lists really are prolific, because the same 450
>000 british names can be get from the british Avongate
>too. Avongate Ltd, 10 Manor Way Blackheath London, SE3
>9EF United Kingdom, phone: (+44) (0)20 8852 6713, fax:
>(+44) (0)20 8297 8001, email: Lindsay@avongate.com,
>www.avongate.com
>
>An Astroforce customer list can be rented from The
>Great Australian List Company, Level 1, Suite 1, 7
>Hudson Lane, Terrigal NSW 2260, Australia, phone +61 2
>4385 8123, fax +61 2 4385 8123, email
>listinfo@greataussielist.com.au,
>www.greataussielist.com.au/home.as
>
>Marie Duvall
>Columbus Health Center
>Continental Research Center
>Columbus Research Center
>New Opportunities Publications
>National Health Institute
>Anne D'arques Psychic
>Angel Inspirational Center
>Lourdes Research Organization
>Dr Bernard Kingston's Method
>
>The USA office of Direct Health Organization started
>business 1.1.1993. Their address is:
>435 West 46th Street New York, NY 10036, USA. This may
>be a post pox too. Phones(514) 282-1464, (888)
>636-0669, fax (514) 333-9795.
>
>The DHO NY president is Patrice Runner. DHO NY is a
>mail order and catalog shopping firm. The firm offers
>a number of products through mail order, including
>astrological forecasts, weight loss remedies,
>religious and devotional objects, and back pain
>treatments. The Direct Health Organization in New York
>makes business under the following names. The list is
>not necessarily complete.
>
>American Heritage Society
>American Winners Club
>Angel Inspirational Center
>Back Treatment Center
>Bio Science Health & Beauty Center
>BioScience Health & Beauty Center / Bio Science
>Columbus Health Center
>Direct Marketing Concept
>Fatima Research
>Guardian Angel
>Kensington Court Jewelers
>La Grande Dame
>La Grande Mystique
>Lourdes Research Organization
>Maria Duval c/o National Parapsychology Center
>National Parapsychology Center
>New Opportunities Publication
>North Stone Jewelers
>Northstone Jewelers
>Personalized Columbus Weight Loss Program
>Seer Patrick Guerin
>Solaris Ultimate Optics
>United Research Center
>
>This information pertaining to Direct Health
>Organization comes from the Better Business Bureau
>files in USA and Canada. But it's most peculiar that I
>was unable to find the firm Direct Health Organisation
>in the company registers in New York or Canada, even
>considering that the Canada register files in internet
>may be based on voluntary registration and thus
>incomplete. The DHO just might be another trade name!
>Probably the other mentioned names will not be found
>either.
>
>In the past, the DHO President Patrice Runner was
>repeatedly involved with diet scams in USA and Canada.
>In the mid-1990s, Runner and a Daniel Sousse were
>involved with various companies that paid large fines
>in the United States and Canada for selling bogus diet
>products.
>
>Infogest was one of the Patrice Runner diet scam
>firms. The firm Infogest in USA has changed its name
>to Transaction Smartware, Inc. I believe that they are
>the real USA agent of the Maria Duval business and, in
>this case, a service provider to Health Tips. Their
>address is 65 WEST 83RD ST NEW YORK, NEW YORK
>10024-5237. The Chairman or Chief Executive Officer is
>Niels Christensen. A couple of years ago in the very
>same office, alongside Infogest, resided also the firm
>Astroforce Inc. whose chief was Albert Koetsheid from
>Astroforce Benelux B.V. in Roosendahl Holland. Albert
>Koetsheid is a well known name in the Maria Duval
>business! I didn't find Infogest or Transaction
>smartware in the Canadian company register.
>
>International Fulfilment Services Pte Ltd in Singapore
>is the Maria Duval business agent for customers in
>Australia, Japan, and propably some more asian
>countries. The official business records affirm the
>existence of International Fulfilment Services Pte
>Ltd, company number 199704165Z. The Singapore records
>offer more information only for a fee.
