Since alot has been written about Anglo American, Mr. Anthony Oppenheim, HQ Global, Letz Finanze Group, etc and so on, let me show you another side of the story.
3 years ago, an Australian man who potrayed himself as the "ultimate boss" of Letz Finanze Group came to us in South Africa maybe came via the Philippines.
His presentation and conviction to us that he is "The Principal Funder" the man with the money. He was super in his dress code and professional attire, and his ascent confirms an Australian.
He met with my client and us in Johannesburg, and because I live in Capetown I took all the trouble to cancel all my other appointments for one week and my business was in tatters to be present and witness to my client during the meetings that followed.
These meetings with this Australian man were very professional-like, and the next day the Australian gave us his offer for a "commitment fee" [he said] of $75,000 and the closing would be within 10 days the funds transfer into our lawyers escrow account in South Africa for our client.
The offer was not on Letz Finanze Group letterhead but another company which this Australian said as he is the principal funder. The thirdth day of our meeting we finalized all documents gave him our escrow account details then I okayed the payment to my client to pay him in cash $75000 [all papers and receipts with us].
We ended with a dinner party as a successful meeting and dreamt all was well. He told us to check back with him Monday afternoon the following week for the bank swift details and receipts of the remittance.
The next days I organized all regulatory aspects with our central bank, our bank and so forth. And then came the disasterous news., on Sunday a day before that Monday for the meeting I rang him and he was still at his hotel, on Monday early morning I had to dash back to Johannesburg. We went to his hotel, checked the hotel receptionist as usual to meet him and AWE... We were told he left the hotel already and had departed the morning flight out of Johannesburg, out of South Africa!!! It was an awesome thrill, we were speechless and nearly dropped dead there and then!
This Australian is a true professional conman, a conartist and a real thief!!! On further revelations I established he had stolen altogether more than $200000 from our people in South Africa and I also received a faxed report of this very same man had robbed another person in the Philippines of $6500.
For us here in South Africa if one day we see this Australian conman here truly we will skin him alive! And I will personally make sure he is put behind bars here in S.A. For as long a time as warranted by law. A warrant of arrest is out for him and wish we have the chance to see him here again!
So posters be open-minded and be aware there are conartists out there who will take advantage of the allegations against this group and so on... That will trick you just like this particular Australian professional conman that individually had virtually robbed my client of $75000 and it was not even this group or names aforementioned.
Holm van der walt
Capetown
South Africa
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