I had dealings with a so called investment group in the UK the past few weeks who advised me they had USD$2.5M to invest in my company. While most things checked out about them: company registration, addresses, filings with Companies House (UK), names, etc. there was something a little hinkey about the deal from day one such as difficulty connecting by phone, very poor English in some of the communications and lack of confirmation on several matters that I requested clarification on.
When contacted by them, I responded with the following rules my company works under.
When contacted by them, I responded with the following rules my company works under.
- We do not pay any up-front fees for any reason.
- If there are processing or legal fees of any kind required, we place them with our lawyer who then contacts your lawyer to ascertain the financing your company agrees to provide is documented and available to be released upon an agreement being executed between us.
- All processing is done through our corporate lawyer and your corporate lawyer.
- If you are agreeable to item 3, we will provide corporate details; company number, address, phone number, the bank I deal with and expect yourself to provide same.
- We do not engage in anything that can be construed as money laundering, drug money, etc., therefore anything that breaks the law.
The company in question is:
Walker Financial Limited
98 Aitken Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire
UK ML3 7Yl
Company No. SC490651
Phone: +44-7418478719
Fax: + 44- 1745258020
The principal is a Mr. Andrew John Walker or John Walker, depending on the day he emails.
His associate who Mr Walker presented as a lawyer and who is NOT a lawyer is a Mr. Johns. A Paul or a Mr. Pauls A. John depending on the day. His full name is Paul Fouzi Ayoub Johns. I have made a report to the UK Law Society informing them that this "gentleman" is representing himself as a solicitor or lawyer when in fact he is not.
Mr. Walker represents himself as representing an investor network of which he provide no proof whatsoever. When questioned as to the validity of the deal he responds with a lot of nonsense about having faith in god.
The scam part of their deal is they will not provide an agreement without an upfront payment of 6,000 UK Pounds, a variation of the old upfront fee scam.
So if you get emails from any of these email addresses, beware;
legatolegalltd@aol.co.uk
walkerfinancialltd@gmail.com
Finally, when I Googled their addresses on Google Earth, I discovered the office for Legato Legal is a print shop in a back lane.
The office for Walker Financial is a house in a housing area in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Want to check them out yourself, just go to these kinks
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08399435/officers
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC490651
Walker Financial Limited
98 Aitken Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire
UK ML3 7Yl
Company No. SC490651
Phone: +44-7418478719
Fax: + 44- 1745258020
The principal is a Mr. Andrew John Walker or John Walker, depending on the day he emails.
His associate who Mr Walker presented as a lawyer and who is NOT a lawyer is a Mr. Johns. A Paul or a Mr. Pauls A. John depending on the day. His full name is Paul Fouzi Ayoub Johns. I have made a report to the UK Law Society informing them that this "gentleman" is representing himself as a solicitor or lawyer when in fact he is not.
Mr. Walker represents himself as representing an investor network of which he provide no proof whatsoever. When questioned as to the validity of the deal he responds with a lot of nonsense about having faith in god.
The scam part of their deal is they will not provide an agreement without an upfront payment of 6,000 UK Pounds, a variation of the old upfront fee scam.
So if you get emails from any of these email addresses, beware;
legatolegalltd@aol.co.uk
walkerfinancialltd@gmail.com
Finally, when I Googled their addresses on Google Earth, I discovered the office for Legato Legal is a print shop in a back lane.
The office for Walker Financial is a house in a housing area in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Want to check them out yourself, just go to these kinks
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08399435/officers
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC490651
