Thursday, July 21, 2011

WARNING POWERSKI JETBOARD SCAM CONTINUES

WARNING WARNING WARNING

THE POWERSKI SCAM CONTINUES.

POWERSKI IS BANKRUPT. ROBERT MONTGOMERY IS BANKRUPT. THEY HAVE NOW BEEN ABLE TO AVOID ALL THEIR VICTIMS, DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, CREDITORS, AND CUSTOMERS LIKE YOU WHO HAVE PAID FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS FROM THEM

POWERSKI NOW TRADE UNDER MANY NAMES TO TRY TO IMPERSONATE JETBOARDER, A RECENT CUSTOMER SENT US AN EMAIL SAYING THEY THOUGHT THEY BOUGHT FROM US, BUT IN FACT IT WAS POWERSKI..

STAY AWAY FROM HYDROFORCE LLC, CASCADE MARINE, JETBOARD.COM, JETBOARDER.COM, POWERSKI.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRIMINAL THAT IN USA YOU CAN SCAM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY AND THEN DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

JETBOARDER INTERNATIONAL AN AUSTRALIAN BASED COMPANY DIRECTED AND MANAGED BY CHRIS KANYARO IS THE SOLE SUPPLIER OF JETBOARDER PRODUCT. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY POWERSKI, AND THEIR SLICK SLIMEY ADVERTISING. JETBOARDER INTERNATIONAL IS ALIGNED WITH MOST OF THE LARGEST MARINE DEALERSHIPS IN THE WORLD. CHRIS KANYARO HAS DONE IN 3 YEARS WHAT POWERSKI COULD NOT DO IN 15 YEARS.. WARNING WARNING WARNING. YOU COULD PAY THEM MONEY AND THEY COULD FOLD AND GO BANKRUPT AGAIN..

PLEASE READ SOME REAL STORIES FROM VICTIMS OF POWERSKI.. MY LAWYERS SAID I AM NOT ALLOWED TO CALL THEM FILTHY LYING SCUMBAGS.. WE ARE COMMENCING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST POWERSKI IN USA AND WILL POST ALL THE LETTERS AND CORRESPONDANCE HERE.. READ THESE VICTIMS LETTERS ITS VERY IMPORTANT.. YOU COULD END UP LIKE ONE OF THEM..

JetBoarder Company Statement

Hello,

Thanks for your interest in Jetboarder.

We are a long established business providing a quality product to our customer.. JetBoarder has an established network of the largest Marine Dealers around the World.
This is a great product, that sadly has a tarnished record due to Powerski.

We have just received another email from someone who has lost $200,000 to Powerski..
I ask you to please BE CAREFUL if you chose to deal with Powerski..
They have hurt many many people financially...
Please visit the following links

http://www.deckjetwatercraft.com/bbs/forums/thread-view.asp?posts=17&tid=401

http://www.ripoffreport.com/Miscellaneous-Companies/Powerski-Internation/powerski-international-corp-b-b87bq.htm

http://www.complaintsboard.com/?search=powerski&everything=Everything

http://scamandfraudalerts.com/story.php?title=powerski-jetboard-completely-a-ripp-off

We have REAL Dealers in Australia France USA
Philippines Singapore Amsterdam
Canada Spain Ibiza
Palma Mallorca New Zealand Romania

Russia – To Be Advised Soon
Brazil – To Be Advised Soon
And many more..
There are many people who will warn you to ‘Trust your instincts if you are talking with this Bob Montgomery of Powerski or Cascade Marine’

Our lawyer has just reviewed the Powerski retailer in USA Website.. They have made some very serious deceptive and misleading claims on their website which we must alert all potential dealers, customers or distributors. We do not want you to lose money to them like so many others, many Powerski Dealers in Many countries have lost so much money.
Ask yourself one question.. After 15 Years why do they NOT have a single dealer.. (Except Cascade Marine in USA)

Who makes JetBoards? Hydroforce LLC, based in the Los Angeles, California area, designed, patented and manufactures the JetBoard. Hydroforce’s founder and CEO, Bob Montgomery, holds patents for the JetBoard worldwide.
Why do I see other people selling JetBoards online? Like all hot new products on the market, Hydroforce’s patented JetBoard has been the target of illegal knock-offs. Hydroforce is the only legal manufacturer of their patented JetBoard, and Cascade Marine Center is the only legal distributor and dealer. Please be aware that purchase of an imitation product can result in fines, failure to pass through customs in your country, and confiscation of the board by the authorities.
This is FALSE and MISLEADING. We have worked closely with the manufacturer to improve the JetBoard, in fact selling and marketing them well before Powerski, with Zero legal consequence.
Powerski are now insolvent, owing Millions of dollars to Dealers, Distributors, and customers. In fact many people have still not received their Powerski

How do I buy a JetBoard? Hydroforce selected Cascade Marine Center as its exclusive worldwide distributor for JetBoards. Cascade Marine Center is located in Portland, Oregon -- portal to the Columbia River Gorge’s world-famous wind- and watersport playground.
We have a long product development relationship with Hydroforce, and have been in the business of boating and watercraft for over 40 years.
Please contact Cascade Marine’s dedicated JetBoard sales team at 503-847-9879 or
jetboard@cascademarinecenter.com to place an order.
These guys sell tinnies and outboards, it is a front for Powerski to hide behind to avoid creditors, and the poor victims who have lost such incredible sums of money. Can all these people be wrong and Powerski right.

