I found this information in a newspaper in Cebu, Philippines. I included a copy of some of the article.

I was told that Mike Halgreen was sent to Cebu, Philippines by the killer of the young muslim girl in Manila to raise more money. (See my previous post) I was in Cebu last month and I learned that he teamed with another South African, Bollie Bolton to pull another Franchise Scam on several people in Cebu. I was told Bollie Bolton also has a bad reputation in Cebu. So I assume that is one reason the two formed a partnership. This information comes From a personal meeting with a South African living in Cebu that a fellow muslim businessman friend in Manila introduced me to, i was told that they made millions of pesos from selling fake Out of Africa Franchises. This South African spoke with me because he is a good person and is very angry that other South Africans are giving his home county a bad name.My contact said they sold two Franchises, took the clients money and gave nothing in return. Please email this blog and tell all of our muslum brothers in the Philippines to warn people about these two South Africans. if you know where these two South African scam artists are now operating, please post it here. I was told that both Mike Halgreen and Bollie Bolton have left the country to look for new scam victims, after scams in Thailand and Philippines. You may post a link to this blog if you have a website trying to stop people like this.

This is from the Sun Star Newspaper in Cebu, Philippines as a reply to an article about the South African scam artist Mike Halgreen.

Hi there Nancy,

Following on some comments published recently by other people – Disillusioned South african – who have obviously been done in by these two totally unscrupulous and unethical individuals in the running of this steakhouse franchise, I deemed it appropriate to provide you with some more information.

I was the first person to actually invest some money into the “dream” that was sold to me by messrs Daniels and Halgreen.

I was a recently retired person with some money handy to invest for a more secure and enjoyable retirement and the idea of “investing” in their proven and successful concept on the beautiful island of Koh Samui sounded exciting. The model they used would make me a 25% shareholder in the restaurant that would be set up. My “investment” was 1.5 million baht and they – Daniels and Halgreen – would each contribute a similar amount. It later transpired that this never happened.

“Our” restaurant opened late 2006 and I was the hands-on manager/owner on site. We traded for 6 months during which we did a turnover of approximately 2 million baht. Then, out of the blue, the restaurant was closed overnight due to an “unacceptable high rent”. Since I was only a 25% shareholder I had no say in the matter. The furniture – electronic equipment, specially made kitchen accessories, coffee machine, TV etc, to the value of about 300 000 baht – was then very conveniently used in other venues.

For almost a year I was “showcased” to potential investors, while I received no financial return or benefit whatsoever. Following many discussions and arguments I was then made a “franchise developer” which entitled me to a monthly salary as well as commission on any franchises sold. Needless to say that none of these payments ever materialized. Although I ate and drank in the restaurants (as some sort of compensation I suppose…) I was not paid anything for more than a year. I was on the receiving end of blatant exploitation as was the case with basically anybody and everybody that was on the receiving end of dealing with these people. This included employees, suppliers and other investors too.

During this time Christo Daniels left to develop new opportunities in the Philippines. (This followed a failure in Singapore despite what is been told to potential investors – maybe the people there saw through him too quickly…?) Seemed like history was repeating itself – running away from Phuket, then Samui….now the Philippines……what’s next…?

And then he was in jail and Mike Halgreen was trying to collect bail money. One “friend “assisted with this substantial amount of money with numerous promises and undertakings to return the money the moment Daniels was back on Samui. This has still not happened 6 months later and, interestingly enough, Mike Halgreen disappeared at about the same time and ended up in the Philippines… Coincidence?

Daniels also ran away from Samui (sounds familiar by now…?) and now tries to con new investors with their alleged “61 franchises in South Africa and 40 in Thailand and elsewhere”. Please try and Google for any of these and see what you get …….? Yes, correct……nothing….

Please be extremely cautious with these guys – you will lose money…

Should you require any additional information, especially if this will prepare you better for your next discussion with Mike Halgreen, and potentially prevent anybody else from falling prey to this exploitation, please feel free to contact me directly.

