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The following is a list of unlicensed overseas companies and suspected scam websites which have come to the attention of Offshore Investors Protection Association (OIPA).

Most of these unlicensed companies either represent themselves as having operations by using the address of a mail forwarding facility or settle their transactions through a banking institute. They may operate from overseas and contact potential investors in Europe and Asia while not having been licensed. While some of them may be boiler room operations, others may merely have failed to comply with licensing requirements.

Investors should exercise extreme caution when dealing with companies that are not licensed in any jurisdiction.

Suspected scam websites may either be scamsters using their websites to offer too-good-to-be-true investment opportunities (e.g. offering pre-IPO stocks of fabricated companies at huge discounts) which do not actually exist, or fraudulent copycat websites which imitate the websites of reputable financial institutions to lure investors to part with their money and/or disclose personal information which the fraudsters may use to swindle investors.

Recently, it has come to the OIPA's attention that boiler room activities and scam websites have become more active. If you wish to find out more about boiler room operations and scam websites, please contact us.


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  • Abacus Group Ltd
    A G Securities Limited
  •  
    252/94 Muang Thai-Phatra Tower 11,
    17/F, Rachadaphisek Road, Huaykwang
    Bangkok 10320, Thailand
     
    (Also uses a bank account in Hong Kong in the name of A G Securities Limited.)
     
     
  • Alliance and Dunbar
  •  
    (Represents it operates from New York, USA. It also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Allied International Investment Limited
  •  
    Suite 1702, Hung Kei Building
    5-8 Queen Victoria Street Central,
    Hong Kong
     
    (Represents it has offices and mail addresses in United Kingdom and United States. The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Allied Pacific Ventures Ltd
  •  
    (The office and mail address at Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong are no longer in use.)
     
     
  • Amadeus Global Information Services Ltd
    (Acquired by the Bellador Group)
  •  
    Burlington center
    35 Corporate Drive, 4th Floor Burlington
    01803 USA

    5/F, West Block
    Wisma Selangor Dredging
    Jalan Ampang
    50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


    Level 36 Menara Maxis
    Kuala Lumpur City center
    Kuala Lumpur 50088
     
    (The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Ameri-Tech Industries Ltd
  •  
    60 Market Square
    PO Box 364
    Belize City, Belize
    Central America
     
    (Names used: Frank White, Brian Lehman, Brian Hopson)
     
    (Represents to have consolidated with Asian Investment Foundation Ltd and purchased Primrose Trading Company Limited and has taken over its facilities. The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Ametron Consultants Ltd
  •  
    Gives an address of:
    319, 28th October Street,
    3105 Lemeos, Cyprus
     
    (The websites of Ametron Consultants Ltd are www.amterontrader.com and www.ametron.net. The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Anderson Tate
  •  
    Postbus 59366
    1040 KJ Amsterdam
    THE NETHERLANDS
     
    Associated individual: Ted Davies
     
     
  • Anova Corporate Services
  •  
    Herndon, VA.

    222 Yanan Road Fast
    Shangai, China 200002
     
    86 21 5115 5389
     
    86 21 5115 5270
     
    http://www.anova-cs.com
     
    David Drake, David Murray
     
    HSBC
    31 St. Peters Court, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, SLO 9QQ, UK
    Swift Code: MILGB22
    Beneficiaries Account Details: SoccerDirect Europe Account
    51351907
     
     
  • Asia United Capital & Partners, Co Ltd
  •  
    Asia United Capital & Partners, Co Ltd
    Sukhumvit Soi 6, Klong Toey
    Bangkok, Thailand 10110
     
    (The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Asia United International Ltd
  •  
    Room 9D, Ming Tak Commercial Building
    101 Wanchai Road
    Hong Kong

    3/F, Jonsim Place
    228 Queens Road EastWanchai, Hong Kong
     
    (The company appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Asia Yard Investments Ltd
  •  
    Level 25, Bank of China Tower
    1 Garden Road, Central
    Hong Kong
     
    Names used: Jason Scott Adams, Debbie Wang, Steve Bishop, Anthony Moss, Alan Golding, David Jackson, Steve Blackmen, Jerry Seinfield, George Tse, Jung Peter Moreau
     
    (Also uses a bank account in Hong Kong in the same name.)
     
