I have read all the posts and I think that this could be such as you described.
I think that we should be grateful for all the information that has been provided to us.
Thank you to everyone on this string. Just wanted to add my twopence worth.....Some Boiler Room Scammers contacted me 3 years ago trying to sell me some shares in this company using Lord Guthrie as a reference point, I researched the company, came to the conclusion that it was some sort of scam and avoided it plague-like. However, in the last two weeks I have been contacted twice by a company purporting to be involved in trading securities from Texas and offering to buy my 5000 shares in this BioDefense Corp. When I tell them that I do not currently and never have owned any shares in this outfit, they ask if I'm sure because I appear on the register of shareholders....Of course I'm sure that I have none of these shares....Phoning from Texas at 1130 GMT to trade shares that I never owned....there can be no other explanation.
I believe anley to be correct.
I too have been contacted by Franklin Rankin wanting me to sell my (worthless) BioDefense shares.
They have then put me in touch with a company called Truman Stock Transfer Co. also in Texas as an Escrow third party. All seemed to be OK as they hadn't asked for any money up front. Then .... phone call from Jonanthan Baker at Franklin Rankin telling me my shares are restricted (which may well be the case), and I would have to contact (preferably Truman) another company to get then de-restricted. I have just received an email from Truman (who I contacted), telling me that an up front payment to a US lawyer is necessary before the restrictions are lifted. This is 700 to 1100 USD.
Having been scammed for quite a lot already, I don't think this is where I'm going to go !!
If anyone would like to tell me how to, or join a group trying to stop these scammers, I would be very interested. I have all the documents and emails associated with this latest try at getting some more of my funds.
i have also been contacted by one Jonathan Baker from franklin rankin
lets see where this goes i would love to find these people:idea:
I haven't gone ahead and paid any lawyer's fees for the restriction to be lifted.
If they are telling the truth, and BD is about to list, then the shares may well be worth more than they were offering anyway, and get the restriction lifted by a lawyer firm chosen by me !
Of course they're not telling the truth, they have been going public 'next month' for about the last 3 years. This is just another excuse to scam more money from you.
Biodefense is a long running scam, one of the owners has been convicted for some unauthorised trading offences in Texas I believe. They have been promising to go public for years. If youve bought these shares then youve been scammed and worse still if youve paid someone to sell them youve been scammed twice.