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Profitable Plots: An investor’s testament

Its early in the morning and the big news is that Palm have been bought up by HP. However, this account from a former investor of land banking group Profitable Plots is more interesting.

To all investors considering land banking do consider carefully. If this is what Profitable Plots is like, then i wonder what MAS is doing

From hardwarezone forum:

ok my hearing was today. the outcome was not as good as hoped for, but i think Profitable Plots came away worse-off than i did.

i know staff of Profitable Plots are reading this forum, and i know at least 1 other forummer here knows my identity, but i hope you’ll keep my identity anonymous please? i need to say what needs to be said, but i don’t need the unwanted attention.

if there are any members of the press or media here on this forum, yes i’ll consent to interviews, just respect my request for privacy please.

so before it’s too late, here’s my story:
like many of you, i’m a victim too. i bought AAA product in July 2008, and have yet to receive payment when it matured in July 2009. As May approaches, almost 1 full year has elapsed since payment was due.

When i purchased the product, i too was told that 12.5% returns wld be guaranteed within 1 year, potentially sooner (if the Philippines site got sold or UK received planning permission approval etc). I told my CSO, “thanks… but forget castles in the sky, 12.5% per annum is good enough”, rejecting other products like Concorde Village etc that offered 900% returns but an indeterminite time-frame. She assured me 12.5% within 1 year was definitely possible, and legally binding.

So i paid the money in July, signed the contract in August. Many of you must’ve also had your contracts backdated to the time of payment right? That makes the contract itself somewhat dodgy, but i won’t dwell on that.

In June 2009, i filled up my Exercise Form to request payment, and it got accepted by my CSO, and Chandra their Grp Sales Director. Was told by CSO that my payment wld be in August, since maturity was July.

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Kyith

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John

Sunday 5th of June 2011

Sorry, it should read as 'SMRT hasn't given any reply yet' - typo error

John

Sunday 5th of June 2011

Zaobao published my comment on 26/5/2011.

But SMRT has given any reply yet.

Drizzt

Tuesday 7th of June 2011

glad they do. most would need to be informed about this.

John

Monday 16th of May 2011

This was the reply email I received from Zaobao forum editor.

文章倒数第二段有乱码。

联合早报言论组编辑小组上

Thank you for your article. We have received it.

(Thank you for your letter / article. Please be informed that we reserve the right to edit and amend the text of your letters before publication. By your submission of the letter to Lianhe Zaobao, it shall be deemed that you have agreed to grant us the right to archive, resell or reproduce the letter in any medium. )

Best regards, Editorial Team Commentary Desk Lianhe Zaobao

P/S: Fax: (65) 6319-8127 Mailing Address: Lianhe Zaobao Commentary Desk 1000 Toa Payoh North Singapore Press Holdings Limited Podium Block Level 4 Singapore 318994

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This were the purportedly unrecognised characters in my email.

回到这则巴士广告,在那么多事情发生,报章也做了广泛报导之后,巴士公司难道就可以只为了广告收益,而把公众利益、 缁嵩鹑危字钅院舐穑/SPAN>

请SMRT解释解释!

John

Monday 16th of May 2011

This was the content of the email I sent to Zaobao forum on 7/5/2011.

为什么巴士上还有这家公司的广告?

5月7号那天我从武吉知马上段搭乘SMRT 184号去金文泰。

在车上坐着随意举头看了一看,竟然让我惊讶地发现,一家官司缠身的英国土地储备公司,还在乘客座位的上方,打着他们的广告。

因为在外国生活过几年,早就从外国报章上知道这家原来在英国注册的公司,营运並不规则。英国监管当局甚至要这家公司结束在英国业务,迁出英国。

大慨在五、六年前回到新加坡,那时常看到这家公司包起整辆巴士的广告版位。出於好心想警惕国人避免上当,我时常在网上论坛写小则言论,提醒国人。但是很奇怪的,每次我一发表言论,立刻就会被管理员刪掉。

坏事终於爆发了。年前在报章上读到了这家公司的投资者,聚集在芳林公园的演讲者角落,要求讨回他们的公道。报章也报导,商业事务调查局已经立案调查这家公司,法庭也冻结公司的银行户口,只发回小部分的钱作为员工薪金和办公室租金。

为了谨慎起见,在写这篇文章前,我再上网搜索’今日报’网站,证实在今年3月10号,商业事务调查局正在向国外的相关刑事单位,索取这家公司的案情,准备起诉。

回到这则巴士广告,在那么多事情发生,报章也做了广泛报导之后,巴士公司难道就可以只为了广告收益,而把公众利益、社会责任,抛诸脑后吗?

请SMRT解释解释!

John

Monday 16th of May 2011

Well I actually received a reply from Zaobao the next day. In that email, the editor pointed out some unrecognised characters in the last line of my letter. (the letter was written in Chinese). But hang on, strange enough, I actually cc a copy to my company email address and it showed a complete letter. So, where were the unrecognised Chinese characters?

I resent again and also faxed a copy from my office. Till now, I receive no replies.

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