     
  • Asian Investment Foundation Ltd
  •  
    (Represents to have consolidated with Ameri-Tech Industries Ltd. and purchased Primrose Trading Company Limited and has taken over its facilities. The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Atlantic Pacific Securities (Australia) Pty Limited
  •  
    Suite 103
    566 St Kilda Road
    Melbourne
    Victoria 3004
    AUSTRALIA
     
    Associated individual: Adrian Aston aka Jewkes
     
     
  • Austral European Kft
  •  
    (The company appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Avid Investor, Inc
  •  
    30/F
    30 Queens Road Central
    Hong Kong
     
     
  • Axa St.John Asset Management
  •  
    100 wall street 46th floor
    New York 1005 3700 USA
     
    +1 212 672 1975
     
    +1 212 898 0132
     
    www.axasj.com
     
    info@axasj.com
     
     
  • Baker & White
  •  
    38th Floor, Office Tower, Convention Plaza
    1 Harbour Road, Wanchai
    Hong Kong
     
    (Name used: Mr James Kelly)
     
     
  • Bank of Swisscredit
  •  
    www.swisscreditbank.com
     
    (Represents it has a head office in Zurich and branches in Hong Kong and Canada. Please refer to the press release dated 31 December 2003 issued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority for details.)
     
     
  • Banque Gerrarde Limited
  •  
    (The office and mail address at Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong are no longer in use.)
     
     
  • Banquedenationale Bank
     
     
  • Baxter Financial Group Inc
  •  
    1040 Avenue of the Americas
    24th Floor
    New York
    NY 10018
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
     
    Tel: 001-212-401-2982
    Tel: 001-212-730-7663
     
    www.baxterfinance.com
     
    Banks: May Bank, Located Manila Phillipines Export and Industry Bank Located Manila, Phillipines

    Account Names: Dragon Colleting Agency Inc. account 002-101-90960-6
     
     
  • Bellador Group
    (acquired Amadeus Global Information Services Ltd)
  •  
    6/F, West Block
    Wisma Selangor Dredging
    Jalan Ampang
    50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
     
    (In this group, Bellador Advisory Services [Labuan] Ltd has been granted a licence by the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority to carry on a business relating to fund management or mutual fund. However, the company is not licensed to offer those s
     
     
  • Benson Dupont
  •  
    Level 23, CP Tower
    313 Silom Road
    Bangkok 10500
    THAILAND
     
    Associated individuals: Steve Wilson and Keith Nochman
     
     
  • Benson Dupont Capital Management Inc
  •  
    (The office and mail address at Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong are no longer in use but we believe that the company still has offices or mail addresses in Thailand, Japan, Dubai, Panama, France and Switzerland as well. The company also appears to target
     
     
  • Bentley Moore & Daines Sterling Strategies Group Limited
  •  
    18 Avenue Louis-Casai
    Geneva 28
    1211
    SWITZERLAND
     
     
  • Berchmans Lee Company Inc
  •  
    1410 Herrera Tower
    Herrera Street
    Salcedo Village
    Makati
    Manila
    PHILIPPINES
     
    Associated individual: Chris Carter
     
     
  • Berkeley Samson International
  •  
    39/F One Pacific Place
    The Admiralty
    Hong Kong
     
    (Represents it has offices or mail addresses in Singapore, Shanghai and Thailand as well.)
     
       
     
  • Berkshire Asset Management
  •  
    17 Union Street
    Hudson, NY 12534
    USA
     

     
     
     
  • Berlin Overseas Corporation
  •  
    (Represents it has offices in the United States.)
     
     
  • Bernard Rothschild Consultants
  •  
    (Represents it operates from Chicago, USA.)
     
     
  • Bernard Simpson Consultants
  •  
    Room 1, Floor 1, Straits Trading
    Building
    2 Lebuh Pasar Besar
    Kuala Lumpur 50050
    Malaysia
     
    Name used: Thomas Harte
     
    (It also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Bernstein & Zeiglier
  •  
    10 Anson Road
    18-18 International Plaza
    SINGAPORE 079903
     
    Associated individual: Henry Thornton
     
     
  • Bion, McConnan & Associates LLB
  •  
    141 757 West Hastings St
    Suite 800
    Vancouver B.C.
    CANADA
     
     
  • Black Sea Prospects Incorporated
  •  
    Regd Office
    Suite 101 700 Convention Drive
    Las Vegas, Nevada

    Ukrainian Office
    12, Shevchenko Avenue Odessa Ukraine 65058
     
    380487143940
     
     
  • Blaine & Thompson, S.A.
  •  
    Edificio Topacio Azul
    Numero 217 Nivel 2
    2A Avenida 13, Calle 2-60
     
    (Names used: James Wilkinson, Rupert Spencer, Mark Davis and Jon Michelle)
     
     
  • BOC Mutual Fund Management Co., Ltd
  •  
    Gives an address only in Chinese in Shenzhen, PRC.
     