Kind regards and good luck!

Cross Alec

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terence arendse says:

May 18, 2009 at 9:51 am

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Hi Alec.

I wish to chat to you and hope you receive this request.

My mail address is terence.arendse@gmail.com

Thanks.

Terence

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A. Friend says:

August 11, 2009 at 9:25 am

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Dear Cross Alec et. al.,

Sorry to hear about your problems on Samui. Samui was the 3rd stop that I know about and there could be more. Bangkok was early days with a restaurant on Sukhumvit. Then came (2)Pickle’s Bars in Patong, followed by an African Wine Bar. All closed with investors left scratching their heads.

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Dave says:

March 18, 2010 at 10:19 am

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Hi Alex

Remember me back in 2006/7 I was there, and I then allredy tried to worn you. Are you still in Koh Samui or maybe back. I hear Daniels is hear in Pretoria?

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April 28, 2009 at 7:13 am

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Hi Nancy,

Might be worthwhile to follow-up on the credibility of all the claims and statements being made by these guys…. There are several people who could provide you with facts to the contrary.

Just think about it….for a franchise business that is “present in so many countries and expanding” the basic spelling and grammar is atrocious, to say the least. Surely not something that you would expect from such a professional establishment, wouldn’t you say? Please refer to their advertisements for their different type opportunities…..Sad but funny..

Furthermore, if they are as lucrative and sound operation as they claim to be, why have they run away from Phuket firstly, and then recently from Koh Samui…? Why have none (not one!!!) of the people that have invested money in their concept on Koh Samui received any money or returns on their investments? “Halgreen said investors are guaranteed a return on investment within eight months to a year” ??? Probably because not one of these restaurants exist anymore…….Maybe they were lied to…..? Guaranteed my a…

There are at least 5 people who have invested substantial amounts of money on Koh Samui and there are at least 15 other South Africans that was totally exploited and blatantly lied to by Daniels and his partner over the last few years..

It is a pity that such unscrupulous people can get away with this type of nonsense for so long.

For anybody that might be interested in this type of franchise, please make 100% sure about all the figures you are shown and absolutely insist on 100% audited and validated statements. It would be preferable to have any due diligence done by someone independent and trustworthy.

Or maybe even better, stay away from these guys…..they are true con-artists….

And sadly…..South Africans….

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May 9, 2009 at 6:31 am

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Thank you so much for these valuable information. You have given me substantial information I could use in an interview when I will chance upon them. My hope for now is that they will not make Cebu look bad to potential investors who are initally attracted to put up hotels, resorts, restaurant, and other tourism establishments here due to the efforts of public and private sectors. Again, thank you. And thank you for visiting my blog.

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April 28, 2009 at 5:15 am

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Hi Nancy,

Although the true facts and circumstance about the unfortunate demise of the girl in Cebu will probably never be known, one solid fact is clear – Christo Daniels and his Out of Africa network is very dishonourable to say the least.

It would be a start for them to prove where these more than 40 outlets in Thailand and more than 60 outlets in South Africa are….?

Mr Daniels has disappeared from the island of Koh Samui – which was the home base of the Out of Africa franchise as well as 3 restaurants – with lots of people looking for him and the money that he owes them. This includes suppliers to his restaurants (which does not exist anymore)who have not been paid as well as people who “invested” in the dream that this man sold them. Daniels and their money is gone.

Disillusioned (disgusted) South African

This reminds one of a typical megalomaniac – smooth talking and “fantastic” potential based on “magnificent” figures coupled with a charismatic personality – genuine people with dreams in their hearts and some money in their pockets are “convinced” of their “excellent” investment.

This is a typical fraud and will hopefully be brought to justice soon – whether it is in South Africa, Thailand or the Philippines – before more people are relieved of their money.

In parting, it would be very interesting to see the departure stamps in his passport when he left the Philippines….? Maybe ask him about that as well as the money that allowed him to get out? Has he repaid that by any chance…..?

