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Bank Of America Investment FBI arrests Dutch man for selling fake Google shares
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Monday, Mar 15, 2004,Page 12

Before his arrest, hour surveillance, listened to his phone calls and surreptitiously searched his home and law office. The Mayfield case has been an embarrassment for the federal government. Last year, the Justice Department's internal watchdog faulted the FBI for sloppy work in mistakenly linking Mayfield to the Madrid bombings. That report said federal prosecutors and FBI agents had made inaccurate and ambiguous statements to a federal judge to get arrest and criminal search warrants against Mayfield.

Investment Opportunity The FBI arrested a Dutch man in New York earlier this month for allegedly selling about US$2.8 million in fictitious shares of Google Inc, the world's most-used Internet-search site, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday.

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Banc Of America Investment Shamoon Rafiq was arrested at his home on March 5, the newspaper reported. Rafiq received about US$500,000 from at least four people for shares of Google Series B Preferred Stock, prior to the company's imminent initial public offering, the paper said, citing unidentified authorities familiar with the matter.

On offer to the black public are a funded offer where Sasol shares are issued with a minimum investment period of three years before they can be sold to another black person; and also a cash offer of unlisted Sasol shares, with a minimum investment period of two years before selling to a black person.

Banking Investment The FBI said those who bought the shares were the chair-man of a global telecommunications company, a New York investment banker, a senior executive at a brokerage firm and a corporate attorney, the paper reported. None of the four were identified further.

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Investment Solution Strategic Rafiq allegedly told the victims that he was a limited partner with a venture capital firm arranging Google's IPO, and he had the ability to buy shares normally reserved for family and friends at US$12 a share, the paper reported, citing authorities.

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Investment Banking Services Rafiq told those who bought the shares to transfer money to his New York or Amsterdam bank accounts, the paper said.

Bank Investment Google, based in Mountain View, California, doesn't have Series B preferred stock, the paper said, citing the complaint.

Alternative Investment Doug Morris, Rafiq's public defender declined to comment, the paper said. Attempts by Bloomberg News to reach Morris were unsuccessful.

Online Investment Services A telephone call to Google by the Chronicle seeking comment wasn't returned.

Accompany Essential Investment Google has denied any ties to Rafiq, as has the unidentified venture capital firm, according to the FBI.
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