So this is Jonathan Mikula of PhoenixSurf
September 9, 2006
If you were a member of the now-closed autosurf program PhoenixSurf (www.phoenixsurf.com), chances are the name "Jonathan Mikula" rings a bell. You're familiar with it primarily because you've seen the name sign most email newsletters and updates from PhoenixSurf. Well, he did so because he is CEO of NMEGlobal (www.nmeglobal.com), parent company of PhoenixSurf.
Whats sets Jonathan Mikula apart from other CEOs, however, is the fact that he's only 20 years old. He is currently still a student taking up a business course at the University of Georgia. Wanna know how a 20-year old CEO who ran and managed a million-dollar autosurf program looks like? Continue reading.
Stats of a Scam: 12DailyPro’s $500M stash & other figures
September 7, 2006
You know 12DailyPro (www.12dailypro.com) is now considered a scam. You also know thousands of investors lost millions in this program. What you don't know, however, are the actual figures.
Read on and be amazed at the statistics and figures related to the 12DailyPro (12DP) scam.
HYIP Update: New 12DailyPro update from the Court-appointed receiver
September 5, 2006
Thomas F. Lennon, the Court-appointed receiver for 12DailyPro (12DP), sent on September 3 an email update to all 12DP members on record. Basically he reiterated that:
- investors who used credit cards for a credit transaction are not prohibited from initiating a charge back but the rules of the credit card issuer regarding the chargeback period determine the time allowed;
- investors that used checks, electronic fund transfers and debit cards are prohibited from initiating a charge back by the Orders issued by the Court;
- all investors and creditors are enjoined from initiating any legal action against 12Daily Pro, LifeClicks or Charis Johnson;
- all investors — foreign or domestic, used EMO, egold, or Stormpay, etc. — will be treated equally under the law;
- any distribution plan proposed by the Receiver will be done on an equitable basis regardless of the length of time the investor was invested in 12DP.
To remain updated on the 12DailyPro case, visit the Receiver's official site at www.tlennonfor12dailypro.com.
Let others know what you think about the 12DP case in the 12DailyPro folder in the PMT Forum.
[tags]12DailyPro, 12DP, 12DailyPro scam, Thomas F. Lennon, autosurf, refund[/tags]
HYIP Update: Bryan Marsden of PIPS charged with money laundering
September 5, 2006
From the Malaysian newspaper The Star:
Couple charged with money laundering
Wednesday, August 30, 2006A couple was charged with 41 counts on money laundering involving more than RM26mil at the Session Court here in the first such case investigated by Bank Negara.
Bryan John Marsden - a 58-year-old British national - and his Malaysian wife Phan Sew Ken, 50, allegedly committed the offences by receiving money that were proceeds of unlawful activities in between Aug 12, 2003 and Jan 4, 2005.
The transactions, amounting to USD 7,020,887.25 (RM26, 679,371), were done through their company - New Mark Business Centres Sdn Bhd - account with EON Bank Group in Nilai, Negri Sembilan.
The couple were charged under Section 4 (1) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2001, which read together with Section 87 (1) of the same act, separately before Session Court judge Mohd Zaki Abd Wahab yesterday.
If convicted, they can be fined not more than RM5mil or a jail term of not more than five years or both.
They claimed trial to all charges.
Mohd Zaki set bail at RM500, 000 in two sureties for both of them separately. He also ordered them to surrender all their travel documents.
He fixed Sept 13 for mention.
But is there hope for PIPS investors to get their money back? Discuss this in the PIPS News thread in the PMT Forum.
HYIP Update: Status of police investigation of GINS
September 5, 2006
The Singapore Police has published an update of their investigation of the GINSystem scam. More details in the Closed HYIP: GINSystem thread in the PMT Forum.
Question 3: What is the status of the investigation?
Answer: Police has prosecuted a director of Ginsystem Inc in the Subordinate Courts in Singapore for offences of cheating and an offence of consenting to Ginsystem Inc holding itself out to be carrying on business in fund management without a capital markets service licence.
On 28 September 2005 , the accused pleaded guilty to the charge on consenting to Ginsystem Inc holding itself out to be carrying on business in fund management without the requisite licence. He was fined S$50,000 (in default 5 months’ imprisonment) on 13 December 2005 . Accused paid the fine.
The case on 10 of the cheating charges was heard in the Subordinate Courts in Singapore from 28 September 2005 to 14 October 2005 and from 4 November 2005 to 7 November 2005.
The Subordinate Courts in Singapore had convicted the accused on 10 counts of cheating and sentenced him to a total of 18 months’ imprisonment on 15 December 2005 . He appealed against conviction and was released on bail pending his appeal. There were still 59 counts of cheating charges outstanding against him.
On 3 March 2006, a pre-trial conference was held at the Subordinate Courts in Singapore for the accused to answer to the outstanding 59 cheating charges. However, the accused failed to appear in Court and a Warrant has been issued for his arrest.On 2 May 2006 , the appeal on the conviction for the 10 counts of cheating charges against the accused was heard in the High Court in Singapore. The appeal was dismissed.
Full FAQ in the Closed HYIP: GINSystem thread.
HYIP Update: Authentic or phishing email from PhoenixSurf?
September 5, 2006
Anyone else who received this mail supposedly from admin@phoenixsurf.com? What's interesting is that the reply address is not "admin@phoenixsurf.com" but instead "noreply@phoenixsurff.com" — notice the two f's in phoenixsurff.com.
Could this well be just a fake mail, or worse, a phishing email? If you received this, I strongly suggest you don't reply yet to the address mentioned in the mail.
PMT’s Pinoy PayPal Service: Bad and Good News
September 5, 2006
Let's start with the bad news:
PMT's Receiving PayPal Service is temporarily suspended due to imbalance in incoming and outgoing PayPal funds. If you have been using PMT's PayPal email address to receive funds, please refrain from doing so until further notice. Read more in this update.
And now, the good news:
You can earn 20% commission for all sending PayPal transactions that you refer to PMT. However, this referral scheme is offered only to 10 chosen Pinoy PayPal Service affiliates. Apply to become an affiliate or read more details about this referral scheme in the Sending PayPal Service Referral Commission Scheme thread.
[tags]pinoy paypal, paypal pinoy, paypal philippines, filipino paypal, send paypal philippines, receive paypal philippines, referral commission, pinoy paypal service[/tags]
September Member of the Month: ingenieure
September 4, 2006
ingenieure.
She's new, she's all over PMT, and she's our September Member of the Month.
3. Why did you choose to use that username?
I believe that when you claim something, it increases the likelihood of becoming a reality. Ingenieur is the french term for 'engineer', and that's my current goal. I put e para magpakyut. yun lang. ehehehe…
Discover more of ingenieure as she opens up by answering our standard PMT Member of the Month questions.
Want to know something else? Feel free to post and ask your questions in the September MOTM thread.