>
>This firm handles also the Phytopharma Slim-Gel Patch
>scam business from the Slimming Science and Research
>Centre. In 2002, investigative television reporters in
>Canada were able to trace what happened to orders
>mailed to Phytopharma. They reported that the
>principals in the scheme, operating as a company named
>Infogest, were Patrice Runner and Daniel Sousse (who
>acknowledged that they are the North American
>representatives of Phytopharma). Sousse was involved
>with various companies a few years ago that were
>assessed large fines in the United States and Canada
>for selling bogus diet products, including one called
>the Svelt Patch. Runner was Sousse's boss at that
>time. Souse picks up the mail at the Infogest post
>office box, and his name appears on the contract for
>the rental. Phytopharma is a company registered in
>Panama. Finally, all of this activity revolves around
>Infogest in Montreal and Daniel Sousse and Patrice
>Runner.
>
>The following contact information can be found in the
>net: Phytopharma C/o International Fulfilment
>Services, Asia Pacific Customer Care Centre, Singapore
>Post Centre - PO Box 199 Singapore 914008. Fax
>Singapore 001 165 6741 1900. Phone Australia
>1300-556-997. For Slim Gel Patch or just to make any
>enquiry, contact a customer service officer at 0011 65
>7433816 if you are calling from Australia, or 65
>7433816 if International.
>
>The firm Intarno B.V takes care of the Maria Duval
>replies to postbox 101 in Rupchen Netherlands. It
>seems that they are some sort of packing company
>Contact info: Intarno B.V., Expeditieweg 6, 4715 RM
>Rucphen, Netherlands, phone: 0165-343220, fax:
>0165-342321
>
>Once upon a time there was a Maria Duval customer
>service center in Hilden, Germany. The name is
>unknown, but the following information comes from
>someone who worked there for a while. The firm in
>question was a direct marketing firm. Their contracts
>with Astroforce, Bodywell, etc ceased about six years
>ago (about 1996). The contract covered Austria,
>Germany and Switzerland. The informant says that
>Astroforce has the rights by some contract to use
>Maria Duval's name. I assume that such a contract is
>by necessity only possible with Maria Duval. The
>practice in Hilden was, that the magical formulas,
>horoscopes, etc were printed out of the firm
>computers, there was no assistance from Maria Duval.
>The customer calls were answered with lies, and
>nonexisting names were used in phone conversations, in
>order to hide the real names and addresses. The firm
>in Hilden advertised at that time in many german
>papers and offered free lucky talismans or horoscopes.
> A postbox address was used to collect the replies.
>Afterwards the bombing of customers with letters
>begann. They also sold or hired customer data to other
>firms.
>
>There must be more firms in other countries, that are
>connected with this business too, in some way.
>
>ALIASES
>
>The Maria Duval business used the name Anne Cramford
>in the nineteens, but the face in the photo was Maria
>Duval. When Maria Duval started using her own name,
>they changed the photo. Since the European consumer
>protection organisation ICPEN started 2003 their
>international action against the marketing of Maria
>Duval, the business started 2004 to use the name
>Divinah and a new photo of Maria Duval. Other known
>names that the business has used are Nicole Delya and
>Marie France. In their case the photos were not of
>Maria Duval.
>
>WORLD WIDE BUSINESS
>
>This is a world wide business. Imagine for a while
>what the following list of known involved countries
>means in terms of cashflow, number of employees,
>number of customers, etc...
>
>Argentina, Australia 175 000, Austria 70 000, Belgium
>46000, Canada, China, Czech, Danmark, Finland 20 000,
>France, Germany about 200 000, Great Britain 450 000,
>Hungary, Hong Kong, Italy 120 000, Netherlands 55 000,
>New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore,
>Spain, Sweden, Switzerland 310 000, Taiwan, USA. and
>propably most of the rest European countries. The
>number behind tells the total number of people who
>have got at least the free amulet. About 10 - 40% of
>them seem to actually buy something too!!! I estimate
>that the total number of contactees must well exceed 2
>000 000!
>
>TRADEMARKS
>
>The main reason to register trademarks is to protect
>against piratism and plagiarism, when the products and
>services are perceived to be of extraordinary quality,
>refinement and value, and made or performed with
>excuisite craftmanship and skill. What a contrast to
>actual public opinion!
>
>Maria Duval and Astroforce are international
>trademarks. Both are found in the Madrid system of
>international trademarks, www.wipo.org.
