How much do you know about Island Red Cafe? Read the story here.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
On their website, Island Red Cafe claim they have the best coffee. They also mentioned create a new spirit of coffee culture, with royal quality and ambitious dream. Now to an ordinary person, they will go what the hell is island red cafe trying to say? That basically sums up Island Red Cafe, a scam where they make it so nice but empty inside.
On their website, it also claims that all coffee is roasted fresh, and meets the demands of customers with wholesome nutrition value. Now this again is lying, neither do Island Red Cafe meets the demand of customer (ask any 10 random non member about the quality of Island red cafe) nor it has wholesome nutrition value in their coffee. This is a joke man! As a coffee lover, I know it takes time to roast fresh coffee and doing a business, you can’t roast coffee while customers are waiting. Do not lie, no wonder they put only photos of young kids to cheat customers.
Enough talking bad about Island Red Cafe , let us look at the bright side of their business. So far they are opening everywhere and providing jobs to locals which are a good thing. Now do you know how they do their training? They hire kids after school to be their waitress and waiter. Now is this a good moral and future of our country, instead of making good studies, the kids think they are making good money with RM3 per hour!
Also a hot tip for everyone, do you know that few Island Red Cafe are closed and they put renovation to cover it up? Nonsence! I pass by one everyday and no lorry with cement or sound inside the cafe…it has already closed down and they are just embarrassed to let everyone know because their food is lousy and they are playing a big money game.
On their website, it also claims that all coffee is roasted fresh, and meets the demands of customers with wholesome nutrition value. Now this again is lying, neither do Island Red Cafe meets the demand of customer (ask any 10 random non member about the quality of Island red cafe) nor it has wholesome nutrition value in their coffee. This is a joke man! As a coffee lover, I know it takes time to roast fresh coffee and doing a business, you can’t roast coffee while customers are waiting. Do not lie, no wonder they put only photos of young kids to cheat customers.
Enough talking bad about Island Red Cafe , let us look at the bright side of their business. So far they are opening everywhere and providing jobs to locals which are a good thing. Now do you know how they do their training? They hire kids after school to be their waitress and waiter. Now is this a good moral and future of our country, instead of making good studies, the kids think they are making good money with RM3 per hour!
Also a hot tip for everyone, do you know that few Island Red Cafe are closed and they put renovation to cover it up? Nonsence! I pass by one everyday and no lorry with cement or sound inside the cafe…it has already closed down and they are just embarrassed to let everyone know because their food is lousy and they are playing a big money game.
October 19, 2009 at 10:21 PM
马投资公司疑卷走千万令吉 投资者中包括200新加坡人
http://zaobao.com.sg/yx/yx091020_002.shtml
October 19, 2009 at 10:50 PM
http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/134896?tid=1
王建旋：須會員股東簽“接受書”‧設新公司搶救
國內 2009-10-20 10:07
（吉隆坡）“接管”連鎖咖啡館投資公司的負責人王建旋說，他本身是這次事件的最大受害人，因此會和所有受影響會員及股東一起面對。
他表示搶救工作已展開，包括成立新公司，取代現有公司，並要求會員和股東簽署“接受書”，簽署這封信主要是新公司承認他們的身份。
和父親貸款700萬
王建旋表示，為了拯救這間公司，他和父親已貸款700萬令吉，但仍無法完全搶救成功，因此需要會員和股東的力量才能渡過難關。
他會挺身而出，展開新一輪的拯救工作，不會把會員和股東的利益置之不理。
他指出，這家連鎖咖啡館擁有3000名股東及12萬名會員，股東是投資每單位6900令吉，會員則投資360令吉禮券。
王建旋說，他本身投資了83單位，可以說把所有積蓄投資下去，去年為公司賺取數千萬令吉，不料有如此遭遇，感受最深刻。
盼“同船人”良心發現
把錢歸還投資者
王建旋希望“同船人”良心發現，把款項歸還投資者。
他說，他已據情向警方報案，並準備通過法律途徑追回這筆巨款。
他承諾，一旦成功追回巨款，會先歸還給會員和股東。
新公司發言人週日（10月18日）也在新山召開新聞發佈會，解釋公司事發經過的詳情及宣佈拯救工作。
《星洲日報》記者週一（10月19日）到設在蕉賴連鎖咖啡館投資公司總部，發現運作正常，但根據觀察，這名公司職員不斷接到會員的詢問電話。
星洲日報‧報導：李成友‧2009.10.20
http://blog.omy.sg/zblog/archives/721
投资马国连锁公司 本地200人恐亏尽
马来西亚一家连锁咖啡馆投资公司，一年多来招徠3000多名投资者及收取千万令吉，四个月前疑发生卷款事件，导致多名投资者，包括近200名新加坡人担心血本无归。
http://www.zaobao.com/yx/yx091020_002.shtml
马投资公司疑卷走 千万令吉“连锁咖啡钱”
3000投资者中包括200新加坡人
(2009-10-20）
（新山讯）马来西亚一家连锁咖啡馆投资公司，一年多来招徠3000多名投资者及收取千万令吉，四个月前疑发生卷款事件，导致数百名投资者，包括近200名新加坡人担心血本无归。
据知，这家投资公司在全马拥有40多家咖啡连锁店，而新山是第四家分店，因此也吸引新加坡人入股。
新加坡籍投资者黄奕祥（50岁）昨日接受《星洲日报》电话访问时表示，他是第一批入股的新加坡投资者，也成功招徠5至6名新加坡投资者成为其下线，之后“一传十、十传百”，有越来越多人加入，目前已组成近200人投资组织。
他说，当初觉得这项投资概念很好而入股，却没想到会是这样的后果。他向来从事各项投资，在接触上述投资项目后，觉得这家公司的投资概念很好，甚至认为它比一些著名连锁快餐店有前景。
他是在咖啡馆设立初期，以6000令吉投资了1股。他说，凭着招募下线的方式，他在短期內将本钱赚回后，去年12月以6900令吉另投资1股。
他说，当初投资的时候，是因被告知咖啡馆也会进军新加坡，加强他参与投资的信心。
询及投资人数为3000人的说法，他表示，他是根据上线所提供的资料得知，他也相信，以咖啡馆有40多间分行来看，投资者人数确有可能是这个数目。
据他了解，这家投资公司已进军泰国等地，进行招资活动，但有关投资详情不得而知。
马青全国消费人事务局副主任柯松达前天接获约200名南马区投资者的投诉后，前往士姑来咖啡馆分店了解情况；14名投资者以受骗为由，已经联名向柔佛州努沙再也警局投报。
他说，目前的疑问是：有关活动是否向国家银行申请进行合法集资？有没有持有直销执照？“这家投资公司的英文名字与咖啡馆的英文名字是调转的，但在法律上两者之间并没有直接合作关系，会不会混淆了投资者视听？”
他指出，这样的推销和招资手法，近年在外国已传开，他们都是以直销方式推动招资活动。
据投资者说，他们以每股6000至6900令吉不等的数额“入股”，为期5年。每股回报是首2年每月可得300令吉和价值100令吉咖啡馆餐券；接下来3年，每股回报为每月150令吉和100令吉餐券；此外，投资者每介绍一个朋友加入，可获得100令吉介绍费。
6月开始，一些投资者未获得分文回酬。之后，他们收到公司律师的信件，指该公司因有人涉嫌卷款965多万令吉而易主；公司过后由两名股东接管，并准备以5年时间偿还投资者的欠款。
声称为新公司所委托的发言人纪志桦说，新公司现任的两名股东是之前参与咖啡馆投资计划的投资者，他们计划在下周召开记者会说明事件的来龙去脉。