The consumer protector in real estate he says, protecting consumers from scams and fraud in real estate. He has left a trail of destruction all over the place and our friends in New Zealand don’t like him ether.
Don’t tread on his ego because he will go to work on you with his SEO works online, first article from consumer warning talks about how he just set off to tarnish a person credibility online with his sites. Then property investing forum suggest that they will not advise anyone to consider information on his site and they just want to say away from him.
If you seek legal advice, the first step of course is to have a cease and desist letter sent which Jenman simply laughs at. In some cases, Jenman further ridicules his victim by boldly publishing his mocking remarks relating to their attempted defense. “If what I said is really untrue then sue me!” This bold response from Jenman gives the impression that he must be telling the truth about his victim, but actually like most intelligent and pre-meditated doers of evil, Jenman knows that the chances of a conviction are slim. Defamation is one of the most expensive and high risk areas of law to defend yourself against and if you lose you have to pay not only your own legal costs (which can vary between $100,000 and $300,000) but you have to repay around 65% of the other sides costs as well. Even if you do win, damages are hard to quantify and there is no guarantee that you will get them. On top of that, it can take 1 – 2 years to get a result. Is it any wonder that most people Jenman defames never go past their first letter of demand? They have little choice but to remain guilty – unable to prove innocence. They suffer in silence or they change their name. The simple fact is, Jenman can say what he likes and unless you have the cash, the time and the will, Jenman wins.
A comment on the article: September 3, 2008 2:09 AM Well written … and well researched. I have been on the receiving end of such bullying tactics of gutter journalists and self-promotion egomainiacs. People like Jenman and Current Affair journo’s like Ben Fordham are the scum of the earth and have no moral values beyond their own egos. They never do real research, they find a person that they think they can destory then create lie after lie to build their case, hidding behind the walls of solicitors and TV cameras. For all those people who have been attacked by these scum, stand tall in the truth, they will be brought to judgement eventually. “Greater is He who is in me (God) than he who is in the world (satan).”
The comments seem to go on and on he really dose not have any fans here..
The real estate institute of New Zealand (REINNZ) today cautioned people not to accept at face value the extravagant assertions of self-styled consumer advocate Neil Jenman. Jenman, the controversial Australian auther and seminar promoter, who positions hinself as a consumer advocate is currently visiting New Zealand running seminars questioning the ethics of real estate Practitioners. The real purpose of his seminar is to enable him to build his business of “accredited” Jenman system real estate practices.
So here is a bit more on how he works the online world in his favor, a very small amount of his site;
JenmanFightsBack.com.au registration to “THE NEIL JENMAN GROUP PTY. LIMITED” then,
Jenman.com.au registration to “The Jenman Winners Circle Pty. Limited” also
RealEstate-Help.com.au registration to “THE NEIL JENMAN GROUP PTY. LIMITED” then
RealEstateMonitors.com.au registration to”The Neil Jenman Group Pty.”
they are all title in a way to build his authority in the search engines, you should go to, JenmanFightsBack.com.au tag line ‘protecting the man who protects consumers’… has been build to protect is so called reputation?? Why whould a man that protect consumers need a site like that?? hmmm maybe to rank in areas that people slander his name, great key words their Mr. Jenman. His wife and daughter have put together this site it says;
Quote by Reiden Jenman,
To the cowards who make these claims and to one coward in particular (who places our home address on the Internet and puts my family’s safety at risk), I say this to you.
Really i’m confused about this so called consumer protector?? who’s family is at risk! sounds like he has over step and over stayed his welcome with the real estate industry. So how do you evaluate this kind of person when a normal search on a personal name, then scam or scams after it would bring up information about the person that they would not like others to see, his search just brings up every article on everyone else he has named and shamed…what do you think of that Reiden?? And then every other avenue has his sites like ‘RealEstateMonitors.com.au’ sites that are built to support his other article sites and written to deceive consumer by implying that his site is, ‘an association develop’ by the industry or the government. Here is a bit from the ‘about’ section on this site.
We monitor agents and salespeople, looking for those who provide the best service for consumers.
In conjunction with Neil Jenman, we also monitor property investment advisers. really is that right? that you monitor agents and salespeople? because it is owned by “The Neil Jenman Group Pty.” and they would recommend agents that only have completed his course or seminar (the Jenman System) hmm the plot thickens Jenman. or maybe I’m wrong, maybe your motoring site that is owned by you is put there for another reason… what if you jump in the comment or courts and prove me wrong ops that is Jenmans line.
Well drop your thoughts and make your own judgement, i’m done with using his site for any research.
The 21st Century Wealth Academy and Jamie Mcintyre, Real Estate Investing / Trading, Wealth Creation, Share Trading and more, so how dose this guy do so much and is it a scam? Jamie Mcintyre runs seminars all over Australia and online he also offers free DVD’s on his seminar, on them he talks about Investment Strategies for Real Estate Investing / Trading and Share Trading general Wealth creation stuff and so on, you can find them almost everywhere online, Financially Free DVD.
