Even the obligatory one star is far too flattering a description of this outfit
This all started in September '25 when I responded to a ''Jeremy Clarkson'' voice-overed, on-line advert promoting the amazing performance of investment platforms that make fortunes from small stakes, persuaded me to invest £200 which I paid via PayPal. But I then had second thoughts and decided to withdraw. The £200 had not been paid, only £7.50 of a weekly recurring direct debit to a company called Digiowl which I immediately cancelled.
A few days later, a broker called Eric F****** from CA Finances, a Swiss based company, phoned. I heard him out, remaining sceptical, refusing several more calls, all from UK mobile numbers with no call back facility. Eventually his colleague Chris C***** phoned, suggesting I look at the online trading platform that had been set up for me, which was impressive. After telling him about the cancelled deposit, he claimed to have no knowledge and was unconcerned so I felt there was nothing to lose, I had made a payment and so continued with the association. In early January I received a request for more investment funds and in order to establish a two way cashflow I asked for £100 to be refunded. When £71.74(exchange fees deducted) arrived in my bank account, I felt sufficiently secure enough to make an investment of £1010, a big mistake!
The next three months saw my profits soar to $27,347.after which Mr C***** suggested I withdraw some money for myself but first of all to pay his brokerage, company and insurance fees amounting to $3,350.
I reconsidered all the facts at hand, the strange start and dodgy UK mobile phones, both CA finances and parent company Investcenter AG not appearing in FINMA the Swiss financial regulator's register, the evidence of similar 'scams' including feedback from Trustpilot about CA Finances and reality check from my accountant. There was nothing tangible, no signatures on contracts but the biggest red flag, that fees could not be paid from profits generated, made it impossible for me to continue and I declined to settle his invoice.The last communication from Chris C*****came as an email stating that he was pursuing my 'debt' through the Swiss legal system, a course that I would welcome as a clarification, a genuine pathway to establishing the veracity of his business but no official demands from any Swiss court have been received by me at this time, nor do I expect any.
If this hard won insight rings true with readers, then my unfortunate experience will not have been in vain, and I do gain a little satisfaction by tying up fraudsters in unproductive activity for several months, but I'm still down either the grand total of £937.96 or the $28,742.83, a pie in the sky that dangles there as bait for more fraudulent cash extraction!
26 oktober 2025
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