We recommend that you avoid getting into a conversation with any fraudsters or revealing any personal or identifying information, but you should endeavour to record the purported name of the person and organization along with any other information they give you (e.g., telephone number, address, etc.) and then forward all such information to fraudalert@investors-financialinstruments.com.

You should obtain independent legal, financial, and professional advice before handing over any funds or entering into any agreements in relation to such solicitations. We recommend that you not respond to or open any attachments or links associated with any suspicious e-mails.

Fraud Alert – Important alert to IFI’s Investors, Shareholders, the Financial Services Community and the Public
Fraudsters are engaging in fraudulent emails and website scams whereby websites and communications are targeting members of the public and potential investors (victims) by fraudulently using the identity of legitimate members of IFI’s Executive team or IFI’s Board of Directors to solicit investments, fake job offers and other dealings, without authority, and for a malicious purpose. Neither IFI’s Chief Executive Officer nor any members of its Board of Directors nor other members of its Executive team have made any offers for investment partnership, offers of employment or other dealings through these channels, and the names and identities of such individuals are being used illegally and without their consent. IFI and its management have taken and will continue to take legal action against anyone found misusing IFI’s name or the names or identities of any members of the Board of Directors of IFI or IFI’s Executive team illegally or without consent for whatever reason.

Report Scams
We invite you to immediately contact fraudalert@investors-financialinstruments.com if any of the following occur:

You have received any unsolicited correspondence or investment advice, or you think you have been contacted in relation to a possible scam (whether by telephone, email or courier) by sources fraudulently impersonating IFI’s Board of Directors or any members of IFI’s Executive team.
You have received notice from anyone outside of IFI informing you or raising concern regarding the fact that they may have been contacted by any sources fraudulently impersonating IFI’s Board of Directors or any members of IFI’s Executive team.

You have received any communications referencing any of IFI’s Board of Directors that you consider suspicious or which you are not sure how to respond to.

You have any concerns about the authenticity of any website passing itself off as a website operated by Black Cowrie Finance or referencing the names and identities of the Board of Directors of IFI or any of its Executive team without authority.

*Note: When forwarding suspicious e-mails to fraudalert@investors-financialinstruments.com:

Do not modify the original subject line or contents enclosed, and do not include any personal or confidential information.

Forward the full internet headers of any suspicious emails to fraudalert@investors-financialinstruments.com before deleting, as this information will help IFI to track the true origin of the correspondence. The internet headers can be found through your email system from within the email. For example, in Microsoft Outlook, you can find the internet headers by opening the e-mail, then choosing “View” and “Options”. Depending on the e-mail system that you use, the process for locating the internet headers will vary. We recommend you either copy and paste the internet header and message into a new e-mail or scan the e-mail and full headers and send as a PDF attachment to ensure it is received by fraudalert@investors-financialinstruments.com.

Protect Yourself
We recommend that you avoid getting into a conversation with any fraudsters or revealing any personal or identifying information, but you should endeavor to record the purported name of the person and organization along with any other information they give you (e.g., telephone number, address, etc.) and then forward all such information to fraudalert@investors-financialinstruments.com.

You should obtain independent legal, financial, and professional advice before handing over any funds or entering into any agreements in relation to such solicitations.

We recommend that you not respond or open any attachments or links associated with any suspicious e-mails.