Scammed by a Manila boiler room - help!
dave
Manila. Perhaps I was stupid but it caused me some serious financial
and personal problems - no family hols this year.
The other day I got an email about some actress called Ina Raymondo
who is living the high life with one of the crooks who scammed me?? Is
this a sick joke or what?
Can anyone tell me who Ina Raymondo is? Is she a big star in your part
of the world?
How do they get away with it? Are they paying bribes to the cops?
Anyone got any suggestions what I can do to get my money back?
Any advice appreciated - thanks.
Dave
dav...@start.com.au
Ina Raymundo And The Boiler Room Magician
Philippines' favorite pin-up, actress Ina Raymundo, has fallen under
the spell of an international trickster.
Newshound Exclusive Report
December 6, 2001
Many were shocked when sultry sex goddess Ina Raymundo revealed she
was to be a mother. The steamy star of "Madame X" may not be
everyone's idea of a traditional mom -- but it's the baby's Canadian
father that's got everyone talking these days.
What about the dad then, Ina? Why are folks in dark suits currently
asking questions about your latest lover? Do they want to slap him on
the back, or slap on the handcuffs?
"He's 31, he's successful, he's very understanding. He's sexy and he's
got a great sense of humor. He's very intelligent," says Ina.
Sexy, intelligent and successful, is he? Shouldn't that read sleazy,
cunning and rich? The question on everyone's lips: Where does his
money come from? Perhaps we shouldn't ask -- but what the hell.. we
will.
The public and private faces of Ina's new man
Marrying Brian Poturnak, the Canadian father of her love child, means
Ina becomes part of a family with its very own tradition in show
business: Brian's father was a well-known amateur magician. Just like
his papa, Brian too has been gifted with a fair share of magic talent;
his unique expertise is the disappearing act.
Ina has described Brian as a lookalike of the Hollywood heartthrob
Brad Pitt. Has she -- like many before -- fallen under Brian's magic
spell? Or does the smooth 31-year old, affectionately known to his
buddies as Potts, really look like Brad Pitt? Judge for yourself!
Potts, unlike Ina, is a little camera shy -- but The Newshound has
obtained this mugshot of the "blond haired, blue eyed" Brian.
Brad Pitt lookalike or not, Brian is a good actor. Or put more
correctly: He knows how to put on an act for his clients! Ina will
tell you he's a finance consultant, and how she joined him during his
trips to Bangkok -- he's a consultant to several business firms in the
Thai capital, apparently. Pity all those who get "consulted" by this
tricky young man!
True magic, true love, or true crime?
Brian's dad's amusing stage magic acts involved vanishing rabbits and
pocket handkerchiefs. Brian's real-life act isn't quite so
entertaining: it involves vanishing with other people's money. Out of
his clients' pockets and into his own, in three easy moves!
While Poturnak senior's tricks are closely guarded secrets, many are
willing to spill the beans on his son's dirty kind of "magic".
In Manila, Ethel Ramos retorts: "Brian is a financial adviser to many
Filipino and foreign businessmen, both here and abroad. His work takes
him to different places the world over" and yes -- thanks Ethel for
the tip! -- it's the other side of the world where the story starts to
unravel. Ask questions around Howe Street, Vancouver, Brian's
hometown; that's where The Newshound started sniffing and oh my, what
a lot of stink there was!
Just like Ethel says, Brian William Poturnak does move about a lot and
sells investments to businessmen; that much is true. What Ethel
probably doesn't know is that when the investment goes bad, Brian --
who cunningly uses many different aliases -- is long gone, and so is
the money.
Brian appeared in Manila after being caught out in Toronto, Canada
where he worked his magic at a notorious stock-peddling boiler room
called E. A. Manning. Now, where have I heard that term "boiler room"
before? Oh yes, I remember...
What Brian was doing in Bangkok and Manila will be of interest to the
countless thousands of victims in Oz -- and elsewhere around the world
-- of the recent boiler room epidemic. Those currently looking at
worthless share certificates and big holes in their bank accounts may
be curious indeed to learn just how their money got spent. Did it turn
Ina's heart? Watch this space!
Ina calling?!
Brian and his team of tricksters specialize in operating high-pressure
telemarketing scams, peddling investments in companies set up by
fellow conspirators in the United States.
The companies might typically claim to have a patent for an amazing
new device, or most recently, to have been secretly awarded the
contract to supply fire-resistant material to rebuild New York's World
Trade Center! All lies, of course, designed to get the victim's
attention and -- more importantly -- the victim's money.
Watch out, Ina, if Brian asks you to accompany him to the office. The
story of Maria Bravo, one-time bar girl and an ex-girlfriend of
Hollywood superstar Bruce Willis, should serve as a warning of what
can happen to girls who follow their crooked consorts to the office.
Poor Maria was named by Thai investigators in connection with a share
scam boiler room, along with her ex-hubby, Canadian Jean Pierre
Gonyou.
Let's hope that Ina, an ex-Bulacan Catholic schoolgirl, doesn't follow
Maria's path to perfidy. Imagine the poor suckers who pick up the
phone and hear Ina's sultry voice for free (it should be $1 a minute!)
Bets are many would invest their life savings -- and if Brian's
sitting nearby, they can kiss their money goodbye for good. Flashy
cars and five-star hotels don't come cheap, you know!
Love on the run?
Wake up, Ina! Brian's no Brad Pitt, nor is he a Bruce Willis; watch
the hit movie "Boiler Room" if you want to see a "lookalike".
It's pretty sad that Ina had to go and get mixed up in this real-life
crime drama, and what's more, with a foreigner! Aren't Filipinos good
enough, rich enough or dishonest enough for her?
How long their days of unmarried bliss last is anyone's guess. Let's
hope Ina doesn't mind living out of a suitcase! Love on The Run --
will this be the title of her next flick?
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kurakot
hometown; that's where The Newshound started sniffing and oh my, what
a lot of stink there was!""
Lot's of magicians around HOWE STREET. They can even turn cow shit
into GOLD.
Cal it whatever you like but CDNX is V.S.E.
same players, same tunes
STAY AWAY.
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