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DJB Financial - Still offering high interest bonds

GDB2222
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edited 6 May 2020 at 4:30PM in Savings & investments
https://invest.djbfinancial.co.uk/bonds-gdn
DJB Financial - Director David Brenkley
Offering 24% interest! I thought marketing these things had been banned?
No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
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  • Zanderman
    Zanderman Posts: 4,944 Forumite
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    edited 5 May 2020 at 8:17AM
    Difficult to ban scams.
    Not sure that you should suggest that it 'offers 24% interest' though.
    It offers a chance of losing your money.

  • General_Grant
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    Zanderman said:
    Difficult to ban scams.
    Not sure that you should suggest that it 'offers 24% interest' though.
    It offers a chance of losing your money.


    The chance being 1.
  • ColdIron
    ColdIron Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    As you leave the page it asks for your opinion of the product. You know what to do people :)
  • GDB2222
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    I’m  quite tempted to ring them up and engage them in a very very lengthy conversation. Anything that pushes their costs up, and I’m not busy at the moment.

    What do you guys think about that?
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • badger09
    badger09 Posts: 11,744 Forumite
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    Fine if you can disguise your phone number, otherwise you'll likely end up on a 'suckers' list ;)
  • ratechaser
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    edited 5 May 2020 at 12:57PM
    If you do call, could you ask them what the difference is between a High Net Worth Individual/Investor, and a Sophisticated Investor... as the definitions are the same on their website...

    Oh, and are they a 'Boutique investment house' or actually a 'marketing company' as stated in the small print as to why they are not regulated?

    and if they are a marketing company, why is their single page website so pants?

    Honestly, it could be a long conversation. Just make sure you call between 9am and 5pm. Even scammers appreciate the need for work-life balance...

    All that's needed now is for a new poster to add just how wonderful they are and how their returns are even better than promised...  :D
  • colsten
    colsten Posts: 17,597 Forumite
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    Boutique investment house based in the North West of England.........with a London phone number  :p 
  • Stubod
    Stubod Posts: 2,643 Forumite
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    ..just signed up...seems like to good an opportunity to miss..
    .."It's everybody's fault but mine...."
  • badger09
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    I was very disappointed in the website when I followed the link in OP, but am much more impressed by this one
    https://djbfinancial.co.uk/
    I was reassured by the photo of the very professional looking, ethnically diverse team, particularly as they all seem to have 'brilliant minds' (5th link)
    https://www.aip.org/jobs/career-advice


  • ratechaser
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    Those people are doing an awful lot of moonlighting, if Google image search is any guide!
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