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Thank you for dropping by, sir. I was about to reply to Mr. Peter that I will try to drop by again at Out of Africa-Cebu and check what I could find out to confirm his suspicions. Nevertheless, thank you for taking your time to explain your side here. I hope you will soon have a peace of mind and be liberated from your current predicament. As for Out of Africa, its branch in Cebu is doing well, based on the feedbacks from diners. It’s about time we have such exotic restaurant in our midst. I have learned that more Out of Africa branches will soon find their way in Metro Manila and in popular tourist destinations in the country like Boracay. That’s good news!

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“Myself and Christo unfortunately became victims of a few unscrupulous policemen who used the opportunity to attempt extorting money from as we are vulnerable targets as foreigners.”

Terence, I do not know you, but I do know Christo, as well as alot of those people he has scammed here on Koh Samui, Thailand.

Whether you are a victim or not I do not know, but considering Christo’s long history of scams, as well as his general attitude the few times I have met him personally, I very much doubt he is innocent. He seems like a guy who is capable of anything, and with absolutely no conscience.

On the other hand, I do believe he has bribed the police and the family of the dead girl, in order to get out of jail.

No matter who killed the girl, Christo Daniels deserves to be in jail for a long time.

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March 2, 2009 at 8:44 am

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christo daniels the owner of this franchise

probably same guy

see link below:

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/11/04/08/police-charge-2-south-africans-valle-verde-murder-case

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I paid within 24 hrs. here’s her gcash info:

09166630420

angela crisanto vasquez

rizal boulevard corner,

dumaguete city

my biggest mistake is dealing with a seller with 0 feedback. all of us started with 0 feedback so why not?

after i paid, she said she would ship friday so i said ok. saturday i saw she relisted the same set so i thought what the heck… it wasn’t as if she relisted another regular set, but a combination of stuffs that you don’t see on ebay everyday. i sent her a message, she didn’t reply. i sent her a text. she said she got sick so she would send saturday, june 12 via air21. no confirmation text or anything. no tracking number. i texted again, no reply. tried to call her, her phone has been off. i asked friends to ask questions about items she sells. she replied and replied to me. she said he got sick and would ask her husband to ship within the day. she sent me another email giving me two tracking numbers. to my surprise, the 2 numbers said left cargohaus. i had been tracking 2 boxes two weeks and i was told cargohaus is in pampanga. this seller is from dumaguete. my friend called air21 and was told that the tracking numbers given to me were sent by kriza mercado to a consignee named april and parcels are bound to Surigao City. unfortunately, my name is not april and i live in bulacan.

so beware of this seller. sent two emails to ebay but i don’t think they can solve the problem.

so this P2000 pesos courtesy of me and my friend will just go to this person’s funeral fund.

lessons learned:

1. scammers go to hell

2. how do scammers eat and sleep?

3. thank god i don’t have to scam people just to feed my family

lesson for angela crisanto vasquez …

DON’T MESS UP WITH AN INTERNET MARKETERS UNLESS YOU WANT THE WORLD and your kids TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF MONSTER YOU ARE when they google your name. WHAT YOU PUT ONLINE STAYS ONLINE. The internet is forever.

What is happening is a mix of Nigerian scams, romance scams and would be a phishing scam, and usually holds the persona of a highly attractive Philippine model. They usually target social networking sites such as Tagged or Friendster to tempt unsuspecting men to add them with suggestive remarks and pictures in their profile. One such example is http://www.tagged.com/neiljhoy20 or http://www.tagged.com/naomisexy20 whose persona i have chatted with.

They usually pretend to be promiscuous girls out for a fun time during a modeling stint in Singapore but before the guy can meet him, he has to register and pay for this webcam site to vote her as the top model, which may be a phishing site offering a three day free trial but credit card information is still required and it always hides the method of canceling subscription. The ‘Philippine model is well versed in the site and will assure you to assist you in cancelling it before the free trial ends. An example of such site is http://www.streamate.com/?DF=0&AFNO=1-0-607937-342979&UHNSMTY=221 I do not know what will happen if the billing information is keyed in.

