Here's an update
So I went to their office. Yes!
I booked a flight from The Netherlands to Cyprus and went to their office. My goal... not to leave without any resolution.
I arrived this sunday to find out if the office was real. When I was there, I saw a few parking lots with the company's name on it. So I knew the office was real.
The next day on monday I went to the office. Around 11:00 AM I decided to go in and talk to George Rodger.
There was no reception on the basement, only when I entered the office on the 3rd floor.
I rang the doorbell and the lady at the reception opened to door. She asked me for who I come. I said that I came for George Rodger. And she asked my name.
I could see Despina Sfiktou sitting, and around 20 other people working. Everything was very open, no closed offices, and I could see George Rodger sitting at his desk.
The friendly lady asked me something to drink and walked me to George Rodger.
There he was, sitting at his desk. He was very surprised to see me.
He was definitely
not expecting this. As what he confirmed to me.
He was very friendly and asked me what he could do for me.
As I explained to him, I came here to get my money.
He immediately said he couldn't do that.
I wasn't surprised he would say that. I wanted to discuss what my story was, and that what I did wasn't illegal.
So we discussed my situation about what was true and what isn't.
He would hear my story as described below.
He kept on saying that
I was linked to other persons. I explained to him that I helped a few family members and friends by sharing my success with them. And I showed him the list of people I knew. He argued that there were two more persons linked to my IP-address, but he wouldn't give me the names. Later I started to understand why... but hold on. There is more to come.
Then he said to me that I was trading "ahead of the market". I explained to him that I knew their liquidity provider for cryptocurrencies was Kraken, and that Kraken was trading in response to the major exchanges at that time...
"in delay" he immediately added. So they knew that. And they know that this is not illegal,
because Kraken is the market.
To me it seems they are trying to put their mistakes on me. It's their mistake that they lost money on me by having the "wrong" liquidity provider.
I've been trading with other (CySEC) brokers, with liquidity providers from the other (bigger) exchanges, and I still made a profit on that. So that wouldn't be an issue. Other report shows that it's the risk of the company to have many exchanges with cryptocurrencies that might show a gap in the price (my other case).
George Rodger kept on saying that I was participating in a large group that would have manipulated the market. He wouldn't listen when I said that the market volume of Bitcoin was $4Bn at that time, and that it would be insane to "manipulate" the market for a misery €350K compared to the $4Bn (which is even spread out over a month and a half, and not to the daily $4Bn trading volume).
Then George Rodger said to me he would discuss this with the board, and would call me the same day before 6P.M. We exchanged numbers and I left the office.
When I went on my way outside, I said hello to Despina, and we had a little talk about Cyprus and the weather. She said it was just "business". She seemed very friendly to me. Then I left.
I waited for the call from George Rodger that day. And a little as expected... he didn't call me. I tried to call him on the phone, but he didn't pick up.
So I decided to go back to the office again next morning.
The next morning I arrived at 8:15 at their office. I was waiting outside on the street to see if he would come in by car. I spotted the lady from the reception and also Despina Sfiktou. But no George Rodger.
Around 9:15, the moment I wanted to go inside, a guy came up to me.
He reached out his hand and asked me what I was going to do (I don't remember his name, but he said he was from LCM). I told him that George Rodger would call me, but he didn't, so I decided to wait him up here.
He said my case should have been closed, and that he would compensate me for the costs I made to come here. I could even fly business class he said.
What a joke! I thought.
He said he didn't want me to see mee here again, and that I should go home.
Then I flipped and said that "you mother****ers are going to pay me".
He stepped back, afraid of what I was going to do I guess... "We can go to the police" he said.
I said that I didn't want to go to the police and that he should pay me.
I was dazzled and couldn't speak clearly. I remember that I said that he knew he was wrong. And that we will fight this out in court.
He "threatened" to go to the police station across the streat. And he walked away. I kept standing and saying that the mother****ers will have to pay me.
I kept standing on the street, while he standed on private property. I decided to not step on it. He walked away and I yelled to ask his name (because I forgot). There was also a lady outside, she only heared me yelling.
I decided to call home. I was there still for an hour.
Nothing happend.
One argument George Rodger gave me, was that I was linked to at least two more persons than that were standing on the list I gave him. But he wouldn't gave me the names of those two people.
I thought about it and then I realised that I've been using my iPhone as a hotspot for data.
And when you use your cellular device,
you get a public IP-address shared by millions of other people.
So of course I am linked to other persons, but besides my family and friends no one else whom I know.
Even here in Cyprus my "location" is from the NL (see pictures).
I guess that would undermine the argument Lead Capital Markets ltd has on that I was part of a group.
I can get all the data from my telecomprovider that shows me exactly what I did during that time. So that would prove I was just a "one man army", and trading on my own.
Of course they will not listen...
George Rodger tried to call me around 1 P.M. and left a voicemail. I tried to call him back, but he didn't answer my phonecall.
I have pictures of their office. And a recorded conversation with George Rodger and me, you can find it right under this post. I'm here on Cyprus now, and I won't leave until this case is resolved.
Seriously...
this company is rotten from the inside out.
Don't ever deal with them. I think many people that are working there don't even know what they are doing. They just do what them is being told. Some corporate ass hole decides to handle this shitty policy. It's business, and an unfair if not illegal business this person has build.
One day they will face bankruptcy.
