02080994662

Crimson Fine Wines.  Unsolicited, cold calling sales guys offering to make you 50% pa return, no risk, out of premium wines not normally available to commoners blah, blah, blah.  Laughable attempt, but some may not realise the firm isn't Regulated and there's no FSA protection and fall for this utter claptrap.  Avoid!!!!

It is scandalous to discover that Paul Kyriacou, a serving Liberal Democrat Councillor for the London Borough of Southwark and a former Mayor, is working for this wine investment scam company, Crimson Fine Wines Ltd, as a so called "Portfolio Manager & Investment Broker".

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/community/councillors/paul-kyriacou

He even boasts about this on his linkedin account:

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/paul-kyriacou/11/3b6/521

they keep calling trying to get people to invest in fine wines, as if.

I was cold called on my mobile despite being registered on TPS. I didn't answer the call. Company was Crimson Fine Wines Ltd, incorporated Feb 21 2011. Sole director is Mr Jeffery K Kushner who is also sole director of Crimson Fine Diamonds Ltd, incorporated May 14 2012. Neither company has any published accounts.
A further search shows Mr Kushner of 365, Bloor Street, Suite 1708, Toronto, Ontario, as sole director of Genesis Rare Diamonds (UK) Ltd, incorporated May 27 2009 with published accounts showing Net Worth of -(negative) £308,000.
Information is publicly available from Companies House.

It appears they also use this number as crimson fine diamonds. The man behind all is a convicted Canadian fraudster and disbarred lawyer!

London docklands based boiler room backed by dodgy Canadians with numerous convictions for fraud in their homeland and Switzerland!

http://content.met.police.uk/News/Wine-scam-w ... 1/1257246745756

Wine scam warning

07 December 2011

Bromley Police are warning residents to be ware of a scam involving investing in wine, after two residents have recently been embezzled out of £24,900.

The scam starts with the fraudsters contacting victims and talking them into investing large amounts of money in fine wines, which don't actually exist. Two residents have recently become victims of this scam, one losing £15,000, the other £9,900.

"Beware of claims that an investment will produce guaranteed, risk-free or exceptional return".

The advice from the Police is to ALWAYS take independent professional advice before making any investment and particularly if the type of investment is unfamiliar to you.

And Remember the Warning Signs:

Beware of unsolicited or unexpected approaches offering investment opportunities of any kind. Always check on the credentials of a company or individual before dealing with them.

Beware of claims that an investment will produce guaranteed, risk-free or exceptional return. Most investments include an element of risk and returns cannot be guaranteed.

Beware of any investment whose past performance and potential growth cannot be easily checked, for example in the financial press or via an independent financial adviser. Ask yourself, "Why not?"

Beware of pressure to make a quick decision and NEVER sign up to anything immediately. A reputable dealer will allow time for you to undertake research and, if the investment is genuine, there will usually be a 'cooling off' period in case you change your mind.

ALWAYS ask about payment of commission. Beware of an up-front commission payable at the time of purchase instead of the time of sale.

Beware of being told to keep the deal confidential. If the investment is legitimate, why would you need to keep it confidential?

NEVER give your bank account numbers, credit card numbers or other personal information to anyone you don't know or whose credentials you haven't checked.

Ignore emails, chain letters or any other unsolicited approach promoting get-rich-quick schemes. They're not worth reading and will almost certainly leave you out of pocket!

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Paul Kyriacou is still at Crimson Fine Wines: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/paul-kyriacou/11/3b6/521

Wine Investment scam Warnings abound
http://news-insolvency.bis.gov.uk/Press-Relea ... tion-64fce.aspx

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TONY HETHERINGTON: 'Don't threaten me' says wine investment trader
By TONY HETHERINGTON
PUBLISHED: 22:12, 9 February 2013 | UPDATED: 08:01, 12 February 2013
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D.G.R. writes: I am forwarding you an email I received from a company that asks for my address so that a free case of Bordeaux wine can be delivered. This looks like a scam. It is the first and only contact I have ever had  with these people.

Trail: Vintage Wine Investors couldn't be found in Wilmington, above, but mail is picked up in Docklands

The remarkable offer of free wine came from Vintage Wine Investors, and the sting in the tail comes further down the message with a sales pitch for a case of different wine that will cost you £2,800.
But of course this wine is not for drinking. It is an investment. And the sellers are so confident that they even give a legally binding contract saying they will buy the same wine back for £3,976 after just three months.

How can they make such an amazing offer? According to Vintage Wine Investors: ‘This is from a large buy from a vendor requiring a quick sale.

‘We are putting in 60 per cent of the money ourselves and allowing new clients to test the market and see the short-term returns that  are currently available by participating in the purchase of some of the stock.’

The only thing that could go wrong is that you could make your investment and be stuck with the very expensive wine if Vintage Wine Investors broke its promise to buy it back.

Or if Vintage Wine Investors turned out not to exist. Well guess what? It was impossible to find the firm.

