scottiegee - you've added a new name to the "contacts" who have abandoned LVZ. I'm sure that Starkman told you that he didn't have Kristine Lavallee's passwords for her computer - that's what he told me about Linda Stocker and her sudden departure from the company.
I notified the BBB Quebec as early as Sept '06 and only now have they changed their website to unfavorable. How many people could have been saved these problems during that time period?
I'm glad you found this website - go to page one of this whole thread because there are many more contacts that you can make that may help. Mr. Cinnamo, however, has been the only one to actually make progress from my point of view.
I'm sure that Starckman and his women or woman with many names has already set up business under a different name that probably also has the BBB seal of approval. I wish we could find a new website and could track it down to this set of thieves.
Please keep us informed on any info you obtain. And, I'm sorry to say -- welcome to our club.
emdee
I was first contacted at work also by a Bill Powell. I asked where he’d got my name and he told me via an executive/professional list. I knew it was probably mailing list for engineering magazines or the like of which I received 2 or 3 a day. I knew better but after checking them out with the BBB of Canada and doing extensive searches for any fraud possibilities, I bought in. Bill sent me the stone and I sent Bill my money. He would call pretty regular with these awesome deals I should be taking advantage of but I wouldn’t send another cent until I got my return in that promised 8 -12 months. After about 13 months had passed, I called for old Bill, he’d retired or something. Kristine Lavalee took over for Bill and let me know that my stone was soon to be up for auction and expected good things! Something told me I had lost when I talked to her. I felt like a fool and never called back. Recently I pulled out the old files from back in January of 2005 and thought I’d look up Lucas - Van Zenten. I see that indeed, I’ve been scammed along with others. I have one Columbian Emerald @ .72 Ct if anyone is interested? I could sure use the money right about now. More than that however, I can’t seem to slip this shame and ‘raped’ feeling. I’m ashamed to have fallen for something like this… I hope Bill and Kristine are at least, as ashamed.