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www.leasingnews.org Wednesday, March 27, 2002 accurate, fair and unbiased news for the equipment Leasing Industry Headlines---- “Not True” says John Otto about Centerpoint Financial Colonial Pacific Employees Return to Oregon—Welcome Home Great News from Susan Adamatis Tyco's CIT debt issue oversubscribed; raised to $2.5 billion UAEL—Las Vegas Conference—“Leave Your Children at Home.”
Equipment Leasing Association Depreciation Schedules
Nigerianfraudwatch.org Launched---Hoopee-de-doo!!!
More Nigeria and African e-Mail Carpediem Offers Regional Seminars in April Pitney Bowes Selects mySAP CRM (not CPL) ## Denotes Press Release ________________________________________________________________________ “Not
True,” says John Otto
Centerpoint
Financial Services, LLC
1675
Larimer St., Suite 880 * Denver CO 80202 * Tel: (303) 615-5099 * Fax:
(303) 615-9790 “
Not true” says John Otto, chairman of Heritage Leasing, major
stockholder of Centerpoint Financial, am not pulling the plug on Centerpoint. It is true we hit a small bump in the road, but that is taken care of. “ The
thirty year plus lease veteran with deep pockets confirmed the resignation
of Randy Leasing News has been receiving rumors about Centerpoint for many months. We first learned that Randy Schiell wanted to resign in September, then the Terrorist hit the United States, and he decided to stay for many reasons. It is obvious that John Otto put more money into the company, plus reassured lenders and other lines of credit he would stand behind the company, plus believed the leasing market was turning around. “
My confidence in Gordon Roberts as president has never changed or
wavered, to continue to do business with brokers.” Gordon Roberts was at Colonial Pacific Leasing, as well as Chuck Brazier, who went to Florida, then joined Oren Hall at Heritage of Sacramento, who’s company was “absorbed” by First Sierra/SierraCities. Both are past presidents of the United Association of Equipment Leasing ( Roberts 1993/Brazier 2001 ). “ Business is picking up in the entire leasing industry and 2002 will be a good year for all of us, “ Gordon Roberts said. “ There really is not much else to add, except that Randy Schiell has gone on to bigger and better things.” This
is from a public website about Randy Schiell http://www.americanleasing.com/entertainment/monthjokes/monthjoke_Dec_2001.htm:
(Here
is a current e-mail address and telephone number. He did not contribute to
this story in any way. I am willing to swear that in court. There
is a lot more I
know from other sources, but not from Mr. Schiell. From my observation, Mr. Schiell is on the streets looking for a job. He is a very good man. Editor) Randy Schiell CRSchiell@aol.com 303-467-9654 Welcome Home, Kotter As
a soon to be former lease processor at Colonial Pacific Leasing. I
would like to say on Thank
You to all the past and present Brokers of Colonial Pacific Leasing.
We will miss Good luck to you all!! ( Name With Held ) ________________________________________________________________________ Great News from Susan Adamatis Happy to report I have a new position here in Chicago for a "reputable" lease broker. Again I stress to anyone out there that is looking for a job in leasing and that is "network".
I had worked closely with this broker when I was employed at Old Kent
Again, the position I hold was not advertised through recruiters etc
but by word
Since I have a new e-mail address at work, please change my address to: susana@netlease.com
Regards,
Susan M. Adamatis sophie1900@msn.com (Great news. We will show you our classified at www.leasingnews.org, as we help people get jobs. Everyone is not as lucky as Susan Adamatis. editor ) ____________________________________________________________________ Please send to a colleague. We are not like any other. We are free, no advertising, no banners, no allegiance to any employer or money person. The real “stuff.” Our readers send us the “inside information” that we pass on to you, after verification. Help us to grow. Send to a colleague. _____________________________________________________________________ Tyco's CIT debt issue oversubscribed; raised to $2.5 billion By Associated Press, CHICAGO
(Dow Jones/AP) Tyco International Ltd.'s chief financial officer said
strong On
the firm's seventh weekly conference call with analysts and investors,
Mark ''The
deal is going extremely well,'' said Swartz, adding it has been oversubscribed ''Our
access to the public market is sooner than we expected when we began
Tyco
shares were pummeled earlier in the year on investors concerns about In
an effort to calm investor worries, the company instituted weekly
conference Tyco
plans to either spin off CIT to shareholders or sell it outright as
part of Swartz
said even if the company spins off Tyco, the removal of the asset,
Shares
of Tyco fell 34 cents, or 1.1 percent, to close at $32 in trading
( Tyco was selling its CIT in “divisions,” not as a “whole” unit. The bond rating of GE has changed this, and we are told by “insiders” who are not allowed to communicate with us that the action is very similar to having CIT listed on e-Bay. editor ) Las Vegas Conference “ Don’t bring your children. “ REGISTER BEFORE MARCH 31ST TO GET THE EARLY BIRD RATE!!! "BET ON AMERICA" - EAEL & UAEL Spring Education Conference Caesars Palace - Las Vegas May 2 - 4, 2002 *2 Days of Educational Workshops *Roundtable Discussions *Networking Opportunities *Service Provider Exhibits *Anthony T. Galie - Keynote Speaker on Visualization & Goal-Setting Techniques *Earn CLP CPE Credits at 5 Educational Workshops *Golf Tournament Don't miss this excellent conference in the best convention city in world, LAS VEGAS!! Visit
