VIRUS ALERT!! We got a FAX with this phone number on it, that say they're from WALL STREET INTERNATIONAL. The fax was specifically targeted to our company and my boss, asking if you would be 'receptive to having your story told on Fox Business News or Bloomberg TV', at our company.

I tried to check it out, Googling 'Wall Street International', and immediately our virus checker went crazy with all the stuff that was coming at my computer!! There were worms and trojans and spyware galore! It took 2 days to get rid of it all--STAY AWAY, is my advice!!!

Now they're branching out into seminars!  Steven Smolen from Wall Street International is sponsoring a 3 hour complimentary seminar entitled "Sell Your Business or Raise Money in 2012"; conducted by Steven West, author of "How to Sell Your Business Quickly at the Highest Price", and "How to Raise all the Money you Need without Losing Control."
You will learn:  What your business is worth, etc, etc, etc.
Held at the Foxwood Casino in Mashantucket, CT, Hollywood, Florida, Orlando, FL, and at JW Marriot in Washington, DC.

Only 7 Seats left!  Call Today!

Where did they get the money for these seminars in all these upscale places?  From some poor suckers who got taken in!!  DON'T LET IT BE YOU!!!!!

Wall Street Global Mergers & Acquisitions(613) 236-4790Sent to two different people in our companyLionell Cartier SVPCRAP

Yes:  NEVER try to get yourself removed or unsubscribed (either by fax, phone or email).  All this does is inform the scammers that those modes of contact are valid and they will sell that information to others.

Sadly, it will take a long time before they just stop sending the faxes (many do not stop at all), but it also lessens the chances of getting even more garbage (email is the worst).

A lot of these scam situations are set up so that the faxer/phoner/emailer is paid by the number of requests they send out and not whether they have any return, so it's in their best interest to make it impossible for you to contact them to unsubscribe.  And like I said, if you do, then they can make more money selling your information.  It's best to just toss out/delete and move on.

We get loads of these types of faxes and several phone calls from Mergers and Acquisition companies wanting us to go to one of their free seminars at a local hotel.  They then want to scam you out of $50k for a Performa on your company.  They say they have buyers and will refund the 50k once they sell the company for you.  Guess what?  No buyer and no $50k back too bad?.I ignore all faxes.  If it comes through my lawyer of is address from a law firm then I would take it seriously.  If not just chuck it.When I get phone calls I always quiz them on our company.  If they don?t take the time to know us before they call how can they have a buyer?Keep these posts going, hopefully someone doesn't fall prey to these scams.

Glad to see people still have common sense.  I thought of having some fun with these guys, then I saw this posting, and really got a laugh.  The fax that we received was addressed to our Chairman, who is in the UK, and had our old address listed on the header.  Indeed, it's mind boggling to see someone list a Toronto mailing address with an Ottawa number.  I'm curious as to whether or not people fall in this trap, and why the number would not be blocked alltogether, or at least have federal authorities investigating this...I almost feel like having my sales staff start cold calling them and pitching them as a real company just to annoy the heck out of them...

I went to their website www.wallstreetprivateequitygroup.com, and called the number 954-586-1800. At first I got a busy signal and then a fast busy signal, but called back and got through to a live person. I asked if this was the same organization as Wall Street International, and they said "yes."  I asked how to be removed from their fax broadcast list, and they took down my fax number and said I'd be removed within 72 hours. I pointed out to them that their fax was in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. Their fax did not include a cost-free mechanism (including a toll-free telephone number, local number for local recipients, toll-free fax number or website address or email address) to opt-out of faxes.They told me that there should have been an "800" at the bottom of the fax, and they couldn't understand why it didn't appear. I was again assured that my fax number would be taken off within 72 hours.