While some may appear as genuine chatters talking to you as a live person, some are blatantly bots who copy and paste text into the chat box. A lot of strange emails will add at my friends’ contact lists with suggestive email addresses and display pictures such as paula_pussy69@hotmail.com, brittneygillam11@hotmail.com and brittneygillam11@hotmail.com. They will have links to webcam sites as their shoutouts and will suddenly copy and paste text saying “i’m 21/f your a male right? nice, I just got off work and finally got some time to relax which site did i msg you from again? I know a way we can chat and have a better time.. do you cam? Well i don’t do yahoo cam or any other cam because i have been recorded before… But i do know one site you can watch me on cam, that assures me no one records…” http://www.freecamlink.net/bj65q http://www.mywebcamcrush.com/Lookn4Him

I have tried humoring these people by insulting them and they will retaliate by saying “the only whore around here is ur fuken mom , u stupid fuk !!!” but will continue with the copying and pasting. While some of them are blatantly scammers that pose as insults to our intelligence, spamming our contact list with their email address, some are more cunning and I worry that people will lose money registering for these webcam sites. After all, they may deny the guy of meeting them for the night, saying they have not registered for the site to vote for them as the top model amongst the webcam performers in that site. A small token has to be paid via credit card to place votes.

Do these ‘women’ get commission for their referral of people to these sites? Or are these sites owned by their agency to retrieve credit card numbers? These are questions I would really like to know from you via your investigations. Above all, these people are bogus because women, especially attractive ones, not desperate ones do not use the internet to look for random sex, thus the victims will most likely not get what they are promised. Most importantly, money and personal information is involved and I would genuinely like to get to the bottom of this increasing matter, with your professional help.

A new scam is arising and its called the Phillipino Scam.

WHAT IS THE LIABILITY OF THE JOCKEY PHILIPPINES OPERATION?

ALL OF THE KNOW CO-CONSPIRATORS OF OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SCAM WERE AND MAY STILL BE SUPERVISORS AND EMPLOYEES OF JOCKEY IN THE PHILIPPINES. The criminals conducted their international crime over the Jockey computer network, at the company offices, during company work times and received calls during company hours from victims worldwide. Jockey GTVL’s Philippine operation was the scene of the crimes and therefore make Jockey responsible for the actions of its employees during work hours. The criminality of the employees extend legally to the corporation, if the company knew that the criminal activities were being conducted on company grounds during work hours. The present state of corporate spying employee computer activities and other communication activities make it impossible for a company to NOT KNOW what is going on over their electronic networks.

I created a website: abadjockeymoneyscam.webs.com with all the details and law enforcement information. We are looking for other victims of the same ring or rings in the Philippines.

You will be given drinks to loosen you up and help you relax and trust them. You will enjoy a winning streak and then they will pounce. Someone will suggest upping the stakes and before you know it, you are being escorted to an ATM by a couple of really heavy looking cut throats to draw out as much as you can.

If your gambling debts are high enough they will insist on holding your passport, air ticket and taking you to the ATM again when more money can be accessed. These guys don’t mess around, they will hurt you, maybe even kill you if they feel like it.

So why do foreigners fall for this? Why do men gamble in the first place? I don’t play cards, I only ever bet on myself and then I bet everything I have. But gambling is greed and greed is what makes every scam and con work. That get something for nothing possibility is too much for some to resist. Well, I reckon you deserve everything you get. The simple solution is don’t gamble and especially don’t gamble with Filipinos you barely might know.

They usually have a female with them and she is very friendly and attentive, perhaps with a sister or cousin. The males are always relatives to make the girls seem available, even if only subliminally. One friend of mine, a very intelligent and well travelled middle aged man was a victim. He is neither gullible nor stupid yet he fell for their scam. He got into a car with them on the premise of seeing the sights, guided by locals etc big mistake number one. He was offered some orange juice from a can that was already open, big mistake number two.