    (BOC Mutual Fund Management Co., Limited has a Chinese website with the URL address of www.bocfund.com, as well as e-mail addresses of bocfund@126.com and bocfund@hotmail.com. BOCI group has confirmed that BOC Mutual Fund Management Co. Ltd is
     
     
  • Boston Global Finance Inc.
  •  
    Paragon Towers
    233 Needham
    Suite 300
    Newton MA 02464
     
    1-617-831-1650
     
    1-617-831-1659
     
    www.bostonglobalfinance.com
     
     
  • Bowen Reece
  •  
    28/F, Bank of China Tower
    200 Yin Cheng Road Central
    Pudong, Shanghai 200120
    People\
     
    Jozsef nador ter 5-6, 2/F
    1051 Budapast
    Hungary
     
    (Name used: Sam Marshall, Kevin Braithwaite and Alan Peters)
     
    The company also gives an address in Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. The address belongs to a business center which has now terminated its extension of facilities to the company. The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.) The Securities
     
     
  • Bradford Kempner Investments Limited
  •  
    Unit 1512, 15th Floor
    Q-House Asoke Building
    66 Sukhumvit 21 Road
    Klongtoey Nua
    Wattana
    Bangkok 10110
    THAILAND
     
     
  • Brinton Group
     
     
  • Brooke & Cox - A Professional Corporation (Law Office)
  •  
    4545 5th Avenue
    New York 75665
     
     
  • Brooks Pearson Investment Limited
  •  
    Wisma Danamon Aetna Life
    19th Floor, Jalan Jondral Sudirtnan
    Kauling 45-46Jakarta 12930
    INDONESIA
     
     
  • Buckingham Holdings International (Limited)
    Personalized Portfolio Management, Asset Managment and Financial Planning
  •  
    1407 E. Sunnyside Dr.
    Phoenix, AZ 85020
    U.S.A.
     
    Phone: (602) 230 4200
     
    Fax: (602) 230 4295
     
    www.buckinghamholdings.com
     
    info@buckinghamholdings.com
     
    Names used: Harper Buckingham, Erik Nystrom, Caryn Bonet, Warner Finney, Carmine Ellery-Anders, Sean Settecase
     
     
  • C & C Global Co., Limited
  •  
    17th Floor UBC II Building
    Soi Sukhumvit 33
    Bangkok
    THAILAND
     
     
  • Cabrini Green & Ross, Inc
  •  
    Suite 1902, 139 Valero Street
    Makati City 1200
    Philippines
     
    (The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors
     
     
  • Caledrane Group Inc
  •  
    (The company gives an address in Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. The address belongs to a business center which has now terminated its extension of facilities to the company.)
     
     
  • Capital Futures Limited
  •  
    26/F Citic Tower
    1 Tim Mei Avenue
    Hong Kong


    1131 CC Wu Building
    302-8 Hennessy Road
    Wanchai
    Hong Kong
     
    Names used: Christopher Nash, Parker Darren, Goff Jason
     
    The website of Capital Futures Limited is www.capitalserviceshk.com. It also uses a bank account in the name of Advance Management Services (Asia) Ltd.
     
     
  • Capital Growth Equities S.L.
  •  
    Apartado de Correos 1057
    29600, Malaga
    SPAIN
     
     
  • Celest Falcon Group
  •  
    17 f/b, 167, TUN HUA N. RD, TAIFEI, TAIWAN
     
    886225477030
     
    05230065319
     
    www.celestfalcongroup.com
     
    celestfalcon@celestfalcongroup.com
     
     
  • Central Capital Inc
  •  
    Room 602, New Bright Building
    11 Sheung Yuet Road
    Hong Kong

    7300 College Blvd, Suite 650
    Overland Park, Kansas
    66210, United States
    (Administrative Office)

    500 North Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States
     
     
  • Chartered Asset Management
  •  
    14/F Abdulrahim Place
    990 Rama IV Road
    Bangkok 10500
    Thailand
     
    (The company also gives an address in Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. The address belongs to a business center which has now terminated its extension of facilities to the company. The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
    The Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (Thai SEC) and the Royal Thai Police have recently conducted raids of the company at its three Thai addresses:
     
    The Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (Thai SEC) and the Royal Thai Police have recently conducted raids of the company at its three Thai addresses:
     
     
  • Churchill Capital USA Incorporation
  •             1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1910
              New York, NY 10020
              Phone 1-212-461-1079 Fax 1-646-478-9790
     
     
  • Clarkson Gordon Limited
  •  
    Daliana Court
    5 Chytron Street
    2nd Floor, Office 21
    1075 Nicosia
    CYPRUS
     
    Associated persons: Bernard Owens, George Scott
     
     
  • Cogan Davis Associates Limited
  •  
    (Represent its operates from Japan)
     
     
  • Cohen Nesbit Group Limited
  •  
    Level 19 Hong Leong Building
    16 Raffles Quay
    SINGAPORE
     
     
  • Commodity and Currency Global Co Ltd
  •  
    17/F, UBC II Building
    Soi Sukhumvit 33
    Bangkok, 10110 Thailand
     
    (Also uses a bank account in Hong Kong in the name of Future I Trade Management Co Ltd.)
     
