Another Company the FPA is Investigating Faces Fraud Charges

The FPA was dealing with two investigations of managed forex accounts with Atwood and James. In the first, some compensation promised for mishandled accounts was promised to an FPA member, then not delivered. When the FPA asked to assist in negotiations, Michael Kardonick of Atwood & James refused to communicate directly with the FPA. He also made the foolish claim that someone asking for our assistance had violated the fiduciary agreement between a client and Atwood and James. He claimed that the FPA was a scam. He even went so far as to say about the FPA, “If they want to be policemen, let them join the police force!” Eventually, the money was paid, but was done in a way that excess fees were required for our member to cash the check.

In the second case, an FPA member was told that she had made a nice profit, then got no communications until she tried to withdraw money. Then suddenly, she was told that all profits and her initial balance had been lost in a trade she was never informed of. This happened even though she was promised in advance that she would be kept informed at all times. The trading statements showing both the profit and loss were just MS Word documents. Repeated requests for true account statements were ignored. The only possible compensation offered was when Michael Kardonick asked her to sign an agreement that all profits above $2800 for a trade he was going to enter would be hers, if she would drop all further claims. This was an obvious ploy to claim that little or no profit was made, so the FPA advised her against the deal.

On the phone, Kardonick claimed that he was a trading genius and repeatedly insulted and belittled her for daring to question anything he said. This is a tactic that some scammers use to try to bluff their way out of having to provide facts.

The FPA investigator assigned to the second case was going to send a message to Atwood & James today with a final deadline for providing some sort of real compensation in the second case. Last night, the Scam Investigations Committee found out that the CFTC has seized all the assets of Atwood&James. The company, Michael Allan Kardonick and Gary Reich Shapoff have been charged with fraud.

In addition to to misleading clients by falsely claiming that Atwood & James and its traders were licensed and regulated in the United States, there was a claim that the company and Michael Kardonick had a long jistory of successful trading experience. It turns out that Kardonick, the self-proclaimed “trading genius” had traded only since 2003, and had lost about $1.7 million dollars trading.

Other items listed are falsely claiming to have a strategy that will almost guarantee profits while protecting the initial investment, using client funds for personal expenses, and creating fake trading statements to show clients. Kardonick and Shapoff both have prior convictions for mail and wire fraud.


Everything the FPA investigators suspected was going on with Atwood & James is confirmed by the CFTC, plus a lot more. The Scam Investigations Committee confirms that Atwood & James is a scam and hereby blacklists that company.


Official FPA Scam Finding against Atwood & James

CFTC freezes assets of Atwood & James

CFTC charges against Atwood & James, Michael Kardonick and Gary Shapoff

 

Thanks FPA for a job well done. Thanks for the details of this scam. If people don't want to read the details......don't read them.

 

Great Job

Thank GOD for the FPA team. You guy's do an outstanding job. May your reign be long.

 

luv that job

If someone would pay me-I would be happy to locate these "people" and pay them back! Thou shall not kill? That Commandment was written before Forex. If they were caught- beat to within 1 inch of their lives-video tape it-and sell the video online- IS THAT WRONG? Turning the other cheek is CRAP! Tear their heads off,literally,and send that video to all the other "Brokers" as a warning. These POS humans are NOT the exception! They are everywhere-and no one does anything? This must change. If u scam-U DIE! Have a nice day.

 

Great idea! I'll be happy to help.

 

jb

Good Job...didnt relaize that this industry was so loose..maybe this new administration will give the CFTC some support...is there a place on your web site of recommended regulations or self regulations?

hope to join your chat room soon.,

JB

 

respect to FPA
the best of service
Thnx

 

Thank You Fpa.... You Are Awesome...

It is a BLESS to have a place like FPA. to come and get to know about many weird things cuold happen in forex investments.

I am looking for a company where I can send my money and not to be worry about been wipped out by others than me...

If you know anyone, please, I would appreciate.

Trading already IB.. but alredy experiencing some problems already exposed here al FPA... not bad completely at all, but somehow.

 

Well done FPA for the good job...keep it up...get these scam company out of the way

 

excellent job

Great work, cheers!