Syed Jamaluddin likes to describe himself as a political commentator and author. Read his 'books', if you can get past the poorly written text and pidgin english, and you'll realise he's neither of these. Instead, he's a man without a profession desperately seeking attention, living in Germany having sought asylum, and funding himself through a series of financial fraud schemes which we will outline below.

Ultimately he is a typical small time fraudster with big dreams. He'd like to be the Wolf of Wall Street, but he's just the donkey of Karachi.

A resemblance in appearance and character

Friday, January 24, 2014

Jamaluddin Forging Contracts and Documents

More evidence, if more was needed, of Jamaluddin's fraudulent activities.

Argo International Inc. has confirmed in writing that Syed Jamaluddin's 'contracts' in its name are forgeries. Please see the letter below.


As Jamaluddin has inadvertently drawn attention to this blog himself by mentioning it everywhere, we have started receiving more and more documents, emails and contracts from Jamaluddin's various victims. There is just too much information and incriminating evidence to go through.

We are getting hits from around the world - US, UK, Ireland, India, South Africa, UAE, Canada, Nigeria, Macedonia, Malaysia, France, Pakistan, Finland and others. Perhaps an indication of where Jamaluddin's target victims are.

This blog is in no way, as Jamaluddin has claimed (albeit against the wrong person), an attempt to extort money or make demands of Jamaluddin (we all know he has no money anyway). It is an attempt to save potential future victims from the stress and losses we have suffered. The blog is written and shared by several individuals - victims and friends of victims.

We have been told a legal case has also been handed to the public prosecutor in Germany.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Syed Jamaluddin - the keyboard warrior

From: Hassan Ghani
Date: 23 January 2014
Subject: Regarding the bullshit on your blog from Jamaluddin
To: "controversialninja@gmail.com" <controversialninja@gmail.com>


I see Jamaluddin keeps trying to be the big man, both on his own blog and yours, and is throwing down the gauntlet to anyone to come and 'debate' with him in person. Please see the extracts from emails below to see what happened the last time I tried to meet him, accompanied by a lawyer, to oversee his 'work'.

Despite all his bravado from behind the keyboard, he wet his pants at the thought of facing a legal expert, and went into hiding and avoided us for an entire week while I waited for him in Germany.

Initially we asked to meet on Monday. Jamaluddin then told us to meet him on Wednesday. Wednesday came and Jamaluddin refused to answer my calls and instead emailed us to tell us to meet him on Friday. In the run up to Friday he continued to refuse my calls, so I called him from a dutch number and he answered, and then started talking about all sorts of irrelevant rubbish and refused to answer whether he would meet us or not.

After that he stopped responding altogether and just hid from me. Finally I had to give up and go home.

Notice how he panics and feels threatened immediately from the start at hearing the mention of a lawyer - in the real financial world it is standard practise for lawyers to be involved in the process from start to finish to oversee transactions and due diligence - but in Jamaluddin's world a lawyer means trouble as his bullshit could be exposed.

Needless to say, the firm below did not receive any funding from Jamaluddin, despite him taking 20,000 USD in up front fees. Another tragic story, just like all the rest.

Hassan


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On 12 August 2013, Wajeeh Arsalan wrote:
Mr. Jamaluddin
Mr. Hassan Ghani with my  attorney and another associate will be in Germany Today and will call you for appointment. In fact I have asked them to contact you on urgent basis and get the actual picture from you. They will call you for the appointment which you have to give on urgent basis.

Considerable time have passed and I had been totally neglected by you and you purposely ignore my phone calls and SMS message and you are also not giving importance to my assignment for which you have signed agreement with me and you have also confirm me the actual day for the payment transfer wide your letter and in addition your funding group also sent a message of confirmation.

My team is fully authorize to take the decision and to inspect the document pertain to my facility. They are empowered to ask you to act in accordance with our agreement,confirmation  letter and your emails and its execution.
I hope they will be treated well and you will cooperate at all levels with associates of Dostaan  FZE. I have asked them to be remain in Germany and settle the matter . I  have given them your office  as well as your residential address  in addition they may need contact details of funding group and in case they want to talk to the funding group.

