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Scientist, Accountant, Financier - brought text messaging to the world at SEMA, text M-commerce/banking at MILLICOM & opened up CEE/FSU at CET

May 20, 2021, 26 tweets

@ArmitageJim @premnsikka 1/ The curious case of “doin’ it + doin’ it + doin’ it … ”. ‘Lithuanian #fintech under scrutiny over potential role in #Wirecard fraud. UAB #FinolitaUnio processed tens of millions of euros that went to now fugitive executive.’ Finolita Unio was, …

2/ it’s reported allegedly no stranger to the notorious blacklisted binary option/crypto/FX/CFD ops scene (eg #WoodstockOU scam network fintelegram.com/licensed-eston…) + the ‘offshore #gambling’ scene - collectively with pornography known as “High Risk Payments”.

3/ Unsurprisingly it’s parent company #SenjoGroup & a purported honcho Yoshio Tomiie were no strangers to @theFCA’s notorious #emoney scene (a cesspit of #MoneyLaundering & fraud facilitation). It’s reported #SenjoGroup controlled FCA authorised #emoney op …

4/ #PXP Group”(aka #Kalixa Group), reported as alleged to be one of the leading “high risk payment” processing groups(fintelegram.com/high-risk-paym…). Kalixa’s “high risk payment ” processing history goes way back to the days when it was owned by notorious Austrian online #gambling

5/ giant #BWIN which had close links to #Wirecard, Kalixa’s offices cozily being in Vienna. A purported honcho of Senjo Group, Yoshio Tomiie was also a director/PSC of UK SPV E-Credence UK Ltd (aka E-Credit Plus UK Ltd) whose 100% S/H was variously E-Credit Plus PTE Ltd, …

6/ Ugrand Int. Ltd + E-Credit Plus’s subsidiary Infotop Singapore PTE ltd). These companies would become central in the ‘the strange case of #Ashazi: Wirecard in Bahrain, via Singapore’. #Wirecard acquired the E-Credit Plus group in 2009. Also part of the Wirecard Bahrain/ …

7/ Singapore story was UK SPV Manboo UK Ltd (E-Credit Plus reseller), whose directors included Yoshio Tomiie + Sean Forward. Sean Forward was better known as a honcho of offshore gambling & “high risk payment” processing ops eg #M2Global (aka First Pay aka Globe Wallet).

8/ Dipping in to the notorious world of the FSA’s “small caps cesspit” (AIM, GXG etc) + the infamous “white label” prepaid card issuer/payment processing group op Altair Financial Services International PLC “AtairFS”. It’s interesting to note at the heart of First Pay, …

9/ M2Global & AltairFS was USA National Michael Muscato - unsurprising as Michael Muscato was Chairman/CEO of AIM (delisted in 2007) offshore gambling, high risk payment processing & prepaid card op Continuum Payment Solutions PLC. (scuttle-but - turksjournal.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/the…)

10/ In 09/2008 it was reported that ‘Scheffer Group took over AltairFS’s business’. UK SPV Scheffer Group Ltd’s “face” was none other than notorious convicted fraudster Terence Mitchell () an associate of …

11/ notorious convicted fraudsters Andrew Meikle () & Paul “carbon credit” Seakens (). Victims of #LCF, #AssetLife & #Anglowealth minibond scandals will recognise their names. The Chairman of AltairFS was none other than …

12/ Kenneth “Buzz” West whose name victims of the #Blackmore minibond scandal will recognise. AltairFS directors “Buzz” & Jonathan Freeman were also directors of the notorious FCA auth. stockbroker #HumeCapitalSecurities aka #XCapSecurities ().

13/ The directors of Scheffer Group’s subsidiary Altair Technologies Ltd were Terence Mitchell & Sean Forward (who was also reported as M2 Global’s MD of Merchant Services). 6 months after the purported ‘Altair acquisition’ by Scheffer Group it was reported (10/2009) …

14/ that ‘M2Global was to buy Altair Technologies Ltd’ … cosy. 8 months later (06/2010) it was reported that Michael Muscato’s NASDAQ listed Muscato Group had acquired M2 Global … double cosy. Meanwhile AltairFS crashed in to administration in 03/2009, its administrator’s …

15/ proposal contained no mention of the Scheffer Group’s ‘Altair acquisition’. It did however mention that the debenture holder <1 month after registering the debenture had petitioned for AltairFS’s administration - Panama reg. Dexapoint United Corp. “Dexapoint” Dexapoint …

16/ was named in the administrator’s proposal as buyer of AltairFS. ‘Dexapoint’ was also a few months earlier named as a major S/H & underwrote(incl. convertible loans) the AIM “reverse takeover” of Hertford International Group PLC “Hertford”(scribd.com/document/50860…) which …

17/ planned to acquire the “CEL” cheque cashing & money transfer business of notorious subprime lender #ProvidentFinancial. AIM listed Hertford (notable as director - Paul “carbon credit” Seakens) had previously purportedly been running a subprime prepaid card op “Crew Card” …

18/ (Crewcard Network Ltd) - a “white label” **AltairFS** op. Notable other ‘familiar faces’ were auditor #ClarksonHydeLLP () + #ZimmermanAdams International Ltd (aka AIM nomad “Big Ray” Zimmerman) which would later become a SPV in the notorious …

19/ Knifton/Seakens carbon credit scam (). At the Hertford AGM in 12/2008 the reverse merger was approved, but as AltairFS imploded in Q1/2009 so too did paying for Hertford’s “CEL deal”. Terence Mitchell became a director of Hertford in 08/2009 …

20/ + in 04/2010 Hertford was gutted/diluted via a CVA + emerged as a cash shell with a new name - Otium Ventures PLC “Otium”. Otium’s AIM listing was cancelled in 06/2011 + in 04/2015 the Secretary of State petitioned the High Court to wind up Otium. Terence Mitchell …

21/ resigned as a director weeks later leaving Paul “carbon credit” Seakens as sole director. The liquidators progress report noted that an ‘investigation was being carried out by the Police in respect of the company’s involvement in an alleged carbon credit fraud’. Back to …

22/ Manboo UK Ltd (tweet 7 - part of the ‘Wirecard Bahrain/Singapore story’) + it’s director Sean Forward (linked to payment card/processing ops involving Terence Mitchell, Michael Muscato etc). Sean Forward in addition to also being a director of offshore gambling op …

23/ World Poker Exchange (Euro Sports Exchange Ltd) was also a director of the then UK FCA/FSA authorised Filipino international money remittance, payment processor, payroll, card issuer etc op “CashSense” (Incl. UK FCA/FSA authorised remittance transfer op Cashsense Ltd).

24/ In 2013 Filipino “Rafael Ralf Legaspi” was appointed a director of Cashsense Ltd + Filipino “Rafael Dazo Legaspi” (same DOB) was appointed a director of Cashsense-Forex UK Ltd. By curious coincidence in Wirecard Asia Pte Ltd (formerly E-Credit Plus Pte Ltd)’s 2012 …

25/ accounts a director Rafael Dazo Legaspi resigned in 08/2012. Omnipay (Filipino #emoney op), a current billet of Mr Legaspi describe him as “former Chairman, Supervisory Board - Wirecard Asia Pacific Inc.”. Interestingly Mr Legaspi was a director of Omnipay …

26/26 concurrently while Chair of Wirecard Asia Pacific Inc. It’s a small world unless you’re @theFCA and so so so sleepy.

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