>
>Some data on trademark Maria Duval:
>
>Registered: 29.3.1995 for 10 years
>Holder: Maria Duval
>Representative: G�rard BONNEAU, CABINET BONNEAU 7,
>Avenue Gazan, F-06600 ANTIBES (FR
>Classification: Pharmaceutical, veterinary and
>hygienic products, dietetic substances of medical use,
>food for babies, plasters, material for bandages,
>materials to plumb the teeth and for dental prints,
>disinfectants, products for the destruction of
>nuisance animals, fungicides, weedkillers. ***
>Clothes, shoes, hats. *** Astrologie, parapsychology,
>radiesthesy, cartomancy, clairvoyance, futurology.
>Applies to: Austria, Bulgaria, Benelux, Switzerland,
>China, Czech, Germany, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Poland,
>Portugal, Romania, Russia, Vietnam, Serbia
>
>Some data on trademark Astroforce:
>
>Registered: 29.1.1997 for 10 years
>Holder: AstroForce Holding SA
>Representative: Dr. Andrea Egger, 5, chemin des
>Chavanus, CH-1297 Founex (CH)
>Classification: Recorded audio cassettes, recorded
>video cassettes, recorded compact disks and CD-ROMs on
>astrology, numerology and emotional and health
>forecasts *** Jewels and other ornaments in the form
>of stones or of crystals. *** Books and magazines on
>subjects such as the emotional and health astrology,
>numerology and forecasts. *** Services in the field of
>astrology, numerology, emotional and health forecasts.
>Applies to: Austria, Bulgaria, Benelux, Cuba, Czech,
>Germany, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, North
>Korea, Liechtenstein, Marocco, Monaco, Poland,
>Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia
>
>Notethat at least Australia, USA and other states in
>both Americas, Baltia and Scandinavia are missing.
>Many are covered by separate trademark registrations.
>We start with Canada.
>
>Canada
>
>Trade mark application 0834662 Maria Duval
>Filing Date: 24.1.1997
>Formalization Date: 12.2.1997
>Inactivation Date: 12.2.1997 (This trade mark has been
>abandoned)
>Services: Astrology, parapsychology, radiesth�sie,
>cartomancy, clair-voyance, futurology.(since 1995)
>Applicant: Maria Duval, LES QUATRE CHEMINS, 83830
>CALLAS, FRANCE
>Agent: SMART & BIGGAR, 1000 RUE DE LA GAUCHETIERE
>OUEST, BUREAU 3400, MONTREAL, QUEBEC H3B 4W5
>Representative for service: SMART & BIGGAR
>
>Canada
>
>Trade mark application 0853249 Astroforce
>Filing Date: 1.8.1997
>Formalization Date: 15.8.1997
>Inactivation Date: 21.8.2000 (This trade mark has been
>abandoned)
>List of gods and/or services: Pre-recorded audio,
>video, compact disc and CD-ROM recordings featuring
>topics related to astrology, psychic and biorhythm
>forecasting; books and magazines on topics related to
>astrology, psychic and biorhythm forecasting; symbolic
>ornaments in the form of stones and crystals ***
>Astrology, numerology, psychic and biorhythm services
>rendered by mail and telephone
>Applicant: ASTROFORCE HOLDING S.A., AVE DE PROVENCE 4,
>RUE DE BOURG 25 1003 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
>Agent: GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP, SUITE 4900,
>COMMERCE COURT WEST, TORONTO, ONTARIO M5L 1J3
>Representative for service: GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON
>LLP
>
>Finnland (They don't say much, the finns...)