     
  • Commonwealth Monetary Group
  •  
    Unit 1001-2, 10th Floor, New Victory
    House
    Central
    Hong Kong
     
     
  • Crawford Peale Inc
  •  
    Unit 1609, 16/F
    Vanit I Building, 1126/1 New Petchburi Road
    Bangkok, 10400 Thailand
     
     
  • Crown Capital Partners Limited
  •  
    London, England

    Geneva
    18, Avenue Louis Casai
    1209 Geneva Switzerland

    West Indies
    Murray´s Road P.O. Box 1693
    Kingstown
    St. Vincent - The Grenadines

     
    Tel.: 1-888-877-8853
    Tel.: +41 22 747 7802
     
    Fax.: +41 22 747 7942
     
    www.crowncapitalpartners.com
     
    inquires@crowncapitalpartners.com
     
     
  • Davis Goldberg Group
  •  
    782 NW 42nd Avenue Miami, FL 33135
     
    Tel: 1 (312) 803-9614
     
    Fax: 1 (312) 577-1696
     
    www.davisgoldberg.com
     
    email: info@davisgoldberg.com
     
    Bank: Washington Services Account no:
    52-0-000162-1
    Standard Charted Bank
    246 R. Upper Thomson Road
    Singapore 574370
     
     
  • Dawson Turner
  •  
    Two Penn center Plaza
    Philadelphia, PA 19102-1706
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
     
     
  • De Verre Lloyd & Co Ltd
  •  
    15th Floor Cerulean Tower
    26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho
    Shibuya-ku
    Tokyo 150-8512
    Japan
     
    Unit# 35142 Citic Square
    1168 Nanjing Road (West)
    Shanghai 200041
    China
     
    36/F Menara Maxis
    Kuala Lumpur City center
    Kuala Lumpur 50088
    Malaysia
     
     
  • DKM Global Management Inc
  •  
    1 Lan Kwai Fong
    HONG KONG
     
     
  • Douglas Baker & Co
  •  
    800-615 West Broadway Ave
    Vancouver, B C
    Canada V5Z 4C2
     
    1.604.608.2990
     
    1.604.608.2990
     
    www.douglas-barker.com
     
    (The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Dragon Pacific Company Limited
  •  
    17th Floor, One Pacific Place
    140 Sukhumvit Road
    Bangkok
    THAILAND
     
    Associated individual: Douglas King
     
     
  • Drexel Asset Management
  •  
    Suite 1202 Forever Tower
    941 Jiaozhou Road
    Shanghai 200060
    China
     
    4/F East Tower
    Otemachi First Square, 1-5-1
    Otematchi, Chiyoda-ku
    Tokyo 100-0004
    Japan
     
    Level 11, Parkwest Bldg
    6-12-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
    Tokyo 160-0023
    Japan
     
    Level 36, Menara Citibank
    165 Jalan Ampang
    50450 Kuala Lumpur
    Malaysia
     
    The company was warned by The Banking and Finance Commission, Belgium, The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, Luxembourg and Malta Financial Services Authority for its unauthorised act to make unsolicited or cold calls inviting persons to in
     
    The company is also on the List of known unlicensed overseas cold callers of The Financial Services Agency, Japan.
     
     
  • Dreyfus Capital
     
     
  • Dreyfus Securities Limited
  •  
    14/F Kamiya-cho Mori Building
    4-3-20 Toranomon, Minato-ku
    TOKYO 105-0001, JAPAN
    Amnuaydech Suite 048
    22 Central Chidlom Tower
    Polenchit Road, Lumpini
    Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
    THAILAND
     
    29/F One Canada Square
    Canary Wharf, London
    UNITED KINGDOM, E14 5DY
     
    Associated individual: Steven Dixon
     
     
  • Dukes and Company Securities Corporation
  •  
    Unit 1009
    PSBank Tower
    Senator Gil J
    Puyat Avenue
    Makati City 1220
    PHILIPPINES Constitution Drive
     
    Associated individuals: Michael Martin, Ben Smit
     
     
  • e.go Trade Incorporated
  •  
    31/F Jin Mao Tower
    Pudong, Shanghai 200120
    China

    Otemachi First Square
    East Tower 4/F, 1-5-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
    Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
     
    (The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Eastleigh International Limited
  •  
    Suite 1601-16
    Kinwick center
    32 Hollywood Road
    Central, Hong Kong
     
    (Represents it has office or mail address in Spain as well.)
     
