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Maxum Gold, FMP Medical Services Limited

Christopher A.T. Pedras, Sylvester M. Gray II, Alicia Bryan

ReportedNov 4, 2013
LocationTurlock, CA
Amount$5,600,000

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Company / entity
Maxum Gold, FMP Medical Services Limited
Industry
Bank trading platform and New Zealand kidney dialysis clinics
How investors were recruited
Emails, investor conference calls and in-person seminars, including one at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles
Pitch & red flags
"4 to 8 percent monthly returns"; "80 percent increase in the value of their investment"; "risk-free"; claimed "15 to 20 years with more than 6,000 clients"

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Source

SEC official

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