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Date Posted: 05:33:58 11/23/01 Fri
Victims of Kevin Straub and his Scams like Bradford, Stargate, Platinum, ....
Kevin Straub
Wife: Nicola Straub
Address: 56 Poplar Crescent, Springbrook, Alberta T4S 1V4, Canada
(403) 886-2735 Phone and Fax
e-mail: straub@direct.ca
Canadian Driver's License: 122672-207
Date of Birth: 9-1-1961
Warnings from the Authorities
FBI NOTICE
The purpose of this notice is to alert the public to persons who have reportedly
marketed investment schemes which appear to be fraudulent. Various "prime bank" trading programs, or similar trading programs which purport to offer above average market returns with below market risk through the trading of bank instruments are fraudulent. Offering such programs, or claiming to be able to introduce investors to persons who have access to such programs, violates numerous federal laws, including criminal laws.
It is illegal to engage in fraud in the offer or sale of a security. Under most
circumstances, it is also illegal to sell securities which have not been registered
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A security includes the following items:
"note", "stock", "bond", and "debenture" as well as more general terms -
"investment contract" and "any interest or instrument commonly known as a "security".
In the leading opinion, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the
definition of a security includes an investment contract, which is "a contract,
transaction, or scheme whereby a person invests his money in a common enterprise and is led to expect profits solely from the efforts of the promoter or third party..." Designating such instruments as "loans" does not alter their legal status as securities.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as other federal and state agencies
have identified several characteristics common to fraudulent schemes. The characteristics include:
*** Claims that investor funds can be placed in a bank account, and then used,
without risk, to trade bank debentures, or other financial instruments;
*** Claims that invested funds can be used to lease or rent U.S. Treasury
Obligations and then use these same leased securities as collateral for further
trading programs;
*** Claims that trading Medium Term Notes (MTN's), Prime Bank Notes, or any
other bank instruments, on a riskless basis, will yield above market average
returns;
*** Claims that Letters of Credit or Standby Letters of Credit can be traded for
profits.
In general, investment programs which offer secret, private investment markets,
which offer above market rates of return with below market rates of risk, for
privileged customers in Europe are fraudulent. There are no "secret" markets in
Europe, or in North America, in which banks trade securities. Any representations
to the contrary are fraudulent.
In addition, investment programs in which a financial institution is asked to write
a letter commonly referred to as a "Blocked Funds Letter", advising that funds
are available in the account, that they are "clean and of non-criminal origin" and
are free of "liens or encumbrances" for a certain time frame are frequently used
to perpetrate fraud schemes. These letters have no use within legitimate banking circles.
Some phrases are commonly seen in documents presented by fraudsters in the
course of marketing fraudulent investment documentation. It should be treated
with suspicion. these include, but are not limited to:
Non-Circumvention, Non-Disclosure
Good, Clean, Clear and of Non-Criminal origin
Blocked Funds Investment Program
Prime Bank Trading Program
Federal Reserve Approved
Roll Programme
Irrevocable Pay Orders
Prime Bank Notes, Guarantees, Letters of Credit, Fresh Cut Paper
Sources which can corroborate the above information include:
U.S. Treasury Department, Comptroller of the Currency, Enforcement and Compliance Division, 250 E. Street, SW, Washington DC 20219
Securities and Exchange Commission, San Francisco District Office, 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104, Telephone 202-973-3021
As noted above, the marketing of fraudulent investment schemes violates federal criminal laws. In order to report instances of suspected fraud, please contact Special Agent John M. Cauthen of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sacramento California Division at telephone (916)481-9110 or any of the above federal entities.
For more details, go to:
http://www.victimsagainstscams2.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=1&topic=2
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