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Global Carbon Exchange: “There are more holes in GCE’s sales pitch than in any Swiss cheese”

Posted on 3 July 201315 January 2021

Global Carbon Exchange sells carbon credits to individuals as an investment. It’s another boiler room scam.

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Foreco Growth Investments Ltd: Another carbon credit boiler room bites the dust. “More proof that you should keep your savings well away from carbon credits”

Posted on 28 June 201312 August 2015

On 12 June 2013, Foreco Growth Investments Ltd, a UK-based company that sold carbon credits as investments, was wound up in the High Court in London. The company is the latest in a series of similar companies to be investigated by the Insolvency Service and subsequently closed down.

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Eventus Alternatives

Eventus Alternatives: Another carbon credit boiler room scam?

Posted on 19 June 20131 June 2021

By Chris Lang Eventus Alternatives is a Dubai-based company selling carbon credits to individuals as investments. Carbon, according to the company’s website is, “The dawn of a new commodity – the booming new alternative providing comprehensive return on investment.”

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The OTC Registry

The OTC Registry: “The registrar service of last resort,” or just part two of the boiler room scam?

Posted on 12 June 201315 December 2020

A recovery room is a company that claims to offer assistance to people who are the victims of boiler room fraud. For a fee, of course. The recovery room is the second part of the boiler room scam.

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EcoPush: “A leader within the environmental investment sector” or just another scam?

Posted on 10 June 201310 February 2019

EcoPush is a company that offers expertise in environmental markets, including carbon trading, biofuels, agricultural commodities and sustainable timber. While the company’s website boasts a “proven track record”, the website provides little information about who is behind the company and what its track record actually is.

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