He has no recollection of anything that happened next except waking up in an alleyway, stark naked and totally cleaned out. Some passing Filipinos helped him find something to cover himself and called an ambulance as well as the police. Basically he is lucky he woke up at all. Some victims are murdered and their bodies dumped.

If you want to make friends with Filipino males, you should pick who you befriend, not the other way around. There are reports of a gang back in Manila using a similar SOP to the Ativan gangs of the 1990s and early 2000′s.

This helped draw me to trust her. I spend two weeks getting to know her and chose to marry her . Her family was glad for that .Well , we filed and i went thru all the motions. and we were maried. I did not know that in HongKong to work in bars or shops you must be married to a local resident.

I was happily married for three days then my visa ran out. They told mei had to go home now and aply for another and i believed them. I went home filed for agreen card for Veronica and waited, Files were lost andi fought with imigration about it, refiled forms paid moremoney timeand again. all this time sending 500 usd a monthto my wife.I saw heron theinternet as i senther a web cam for theplace she rented a computer from to seeme. I believed that crap. Well, it turns out thatVereonica wentto Catubig and pissed away every dom dollar i sent on building a house for her mother and brother to live in, then went back to the philippines to knock down her sisters boyfriends house and rebuilt a two story house in Perpetual village 6 mambig foour , lot 10 bacoor cavite

used my moneyto do it. Now i sent money religeously and believed my wife to be in the phil waiting dutifully for me. As i have learned she left 10 months later after giving birth to our son and giving the baby up to her sister Marilyn galit. And ten months afeter i left the phil she left to goto work again in HongKong. Back to her husband.

I did not learn this until after nearly two years. I ran a small company in the usa making money for our future. When her sister let the cat out of the bag and mentioned her indian hubby or her chinese hubby i got worried and confronted her , she denied of course, i kept supporting her until decidedto see what was true. i stopped sending meoney, she stopped communicationg altogether,Searches forher were in vain

her sister even moved away from Caviteas i learned. Veronica is on the internet as kissable 2004 in wqquary bay on filipina friend finder, and on filipina heart .com she is “jelly” memebr number 199 199 and cvlaims to be single in Wan Chai area of Hongkong. I am here now searching for her

You see guys if you marry a pinay, you are married for life. Thereis no divorce in the philippines. Even if you divorce in another country, in the philippines you are still married \ It cost ten thousand USDollars to get an anullment in the philippines and likely the court

First of all, everyone in the Philippines survived before they met you and they will survive once you are gone. It is not your place in their lives to keep them in cash and cosmetics!

Secondly, internet access costs as little as P10 an hour in some places. The most I have ever seen is P30 an hour in an upscale mall. The US$ is nearly P50, so we are talking between a dime and a quarter to chat for an hour. You send fifty bucks by Western Union and they can either chat for 200 or more hours or they can feed their family for a month on rice and dried fish, the staple diet.

Third, the good ones are too proud to ask for money in any way. My wife was in hospital with her father efore we were married. He was having serious stomach operations and she and her mom and sister were his ‘watchers’. The nurses do nothing, the doctors do little else and the security guard won’t let the watchers leave to buy food and medicines outside the hospital if the bill hasn’t been paid up to date. Don’t believe me? Your perogative but I speak the truth. Well as I said, I had to wring this out of my wife to be and force her to accept some cash to help out, but barely enough for them to buy some food, she refused all help withe the huge hospital bill and she even had to endure the ignominy of passing the hat around at her old school! But she did that rather than ask me for money. Her and her Mom applied to a charity for funding and even tried to mortgage their home, borrowed from an uncle who works overseas and still wouldn’t accept a centavo from me.

There are plenty of them over there but of course the scammers know how to get your attention and push in. Test them and find a good one. My eBook ‘Filipina 101′ tells you how, what to write and ask and so on. If it doesn’t save you the cover price of just US$29.99 you have 30 days to get a full refund and yes, some guys scam me and get the refund even though they loved the eBook!