Quote from: Vessko on December 25, 2014, 09:38:09 AM

Quote from: NotLambchop on December 24, 2014, 12:59:59 PM

Quote from: Vessko on December 24, 2014, 10:03:48 AM

...The company is registered in Cyprus.
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Any documentation?

From the terms and conditions of the site:

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Jurisdiction

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This kind of language normally specifies the geographical location of the company's registration or headquarters; even when it is just a shell company. My guess is that it was easy to register a shell company in Cyprus and the Russians are well-known to have financial interests there.

No. That kind of language specifies nothing other than that that kind of language was used. If a shell company was registered in Cyprus, the name of that shell/shelf would be available on the website, as is the case with Havelock's Panamanian shelf. Even a shell offers leads to investigators, hence no shell.
Stop believing everything you read on the interwebs.

TL;DR: For all legal purposes, ~~these Terms of Use~~ this post shall be governed by the laws applicable in the Cyprus. You agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Cyprus for the resolution of any disputes arising from these Terms of Use.

Am I doin it rite?