How long until I can get a JetBoard? JetBoards ship directly from Hydroforce’s manufacturing facility in China.
Shipping times are depending on which method you select and your country’s customs procedures – generally, our customers are experiencing a turnaround time of about 2 weeks for air freight and about 5 weeks for ocean freight.
This is FALSE and MISLEADING. The production factory is not owned, operated, nor do Powerski have any interest in this company.

Why do I see other people selling JetBoards online? Like all hot new products on the market, Hydroforce’s patented JetBoard has been the target of illegal knock-offs.
Hydroforce is the only legal manufacturer of their patented JetBoard, and Cascade Marine Center is the only legal distributor and dealer.
Please be aware that purchase of an imitation product can result in fines, failure to pass through customs in your country, and confiscation of the board by the authorities.
This is FALSE and MISLEADING. JetBoarder International work closely with the production factory. We have been selling JetBoarder for two years now. Powerski are now trying to trade under various names to confuse you.
They are using Powerski.com (refer below to the many people they have hurt), www.jetboard.com, now they are trying to trade under the JetBoarder brand..www.jetboarder.com
WARNING POWERSKI IS NOT LINKED OR ASSOCIATED WITH OUR COMPANY IN ANY WAY..

We are now working closely with the District Attorney of San Diego, and are mounting a class action with all previous dealers, distributors, and customers of Powerski

JetBoarder International Value Proposition;

We align ourselves with the largest and best marine dealers in the world.
We attend all the major boatshows around the world.
We support our dealers with onsite delivery, training commissioning, business implementation, phone, video conferencing support.
We provide direct access to our mechanics and technicians to our dealers and customers.
We have not had any negative feedback, but slanderous comments by Powerski, which we work rigorously with authorities to remove.
We have invested in promoting JetBoarder around the world.

Trust your instincts if you are talking with this Bob Montgomery & his team. This many victims cannot be wrong.
We receive emails constantly from people who have lost money to them, and received defective product.

I wish you well and welcome the opportunity to do business with you.

We list some of the emails from people who have lost money to them. We have many many more.

Hello Everyone,

I am xxxxxxxxxx distributor for xxxxxxxxl, we have started in 2002 and like almost everyone else we have also had our share of the very same problems.

What I know is that we have invested in the PSI company, we have paid for 10 production boards which we have never received, we have 2 pre-production boards that do not work, and also we have invested a lot locally in marketing, with the press, with demonstrations, with stands on local shows and also on the National Nautical Show.

In my view, the problems sum up to ALL MARKETING and NO PRODUCTION!

I also know that in the beginning it was very easy to talk to Bob and everyone else. When they were waiting for my money they actually contacted me insistently. However, afterwards, when problems started happening and boards did not arrive as promised, it became more and more difficult to talk to Bob, and after a while it became impossible. Also, after a while we never got any answers to our e-mails.

Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hello Everyone.
It is very interesting to see what is happening with this wonderful product. I am sorry for what is happening to you all (and me) in this case. We bought the shares for xxxxxxxx in 2002 and have only received one *****ski since. We should have become 15 Boards!
I just want you all to know that I will support every legal action against *****ski. Please tell me how I can help you.

With best Regards,

Xxxxxxx xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx


Hello Everyone,
I am xxxxxxxxx the distributor of *****ski in xxxxxx, xxxxxxx, xxxxxxx, xxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx.
You believe it or not I was just thinking about going to a lawyer to ask for help concerning the *****ski business.
I invested a lot of money long long years ago buying the rights being the distributor in the above countries and I prepaid 10 Jetboards in advance where 8 pieces are still missing.
I am ready to join the group to increase our forces.
I would be very interested what legal actions were already taken against Bob Montgomery and what was the reason it was not successful?
Please those who were involved write me directly.
The European distributors please contact me directly.
I am ready to invest some more extra money to do again some legal action.

Best regards
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx

Hi to all, I am xxxxxxx, daughter of the "xxxxxxxxx distributor". My father invested a lot of money in this scheme since 10 years ago!!!! About 5 years ago, we tried to take some legal action together with other people and the only thing that happened is that we ended up spending more money!!!
We cannot invest in lawyers again. We can sue here in xxxxxxxxx, and if you need any papers, support, let us know.

