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Shop Your Own Mortgage / My Mortgage Auction Corp. - Question Form

Thank you for your interest in providing the BC Securities Commission (BCSC) with information about Shop Your Own Mortgage / My Mortgage Auction Corp. This matter is currently under investigation by the BCSC’s Criminal Investigations Branch.

Please read all of the following important Notices prior to filling out the form:

1. The Form below on this page asks you to disclose personal information to the BCSC.

2. You do not have to provide the BCSC with any information. You may omit at your discretion any or all of the information requested in the Form. All information you provide to the BCSC through the Form is provided on a voluntary basis.

3. Omitting information about your identity or anything else in the Form does not guarantee your anonymity. If you omit details about your identity or contact information in the Form, BCSC or other law enforcement agency staff may be unable to follow up with you, if required.

4. The BCSC does not undertake to maintain the anonymity or conceal the identity of anyone who provides information using the Form. Do not provide any information to the BCSC using the Form or otherwise if you wish to conceal your identity. The BCSC is not conferring Confidential Informer status on anyone participating in the information gathering process related to the Form or otherwise.

5. Information you provide to the BCSC will be securely retained by the BCSC unless and until its disclosure is required by law or to assist an outside investigative agency. The BCSC may also disclose information to the BC Prosecution Service if the Criminal Investigations Branch makes a referral for charge assessment, which may result in further disclosure of that information for the purposes of criminal court proceedings should they arise.

6. Information you provide to the BCSC will only be used in accordance with the BCSC’s duties and powers, as described in the Securities Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 418.

7. The BCSC collects, uses and discloses personal information in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 165. If the Criminal Investigations Branch makes a referral for charge assessment, your personal contact information will be disclosed to the BC Prosecution Service. If that referral results in criminal court proceedings, your personal contact information will not be disclosed as part of those proceedings absent a court order.

Your Personal Information

What is your residential address?

More about yourself

Are you personally represented by a lawyer in this matter?

Have you ever been an employee, contractor, director or officer of Shop Your Own Mortgage / My Mortgage Auction Corp (SYOM / MMAC) or any other entity you believe is related to SYOM / MMAC?

Do you, either individually or together with a spouse, have net assets (total assets minus total debts) of any kind worth more than $5,000,000 CAD?

Do you, either individually or together with a spouse, have net financial assets (such as cash or securities, but not home equity or real estate) worth more than $1,000,000 CAD?

Was your net income before taxes more than $200,000 CAD in each of the last two calendar years?

Was your net income before taxes, combined with your spouse’s net income before taxes, more than $300,000 CAD in each of the last two calendar years?

Your Financial Relationship to SYOM / MMAC

Did you ever provide money to SYOM / MMAC?

Did you ever provide money to any company or other entity you believe is related to SYOM / MMAC (a “related party”)?

Do you consider any (or all) of the money you provided to SYOM / MMAC or any related party an investment?

Did you provide money to SYOM / MMAC or a related party:

  1. Directly (for example, through a cash or an electronic funds transfer, bank draft or cheque payable to SYOM / MMAC using money from a personal or business bank account you have direct control over)
  2. Indirectly (for example, by transferring money by any means to a third party person or company, following which that money was forwarded on to SYOM / MMAC)
  3. Both directly and indirectly?

What is the earliest date (or approximate date) you provided any money to SYOM / MMAC or a related party?

What is the most recent date (or approximate date) you provided any money to SYOM / MMAC or a related party?

Were any of your individual transfers of money to SYOM / MMAC or a related party less than $150,000 CAD?

How much ‘out of pocket’ money in total (actual or estimated) did you provide to SYOM / MMAC and related parties by any means?

Note: Do not include in your calculation any money you received from SYOM / MMAC or any related parties that you ‘reinvested’ or otherwise returned.

Have you ever received an actual payment of money (for example, through cash, cheque, bank draft or electronic funds transfer) from SYOM / MMAC or any related party for any reason?

Do you have (or have access to) any records related to your transfer(s) of money to or from SYOM / MMAC or related parties (for example, electronic funds transfer reports, processed cheques or bank drafts, bank account statements, etc.)?

Are you willing to provide a written consent for Criminal Investigations Branch staff to obtain records related to your transfer(s) of money to or from SYOM / MMAC or related parties from the relevant financial institution(s) (for example, a bank or credit union where you have an account)?

Your Contact With SYOM / MMAC

Before, during or after you provided money to SYOM / MMAC or related parties, did you ever have direct in-person contact with any person(s) you believe controlled or worked for SYOM / MMAC or related parties?

Note: Direct in-person contact means: a face-to-face meeting in the same physical location or a live video call where you personally interacted in real-time directly with someone you could see ‘on screen’ (for example, using FaceTime, Skype, Google Meet, etc.). It does not mean participating in ‘audio only’ telephone calls or watching or listening to mass online communications or presentations.

If you answered ‘Yes’ to the preceding question: Please provide the name(s) of the person(s) you had contact with in the space below.

Did you ever receive a document identified as a “Prospectus” from SYOM / MMAC or a related party, or a person working for SYOM / MMAC or a related party?

Did you ever receive a document identified as an “Offering Memorandum” from SYOM / MMAC or a related party, or a person working for SYOM / MMAC or a related party?

During the period of time in which you provided money to SYOM / MMAC or related parties, were you a (1) family member (2) close personal friend and / or (3) close business associate of any directors or officers of SYOM / MMAC or a related party, or of a person you believe controlled SYOM / MMAC or a related party?

Your Communications With SYOM / MMAC

Do you have any email or cell phone text message communications (in hardcopy or digital form) that you personally received from or sent to anyone related to SYOM / MMAC?

Confirmation

By clicking the “SUBMIT” button below you confirm that

  • you have read and understand all of the Notices at the top of this page and
  • you voluntarily submit the information you entered in the above Form to the BCSC.