>
>Trade mark 208013 ASTROFORCE
>Filing Date: 26.07.1996
>Registration Date: 31.10.1997
>Next Renewal Date: 31.10.2007
>Classes are badly reported, but they seem to cover the
>usual
>Holder: Astroforce Holding SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
>Agent: Kolster Oy Ab
>
>Great Britain:
>
>Trade mark 2039829 MARIA DUVAL
>Filing Date: 04.10.1995
>Registration Date: 23.08.1996
>Next Renewal Date: 04.10.2005
>List of goods and/or services: Advertising services;
>business management and business administration
>services; office function services; prospectus and
>sample distribution services; advisory services;
>information services; document duplication services;
>data processing file management services; organisation
>services relating to advertising or business
>expositions. *** Telecommunications services; press
>agency services; services relating to communications
>by data processing terminals. *** Services relating to
>the provision of entertainment, sporting or cultural
>activities; book and magazine publishing services;
>services relating to film, theatre and show
>production; agency services for artists; film, record
>and CD hire services; rental of film projection
>apparatus; rental of show and stage scenery and
>accessories; services relating to the organisation and
>management of symposia, conferences and meetings;
>services relating to the organisation of cultural or
>educational expositions. *** Astrology services;
>parapsychology services; divination services;
>cartomancy services; clairvoyance services; futurology
>services; printing services; services relating to the
>provision and hire of a data base service centre.
>Proprietor: Maria Duval, L'estagnol, Les Quatre
>Chemins,83830 Callas,France
>Agent: W.P. Thompson & Co, 55 Drury Lane,London,WC2B
>5SQ
>
>Trade mark 2103695 ASTROFORCE
>Filing Date: 25.06.1996
>Registration Date: 20.06.1997
>Next Renewal Date: 25.06.2006
>List of goods and/or services: Pre-recorded audio,
>video, compact disc and CD-ROM recordings featuring
>topics related inter alia to astrology, numerology,
>psychic and biorhythm forecasting. *** Ornaments in
>the form of stones. *** Books and magazines on topics
>related inter alia to astrology, numerology, psychic
>and biorhythm forecasting. ***
>Ornaments in the form of crystals.
>Proprietor: Astroforce Holding S.A. Ave de Provence
>4,1007 Lausanne,Switzerland
>Agent: Fry Heath & Spence LLP, The Gables,Massetts
>Road,Horley,Surrey,RH6 7DQ
>Service: Fry Heath & Spence LLP
>
>Trade mark 2107544 ASTROFORCE
>Filing Date: 13.08.1996
>Registration Date: 28.02.1997
>Next Renewal Date: 13.08.2006
>List of goods and/or services: Services relating to
>astrology, numerology and biorhythm phenomena; and the
>preparation of reports relating to these services.
>Proprietor: Astroforce Holding S.A.
>Agent: Fry Heath & Spence LLP
>Service: Fry Heath & Spence LLP
>
>Norway
>
>Astroforce is a registered trademark in Norway since
>1998. The owner of the trademark is Astroforce Holding
>SA, Lausanne, Switzerland. The holder of the trademark
>in Norway is Bryn & Aarflot AS, Kongens gate 15 PB 449
>Sentrum N-0104 Oslo, phone 22 00 31 00, fax 22 00 31
>31, email mailto@baa.no, www.baa.no. Bryn & Aarflot AS
>is a firm that provides trademark, design right,
>patent, etc services.
>
>The trademark astroforce is characterized by following
>goods and services:
>
>Audio and video CD and CDROM disks with contents
>related to astrology, numerology, and psychic and
>biorytmic computations and predictions.
>Books and papers with contents related to the same
>topics.
>Crystal and rock ornaments.
>Health and beauty care, consultation and advice,
>health and manicure services, Beautysalongs.
>
>Sweden (They say even less than the finns...)
>
>Trade mark 0322400 ASTROFORCE
>Classes are badly reported, but they seem to cover the
>usual topics
>Holder: Astroforce Holding SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
>
>THE PROLIFERATION OF POSTBOXES
>
>A great deal of the customer reply addresses seem to
>be post boxes, very possibly all. This is another
>example of the hiding nature of the firms. Questions
>are, why and what are they hiding and from whom?
>
>The reply address for Australia is: c/o Astroforce,
>199 Toorak Road, Suite 90, South Yarra, VIC 3141,
>Australia
>
>Austria: Kellhofstrasse 7, 6922 Wolfurt, Vorarlberg,
>Austria
>Phone 05 574 801 20, Fax 05 574 801 25
>
>Belgium: Boite Postal 112, 2910 Essen, Belgium
>
>Belgium: Chemin du Tunnel 39, case postale, CH-1185
>Monmt-sur-Rolle, Schwitzerland
>Fax 022 994 51 09, email info@mariaduval.ch
>
>Finland: 36 Avenue Henri Matisse, 06200 Nice, France,
>Phone 45 44 53 34 40, email info@mariaduval.dk This
>address is a postbox, hosted by France Informatique.
