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!!!

Our company received an inquiry on our general fax in the common area of the head office to
"discuss the sale of your company to a large private equity fund..."

I did a reverse look up of the number and the name of the company listed to be the "Canadian-American Equity Group". The Company does not exist. The number is associated to the Mont Blanc Merger Associates who run by a number of other company names and phone numbers.

The complaints on the blogs are numerous.

My conclusion is this is scam

i am in china and also get the fax many times;
please try to pay back them, i will fax back them too;

Idiots... Here is the fax we received (name and company withheld):Dear XXX:This morning we were discussing XXX Company.We just don't understand why, with an opportunity to sell your company for millions of dollars, you don't at least call and find out who the buyer is and what the price is for XXX Company.Capital gains are going up.  The economy is at risk.  You have a wonderful company.  Just give us a call.  We will be happy to set a phone appointment to tell you about the buyer ad their intentions, as well as their idea on purchase price with no obligation on our part or yours at XXX Company.Please call us at (613) 236-4790.Kindest Regards,Harvey MarcusSenior Vice President

Same fax in Germany!
Hope we won't get more of them!

Born Steven Samuel Watstein on August 9, 1941 ... Little to my knowledge did I know in advance prior to excepting this job what exactly I was getting into. I was told we would be making outbound cold calls to publicly traded companies within the United States and explain that I was a Senior VP and we were calling in behalf of a 20 Billion Dollar Private Equity Fund that was looking to merge or make a partial purchase or full purchase of their company. If there was any interest I would schedule a 15 minute conference call with the chairman who is spear heading the project: AKA. Mr. Steve West. I found out through trial and error that this company (Wall Street Private Equity Group, Inc.) has never made a merger acquisition from the public realm, we were just guinea pigs testing out a new branch West was conducting to see if we could hit a home run for him. Any appointments I made for him he showed me his lack of closing ability and how he seems to bore any prospects with his lame story of how his company is going to be involved in 4 Billion in transactions this year and how he is a part time author and radio personality once a few years back. Who ever is reading this stay away from this clown he is a convicted felon avoid any faxes that state :Wall Street International Inc., U.S. Equity Fund, Wall Street Private Equity Group, Inc. and many more. you can also read more about this clown at this link: http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2002-08-29/news/wild-wild-west/Hope this information was helpful to any that has been receiving these illegal faxes!~Anonymous

Dear old Lionell Cartier and his pal Richard Solera seem interested in acquiring French companies as well! Mind you, Paris IS a nice place so I understand they want to come over ;-)We receive something like 3 faxes a week at the moment. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Such a waste of ink a paper...