Quote from: Truth Bomb on February 08, 2018, 04:58:28 PM

Hi,

I guess this PPT SCAM has finally come to an end. Not my words ,but got this from the Reddit pages. It blew my mind ,but DYOR.

WAS PPT CEO CONVICTED OF FRAUD IN 2008? - DYOR

After all the FUD that has been circulating regarding PPT, I decided to conduct my own investigation. I set out below the results of this investigation.

I have nothing against PPT, i thought it was an amazing idea and I hope the platform and the idea is big enough to live on beyond this scandal. However the criminals running it need to be exposed before investors loose their money completely.

I have provided all the relevant links so you can DYOR.

With the help of my accountant to navigate through Companies House to Research Steve Nico Williams business interests past and present as per his Linkedin profile, a few tips from a detective friend and several other concerned investors we uncovered the following:

Steve and David Williams were born Stephen and Samuel Adeyemi on 15 September 1979 and later changed their names to Darren Williams (Steve) and David Williams.

Darren Williams is the CEO of Populous World according to Companies House documents. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10458726/filing-history

He and David have had a variety of other Companies, all of which have failed to submit Company accounts for reporting procedures and these Companies have been struck off.

Together with his Brother David and as per his linkedin profile, outlining that he is a publisher of Tramp Magazine, they appear to have dealings with Knight Capital Limited / Zloader David Williams is the Director. This appears to be some sort of Equity Investment Company. However the website will lead you nowhere as all the links lead back to the home page. http://www.knightcapital.co.uk/#

Ok, lets go back to Populous World. On 23rd January 2018, they were given a First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10458726/filing-history

Here is what my accountant emailed me after a few minutes of research: Ok basically a compulsory strike off is not good news and is in line with Directors walking away from Companies leaving it with a mass of debt.
Looks like David and Darren Williams are the boys behind this.I spent literally 5 mins on the Companies House Register and find they have connections with Upward Capital OC 415936 a partnership,Olympus Research ,Bellaface ,Zloadr, Populous Data Analytical and if I had the time could probably find a lot more..All Companies except Zloadr have been struck off with no accounts ever submitted but Zloadr is strange and could be where they sort away their funds as it has a capital base of £317K on the last accounts but mostly made up on intangibles assets whatever they are with just 17K cash . Knight Capital Ltd has just become a Director of Zloadr !!

Anyway overall they are not operating as responsible directors should and there appears to be a deal of camouflage behind what they are upto.

So why, when a Beta platform was due to be released that week, did this strike off threat occur? Ask yourselves this? His accountant, if he had one, would have been on top of all Company filings and would never allow this to happen.

That concludes some of Darren Williams aka Steve nico Williams recent work history and provides some history into the successful businesses he has run in the past.

Ok, so lets move onto the article from the City News report dated January 2007 that was posted on Reddit a few days ago. We spoke with the journalist and they confirmed that the article was genuine, but he was hazy about the details as over 10 years ago.

So lets dig a little deeper. The News Report mentioned Reading Crown Court! An email was sent to Reading Crown Court, which was then forwarded to Oxford Crown Court due to the case being moved (maybe due to the severity of the case) and Certificate of Conviction was emailed back to us stating that Darren Stephen Williams, born on 15 Sept 1979 was sentenced to 42 months in prison on 4 March 2008 for Fraud.

An extract from the sentencing certificate is below, however for purposes to expel any further FUD on this matter and to enable you to DYOR I have left details of who to contact at the court directly so you can get your own certificate emailed directly to you. I might add here that the severity of this fraud was such that it took over a year to come to trial.

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Oxford Crown, Enquiries" enquiries@oxford.crowncourt.gsi.gov.uk Date: 8 Feb 2018 10:19 Subject: RE: Case of Stephen Adeyemi and Samuel Adeyemi

Dear Sir Your Email was sent on to Oxford as this case was transferred from Reading Crown Court to Oxford. I enclose the certificate of conviction.

Officer of the court Crown Administration HMCTS | Oxford Crown Court | St Aldates | Oxford | OX1 1TL Phone: 01865 264200 GoldFax: 01264 785113 Email: enquiries@oxford.crowncourt.gsi.gov.uk Web: www.gov.uk/hmcts

In the Crown Court at Oxford Certificate of Conviction.
No: T20070131

This is to certify that Darren Stephen WILLIAMS dob: 15-Sep-1979 at the Crown Court at Oxford was convicted on 04-Mar-2008

Upon indictment of:

1/1 Attempting to obtain a money transfer by deception

1/2 - Attempting to obtain a money transfer by deception

1/3 Obtaining a money transfer by deception

1/4 - Attempting to obtain a money transfer by deception

1/5 - Obtaining a money transfer by deception

1/6 - Attempting to obtain a money transfer by deception

1/7- Obtaining a money transfer by deception

1/8- Attempting to obtain a money transfer by deception

1/9 Attempting to obtain a money transfer by deception

And was sentenced at the Crown Court at Oxford on 04-Apr-2008 and 30-Jan-2009 to

1/1 42 months imprisonment, Confiscation order for a nominal amount £1.00 or in default to serve 7 days imprisonment consecutive to any term the defendant is serving

1/2 - Count to remain on file

1/3 - 42 months imprisonment concurrent

1/4 - 42 months imprisonment concurrent

1/5 - Count to remain on file 1/6 - 42 months imprisonment concurrent

1/7 - 42 months imprisonment concurrent

1/8 - 42 months imprisonment concurrent

1/9 - 42 months imprisonment concurrent

TOTAL SENTENCE 42 months imprisonment

No recovery of defence costs order made.

This certificate of conviction is subject to any appeal against conviction of which notice, or notice of application for leave to appeal, has been or may be given, under the Criminal Appeal Act 1968.

Officer of the Crown Court: Date: 8th February 2018

what is the reddit link you found this?