Wajeeh Arsalan    

Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013
Subject: Re: DOSTAAN FZE
From: syed.jamaluddin@gmail.com
ARE YOU THREATENING ME OF ANY LEGAL ACTION OR WHAT?
KINDLY CLARIFY. PLEASE PROVIDE NAMES OF VISITORS IMMEDIATELY.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF MR. HASSAN GHANI?
IF THIS IS GOING TO BE SERIOUS, IN THAT CASE THE MEETING SHOULD BE ORGANIZED NOT ON SUCH A SHORT NOTICE BUT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF OUR OWN LAWYER SINCE YOU HAVE THREATENED TO SEND YOUR LAWYERS ALSO WHO WILL REMAIN IN GERMANY UNTIL THE MATTER IS OVER. WE WOULD ALSO EVALUATE THE SITUATION AND MEANWHILE SUSPEND THE ONGOING WORK ON YOUR TRANSACTION TILL WE ARE SATISFIED FROM YOUR SIDE.

WHERE IS THAT MR. INSHALLAH/MASHALLAH? PERHAPS HE IS SHORT OF WORDS TO APPRISE ME OF HIS OWN STANCE IN THIS MATTER.

SYED JAMALUDDIN



From: Dostaan FZE
Subject: RE: DOSTAAN FZE
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013
Jamal Jamluddin Syed As Salaam O Alaykoum
No you do not have any authority to suspend the transaction as considerable times have been wasted by you in settling the matter.

The team is our associates and we have already informed you that they are fully authorized to take the decision and to help you in settling the issue. We need to see why this pity transaction cannot be successful from your end. They will give you the confidence to our organization as we presume that you have under estimated our group in business.
  
We have not threatened you at any stage and instead you use abusive and taunting language for me. Why? Did I misbehave with you or every I relied to you using insulting language.

Let me clarify you in straight that we do not want to go into any kind of litigation or legal action. We are respectable people and as we cannot reach you to have one O one meeting and to give you our trust we have constitute a team of 3 member who will sit with you and discuss the possibility to assets you in settling the issue.

Mr. Ghani is in town and he will be with you but before he will call you and kindly accord some time and ask him any thing about his company which is Dostaan Group. You are allowed to ask any thing of our our working and our associates. He is accompanied by our Lawyer who will definatly be looking the legal side of the transaction. In case you need to discuss any aspect of the transaction you are free to inquire. This is to give confidence and trust to you that we are committed to what we say.

 I look forward to have good relation with you which I always state in my mail. Instead of which you are putting me under your shoes. Be sober and talk to us in business language    

 Thanking you

Yousuf Hasan



Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013
Subject: Re: Draft of Standing Insturction
From: syed.jamaluddin@gmail.com
Mr. Yousuf

Please instruct yours Mr. Hasan to have fun somewhere in Heidelberg and allow me to work. We can meet on Wednesday once we have reached to some positive stage.

If not, why are you wasting my time in all these email communications. Why am I supposed to fight on many fronts for the same transaction???

I dont even know if yours Mr. Hasan has been reading all these emails being exchanged between us since last 5 hours. Please clarify. If not, he must read them all to understand the development.

SYED JAMALUDDIN



From: Hassan Ghani
Subject: RE: Draft of Standing Insturction
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013

Mr Jamaluddin,
I have been monitoring all emails. Of course we have been assured of 'positive developments in 48 hours' in the past - I hope this time they will actually materialise. Please remember I would not have to visit you if this transaction had been completed in the terms outlined in the contract and on the date agreed by you.

Wednesday evening is fine for us.

Hassan



From: Dostaan FZE
To: syed.jamaluddin@gmail.com
Subject: Confidential
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013
Jamaluddin Syed Sahib

Mr. Hasan will be with you today and you have to treat him as our representative like your valued client. He will not go into any dispute will not listen any thing else nor will replay to threats or insulting. He will remain on facts for the dealy to explain our associates regarding this debacle due to constant delay in completing the transaction without any reason. Remember it is our right and legally you are bound to reply as you have have been paid for it.

For your satisfaction in his understading to the situation I have given all the mail and sms been transmitted between you and us so that he can read each and every word and understand what he has to speak on transaction only.

I request you to please avoid you usual way of expressing un-necessary topic as we have told him clearly that he should not speak other then the transaction.

I look forward for normal course of action from your end and hope we will be meeting in good terms and avoid un-necessary and non-business issues.
 


From: Hassan Ghani
Subject: RE: Arrangments for Trade Proceeds
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013

Mr Jamaluddin,

You are not taking my calls. On the day chosen by you and confirmed by me, we will be at your office this evening at 7pm, after banking and business hours are over. Me and my legal representative will be travelling some distance to see you, so please do not disappoint us by cancelling or rescheduling.

Hassan


Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013
Subject: Fwd: Confidential
From: syed.jamaluddin@gmail.com
it is impossible for me to appear before HASSAN TRIBUNAL till Friday. Since, Mr. Ghani shall remain in town, it is more advisable if we meet on Friday so that clear picture is available for his viewing also.

