A company claiming to be called “Blackrock Commodities” is cold calling people who have been scammed into buying carbon credits as investments. “Blackrock Commodities” claims to be able to sell the carbon credits for £5 to a Swedish company called Asio Capital. All you have to do is pay an advance fee. It’s a scam,…
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Carbonballs: How Carbon Neutral Investments made Newcastle United “carbon positive”
Last week, REDD-Monitor wrote about the closure of 19 companies in the High Court in London. The companies sold more than 5 million carbon credits to retail investors, for more than £36 million. Hundreds of pensioners were duped out of their life savings.
“Notification of Defamatory Statements”: A letter from Ascendo Consulting about Titan Capital Markets, Paradigm Management Consulting, Aaron Wilson and Victor Godwin (AKA Falade)
Capital Alternatives was part of large network of companies that sold investments in hotels, carbon credits, agricultural land, Voice over Internet Protocol, timber, diamonds, gold, platinum, or water bonds.
Something phishy from Kession Capital
Among the services that a company called Kession Capital provides is to “Lend our FCA permissions to new and existing firms”. These new and existing firms are “appointed representatives” of Kession Capital.
Vanguard Trading is running a recovery room scam
A company calling itself Vanguard Trading International (or Vanguard UK Trading, or Vanguard Trading UK, or Vanguard Global Financial Intermediaries) is cold calling retail investors who have been scammed into buying carbon credits. Vanguard claims to be able to sell the carbon credits. Of course, there’s an advanced fee to be paid. And, of course,…