His Background (as stated on the fido.gov.au website) 21st Century Academy promotes, advertises and conducts a business of holding wealth creation seminars. These seminars, and related materials, purport to teach people ‘how to excel in the 21st century and make money while you sleep’. Mr McIntyre is described as ‘the founder and head facilitator of the Academy, …a self-made millionaire and an inspiration to thousands’.
ASIC secured interlocutory undertakings from 21st Century Academy and Mr McIntyre on 5 April 2005 to restrain this conduct, pending the Court’s final decision.
Also you may notice that on this page as well http://www.fido.gov.au/fido/fido.nsf/byheadline/05-167+Another+wealth+creation+spruiker+caught+out you have the results of what has gone on, the results of Jamie Mcintyres companies like 21st century academy. You maybe surprised as I was when I had first come across all this negative information about Jamie, you’ll see that the decision was made and Jamie was to not give advice until or unless its given by a company or persons that held a AFSL, Australian Financial Services Licence. There is a little more and you should have a read though that is pretty much the idea.
Jamie McIntyre is an employee of 21st Century Investment Services Pty Ltd and an authorised representative of Romad Financial Services Pty Ltd (AFSL No 238 032). Jamie has been certified by Romad as being qualified in the areas of derivatives, securities and managed investment products. He is currently authorised to provide general advice and dealing services in Derivatives, Deposit Products, Managed Investments and Securities (ASIC No. 321 315).
Here is another quote from fido.gov.au;
The Executive Director of Enforcement at ASIC, Ms Jan Redfern said the Federal Court’s action should remind consumers that it is important to check the credentials of people providing financial advice.
That is the kind of advice we like to here on scams in any industry weather it is seminars, real estate, business or what ever you name it, the truth will be found on a proper website like the ASIC one or any of the government websites we recommend.
So to wrap this article up I want to let you know the process here: We did a google search and looked for government websites, they have .gov on the end of there URL then we did some reading and did so until we found a conclusion to the story on Jamie, he was a little easier then some less known people though that is a good start in spotting a scam in any case.
Roy McDoanld has given me one of the greatest gifts that I could ever receive, and that is the gift of learning, Roy said that in order to move forward you need to learn from the past. In one of Australia’s biggest corporate scandals there can be a lot of learning. The asbestos scandal with James Hardie Industries took a turn for the worse when in 1995 the chief operating company was quietly stripped of its assets. Trade names, patents, huge management fees and dividends flowed to the parent company.
If we are to learn from this we could be to look into to corporate scams and frauds, Matthew Johnston from the University of Melbourne has written a great article on how “study shows how best to bust corporate fraud” this with research form KPMG. They also have some grate articles on fraud risk management and Unmasking the face of corporate fraud. Will help you gain a quick grasp on what can really go on in the corporate world.
Roy McDonald mentions that corporate fraud and scams are driven by greed and this is a trait of the ego as you start looking and researching you will find far more information then you need or will ever need, though once you have a basic understanding of how to spot a scam in the industry then turn your research attention to the people in control of the company and the character traits of them. Once you have your research then you can paint a clearer picture of where the company might be heading and if you should go and invest your super or money into it.
This site has great resources with financial advice the Do’s and Don’ts of financial advice or financial education.
Here are some of the things that can be included in seminars:
How to manage your debt
The option available in investing or savings
Differences between investing areas like share trading VS real estate
How to save money
A product range the content and characteristics
Now Roy made this point very clear that if you don’t have a (AFS) Licence then you should not be giving the following advice at a seminar. (Australian Financial Services (AFS) Licence)
Giving advice that this product is the one to use
Giving advice of which option is best
Or advice on which product is best
Advising where to put their money
When people are giving this advice it is to particular and narrow in a seminar environment Roy McDonald said it is general advice because everyone is different and that kind of very narrow, this product or that is best, will not suit everyone. We all have different commitments with bills; real estate, personal homes, cars, small loans, phones. What you will really need to know to stop being scammed is your position in detail, have an important documents file with all your details up to date so you can see in an instant and even know to a degree if you are ask how much and where your money is coming from and going too.
The important note here is; if you are at a seminar and worried that an investment in a product from them will be a scam then check in with yourself and your financial position. Am I a person that suits share trading and also will it work with my portfolio? How high is my financial education in this arena, out of 10? Can I afford for everything to go bad if in the worst case it dose.
Stick to your goals as Roy has said before and start simple, here is an example of starting small with a bank account. Roy calls it the Wealth Account, you can find the e-book here;
We are really blissed when it comes to information online about spotting scams in businesses or franchises. Here is an example of some government websites;
Federal Trade Commission has examples of business scams:
The information is there so why are people continually scammed? Is it that they just don’t read this or is it that they are not really educated in how to spot scams or even how to spot a business opportunity? It’s a lot of both and can vary, Roy McDonald refers to a percentage of the population being 95% as having no or near nothing in the way of financial education. If Roy can say 95% with confidence we can say it’s that most people just don’t know and wouldn’t be able to spot the difference between a working profitable business, a working unprofitable business and a complete and utter scam.
