GFI COMPANY LIMITED has been alerted to an increasing number of “fraud schemes” intended to defraud unsuspecting individuals and companies. In response to this alert, GFI COMPANY LIMITED is warning against fraudulent online domiciliary investment deals, Advanced fee fraud schemes and sales and purchase contract agreements that misuse the GFI COMPANY LIMITED name or claim to be affiliated with GFI COMPANY LIMITED.

Advanced fee fraud schemes involve solicitations that encourage potential victims to provide personal information such as signatures, bank account information, photocopies of drivers’ license and national passport and most importantly to pay certain advance fees. In return, the potential victim is promised the shipment of some amount of gold bars/dust which the solicitor has no intention of shipping.

Law enforcement agencies estimate that thousands of these advance fee fraud solicitations are sent by fax or e-mail every week and are addressed to individuals and companies around the world.