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Dalton - Chief Operating Officer UAEL - United Association of Equipment Leasing 520 Third Street, #201 Oakland,
CA 94607 (510) 444-9235 x27 (510) 444-1346 fax joanie@uael.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment
Leasing Association Depreciation Schedules
ELA posted online a table of examples of depreciation changes pursuant
to the Please
visit http://www.elaonline.com/govtrelations/Federal/DeprtnAdj.pdf
This
is an example of ELA's ongoing effort to keep you informed on current
groundbreaking (Thank you. But why are you going to send an “ambassador” to the inter-association equipment leasing meeting. ELA is the only organization not participating. Story tomorrow. Shame on Mike Fleming and his staff. Editor) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nigeria
launches Web site to target e-mail scams Nigerianfraudwatch.org
Well the Nigerian government is sick of those scams, too. The African
nation, through its high commission in the U.K., recently created A spokesman
for the high commission in London confirmed that his government The site
targets the most common scam, in which the spammer says he is a government
It's
an old scam in a modern package, said Stanton McCandlish, technical
director "This
really doesn't have anything to do with Nigeria per se, and I think
their site However,
Tom Geller, founder of SpamCon
Foundation, an antispam group also "It
is interesting to me that the government itself is taking this seriously,"
Geller Both
McClandish and Geller agreed that more has to be done overall to attack However,
McClandish said too much time has been wasted lobbying governments "Technical
fixes probably shouldn't be that hard, but years and years have been
Both
agreed that the amount and extent of spam has taxed governments' efforts Still,
Geller said, he was cheered by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's
"It
is always encouraging when a government looks out for the people's In the
meantime, the Nigerian government is encouraging anyone who The
site also lays out other scams, including an appeal for Americans More
Nigeria and African eMail (Leasing
News has printed perhaps as many as 100 letters, all different, but
with the same theme. Here are some new ones sent to us by our readers....we
have more, but will save them for another day.editor ) FROM: Mariam Abacha(Mrs). NIGERIA URGENT ASSISTANCE I
am Mariam Abacha(Mrs), the widow of Late General Sanni Abacha, former
Due
to my present Predicament I am soliciting to entrust this money in Please don't hesitate to assist me because I am very much in need of your help. Thank you, Mariam Abacha(Mrs). (Ex First Lady of Nigeria) Note: you are the only person known about this information, so It must be kept absolute confidential. From: folly boateng <follyboateng@yahoo.com> Subject: CONFIDENTIALBUSINESS Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 02:29:15 -0800 (PST) To: kitm@americanleasing.com CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE TEL:+228-948-61-76. ATTN: Dear Sir, I got your contact through a lady that works with chamber of commerce here in Lome - Togo. I thought I should contact you for a fruitful business relationship. I am FOLLY BOATENG, the son of JOSHUA BOATENG the former deputy minister of finance under the executive civilian president of SEIRRA LEONNE, Ahmed Tejan KAbbah. As at when the military Junta led by major Paul Koromah struck and overthew the government of SEIRRA - LEONE, the president was forced to run into exile in CONAKRY GUINEA while some of his closest aids left to other countries. When the coup took place many top government officials were assassinated including my father who was unlucky not to have escaped with the president. In the course of this confusion, I went into my father's under group safe and saw two trunk boxes containing the sum of thirty-million united states DOLLARS(30Millions US Dollars). I now decided with the assistance of my mother to move this money to my mother's village in the country side for safe keeping while the war was going on. Right now the United Nation (U.N.) and Rev. Jessy Jackson of America with organization of African Unity (O.A.U) heads of state has initiated a peace move in the country between the president and the rebel leader. With this peace talk going on, it gave me the opportunity to smuggle the trunk boxes through a fishing boat to a more safer place in Lome - TOGO in west Africa. On my arrival in Togo I deposited the boxes with a security company as family treasures and jewelries of which the security company does not know the real content of the trunk boxes. I did it for security purposes. Now what I want you to do for me is to help me wire this money to your country or you come down to LOME - TOGO to see this money yourself and we talk about it. For all this your assistance you are entitled to 30 percent of the total amount. I am expecting to hear from you as soon as possible. Best regards, FOLLY BOATENG. We have major world banks in London, and Zurich who are willing to confirm funds for you, against payment of a fee. To receive our offer, please fax: +1 (801) 504 0334 these details on your letter head: (1) Exact verbiage which you require to be issued (2) Face amount required (3) Term of validity required (4) Do you need the confirmation as original hard copy issued by the bank or SWIFT? (5) Minimum fees are US$ 200,000.- which will have to be deposited into an independent law firm's escrow account AFTER we have signed contracts, but before the bank confirmation is issued for you. Please confirm in your fax that you have these funds available right now and that you can accept this mode of payment. (6) Clearly state your e-mail address. ============================================= YOUR REPLY HAS TO COVER ALL THE ABOVE ISSUES. IT SHOULD BE SENT BY FAX TO +1 (801) 504 0334. OFFER WILL FOLLOW WITHIN 24 HOURS. ENQUIRIES NOT IN LINE WITH THIS ARE NOT ANSWERED! ============================================= SUBJECT:BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP This