Thank you

Xxxxxxxx
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Bob, xxxxxxxx, and all other *****ski shareholders/dealers,

I have unfortunately been involved with *****ski for about 3 years now. I have been so stressed out over my parents losing their retirement because of a recommendation I made (after visiting *****ski but before I met Bob Montgomery) that I have had to stop thinking about *****ski because it makes me sick. It makes my blood boil. I have heard of this new tactic Bob has undertaken to go public. Although from my experience, I'm not sure how it's possible that they're going public because last I heard their financial records were nowhere near where they need to be to do an IPO. It makes me so mad that this fantastic product has been invented and has not hit the market yet. And it's all because of one guy. I visited the Washington State manufacturer and they were awesome. I later visited Bob's new office in Southern California. It was such a joke. He actually told me that he was manufacturing boards behind the backs of the Washington State Manufacturers and claimed that his team did a much better job. He was sabotaging the manufacturers before they even had a chance to get going, just like he has done with every other opportunity that has been placed at his feet.

As much as I hate to say it (and I'm sorry xxxxxx), I truly don't believe *****ski will get off the ground unless we all come together and make something happen. Andrew Harvey tried once and look where that got him (nowhere and with a lot of money lost). I will gladly help wherever possible. I think it will come down to needing a lawyer to see what our options are, but we should probably act fast. So many people have been deeply hurt by Bob and it's time that we fight back. I know we've tried this before, but I truly hope that more people will be on board this time. I'm not sure if Bob will be leading this effort, or if it will be a team effort, but please express your desire to participate in our fight back and our fight to save our sanity!!

I AM disgruntled because I don't like to be taken advantage of.
xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx

Bob,
I have not received any information from ***** ski regarding this recent “scheme” what do you think this means regarding the two saleable boards that I am owed.

Sincerely,
Xxxxxxxxxxx


dear all

I m wondering if
there s a way to know how much money did JETBOB took (steal) from all of us???

he took 250.000 usd from us for the exclusive distribution more 44000 for 4 jetboards and we only got 2 not working prototypes.

apart all the money we spent to travel to San Clemente to see his face and hear all the lies he told us.

I m so sorry we didn’t t took some more action before but at least we could advise one year ago the person who was going to be distributor for Australia ...so he saved his money!!!

saludos

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




my partner and I were the first distributors for xxxxxxxx and he either resold our territory or tried to after we refused to order more boards. He's a criminal...no question about it. He needs to be reported to the authorities (FBI) but in my opinion its doubtful any monies can be recovered as I'm sure he spent all of it!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Dear Bob and all in copy:

We also have been hurt and taken total advantage of by Bob M., he has took from us territorial fee's for xxxxxxxxx and shipped us 2 out of 3 paid jet boards while the 2 pcs. we received was just a jet board look alike that did not work.

We visited his offices several times and made many calls and all we got in return was empty promises and dreams of doing this and doing that..etc.

We strongly extend our support to come all of us together as one group, hire a lawyer and go after him to get our money back and put him out of business as he does not deserve to be in business.

We need Bob Mackay to form the group and lead the way while all of us must join hands and effort to get him back.



Regards,


xxxxxxxxxxxx.
Managing Director & Partner

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Hi Bob,

I think your mass mailing was a good start. A lot of people have put up a significant amount of money over a long period of time with great expectations to get PSI off the ground and into production. Montgomery has been a stellar spokesman and promoter, but so was Bernie Madoff.

As you know, I invested in PSI 12 years ago in 1998, after seeing and riding an early prototype jetboard at the Ft Myers Beach Off Shore Races. Over the years, while it did seem the process was slow, progress appeared to be made. I admit, I didn't think too much about the lack of yearly Corporate Reports, notice of Stock Holder meetings or Annual Sales Figures. I've never received anything remotely like a quarterly report or financial statement. To this day, I don't even know who is on the Board of Directors of PSI!

I'm afraid that, like everyone else it seems, I was swayed by plausible tales of the pot'o'gold at the end of the rainbow and a seriously fun ride.

At this point, I believe the thing to do is bring together PSI stockholders and distributors with the goal of obtaining disclosure statements as to the true state of the company. As shareholders, we all can expect certain disclosures by law pertaining to the governance of the company. I want to see an independent certified audit to account for the funds that have been raised and spent. It's totally illegal to loot company assets, treating the corporate bank account like your own piggy bank (ask Bernie).

Clearly, some of the money has appropriately gone towards product development and manufacture. Otherwise, who knows?

