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Zada Enterprises LLC

Joseph Paul Zada

ReportedNov 10, 2010
LocationWellington, FL
Amount$20,000,000

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Company / entity
Zada Enterprises LLC
Industry
Oil ventures (purported Saudi oil investments), promissory notes
How investors were recruited
Attracted investors by projecting an image of great wealth: lavish parties, expensive cars and upscale homes in Wellington, FL and Grosse Pointe, MI
Pitch & red flags
Notes at 7-12% annually, some investors told they could earn "as much as 48 percent"; claimed "exclusive access to certain oil investments" and business contacts in Middle East oil-producing countries

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Source

SEC official

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