Printed from: http://www.seccom.govt.nz/invest/warnings.shtml?print=true on Wed 25 November 2009

Warnings

Since 1998 the Securities Commission has issued warnings about the following:

20 June 2007	Warning Securities Commission bans Locke Guaranty Trust (NZ) Ltd advertisements
27 March 2007	Telephone Share Fraudsters Offering Options Deals
12 March 2007	Beware of Telephone Share Scams
22 November 2005	Investments Illegally Offered By Global FX Secure Trust
28 October 2005	Telephone share scams given new twist
21 October 2005	Ponzi scams on the internet
13 July 2005	$30 million lost is tip of iceberg
12 June 2005	Overseas share scams campaign
May 2005	Kiwis Lose Millions of Dollars in Overseas Share Scams
10 January 2005	Warning - DON'T BE A GULLIBLE KIWI - a share scam & how it works
10 January 2005	Warning - DON'T BE A GULLIBLE KIWI - a share scam & how it works
22 December 2004	Warning - Geared Equities / GEI Marketing Limited
05 April 2004	Warning - follow-up scam calls increase
13 February 2004	Warning - Investments Illegally Offered by Prime Forestry Group
26 March 2003	Website Scheme - www.endeavorplan.com
13 March 2003	Investments Illegally Offered by First Foundation Developments Limited
01 November 2002	Forestry Investments Illegally Offered by NZ Forestry Investments Limited
22 October 2002	Investment Programme Management Incorporated
04 September 2002	Commission warns about schemes promising high returns
04 September 2002	Warning - "High Yield" Investment Scheme Promoted by Lakeland Wealth Creators Limited
01 May 2002	Warning: Direct Buy Investment Scheme
23 November 2001	Warning: Securities Commission Warns Investors Seeking High Returns
20 August 2001	Warning: Ads Banned For Scheme Related To Car Buying Arrangements
09 July 2001	Warning: Tri-West Investment Club Haarlem Universal Corporation
16 March 2001	Warning: Marlborough Acquisitions Inc
31 October 2000	New Zealanders Targeted by Canadian Stocks Scam
06 October 2000	Warning : Big International
26 September 2000	Warnings - Inertialess Drive Corporation Limited & Inertialess Drive Incorporation USA
25 August 2000	Warnings - Overseas Brokers
24 July 2000	Millionaires of the World, Hope Foundation & Wairua Tahi Trust (Goldrush) Schemes
19 April 2000	Trans Tasman Sunken Treasure Scheme
6 April 2000	Cronus Trading Corporation
7 February 2000	Quantum Executive Corporations & Prosper League International
15 October 1999	Consolidated Securities Limited
21 September 1999	Investors International
5 August 1999	Enterprise 2000 Betting Scheme
14 July 1999	IMI Pacific Group & Walakahai Pacific Corporation Limited
21 June 1999	IMI Pacific Group & Walakahai Pacific Corporation Limited
3 May 1999	Imperial Consolidated Securities S.A.
23 July 1998	Kipling Investments Limited
3 June 1998	MHT (No.2) Fund
28 May 1998	Prime Bank Instruments & Other Oddities - backgrounder
28 May 1998	Prime Bank Instruments - NZ Professional People
28 May 1998	Trans Capital (EURO) Limited - Leveraged Investment Programme
4 May 1998	Quantum's Advance Investment Portfolio
19 February 1998	3% Home Loans Group

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