Ponzi Scams, Phishing Emails, Fake Websites & HYIP

Scam confirmed: RMF Trading Corporation

The Chairman and owner of Royal Manchester Five (RMF) Trading Corporation, Cyrus Hao.

In the beginning, there was FrancSwiss.

Then came Performance Investments Products Corp. (PIPC) and Performance Foreign Exchange Corporation (PFEC).

Now, the latest multi-million peso scam to emerge is Royal Manchester Five, also called RMF Trading Corporation.

Several RMF agents and investors posting in the Royal Manchester Five discussion thread in the PMT Forum are confirming that the company is now officially a scam after the CEO and owner, 28-year-old Cyrus Hao, purportedly ran away with millions of dollars worth of investors’ money.

Says PMT member faithfully: All of the issued checks lately bounced kaya nag trigger na puntahan sa house na yung Chairman (Cyrus Hao) kase they can’t get hold of him and he’s the only one who has access sa bank accounts… it’s confirmed, the chairman ran off, the directors can’t find him anymore.. the house is empty and all bank accounts are closed.

Says suzette07: mukhang sa zamboanga daw dumaan then malaysia…

The development is strikingly similar to that of another fallen company PIPC, whose Singaporean owner Michael Liew allegedly fled the Philippines and disappeared with between $140 million and $250 million of funds in tow.

In the beginning, there was FrancSwiss.

Then came Performance Investments Products Corp. (PIPC) and Performance Foreign Exchange Corporation (PFEC).

Now, the latest multi-million peso scam to emerge is Royal Manchester Five, also called RMF Trading Corporation.

Several RMF agents and investors posting in the Royal Manchester Five discussion thread in the PMT Forum are confirming that the company is now officially a scam after the CEO and owner, 28-year-old Cyrus Hao, purportedly ran away with millions of dollars worth of investors’ money.

Says PMT member faithfully: All of the issued checks lately bounced kaya nag trigger na puntahan sa house na yung Chairman (Cyrus Hao) kase they can’t get hold of him and he’s the only one who has access sa bank accounts… it’s confirmed, the chairman ran off, the directors can’t find him anymore.. the house is empty and all bank accounts are closed.

Says suzette07: mukhang sa zamboanga daw dumaan then malaysia…

The development is strikingly similar to that of another fallen company PIPC, whose Singaporean owner Michael Liew allegedly fled the Philippines and disappeared with between $140 million and $250 million of funds in tow.

The Chairman and owner of Royal Manchester Five (RMF) Trading Corporation, Cyrus Hao.

In the beginning, there was FrancSwiss.

Then came Performance Investments Products Corp. (PIPC) and Performance Foreign Exchange Corporation (PFEC).

Now, the latest multi-million peso scam to emerge is Royal Manchester Five, also called RMF Trading Corporation.

Several RMF agents and investors posting in the Royal Manchester Five discussion thread in the PMT Forum are confirming that the company is now officially a scam after the CEO and owner, 28-year-old Cyrus Hao, purportedly ran away with millions of dollars worth of investors’ money.

Says PMT member faithfully: All of the issued checks lately bounced kaya nag trigger na puntahan sa house na yung Chairman (Cyrus Hao) kase they can’t get hold of him and he’s the only one who has access sa bank accounts… it’s confirmed, the chairman ran off, the directors can’t find him anymore.. the house is empty and all bank accounts are closed.

Says suzette07: mukhang sa zamboanga daw dumaan then malaysia…

The development is strikingly similar to that of another fallen company PIPC, whose Singaporean owner Michael Liew allegedly fled the Philippines and disappeared with between $140 million and $250 million of funds in tow.

The Chairman and owner of Royal Manchester Five (RMF) Trading Corporation, Cyrus Hao.

In the beginning, there was FrancSwiss.

Then came Performance Investments Products Corp. (PIPC) and Performance Foreign Exchange Corporation (PFEC).

Now, the latest multi-million peso scam to emerge is Royal Manchester Five, also called RMF Trading Corporation.

Several RMF agents and investors posting in the Royal Manchester Five discussion thread in the PMT Forum are confirming that the company is now officially a scam after the CEO and owner, 28-year-old Cyrus Hao, purportedly ran away with millions of dollars worth of investors’ money.