SYED JAMALUDDIN



Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013
Subject: Fwd: Arrangments for Trade Proceeds
From: syed.jamaluddin@gmail.com
DO YOU WANT ME TO WASTE TIME ON DISCUSSING WITH YOUR "LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE". ARE WE WORKING FOR THE TRANSACTION OR LOOKING FOR A LEGAL BATTLE? PLEASE CLARIFY IN THE LIGHT OF HASSAN GHANI'S EMAIL BELOW.
SJ



From: Dostaan FZE
Subject: RE: Arrangments for Trade Proceeds
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013
Mr Jamaluddin
MEET HIM AND EXPLAIN HIM. THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO. WE ARE SITTING HERE TO GET INFORMTION FROM HIM WHICH HE WILL TAKE FROM YOU AND PREPARE AGENDA FOR OUR MEETING WITH OUR ASSOCIATES. DONT BE CHILDISH AND DONT GIVE ME LAME EXCUSES. I AM CONFUSE HOW YOU ARE IN BUSINESS TO A LOCATION WHICH IS HIGHLY REGULATED? HE WILL BE RIGHT ON TIME AT YOUR OFFICE OR IF NOT AT YOUR HOME. WE NEED REASON FOR THE DELAY THAT IS ALL WHICH YOU HAVE TO GIVE TODAY. NO MORE MAIL EXCHANGE AS I AM CLOSING MY SYSTEM FOR YOUR MAIL. IT IS WASTE OF TIME PLAYING FLUTE ON THE MOUTH OF COW.
 


Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013
Subject: Re: Arrangments for Trade Proceeds
From: syed.jamaluddin@gmail.com
As for your Mr. HASSAN GHANI, please ask him to report against me to POLICE or go to COURT. I will defend myself in the best possible manner.

SYED JAMALUDDIN



From: Hassan Ghani
Subject: RE: Arrangments for Trade Proceeds
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:04:45 +0100

Mr Jamaluddin,

You have already been told in no uncertain terms that we are to meet you as official representatives of Dostaan FZE. You in fact acknowledged this on Monday and asked us to meet you today (Wednesday 14th August). However, today you have (once again) flipped the situation and refused to meet us in person despite your earlier committment.

We are under instruction from both Mr Yousuf and Mr Wajeeh to meet with you in Heidelberg. I am not interested in your psychological games, irrelevant questions and distractions which you repeated on the telephone, while refusing to answer why you are unable to meet us, once again, today.

Hassan


Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013
Subject: Re: Letter to be sent to ARGO and Bank
From: syed.jamaluddin@gmail.com

I dont want to see any HASSAN GHANI or anybody as Long as this transaction is being attended by me with proper care and concentration despite the ugly experience of dealing with guys like you and your other Group members.

Syed Jamaluddin

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

An Uncanny Resemblance

Does this troubling image of Jamaluddin with his 'friends' in Romania seem familiar to you?



We thought so too. And then we realised why.


Saturday, January 18, 2014

Yet Another Victim

We've been forwarded this email of yet another of Jamaluddin's victims. Just HOW MANY people has this individual defrauded of funds?

The email below is from the victim to Robert Vekich. Jamaluddin had a representation agreement with Robert, the CEO of Argo USA, however that was terminated in March 2013. Like all those who've dealt with Jamaluddin and then discovered his true nature, Robert has disowned Jamaluddin and distanced himself from his fraud operation.

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 04:29:15 -0800
From: mathiasjaiyeola@yahoo.com
Subject: Trade Request and Assistance./SYED JAMALUDDIN
To: robert@argoltd.com
CC: phaseinternationalltd@yahoo.com

