Warnings & Updates

INTERNET SCAMS and other WARNINGS, TIPS & UPDATES!

Update for 2009

THE SCAM: “THE CLUB SHELL SCAM”

DO NOT  get sucked into the "club shell game".  There are certain cities where the nightlife is highlighted. This scam takes advantage of the glitz, glitter, glamour, beautiful ladies, and excitement that the unsuspecting foreigner experiences while barhopping.

It is very common for nightclub "owners" and/or "managers" to tell foreigners that they are seeking "partners" and/or wanting to sell outright. To many westerners are taken advantage of by the idea of owning or having an interest in a club where 20 or more beautiful Asian ladies work daily (or nightly).

There are so many things that can go wrong with this scenario that we will not attempt to list them all here. For now, just beware of any such business offers. If the deal is real, it can be checked out and you can return at a later date!

In most cases, the bar or club is already in irreversible trouble and/or the individual making the offer is not even authorized to make such a deal.

Remember that ALL property and business offers can and should be checked out. We are here to consult if needed.

THE SCAM & WARNING:
BEWARE - HER WELL PLANNED DIVORCE!

(To many/most American men this is the scariest of all the scams.) (PROTECT YOURSELF!) The fact that both the Affidavit of Support and the accompanying documents that must be provided prior to, or at the time of the interview provides the fianc? or spouse with a chance to make copies of information and financial records and history that would make a divorce attorney scream with delight (or in extreme agony) depending upon which side he is on. We have actually been called upon to be there at the day of submission of these documents so that they were filed on time, but so that the fianc?e lacked time and access to copy all the documents! With the affidavit of support, you are not only required to provide income information, social security, tax records, property and bank records, but you must also sign under penalty of perjury! Therefore you cannot deny any of the information at a later date in another legal matter. What a perfect set of exhibits for a future divorce attorney, who will simply request that the state court take "judicial notice" that the documents were in fact filed with the federal government, signed under penalty of perjury and submitted to a federal agency, and therefore presumed to be truthful.

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