Excuse me Mugs but how can you be asking the question 'there could well be a legit business at the core of all of this'.
Surely when you first (and foolishly) invested you did so because of a solid business.
But now it seems you're indicating to us that you haven't actually got a clue so in reality you didn't do any research at all into what you were buying.
Can I therefore try to offer you some advice for the future -
Never invest a single penny ever again in the stockmarket or any other investment as you have not got a clue as to what you're doing. Instead, put all your money into cash savings account where yes you won't make much but far more importantly your capital will stay intact.
Just being cruel to be kind, trying to stop you being taken advantage of again.
Hi ANLEY
At the core of SOM is a business, what type of business that is we do not know! All we, the investors and forum readers, know is that SOM runs a number of interests for companies listed out of a single address in Germany and some which are linked to a farm in England. To blunt all businesses have to start somewhere, they all can't have gleaming offices in the centre of a thriving city/town centre.
Going back to the business angle....
Can you prove to me 100% that SOM is a scam? NO,
Can I prove to you that SOM is 100% legit? NO,
So all we have is conjuncture where a number of pointers seem to highlight this being a scam, but the only people who know the truth are the SOM directors.
One of my own indicators for SOM being a scam was what would happen at the meeting and/or soon after, as yet this indicator has not been triggered. What is this said indicator.... well as soon as SOM trigger it I will let you know, that is if they trigger it.
Just for the record, I invested in SOM as a friend of mine had done so as well, I did do a little investigation at the time, which I have stated previously on this forum and which included contacting the marketing department of 888.com, however I do admit I should have been more thorough with my investigations, however as my friend had made some very good investments I took his word as read. Yes, I can hear your screams from here.
As for not having a clue... well yes you could be right, but once bitten twice shy as the saying goes. So no-one will be getting a penny of my hard earned cash until I have done my own due diligence in future.
Nobody has all the answers and I'm sure you have invested in a turkey somewhere along the line. The jury is still out on SOM, and probably always will be until CH dissolve it or SOM come clean and say sorry guys we've gone bust your money's gone and were off to retire in the Caribbean. Until then the light at the end of the tunnel is being turned out to save the company electric bill.
Cheers
Mugs