Dear Mr Robert,
Good day to you over there.
We are clients of Argo International and referral to other clients to Argo.
In January, 2013 we sought for a financing solution to issue a Stanby Letter of Credit as Performance bond to a Client who in turn was to issue us a DLC to purchase Crude Oil from our company.We were then referred to Argo International GmbH Germany represented by Syed Jamaluddin who covered ASIA, MIDDLE EAST and AFRICA. We then began coresspondences with Mr Jamaluddin via emails, sms and Phone calls.At the beginning we were given an SBLC Agreement which you jointly signed with Mr Jamaluddin.At the end of the day,  because of some logistics delays, we opted for your Cheque Discounting Program through Mr Jamalluddin whom we believed was representing your AFRICAN region. We then introduced to him our client PHASE INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD GHANA who issued a POST DATED CHEQUE of $2 million for discounting  in favour of ARGO INTERNATIONAL GMBH GERMANY dated November 28, 2014. Our client paid the sum of $15,000 against an invoice issued by Argo International Gmbh on 15th November,2013 for the issuance of MT 199 to support the issued Cheque and was acknowleged by Mr Syed Jamaluddin. My Jamaluddin said the Cheque woul be discounted within 15 banking days of confirmation of payment of swift charges for the MT 199. Today makes it about 50  banking days and up till date the funds have not been remitted to the account of Phase International Co. Ltd Ghana as per the Agreement signed with Argo International GmbH. A lot of frustrations have trailed our client's request to know the current update on the funds remittance. the replies got from Mr Jamaluddin were not specific and dates were not consistently adhered to on several occasions. After several calls and sms, the last message today 17th January 2014 from Mr Jamaluddin to our client was " Do you have mental problem" ? This actually surprised us and was very embarrassing to our client and therefore we decided to contact you on this in order to have your kind and professional advice on the matter in view to solving the problem on ground. We appeal to you to kindly request Mr SYED JAMALUDDIN to give you a comprehensive update on the discounting so as to know exactly when the funds will be received by our account.

We count on you sir.
Best Regards,
Dr Mathias Jaiyeola
CEO MATFRED ENERGY RESOURCES LTD
Tel: +2348141256042 mobile

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Argo Wealth Management LLC?

Just a quick update to say we've noticed Jamaluddin has started renaming his fraud operation. It has changed from 'Argo International GmbH' to 'Argo Wealth Management LLC' with an address in Las Vegas. No doubt this will be another mailbox operation like his previous and like RSI Bank.

Is this an attempt to escape justice as prosecution against him begins in Germany?

He won't get far. As an aslyum seeker he travels on a German passport which must be renewed every three years. When prosecutions begin in Germany, and if he absconds, he will be extradited back to Germany should he land in any country with an extradition treaty with Germany (most countries). Watch this space.

Thursday, January 9, 2014

'Noted Political Expert' - Not Quite

Jamaluddin attempts to portray himself as a 'noted political expert' and author. This is a cover and distraction for his financial fraud schemes. The actual books he's written are of substandard quality, and are copy-and-paste jobs from other publications.

We've already shown, further down on this blog, how this 'noted political expert' has never been interviewed by any respectable news organisation, and the 'interviews' (if you can call them that) that do exist of him online are all conducted by the same woman using a home video camera and reading her questions off a sheet of paper below the camera (one of them sounds and looks as if it's been filmed in a toilet/kitchen). The contents of those 'interviews' are also laughable.

But you don't need to take my word for this. Have a look at some of the reviews of his self-published 'book' by those unfortunate enough to have paid for a copy, which is probably more useful as toilet paper than as reading material. The few positive reviews are written in a style that indicate those reviewers haven't actually read the book, but just agree with the title, 'Divide Pakistan'.

From Amazon:

S. Skariah
"Complete garbage. I'm Indian and even I wouldn't use this book to line my dog's kennel. Much of the author's facts and analysis are way off the mark and wouldnt be taken seriously by any Indian strategists, even the most hawkish elements.

For a good and insightful analysis of Pakistan see Stephen Cohen's Pakistan, Carol Weaver's Pakistan (I forgot the exact title), Bennett Jones's Pakistan: In the eye of the storm, Richard Clarke's Defeating the Jihadists.

Basically everything except this book."


Junaid Arshad
"It doesn't take very long to realize that Mr. Jamaluddin's arguments are highly flawed. He is ill-versed in history , Islam, and even current affairs. Someone with little common sense (forget about literary sense) would not present arguments in such a bizarre way.  I don't understand how such a garbage got published. Don't waste your money and time."


redman
"The tensions between Pakistan's various ethnic groups, and the potential division of the nation, is indeed a subject matter worthy of detailed discussion and discourse. However, this is an extremely disappointing amateurish work. It's poorly written, the arguments are weak and overly simplistic, and it provides no real insight into Pakistan's current state of affairs.

For anyone genuinely interested in the plight of minorities in Pakistan today, try other sources. This is painfully bad to read and a complete waste of time."


Ravi K. Ramsinghani
"ok i am an Indian and i thoroughly enjoyed this book by a exiled Pakistani traitor but still the quality of his writing and the whole interface of the book was pathetic which is quite expected from an illiterate Pakistani."



Raza Ali Agha
"Many authors have touched upon the idea of a division of Pakistan, especially since East Pakistan became Bangladesh in the early 1970s. Much of the debate that exists on this front is dominated by the notion that Pakistan lacks a unified national identity, necessary in the sustainability of a nation state. In present day condition, talk about the division of Pakistan is not only rooted in history of the country, but is also the result of the dominance of certain ethnicities and certain classes over most others. A sustained rise in inequality that this has resulted in is thus another factor.