Spotting a franchise or business scam is left to the government to police and they can be just as bad at spotting them as the general public. Have they ever had the experience of running businesses or doing the due diligences of investing in a new business opportunity on a on going basis? Not really and they shouldn’t need to! Everything should be fine people should not rip other people off and the world is perfect. Well in some peoples eyes that is the case because that is their point of view and that is where we can get unstuck as well. If you think any business or franchise will fit your personality then you will be in for a surprise when the business fails, because you don’t fit the role that supports the growth of the business. This has added another aspect to the equation and makes it even more complicated, you may be tearing your hair out right now though if your look at some of Roger Hamilton’s work it makes the process of avoiding a scam simple. Roger Hamilton has a great system for budding business owners, its called the Wealth Dynamics Profile Test. This test will help you find out who you really are as a business owner and will show you where you are strong and where you are weak. As Roy McDonald puts it so gracefully; “If you understand yourself, then you can understand where best to excel in every endeavor”.
I’m going to be bold and say if you really don’t understand your personality and how you relate to others is business then you should not go into business, it is really that important to know yourself, if you don’t you maybe be left thinking that you have been scammed. So check out the Wealth Dynamics Profile Test and see how to best work in your flow.
Though it is really about the consumer them self. How is that Roy I asked? Well just listen to the language you use there, “consumer” they consume, so first of all they need to take a good look at them self and ask, ‘Is that the person who I want to be? A Consumer’? Roy Mcdonald also asked me, ‘Do you want to be another statistic or do you want to be ahead of the pack and make a difference to this great world’? I replied with an enthusiastic “YES” and Roy replied. All day long we are bombarded with media, “buy this”, “buy that”! What you need to be is “You” yourself and where you are going, then you won’t be consuming your way through life. Roy paused and looked at me…I was starting to understand as Roy began to add more. Lets do a search, this was on one of the first sites we found:
Consumer Culture. The term “consumer culture” refers to cultures in which mass consumption and production both fuel the economy and shape perceptions, values, desires, and constructions of personal identity.
Protecting Consumers from Scams when Ads are Everywhere
Can you see a little clearer now? How people refer to them selves is a big deal. Think about yourself as this now and imagine your walking into a seminar to learn about real estate or business. Now think “consume” are you thinking? Now a decision comes and you are asked, would you like “A” or “B”…What is your first thought? It would, 90% of the time be “A or B” and nothing that is inline with your goals or vision of the life style with your family, that was most probably the driving factor that got you to this seminar in the first place. It’s quite simple Roy said, if you want to be a consumer and get scammed ten that is your choice! If you want to be an achiever and a go give in this world you need to focus on the positive goals and vision you have for your family. You need a plan to be educated in an area that will provide for you and your family, like wealth creation and not educated in consuming. As Roy finished he said, Its about your focus…What is the education you are focused on? What is the plan you are focused on? What are your goals focused on? Focus leads to clarity, clarity is power and the power is in the present. Say that to yourself a few time Roy said and truly understand that sentence and you are on your way to protecting yourself from consumer scams.
A Business Opportunity scam can come in many ways, from an email, a flyer in the post, direct mail in your letter box and so on, really what we are looking at here are businesses that require an up front amount that must be paid ASAP (as soon as possible). My mentor Roy McDonald said “You should always take you time with a business and evaluating that opportunity”. We want to be very present when we come across a marketing material with the wording “Business Opportunity”.
Check in with yourself, dose the product or service that the business will offer sound like something you would invest in?
Is there a actual address that you can go to and how long has that business been at that address?
How many references do they have and can you meet these people?
This is the real truth of it; You are going to be the one that will make the decision! You and only you!
Take control of your Life, your Time, your Money
– Roy McDonald
So if running a business is new to you then you will need to be sure that you follow a few of these tips:
1. If the business goes bad, will you have any working capital left to invest into another business or even keep living
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your life style?
2. If the business needs amounts of money beyond what you have contributed, will you be able to make them?
3. If you are going to be the manager or if something happened to the managers of the business would you be comperdent and able to run this business in the same way or better?
4. How dose this really effect your life style; With the outlay of money. With your time involvement. With the possibility that all may go wrong, you lose all that you put in, the worst case possible.
A business is a vehicle that ideally will move you towards your goals. So dose this do that and what about the time frames for the good the bad and the ugly circumstances. Will you be working for the business or will the business be working for you?
Here are some great reference articles for you to check out on some government websites:
In closing as my mentor Roy McDonald has always put, “If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything”! Start creating your goals today, create success habits that will teach you how to understand what a business really is and how they perform. How businesses are bought and sold is pretty simple its a lot like a house, if there are no contracts, no buildings, no employees then that is a hint, spend the time and the money to do your research and you won’t get caught up in the business scams out there. Regards, Mark
This is a blog that will help you search your industry for the truth on a given topic. Are you concerned about all the scams out there? If you are then we have all the resources for you on Real Estate, Share Trading, Business, Training, Courses, Seminars and many more… Exposing how to spot and avoid scams with link to all the government and consumer resources online.
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