Any tom dick harry could register a UK company, virtual office & start scamming?

tmfp

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Quote from: biggbox on October 25, 2015, 12:51:17 PM

Quote from: tmfp on October 25, 2015, 12:43:17 PM

The UK has some sort of respectability among uneducated investors as a place of integrity. People who know better realise this is complete nonsense. Companies House specifically state that it is not their remit to investigate information given to them when a company is registered.

Has this UK registration thingy been going around for long? Or it only started recently with the BTC craze?

Only about 170 years.... Wink

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companies_House

"In February 2008, The Times and Computer Weekly broke a story that almost 4,000 of the names on the Companies House register of directors were on international watchlists of alleged fraudsters, money launderers, terror financiers and corrupt officials."

biggbox

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Quote from: tmfp on October 25, 2015, 12:43:17 PM

The UK has some sort of respectability among uneducated investors as a place of integrity. People who know better realise this is complete nonsense. Companies House specifically state that it is not their remit to investigate information given to them when a company is registered.

Has this UK registration thingy been going around for long? Or it only started recently with the BTC craze?

biggbox

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Quote from: tmfp on October 25, 2015, 12:43:17 PM

Explain for me what a legitimate hyip is, please... (here's a clue: neither of that the examples you give are.)

Whoops.

tmfp

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Quote from: biggbox on October 25, 2015, 08:00:26 AM

My point of this discussion is: Why are scammers choosing UK to register their 'business'? Are there reasons behind it? It looks to me you don't need to be a UK resident to register such 'businesses'?

The UK has some sort of respectability among uneducated investors as a place of integrity. People who know better realise this is complete nonsense. Companies House specifically state that it is not their remit to investigate information given to them when a company is registered.

Quote from: biggbox on October 25, 2015, 08:00:26 AM

Legitimate and long-term hyips are instead choosing more obscure countries for their business - for i.e merchantshares, pokeram .. they are registered in some off shore islands.

Explain for me what a legitimate hyip is, please... (here's a clue: neither of that the examples you give are.)

biggbox

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My point of this discussion is: Why are scammers choosing UK to register their 'business'? Are there reasons behind it? It looks to me you don't need to be a UK resident to register such 'businesses'?

Legitimate and long-term hyips are instead choosing more obscure countries for their business - for i.e merchantshares, pokeram .. they are registered in some off shore islands.

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Quote from: biggbox on October 25, 2015, 07:49:11 AM

Quote from: Stroto on October 20, 2015, 01:53:14 PM

I always thought in the UK you get a certificate of registration for free when buying a pack of cigs Grin

Come on, I'm sure UK is not the most regulated country around. Cheesy

Exactly.

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Quote from: Stroto on October 20, 2015, 01:53:14 PM

I always thought in the UK you get a certificate of registration for free when buying a pack of cigs Grin

Come on, I'm sure UK is not the most regulated country around. Cheesy

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Quote from: kazetech on October 23, 2015, 04:22:36 PM

Quote from: Stroto on October 20, 2015, 01:53:14 PM

I always thought in the UK you get a certificate of registration for free when buying a pack of cigs Grin

It`s not like that but for schemes is best to register in england, the law says you have to give 94% of income but the regulations do nothing

Mind elaborating further?

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Quote from: tmfp on October 23, 2015, 04:56:56 PM

Quote from: kazetech on October 23, 2015, 04:22:36 PM

Quote from: Stroto on October 20, 2015, 01:53:14 PM

I always thought in the UK you get a certificate of registration for free when buying a pack of cigs Grin

It`s not like that but for schemes is best to register in england, the law says you have to give 94% of income but the regulations do nothing

What is that supposed to mean?

if you register a trade mark you re ok, if you are not you get under regulations

tmfp

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"Common rogue from Russia with a bare ass."

Quote from: kazetech on October 23, 2015, 04:22:36 PM

Quote from: Stroto on October 20, 2015, 01:53:14 PM

I always thought in the UK you get a certificate of registration for free when buying a pack of cigs Grin

It`s not like that but for schemes is best to register in england, the law says you have to give 94% of income but the regulations do nothing

What is that supposed to mean?

kazetech

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Quote from: Stroto on October 20, 2015, 01:53:14 PM

I always thought in the UK you get a certificate of registration for free when buying a pack of cigs Grin

It`s not like that but for schemes is best to register in england, the law says you have to give 94% of income but the regulations do nothing

Stroto

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I always thought in the UK you get a certificate of registration for free when buying a pack of cigs Grin

zodiac3011

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anything can be faked and anything online can be easier to fake LOL. Especially when you are playing ponzi, don't expect anything to be real Grin

james.lent

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It's common nowadays for hyip's to claim they're registered 'somewhere' . It's known as virtual offices , it doesn't exist physically and it's very easy to register one.

Check this thread for an example : https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/service-closed-1186667

biggbox

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Looking back, I realised there were several HYIPs that claimed to have registered UK offices and registered addresses. They even produced a certificate of registration.

Remember platinum-fund.com and several others? They claimed to be officially registered in the UK and have a UK address.

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