contact is tantamount to an unflinching desire to establish a understanding. I
am Mr. Louis Taye the former Adviser on special duties to the African region. The
recent development in the country is no more news to the to
transform himself from military to civilian president, he ran away country
Benin Republic seeking political asylum. All the people political Associates, everybody is at large. During
my tenure as the Adviser on special duties I was also in these
privilege positions that I kept in my custody the sum of Only}. without the fore-knowledge of the President. Just
last two weeks I arrived Nigeria the Headquarters of (ECOWAS) political asylum by the country
Nigeria because of my strong opposition to general Robert people. This
is the reason why I am asking for your assistance to enable also have you as my mentor. The
fragile political system in Africa does not encourage me on This
sum has been deposited in a security company in My
problem now is that I do not own a foreign account, that or your company should act just as the beneficiary. This
business is intended to benefit both parties involved, ratio: 10% for you, the account owner and 90% for us. My attorney has perfected all the arrangement to
effect complete dislodgement of this fund. They have I
want you to understand that this transaction must be kept depend on it Thank
you for your co-operation in advance with an assurance Best regards, Louis Taye DR. KEFFE DAFE (CHAIRMAN) DEBT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (DMC) FEDERAL SECRETARIAT ANNEX IKOYI-LAGOS, NIGERIA. FOR THE STRICT ATTENTION OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO Dear Sir/Madam, RE: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL. We in the above named committee were inaugurated by the Presidency to investigate, review and recommend for payments all Ministerial contracts awarded during the five years of the Late General Sani Abacha (Military Head os Stae in Nigeria (1994-1999). Our committee have also been given the constitutional backing by the National Assembly ( The highest law making body in Nigeria ) to adjudicate and approve for immediate payments in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN)all contracts approved genuinely by these Ministries and Parastatals between 1994 and 1999. These contracts as recommended for consideration and immediate approval for payment must pass preliminary examination for total completion and commissioning of such job/contracts before it can receive the approval of this constituted body. In the light of the above, during our review of contracts awarded in the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), we discovered contracts awarded to the tune of US$435,500,000.00 ( Four hundred and thirty five Million, five hundred thousand United States dollars ). This, we have discovered that the original contract amount was as quoted initially by the consortium of foreign firms who secured and executed these contracts was US$395,550,000.00. This original contract amount was perfected over-invoiced by US$39,950,000.00 making up the amount above (US$435,500,000.00). Now, we want to seek your assistance and permission to enable us front you and your company as the contractor who executed these contract to put in letter of claim application to transfer the over-invoiced amount (US$39,550,000.00) to your bank account for us. This is because the original contractors have been duly paid their contractual entitlement (US$395,550,000.00) as approved for them leaving behind the over-invoiced amount now floating in the suspense account of the Central bank of Nigeria awaiting claims. These amount is not known to the contractors that executed such contract that we in this committee have approved for claim the over-invoiced amount for immediate payment to ourselves. Your share in this exercise is 30% as the owner of the account and for your other participation as may arise. Please, We need your assistance/permission, total commitment and cooperation to get this money transferred in your account you will send to us. As we are not allowed by law in Nigeria to own and operate foreign account while in government. Inform us of your good interest to do this business with us to enable us give to you more details. Please time is of immanent. Thank you as I wait for your urgent response. Best Rgds, Dr. Keffe Dafe. -- keffe dafe keffe@onebox.com - email (866) 251-5168 x2969 - voicemail/faxAlhaji Tijani Abdulahi ( Director of Operations) Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) Federal Government Secretariat Abuja, Nigeria. Direct Fax: 234 – 9 -2726342 ATTN: Joe Reyna INVESTMENT PROPOSAL In
order to liberalize the Nigerian Economy, The Federal Government of
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