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• Down but not Out 2018-12-09 11:22:51 PM WHITE COLLAR CRIME PAYS IN CANADA 11,000 people DEFRAUDED out of MILLIONS and no one seems to care! White collar crime is just as serious a crime as murder! Me and my family have been affected by the actions of the FORTRESS GROUP just as if I had been shot by a gun or run over by a car. At least if I was dead my family would still be able to carry on financially. With white collar crime the money is gone and we’re left to cope with GRIEF and FINANCIAL RUIN! And the perpetrators get off with a slap on the wrist and are able to go out and prey on the next bunch of unsuspecting victims! Between 2007 and 2009, when VINCE PETROZZA and JAWAD RATHORE were directors of Phoenix Credit Risk Management and Phoenix Capital Resources Inc. they admitted to a stock manipulation scheme which contravened the securities law and engaged in 'conduct contrary to the public interest' and subsequently had to pay $3,000,000 to the Ontario Securities Commission to compensate victims. Forward to 2011 when they moved on to start the FORTRESS GROUP OF COMPANIES, which included FDS BROKER SERVICES INC., FFM CAPITAL INC. and FMP MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS INC and then set out to DEFRAUD 11,000 other unsuspecting people. YOU SEE FOLKS, LEOPARDS DONT CHANGE THEIR SPOTS!!! In 2012 I was introduced to a friend of my boss who was a mortgage broker. I trusted him. He presented me with the Mady/Collier project in Barrie and as I was born and raised in Barrie it seemed like a good fit. I would be helping with a local project. I did my homework before I invested, checked out Mady Homes, who had a 40 year stellar track record, the City of Barrie was planning on leasing one whole floor as well as a group of Barrie lawyers who were leasing another whole floor. The project seemed solid. Many people much smarter than me (other investment brokers, police officers, businessmen) were investing. Had I seen even one article that FSCO hinted at problems with Fortress or syndicated mortgages I would have backed away. I was told that I would need a minimum of $100,000 or they wouldn’t even consider me. So I put $60,000 RRSP money and obtained a HELOC for $40,000. This was to be for 2 years until the project was completed with a possible extension of 6 months. Never at any time was I told that there was a possibility that I could lose my money. Unfortunately before the 2 years was up Mady declared bankruptcy. At first my broker kept assuring me that everything was fine. He even went so far as to bring Jawad Rathore up to Barrie to meet with me and they both assured me I was still on title and that Fortress was going to step in and finish the project. Gradually after that my agent was becoming more distant, not answering phone calls or emails and eventually then nothing from him at all. Meanwhile, my husband had had a stroke and was diagnosed with dementia. I had been commuting to Mississauga for my job (office administration) and had to quit to be closer to home. I took a minimum wage retail job but eventually the financial strain and emotional wear and tear got to me and we had to sell our home which my husband had lived in for 54 years. We moved to a small retirement community 30 kms outside of Barrie where I could get some caregiver assistance and I am still working part time at another minimum wage job at the age of 72 The hopes of ever recovering my money were disappearing and I didn’t know who to turn to. It was embarrassing to admit to anyone what I had done and had lost our retirement savings. By chance, a few months ago, I was 'googling' Fortress and found David Franklin's name. I emailed him and he got back to me the same day. Through him I have found other investors who have all be defrauded by Fortress and let down by our own government. FSCO should be sued for not doing their job to protect Canadians from this situation. They ignored the evidence their own staff presented to them back in 2011. Why were these low life scum bags allowed to set up shop as FORTRESS and perpetrate fraud on 11,000 more investors with their previous track record. Where was FSCO and why did they allow this to happen?

• VITA 2018-12-09 8:11:44 PM I acted in good faith when I made a decision to invest in the development of Canadian real estate. I chose the company Fortress to handle my real estate investment. I knew that they had been around for about ten years and had successfully completed projects for investors. I trusted Fortress with my locked-in RRSP funds, as well as the mortgage agents who initially helped me to invest in these projects with Fortress. I invested into three projects with Fortress. I worked more than fifteen years to earn those locked-in RRSP funds. I lost trust in Fortress when news came to my attention regarding the RCMP raid on Fortress offices in April 2018. RCMP had launched an investigation against Fortress for suspected syndicated mortgage fraud. I could not believe what I was reading in this article. Real estate was usually a solid investment with a positive return. Since July 2014 when I first invested with Fortress until present, I have seen my financial hardship range from average financial hardship to extreme financial hardship. This financial hardship that I continue to experience not only affected me, but other members of my family. I planned for those real estate investment funds to help me in my future, so I wouldn’t have to work so hard for money. I planned for those real estate investment funds to help me in my future, while I am in the process of building a business. I hope for a positive outcome for all investors involved in this situation with Fortress.

• VITA 2018-12-09 8:06:30 PM I acted in good faith when I made a decision to invest in the development of Canadian real estate. I chose the company Fortress to handle my real estate investment. I knew that they had been around for about ten years and had successfully completed projects for investors. I trusted Fortress with my locked-in RRSP funds, as well as the mortgage agents who initially helped me to invest in these projects with Fortress. I invested into three projects with Fortress. I worked more than fifteen years to earn those locked-in RRSP funds. I lost trust in Fortress when news came to my attention regarding the RCMP raid on Fortress offices in April 2018. RCMP had launched an investigation against Fortress for suspected syndicated mortgage fraud. I could not believe what I was reading in this article. Real estate was usually a solid investment with a positive return. Since July 2014 when I first invested with Fortress until present, I have seen my financial hardship range from average financial hardship to extreme financial hardship. This financial hardship that I continue to experience not only affected me, but other members of my family. I planned for those real estate investment funds to help me in my future, so I wouldn’t have to work so hard for money. I planned for those real estate investment funds to help me in my future, while I am in the process of building a business. I hope for a positive outcome for all investors involved in this situation with Fortress.

• investor 2018-12-09 5:52:11 PM I invested in a project called Old Market Lane in the City of Vaughan, Ontario. I was sold this "investment" through Jenny Hong at Mortgage Alliance/Lending Superstore. This was supposed to be for a two year term, possibly three. A few months into this term, I was told I had to re-sign a new term, making it a four year project from that point. Unbeknownst to me, when I re-signed the new term, this knocked me down into a fourth place position in terms of the mortgage, from second position, was initially explained to me. My quarterly interest payments started on time, however after three quarters, stopped. They started again briefly for one more quarter approximately a year later, but then stopped completely. Every time I called to ask questions of the mortgage broker, or Fortress, I was lied to or given false information and was constantly told not to worry, my money was safe, and this was a very safe, low risk investment. Eventually I stopped believing what I was being told and then decided to take action. I had also asked both Jenny Hong, and Tony Mazzoli at FFM Capital (the other brokerage that was linked to Fortress) that I wanted out of this investment and to please find a replacement investor to take my place, as I was told this was an option. Needless to say, this never happened. I am not sure if anyone out there was invested in this project also, but now there is a notice of sale on this property. So the likelihood of me getting my money back out of this so-called investment is low. Again, I am not sure if anyone else out there dealt with the same people I did. At FFM Capital, I dealt with Tony Mazzoli and Krish Kochar. Hopefully something can be done here. There are approximately 14,000 victims of this fraud, and Fortress raised over $900,000,000. This is troubling to say the least. People have lost their retirements, life savings, and their children's education money over this.