I have heard statements that PSI is "insolvent". It's my position that even if the company has no cash on hand, it still retains valuable assets by way of name branding, patent rights, the engine molds sitting in South Korea, etc. Answers regarding the company should be available to all the stockholders of PSI regardless of who retains majority interest. Which begs the question, how many shares outstanding are there? Quite a few shares have been sold over the years. Who are the major shareholders? How many shareholders are there? The business structure makes a difference as to the legal number of investors allowed. Are there so many shareholders, there has been dealing of unregistered securities?

PSI has or had unlimited potential to make money by manufacturing jetboards and selling them. It seems almost incomprehensible that the opportunity has been squandered away in favor of ... what we have now ... an "opportunity to sign a waiver relinquishing our interest in the company"?

I don't think so.

This waiver business sounds very questionable. Like you point out, there are all the same issues as before...without the benefit of the PSI patents. And how is PSI "dead"? Has Montgomery milked it for all it's worth and now he wants to sell the same distributorships all over again with PS Global Surf? If anything, he should be talking about issuing shares in the new company to retire the outstanding shares in the old company.

There really should be some kind of formal inquiry launched as to how PSI has been run. It has generated literally millions of dollars in fees from dealerships, distributorships, and through the sale of stock with no detailed account as to how the money has been spent. At a minimum, there needs to be an independent certified audit. And frankly, I'm thinking more and more the State Attorney's office should be made aware of the situation and a formal investigation launched.

Regards,

xxxxxxxxxx

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Hi Bob, I feel so lost since not only was my money taken and spent foolishly but I have a jetboard sitting in my garage that is virtually useless. It's a reminder of how stupid I was to trust a man that is a thief. If there is any way to get my restitution and/or what was owed me for the last three plus years I'm all for it. To think I trusted this company with the "fish" in their logo signifying their Christianity is a travesty. Thanks xxxxxxxx

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Bob,
I cannot imagine Montgomery ever running a public company, he would have to produce accounts for a start! The SEC (securities and exchange commission) regulate the Market in the States and have very strict codes of conduct. If ever there was a guy who can't live by the rules whether they be financial, ethical, or moral then it's Montgomery! The cost of floating a company is expensive, the background due diligence is not insignificant and all these factors combined make the success of the proposed scam unlikely. If I could suggest, that someone finds our who is dealing with the floatation? Bob on his own is not capable of undertaking the work, and your file on Bob M should be forwarded to the SEC warning them that this individual poses a threat to the conduct of the Market. Montgomery in my humble opinion is mentally sick and is not a fit person to run any kind of business handling investor’s money. Regards xxxxxxxx

Sent from my iPhone

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Please call me. I havent talked to Bob since march of last year and before that was when I came out to trade a betta for a new board as promised and verified before I left. Instead I got old beat up newer version. I really wanted to see this thing go but never knew what would happen.


Thanks, xxxxxxxxxx

Hi Chris, I think its great that you have finally brought Powerski down, they are a bunch of criminals who I know that through their contracts and arrogance, have avoided jail. In my country they would be very severly punished. And I will not say how or why, but they would be gone. I look forward to doing more business with you. It was great that you came to see us to help us set up our Dealership. If you have any other

We just ask you to please be careful.

5 comments:

  1. Yea , I got bob back a few years ago and he returned my funds and I kept the worthless powerskis. I tell anyone to run from him as fast as you can. He is a crazy con man.

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  2. I'm curious to know what this guy chris did in three years that powerski could not do in 15 years? That in itself sounds suspect as it implies that chris has only been in the business for three years......possibly stealing someone's else's work?

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  3. I bought a used jet board only to find out there is no support for parts. What a joke that this company sells packages of parts for thousands dollars. All they try to do is get a cut of what they cost and direct ship from china and make you pay all shipping cost. If a company going to sell a product and not back it up with parts. its a joke. Iam going to try to sell this piece of junk and move on.

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  4. Yeah. I was wondering that myself. And really, what has this guy Chris done in three years? Regardless, What it comes down to is there is not a solid market for motorized surf boards. I have yet to see one on the east or west coast in the last 15 years. Everyone has giant sit down jet skis. That’s what BK’d piwerski in my opinion, even if the company was poorly run.

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  5. Back in 2002 I came very close to "investing" about $60k in a PowerSki International "dealership" which included multiple demo boards. However, as things progressed everything about the operation (and the contract) got my spidey-sense tingling more and more: first, I'd made clear I wasn't an established powersports dealer, I had no showroom, but they didn't care, they were just so encouraging it felt like I was being schmoozed for the cash. Second, even a simple reading of the contract showed that I wasn't technically buying boards, I was investing in R&D, and the language was explicit there was zero guarantee I would receive any board, ever. There was also something iffy about street address and/or phone if I remember correctly. It just felt wrong so I didn't go ahead.

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