https://wealthrecoveryint.com/
Reformed scammers are still scammers at heart and always will be until the day they die. They can't help but be dodgy in every aspect of everything they do.
1) Website talks about Austin Smith, the proprietor. He's also the focus of this article ...
http://www.jta.org/2017/04/24/news-...llions-for-victims-of-massive-fraud-in-israel ... which basically reads like a paid advertisement.
2) "A Tel Aviv-based startup run by young American Jewish immigrants to Israel, or olim, has taken on a largely fraudulent financial industry centered in this country that has been estimated to generate as much as $10 billion a year. Owned and staffed in part by former employees of companies that deal in “binary options,” Wealth Recovery International has used its insider knowledge to its and its clients’ advantage.
“Because I worked in the industry, I understand how these companies operate,” Wealth Recovery’s co-founder Austin Smith, 33, who calls himself a one-time fraudster, said in an interview at the company’s office. “I feel a responsibility to go ahead and help people.” "
A Tel Aviv startup with no office in Tel Aviv listed on their website but offices in Smith's native New York and in the UK, apparently.
2) 200 Vesey Street in NY is likely just a virtual office or dropbox or w/e. It's the American Express Tower building/3 World Trade Center...I'm binary option betting that Smith doesn't really have a working office there. Virtual office or just a mailbox or w/e.
3)
https://www.facebook.com/pg/wealthrecoveryint/posts/?ref=page_internal
Comments on their FB posts appear to receive official company replies from time to time.
"Jan Theron - You are a scam too!
Wealth Recovery International - Jan we are an investigative company...
Jan Theron - That could not recover my money, you said $1000 is not enough to investigate!
Wealth Recovery International - There are restrictions to what we can do, but we do not take money from people.
Brian Shaposhnik - Wealth Recovery International so you are a non-profit organization? you don't take money from people? there's no 20% fee for your services?
Wealth Recovery International - Hello Brian. Good question. We are not a non profit, we take a percentage only after we recover the full amount to the client. We do not take any money upfront. Thanks, Daniel
Wealth Recovery International - Hi Nancy, the upfront fee is not for our company, but for the lawyers who take on your case. We are the investigators who pass the case to the right lawyer for your specific situation. Lawyers do not work for free, and these cases can take some time to close. I hope this makes sense and do let me know if you need more information. Thank you."
4) WHOIS info on wealthrecoveryint.com shows them using the masking proxy server TUCOWS in Toronto. Not a big deal, but why use it unless there is something to hide?
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Not a scam in and of itself, I believe. Dude got out of the business, got a couple of other failed or disillusioned binary option scammers like himself to start a new business... helping people who were scammed by people like him. How noble! Real results in some cases are probably verifiable. There are fees involved, that's how he makes money, so probably not worth it for relatively smaller losses ... say under $5k or w/e.
Smith's associates still use their fake names they used while stealing money in the schemes claiming to be afraid of retribution from the scam binary options operations. More likely they are afraid of being held responsible for the crimes they committed. Austin Smith, on the other hand, is shameless enough to have come out of the closet. Now, after stealing everyone's money he wants to make MORE money by going after recovery of money stolen by people like him! I mean, this is just an eye-watering level of cynicism and hypocrisy. Dude, just go get a real job, ffs, you're not fooling anyone with your reformed criminal routine. You'll always be a scammer of one sort or another.
Legit results might be possible from Wealth Recovery. If anyone thinks working with this type of outfit on the limited chance of success they might have, then it's on them, I guess. Self-admitted criminal lowlife scammer Austin Smith will be happy to have your business!
Scumbags