>The firm sells horoscopes and predictions, but deny
>any contacts with Health Tips ltd.
>
>Canada: 1951 Huron Church Rd,.Windsor, ON ,N9C 1J6
>
>Germany: c/o WMV, Postfach 1411, 53351 Rheinbach,
>Germany, Fax 0043 5574 801 25, email info@mariaduval.de
>
>Germany: Postfach 102134, 40012 Dusseldorf, Germany,
>Fax 0211 900 7327
>
>Great Britain: PO Box 30, Alton, Hampshire. GU34 4PX
>UK. Several other addresses have been used during the
>last two years.
>
>Hong Kong: Spring Room 3-6, G/F, Pacific Trade Centre,
> 2 Kai Hing Rd., Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
>
>Netherlands: p/a Postbus 101, 4715 Rupchen, Netherlands
>
>Netherlands: Antwoordnr 10408, 4800 vb Breda,
>Netherlands
>
>New Zealand: 63 Remuera Road, Suite 118, Newmarket,
>Auckland, New Zealand
>
>Switzerland: Postfach Champ Colin 12, 1260 Nyon 2,
>AMPD174 , Switzerland
>
>USA: 371W 46th Street Ground Floor, New York, NY
>100036-8310, USA
>another is: 11064 QueensBlvd.#400 Forest Hills,
>N.y.11375-6347
>yet another is: 55 Madison Ave Ste400#4070 Morriston,
>NJ 07960-7348
>
>WHO ARE THE PEOPLE?
>
>Alberto Rumschisky Rabinovitz is an argentino, born
>17.9.1926. His address is Santiago Bernabeu, 6 ESC 1
>PZ PL, Madrid 28036, Spain. He is the director of
>Astroforce Ltd and Harmonie Ltd. This position puts
>him at the center of this business. If you have any
>unfinished business, displeasure or need to speak with
>Maria Duval or Astroforce, contact him if other means
>fail.
>
>A dutchman, Albert Theofiel Koetsheid, born
>14.11.1953, Juvenaatlaan 86, Oudenbush, 4731 CV,
>Netherlands, is the chairman or chief executive
>officer of Astroforce Inc in USA. He may have the
>same post in Astroforce Hldg Bv in Netherlands too.
>
>Thomas Tat-Cheong Ma, Block 10, 31H, Metro City Phase
>2,Tseung Kwun O, Kowloon, Hong Kong, is the
>co-director and the secretary of Harmony Ltd.
>
>Kamen Troller was the director of the swiss Astroforce
>Holding SA.
>
>Laurent Horvath was the director of the swiss
>Astroforce or Astroforce SA 1996-1997.
>
>Jacques Mailland (jmail@wanadoo.fr) is the
>administrative contact person for the mariaduval.com
>domain. A danish interview presented him as an
>astroforce chief, but the man himself denies that.
>
>J�rn Heiner (APM, Auguststrasse 1, 53229 Bonn,
>Germany) is the administrative contact person for
>mariaduval.de, astroforce.de and apm-heiner.de domain
>names.
>
>The same J�rn Heiner often visited the unknown firm in
>Hilden too, together with an unknown woman. He was
>introduced and treated as the big boss of the
>business. Maria Duval herself did never visit the
>firm.
>
>Kaj Hvolgaard (mail@astroforce.dk) is the director of
>the Astroforce Scandinavia ApS in Denmark I believe.
>
>Lasse Hvolgaard (mail@astroforce.dk) is the
>administrative contact person for astroforce.dk and
>madiaduval.dk domains. Kaj and Lasse are probably
>brothers or father and son.
>
>Franz Linden (mail@linden-consulting.de) is the
>director of Licon.
>
>Burkhard Fritz is the director of Astroforce Verlag,
>and a temporary director of MH Direkt
>e-commerce+fulfillment services GmbH & Co.
>
>Jan Werum is the director of JWN Data.
>
>Please see the firms section for more names.
>
>Continues in PART 2

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