It is not registered at Companies House, so it is not a British limited company. I traced the firm’s website to Giles Harrison and Tim Dunton and an address in the small town of Wilmington, Delaware, in the US, but state authorities there have no record of the company either.

The Vintage Wine Investors website is decorated with a picture of the massive Citigroup skyscraper at Canary Wharf in London’s Docklands, but the firm is not there.

It does supply a nearby address at Ensign House in Admirals Way, but this belongs to a business that takes in mail for anyone who pays.

Legally, anyone trading under a business name must identify themselves as the owner. Failure to do so is a crime.

So, I sent a polite email to Vintage Wine Investors, asking who really runs the business.

Back came an increasingly angry flurry of emails from someone giving his name as Michael Chapman. ‘Why do you require this information?’ he asked. ‘What is your agenda? Is there a problem with our offers?’

I explained that all I was asking him to do was obey the law. Chapman – if that is his real name – suddenly turned shy.

‘The company is no longer trading outside its existing client base,’ he told me. And he added: ‘We are a group of sole traders based all over the world.’ I should leave him alone, it seemed, because ‘we are no longer marketing or publicising ourselves’.

Well that was a lie. But Chapman had another one to top it. ‘We do not have any legal obligations within the UK,’ he insisted. Yet his firm’s terms and conditions say clearly that its contracts fall under English law and any disputes will be settled in a court in England.

Finally Chapman cracked: ‘You are threatening me. This is unacceptable. I think you need to leave this situation alone.’

Now, I know it is a small world, but this is not the first dodgy wine offer to come from Ensign House in Canary Wharf.

Two years ago I warned that a business there called CB Vintners was also promising a guaranteed profit. Purchase wine for £10,000 and the firm would buy it back for £11,500.

But there was no such company, and enquiries led to, yes, Wilmington in Delaware. What a coincidence.

The law on business names is enforced by trading standards, so I handed over all my information to Tower Hamlets Council, which covers Canary Wharf.

Trading Standards officers there moved with impressive speed. Last Wednesday they told me: ‘We have executed warrants in relation to this case and one arrest has been made.’

Enquiries are continuing, so if anyone has parted with money  to Vintage Wine Investors, investigators would like to hear from  you. Contact trading.standards@towerhamlets.gov.uk.

How are these companys allowed to do this.

Crimson diamonds and wine is run by a tiny fat bloke called Craig Cooper who will never return your calls but you can reach him on his mobile   079474 519545....over priced wine and diamonds which they will never trade on for you

another company to watch out for is monocharm ltd. another wine company who uses 0207 952 2261 there wines are at least 40 % over priced and just want to Sell you wines with out a hope of trading them on

scammers
Reply !

How to deal with wine investment calls, as usual, I recorded the calls for your enjoyments :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8pu2IUHj8M

.. and then they actually do a follow up call!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_kow9jgJp8

Enjoy - comments and shares on the youtube page appreciated :) Much more on main page ;)

https://www.duedil.com/company/06917077/genesis-rare-diamonds-u-k-ltd
This guy runs Crimson, takes the piss with his trading address as west india quay car park.
If he does that with companies house what's he think of you investors?

Today's Daily mirror says it all about Craig cooper and company. crimson fine diamonds, crimson fine wines or genisis rare diamonds they are all the same company! Headed up by Howard rash a convicted fraudster, Jeff kushner is just a front man for the business.  Type in google howard rash or rush and Toronto and see what you get, he and gregory soyka are the masterminds of the whole operation amd have made a fortune from doing this.

Crimson moved over from wines a while ago as anyone can find out how much a wine cost, diamonds it is impossible as two are never the same and their mark up can be up to an 1000 per cent on a diamond, much more than the 40 to 50 per cent they make on wines! They say buy a diamond from us and I will show you 15 two 25 per cent in 3 to 6 months, really.....They will then tell you how much you have made and now you can see you have made money i have a much nicer stone for you, one that will really make you money lol. before you know it you have been taken for all your money, don't be an idiot the only ones making money are the owners of the company. Who says "money is more important than family" is a man who is very sad and not one I want to invest with.

If you try and sell your investments with them you will get a million reasons why they cannot sell it,  if they eventually do it will not be anywhere near what you paid for your investment. This is akin to a ponzy scheme!!!

OK so you now realize your investment is not so good as you have been told and you want your money back

maybe i can help...try me E-mail me on helpmegetmymoneyback@gmail.com lets see if i can help you

bought and sold through them all was ok got my money no issue.... would i buy again maybe to many people moaning end of the day look at the banks they are the biggest scam artistes going !

Bought and sold wine and diamonds through them. I made a small profit on both my only complaint was it took quite a while to get my money from the sale. Got it though so can't really complain. Don't think these guys are the worst around.

Was that 'thro' Jeffery or Jeffrey
Jeffery Kushner is Genesis diamonds
Jeffrey Kushner is Crimson diamonds
Companies house records need updating.

Timely
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fake-vince-cable-sets-up-2486920