     
  • Elders Cohen
  •  
    Hills Plaza 1
    345 Spear Street, Suite 138
    San Francisco
    California
     
    Associated persons: Steve Thomas, Michael Sands
     
     
  • Emmerson Bennett
  •  
    545, 5th Avenue
    New York City
    New York 10018
    U.S.A.
     
    (Names used: Harris York, James Morgan)
     
    (Also uses a bank account in Hong Kong in the name of Key Profit International Ltd.)
     
     
  • Equity-1 Limited
  •  
    (Administration office at Rooms 2002A and 2009, Tower 1, Lippo center, 89 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong. The company also gives an address in Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong which belongs to a business center.
     
    The business center has now terminated its extension of facilities to the company. The company appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Eurocentral Union
  •  
    Stanborrough Park
    Wartford Hearths WD24 92
    London
    United Kingdom
     
     
  • European Private Equity Consultants
  •  
    604 Gran Via Corts Catalanas
    08007 Barcelona, Spain
     
    (The company also appears to target Hong Kong investors.)
     
     
  • Fairchild Roth Financial Inc
  •  
    Gallery 4
    12 Leadenhall Street
    London EC3V 1LP
    UNITED KINGDOM
     
     
  • Financial Securities International Ltd
  •  
    Room 2903, Tower 1
    Admiralty center
    Hong Kong
     
     
  • First Capital Securities Limited
  •  
    P O Box 847
    1 Capital Place Georgetown
    Grand Cayman
    Cayman
    Islands
    B W I
     
     
  • First Charted Capital
  •  
    Client Service center
    14th Floor IBM Tower
    Pacific Century Place
    2A Workers Road North
    Beijing, 100027
    China
    Ph: 86 10 6539 1024
    Fax: 86 10 6539 1060

    ISM Tower, 14th Floor
    2A Workers Road North
    Beijing China 100027
    Ph: (8610) 6539 1024
    Fax: (8610) 1014/1050

    Institutional Market Division
    245 Park Avenue
    24th and 39th Floors
    Manhattan, New York
    USA 10167
     
     
  • First Independent Capital Resources, Inc
  •  
    Shiroyuma JT Movi Building
    8-1 Toranoman 4 Chome
    Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105
    JAPAN
     
     
  • First Independent Resource Management Group Inc.
  •  
    4, V.S. Prospero
    Milano
    ITALY
     
     
  • First International Equity & Acquisition Inc
  •  
    654 Madison Avenue
    New York NY 10021
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
     
     
  • First International Equity Inc.
  •  
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
     
    Phone & fax 01 681 888 877 8891
     
    Associated individual: James C. King
     
     
  • First National Financial Group Inc
  •  
    Empire State Building
    350 6th Avenue Suite 3304
    New York
    NY 10118
    46th Floor
    140 Broadway
    New York
    NY 10005
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
     
     
  • First National Financial Group Inc.
  •  
    46th Floor, 140 Broadway
    New York, NY 10005 USA
     
    Tel: 001-212-858-7521
     
    Fax: 001-212-858-7522
     
    web: www.firstnationalfinancial.net
     
    Became - Baxter Financial Group Inc.
     
     
  • First Southern Trust
  •  
    Tel: 1-866-530-1932
     
     
  • Fisher Sterling International Limited
  •  
    Room 302, Hung Kei Mansion
    5-8 Queen Victoria Street
    Central, Hong Kong
     
     
  • Foreign Currency International
  •  
    27 Suhkumvit Soi 20
    Bangkok 10110
    Thailand
     
     
  • Foreign Trade International
  •  
    14/F
    253 Sukhumvit Soi 21
    Bangkok, 10110 Thailand
     
    (Also uses a bank account in Hong Kong in the name of Future I Trade Management Co Ltd.)
     
     
  • Fortune International Limited
  •  
    2111 Wing On House
    71 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong
     
    (Represents it has offices or mail addresses in China, Japan, Singapore and Thailand as well.)
     
     
  • Four Winds Trading Systems
  •  
    British Virgin Islands
     
    http://www.fwts.net
     
     
  • Fujiwara
  •  
    Tel: + 813 5404 3458
     
    Fax: + 813 5404 3401
     
     
  • FX Advisors East, LLC
  •  
    200 Public Square Suite 2955
    Cleveland
    Ohio
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


    The above list is not exhaustive. New names will be added as they come to the OIPA's attention.