Imperia Invest IBC
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Date:
2011-08-24
Contact:
Imperia Invest IBC
Offshore International Trade Building
P.O. Box 1460
Port Highway, Vanuatu
Background:
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued an updated Investor Alert on August 23, 2011, warning investors of a possible advance fee fraud being perpetrated by Imperia Invest IBC (Imperia) and similarly-named companies. According to the Investor Alert, Imperia targets deaf investors.
In October of 2010, the SEC obtained a temporary restraining order and emergency asset freeze against Imperia for defrauding more than 14,000 investors worldwide. The civil complaint filed by the SEC alleges that Imperia raised more than $7 million, of which $4 million was collected primarily from deaf investors in the United States.
Imperia is not registered in British Columbia to trade in, or advise on, securities and exchange contracts.
We urge British Columbia residents to exercise extreme caution when dealing with firms that are not registered to trade or advise in British Columbia.
