I have been scammed by adofinance.com

m513

I am searching for xxxxx Moderator action:- Name removed for legal reasons) that has stolen me (and other

members)
thousands USDs of money.
Deposit $ 7,000.00  Sep-9-2004 07:17:42 PM
Deposit to 230% after 20 days (principal + 130%)
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Deposit $ 800.00  Sep-1-2004 11:47:23 PM
Deposit to Basic Invest (Daily Withdraw)
Here is the address given on site:
Contact us

e-mail : ado_finance@yahoo.com
ICQ : 208-393-212
forum : http://forum.adofinance.com/
Phone : For VIP members only (VIP members phone support avaible every business day

from 9.00 till 20.00 (GMT))
Address : ADO Finance
5 Devon Lodge
Carlton Place
Brighton
BN2 0HF
United Kingdom
Can you please help me and other members? He disappeared before paying without

answering emails as usually did.
How can we drive out that company and that person ?

thanks in advance from gianluca loddo /parma/italy

Pal

He offered you 230% after 20 days and you gave him money believing it was a legitimate investment?

Is this a joke?

m513

this is not a joke , they seemed very serious and we are not stupid but mistook without no doubt !

we are trying to trace xxxxx (Moderator action:- name removed for legal reasons) or alias..... with all our efforts.

System

Did you honestly think they would pay that sort of cash out? Honestly, if i had stumbled across that, i would have run as far away from it as possible..... and that is from a woman who Pal recons is a penny short of a pound where moneysaving is concerned.

sergeant121

A check on the Postcode BN2 0HF using the Royal Mail Postcode Checker show there are 6 flats in Devon Lodge.  One of those is:

Flat 5, Devon Lodge, Carlton Hill, BRIGHTON, BN2 0HF - so, although similar, even that's not an exact match.

System

A check on the Postcode BN2 0HF show there are 6 flats in Devon Lodge.  One of those is:

Flat 5, Devon Lodge, Carlton Hill, BRIGHTON, BN2 0HF - so, although similar, even that's not an exact match.

https://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/postcodefinder?pageId=pol_login&catId=400145&_requestid=336230&cs=1

Now thats clever!!!

Reaper

I live in Brighton so I might drive by and see what is there. If such an address exists it certainly won't be an office, maybe a flat at best where the guy renting it has done a runner.

I can't believe people can be so stupid as to "invest" in get rich schemes like this. Doesn't it occur to you if they could really make 3% PER DAY interest they wouldn't need to offer it to the public - they would already be rich beyond their wildest dreams.

You say you put in $7000 - at the 3% compound interest per day they offer that means by the end the year you would have $329,494,244. Doesn't that set alarm bells ringing in your head ???. A little "Too good to be true" perhaps?

If not then how about their web site. At no point does it mention what line of business they are in nor HOW they are going to make it grow.

Report it to the police. Don't expect to ever see your money again even if they catch the guy. Walk away poorer but wiser.

Stay away from get-rich-quick schemes. There is no such thing.

Robert_Sterling_3

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Robert_Sterling_3

The terms & Conditions say that past performance is not a specific guarantee of future performance.


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Reaper

So they do. In condition 6 is:

6. You agree to hold all principals and members harmless of any liability. You are investing at your own risk...

So in theory you agreed to let him get away with it! However in practice if fraud has taken place inserting a condition like that ain't going to save him.

dunstonh

Nothing under that personal name or company name on the FSA register.  There is nothing on the warnings list about them either.

You could try the FSA on 0845 606 1234 (consumer helpline) and see what they have to say.

In fact i would ring them as they will deal with UK based firms.

The FSA website for warnings/scams says "if its too good to be true then it usually is".    Also, that the UK address may simply be a forwarding adress to an overseas adress.  If the firm is not authorised by the FSA you wont have the right to complain or seek a penny in compensation from the UK regulatory system if things go wrong.

EDIT: ROFL - ADO finance uses a yahoo email address. This has scam written all over it.