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The London Vines Ltd: watch out for White Knights!
Watch out for White Knights contacting you about a failed company!investdrinks has received a number of reports of companies contacting clients of the now collapsed The London Vines Ltd with offers of...
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Daily Express issues warning on wine investments
Good to see a national newspaper tackling the downside of wine investment:'How to avoid a hangover after investing in fine winesBy: Maisha FrostPublished: Wed, November 13, 2013 RIPPED off or a poor...
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Is the Investors Chronicle corked?
Château Gazin, PomerolToday the Investors Chronicle, part of the Financial Times group, has published an article on wine investment entitled: 'Is wine investing corked?' Written by Mark Robinson,...
View ArticleBordeaux Fine Wines Ltd: in provisional liquidation in public interest
Press release from the Insolvency Service: 'Bordeaux Fine Wines Ltd (“BFW”), a company that sold wine to investors, was put into provisional liquidation by the High Court in the public interest on 19...
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The memoirs of a 'wine-broker': an insider tells his story
London's Canary Wharf becoming a favoured address for scams (Although Daniel Smith, the author of this contribution, worked for a wine investment company, his experience could I believe be replicated...
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2014 Happy New Year + a couple of resolutions
Best wishes for a scam-free 2014. To help to keep it scam-free here are two resolutions for 2014:Never accept cold callsIgnore asset exchange schemes run by companies such as the recently formed...
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FCA warns on Graphene investments + Mayfair Worldwide Trading Ltd
Logo of the Financial Conduct AuthorityThe FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) issued a warning on 30th December 2013 about graphene investments:
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Bordeaux Fine Wines Ltd: taxman also looking to close company + Mirror story
Andrew Penman's story: 9th January 2014
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Radio 5 investigates diamond scams
Diamond investment scams are covered by Adrian Goldberg this morning on 5 live Investigates on Radio 5 Live. Vulnerable, elderly people conned by high pressure boiler room sales tactics to invest in...
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White Knights - a renewed warning
Investors in the failed wine investment company, The London Vines Ltd, continue to be approached by White Knights offering to assist. A recent example is Elliott House Collections Ltd (Company number:...
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FCF Wine Investments – ludicrously optimistic projections on over-priced wines.
FCF's lipsmacking profit projection on 2010 Duhard Milon £11,553.03 net profit in four years!! I was recently contacted by TG, a putative investor with FCF Investments. This is the trading name of...
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Blakeney Bridge Wine Ltd: why I wouldn't buy wine from this company
Château Pontet CanetI have been contacted by AT whose elderly parent has been pressurised by Blakeney Bridge Wine Ltd's telesales into investing in over-priced wine. On 19th September 2013 they were...
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Optimum Fine Wines Ltd/ Wellington House Collections Ltd: revealing...
From the Optimum Fine Wines site Spot the difference between these two sets of testimonials – one from Optimum Fine Wines Ltd and the other from Wellington House Collections Ltd: Optimum Fine Wines...
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