I bought this book thinking at least some of these issues would be discussed. However, this book is a complete waste of money. Its poorly written, poorly argued, and a mockery has been made of the issue. I would not recommend this to anyone who is a serious student of Pakistan."


Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani
"The book is all garbage. Majority of the contents are collection of articles and excerpts from different writers. Author tries to link all these together for his evil intentions. How can USA have 5 pervaiz musharrafs to take care of their business if we divided the pakistan in 5 individual countries.

The chapter of "Tableeghi Jamaat" is a total mess. Author lives in his world of imagination without any clue of reality.

Actually, it seems that the author wanted to cash the idea of "war on terror" like many more.

Overall no Star, waste of time and money."


M. Sheikh
"This book is a wastage of money. Total trash! author has collected a few articles mostly found on propaganda sites to put together a book just to take advantage of the current war on terror situation. People like Syed Jamaludin are either funded by enemy governments or are trying to cash in on people's ignorance. This guy is not only misguiding people but falsifying facts. This book is not recommended to anyone as it does more harm than good. The only person who gains from this book is the author himself, who is written it to make some money. This is terrorism in the name of education."


P. Akhtar
"WOW!! I HAVE NEVER read anything more inaccurate. TOTAL grabage. "



Jawad Usman
"What a waste of paper is this book. What a waste of space is what is between those two ears."


Muhammad A. Kemal
"The author may or may not belongs to any political party or anti Pakistan group but he is not well equipped with the history of Pakistan. Moreover, he does not have information in Tableeghi Jamat. It's a misleading book which may cause more hatred in the heart of people. We should all condemn it."



Tuesday, January 7, 2014

The one that got away

Here's an email from Ian Tuppen, a company director from the UK who sniffed a rat when he visited Jamaluddin in Germany and realised it was an advance fee fraud early on, and so managed to escape relatively unharmed. But while he didn't send any money to Jamaluddin, Jamaluddin (or one of his partners in crime) forged Ian Tuppen's signature on several documents.

Please do check all our other posts on this blog regarding Jamaluddin and the growing rafts of evidence against him (see the 'blog archive' on the right side). Legal proceedings against him have begun in Germany with a complaint to the public prosecutor.

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Hi,
I have read the various messages passing between SJ and all the various other parties.

This pointless rhetoric achieves nothing other than cause hypertension.

Cutting to the chase, a number of parties have paid SJ some €20k per time for MT199 messages from some fictitious bank that will somehow add credibility to promissory notes (post dated cheques) that are otherwise worthless.

But he has NEVER delivered any MT199 quite simply because he cannot.  Although a SWIFT MT199 is not a 'value' message (it is just textual) no genuine bank is going to ever get involved in such a scam.

Basically what he offers is best outlined as follows:

You pay me €20k and give me a post dated cheque for several million made payable to my (worthless) limited company and I will arrange for you to borrow around 80% of the face value of the cheque from a lender with no other security.  Why would any lender risk €1 on such a flimsy, preposterous basis let alone millions of euro?  Even if some MT199 issued by a bank that is different to the bank that the cheque is drawn on says something in terms that "we hereby confirm that John Smith's cheque is backed by cash and will be honoured when presented" where would that get anybody?  What bank would EVER contemplate leaving itself open to legal and criminal proceedings for its 'share' of €20k? And furthermore what security would any such (imaginary) MT199 add to the situation? Answer: NONE

Everybody needs to understand that Syed Jamaluddin is a confidence trickster.  His trade is to scam people out of their money.  He is a fat worthless gambler.  He is of no fiscal or moral substance whatsoever.  He just steals money wherever he can to fund a debaucherous lifestyle.

There is no point in getting into arguments with him.  That is all part of the game for him.  He is one of the most vile individuals I have ever come across.  What he offers is pure fiction.  He cannot deliver nor ever has he been able to deliver nor can anybody deliver this type of thing.  It is like selling  €50 notes for 50c each.  There is no such thing as a free lunch!!

I was interested to see that he had made somebody else denounce that Raza stooge in the same way that he did with me yet soon after I saw the two of them sat eating together.

It is all bullshit.  He is a THIEF and a LIAR

I think the best way is for the German police to be informed and let them charge him with fraud and send him back to Pakistan.

Please feel free to disseminate this email as you see fit.  Should you wish to send it to that fat idiot that also is fine.

Regards
Ian