Thread: Updates on BM & PIPS Refund, Claims & Payouts

Thanks Batty take care of your family first.
cheers chrissl

$18 Via PayPal for Batty's next fact finding, thanks.

Ken

FYI

The following information I came across is an interesting pointer to note on. This was extracted from the general public information made available for visitors on the Aussie Govt site and I think its a good heads-UP for those wanting to be cautioned and become aware of what to do in times of feeling being scammed.
This is one great example that deserves sharing in here too... while we wait on the next trial on the Marsdens.
Some may strongly feel they were scammed while others are also aware of the situation on the trial is linked to State Fraud and all related issues that may result with scam activities too.

International Scams
This Bulletin is current for Tuesday, 28 April 2009.
The Bulletin was issued on Wednesday, 05 March 2008, 11:38:15, EST.

Commercial and internet fraud is prevalent and often originates outside Australia. Many scammers approach you out of the blue pretending to be legitimate banks or businesses. Genuine organisations don’t usually contact you out of the blue and ask for passwords or account numbers. Scams have a devastating financial and emotional impact on many Australians. Once money is sent overseas it is virtually impossible to recover.

Victims have been defrauded and those who travel to the originating country have had their lives endangered. Some victims have been killed. Criminals have been known to seek details of 'safe' bank accounts overseas in which to transfer large sums of money (as a donation or for a percentage of the amount involved). They may also provide fake cashier cheques for 'urgent' shipments of large quantities of goods, request sizeable fees for a fake government contract or to supply crude oil and extort money from individuals they have convinced to travel overseas for a business opportunity. If you are a victim of a financial scam, we advise you to obtain legal advice and not to travel overseas to seek restitution as there is a risk of physical assault from the perpetrators.

There have also been reports of phone calls and emails to relatives and friends in Australia from bogus hospitals or doctors overseas claiming that an Australian traveller has been injured and money is required to be sent for medical treatment. Your relatives and friends in Australia should make sure that the contact is genuine as this is a common method of extorting money. Treat any requests for money from overseas with caution. Check the story through a web search, or call the organisation back but only through a publicly advertised number eg yellow pages or other reputable directories, rather than the contact details the potential scammer has sent you. Never use the organisations’ contact details given by the person requesting the information.

Some Australians have also been defrauded or had their lives endangered by bogus internet friendship, dating and marriage schemes operating outside Australia. These scams typically result from connections made through internet dating schemes or chat rooms. Once a virtual relationship develops, the Australian citizen is asked by their friend or prospective marriage partner to send money to enable travel to Australia. Once the money has been received, the relationship is usually terminated and any chance of recovering the funds is highly unlikely. In some instances, foreigners who have travelled overseas to meet their friend or prospective marriage partner have been kidnapped and held to ransom.

Australians are encouraged to report scams, scammers and fakes to the federal government’s SCAMwatch website at www.scamwatch.gov.au or phone 1300 795 995.

More information about scams can be found in The Little Black Book of Scams published by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Tel 1300 302 502 or visit their website at www.accc.gov.au

I have been ill for two years. I am way out of the loop on what's going on.

Welcome back Adalu...

I hope U R in the best or better in health now and you may want to simply stay and read on by starting from post# 1 of this thread to pick up on what has been discussed and exchanged since the beginning where you last left off...

You will get a quicker insight this way on the trial trail.

YB.

Mail recieved from ROLClub / ex-PIPS member:

"Can you please tell me how I can send money for Battys Fund"

For returning ex-PIPsters and current ROLClub Members who wish to support with a donation.

I add this sample guide using PayPal within this thread (where most will reach here to read up) on the latest developments.

This is the ROLClub's Trial Coverage Fund account with PayPal which you need to fill-in for the recipient (which is us, ROLClub)>>:

[email protected]

Thank you for your inquiry to help support with / by donating to the Trial Coverage Fund on the Marsdens in Malaysia.

Your donation is not and will not be one to support PIPs nor anyone still involved with the Marsdens or supporting the PI Inc set-up which is now defunct. This is a donation fund drive to support ROLClub's Trial Coverage on the Marsdens in Malaysia. Our moderator, theBat$ is covering the trial on ROLClub's behalf with the donation support from all HDGers.


We have decided on only one easy path using PayPal. It is transparent, manageable and even if you do not currently have a verified PayPal Account, you may still successfully donate / transfer money in your currency (PP accept 18 major currencies of the world) using your valid Credit Card.

Visit>>: www.paypal.com to proceed from there.

Once inside the PayPal's processing platform, you will be guided to select from the button tab>>: Individuals.

Further select >>: Send money.

Send money to family and friends online: PayPal's the free, safe and easy way to pay.


Just sign up freely and click the Send Money tab. Choose from 18 different currencies!


You just need to know the recipient's email address: the receiver can sign up for a PayPal account at the payment receipt (we are verified so skip this concern).


It is that simple and reliable and your CC details are protected too.

This is the ROLClub's Trial Coverage Fund account with PayPal which you need to fill-in for the recipient (which is us, ROLClub)>>:

[email protected]

You are also prompted with the question boxes, Amount, Currency to be used and Send Money for:

Please check only>> Services/Other

You will then get to a Review page whereby two more boxes are to be filled a) Subject ; b) Message.

In the Subject box, please type this statement>>: You've got a payment from (add in your RC username or just your surname).

In the Message box, please type this statement>>: Donation by {Yr RolClub username} to Fund BM Trial Coverage.


If U R still uncertain, please make a copy of the above steps and systematically follow through, take your time with it and you will do alright succeeding the donation transfer.

The Admins.

goldendays has posted US$30.00 through Paypal ticket #9D331753N3245954K Thanks to Admin for help
Regards
John Joyce

Yogi

I have been able to feel secure in making my donation of $30.00 AUS (now that you are using PAYPAL to do this) today Sunday 3 May 2009 to assist in funding the Bat in his watching brief at the Marsden Trial on behalf of all ex-PIPsters.

How do I become a HDGer ? so that I get access to the Bats updates.

Hoddy

Originally Posted by hoddy

How do I become a HDGer ? so that I get access to the Bats updates.

Hoddy

TQ Hoddy for your support & donation.

Yr donation as confirmed by PayPal is met with a default reply, please look into it and we welcome you for eligibility in joining the HDG List upon adhering the advise as mentioned in the email.

The Admins.

Great news comes with May and one of them is the following from another Aussie/Asian Forum where I participated in two of theirs with several individual photos of landscapes, sights and dogs!!!

My sincere thanks goes to those who helped respond with the voting poll after visiting as recommended. Maybe a few voted mine only and the rest against... who knows???

Anyway, I am glad to share the Photo annals of that Forum's Gallery with the other winner, a Peruvian for his awesome caption of his country's volcano.

My contribution of the Great Wall in China was honored as well and the 1st prize of $20 has just been received and I am donating it to the Fund as promised.

My coming honeymoon trip to Down Under, later after this summer, is hopeful of more awesome pics of Australia and will participate again for the 2010 competion held annually.

YB.

Global Forum Network just sent you money with PayPal.

Payment details
Amount: $20,00 USD

Transaction Date: 3 May 2009

Transaction ID: 87185234AF888172E

Subject: You've got a payment

Message: Congratulations on Winning the DT Photo Competition