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Cases / Lending & cash advance

Agape World Inc, Agape Merchant Advance LLC

Nicholas Cosmo

ReportedJan 27, 2009
LocationLake Grove, NY
Amount$195,000,000

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Company / entity
Agape World Inc, Agape Merchant Advance LLC
Industry
Bridge loans and merchant cash advances (funds used for commodity futures trading)
How investors were recruited
Commission-paid brokers and sales agents (some with criminal records) who earned tens of millions in commissions recruiting investors
Pitch & red flags
"phony profitability promises" on bridge loan and merchant advance investments

Pitch phrases from this case

Source

CFTC official

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