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  • gadgetmind
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    Thanks for the link.

    No problem.

    If you get an answer regards the Collective Investment Scheme status and FSA authorisation then I'd be interested to see it. An authorised scheme will have a FRN (FSA Reference Number) so people should always ask for and verify these.

    You may like to read what the FSA have to say here -

    http://www.fsa.gov.uk/consumerinformation/scamsandswindles/investment_scams/carbon_credit/trading-schemes

    (Yes, different link but similar content.)

    They provide an overview of CIS near the bottom just under the "What to do if you have been scammed?" section.
    I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.

    Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.
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