Says PMT member faithfully: All of the issued checks lately bounced kaya nag trigger na puntahan sa house na yung Chairman (Cyrus Hao) kase they can’t get hold of him and he’s the only one who has access sa bank accounts… it’s confirmed, the chairman ran off, the directors can’t find him anymore.. the house is empty and all bank accounts are closed.

Says suzette07: mukhang sa zamboanga daw dumaan then malaysia…

The development is strikingly similar to that of another fallen company PIPC, whose Singaporean owner Michael Liew allegedly fled the Philippines and disappeared with between $140 million and $250 million of funds in tow.

The Chairman and owner of Royal Manchester Five (RMF) Trading Corporation, Cyrus Hao.

In the beginning, there was FrancSwiss.

Then came Performance Investments Products Corp. (PIPC) and Performance Foreign Exchange Corporation (PFEC).

Now, the latest multi-million peso scam to emerge is Royal Manchester Five, also called RMF Trading Corporation.

Several RMF agents and investors posting in the Royal Manchester Five discussion thread in the PMT Forum are confirming that the company is now officially a scam after the CEO and owner, 28-year-old Cyrus Hao, purportedly ran away with millions of dollars worth of investors’ money.

Says PMT member faithfully: All of the issued checks lately bounced kaya nag trigger na puntahan sa house na yung Chairman (Cyrus Hao) kase they can’t get hold of him and he’s the only one who has access sa bank accounts… it’s confirmed, the chairman ran off, the directors can’t find him anymore.. the house is empty and all bank accounts are closed.

Says suzette07: mukhang sa zamboanga daw dumaan then malaysia…

The development is strikingly similar to that of another fallen company PIPC, whose Singaporean owner Michael Liew allegedly fled the Philippines and disappeared with between $140 million and $250 million of funds in tow.

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Examples of Online Scams in the Philippines

For several months now, we’ve been receiving emails from people around the world reporting the scam activities of some Filipino scumbags.

We are reprinting below some of these emails in order to warn others against the modus operandi of these horrendous scammers.

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PointShareXtreme admin responds to scam accusation

Pinoy Money Talk recently received an email purportedly from PointShareGold / PointShareXtreme (PSG/PSX) admin Henry James Banayat, in response to an article we posted reporting his arrest and the growing criticism of investors against his programs.

In the email, Banayat explains why PointShareXtreme (PSX) is not and should not be called a scam.

Full text of the (unedited) letter after the jump.

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Is PFEC illegal?

What we know: the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) raided the offices of PFEC (Performance Foreign Exchange Corporation or Performance Forex) at the Enterprise Building in Makati yesterday.

Why the NBI raided PFEC

The NBI gave the following reasons for conducting the raid: (1) some investors reported they have been scammed by PFEC; and (2) that the company is suspected of operating illegally (that is, against the stated purposes in its SEC registration).

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Performance Investments Products Corp. (PIPC) scam

FrancSwiss out, PIPC in.

Just as the FrancSwiss scam issue is showing signs of fizzling out, a new scandal has rocked the financial sector involving a Singaporean and hundreds of wealthy Filipino investors.

Last week, an investor of the foreign exchange trading firm Performance Investments Products Corporation (PIPC) filed a complaint with the NBI claiming that the owner of the company, Singaporean Michael H.K. Liew, has fled the country and disappeared, supposedly taking with him between US$140 million and US$250 million of investors’ funds.

Meet other investors and discuss PIPC in the Performance Investments Products Corporation (PIPC) thread. Discuss the PIPC-related company, PFEC, in the Performance Foreign Exchange Corporation (PFEC) thread in the PMT Forum.

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NBI Press Release on FrancSwiss

Following the arrest of Eleazar Castillo, alleged "chief financial adviser" of the online high-yield investment program (HYIP) FrancSwiss, the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) released on July 6 a press release explaining the details of the arrest.

The NBI accused Castillo and nine others, including an American and two Singaporean nationals, of involvement in a large-scale online investment fraud. The arrest stemmed from complaints filed by three Filipino investors against the suspects. Charges of syndicated estafa have been filed against the latter by the NBI.

Full text of the NBI press release after the jump. 

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