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Fraud accounts for over 40% of English crime – but just 1% of police are investigating.
London Cask Traders’ Facebook ad has 15 comments but none are visible. In other news, Hunting the Whisky Bandits aired on BBC2 last night.
April 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
London Cask Traders’ Facebook ad has 15 comments but none are visible. In other news, Hunting the Whisky Bandits aired on BBC2 last night.
Hunting the Whisky Bandits gets a national airing on Monday, 9pm BBC2. Pick of the day in The Times and Sunday Times.
April 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Hunting the Whisky Bandits gets a national airing on Monday, 9pm BBC2. Pick of the day in The Times and Sunday Times.
Hunting the Whisky Bandits - investigates cask investment scams. March 27th 8pm BBC One Scotland (Sky/Freesat chan 964 in England). Plus accompanying @BBCSounds podcast and trailer
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
March 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Hunting the Whisky Bandits - investigates cask investment scams. March 27th 8pm BBC One Scotland (Sky/Freesat chan 964 in England). Plus accompanying @BBCSounds podcast and trailer
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Yet another whisky cask investment person has quite the CV - Founder of whisky investment firm Hackstons tied to notorious ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ wine scam www.cityam.com/whisky-inves...
Founder of whisky investment firm Hackstons tied to notorious ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ wine scam
The founder of the whisky investment firm Hackstons was a key player at Bordeaux Fine Wines (BFW), which liquidators labelled a ponzi scheme.
www.cityam.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Yet another whisky cask investment person has quite the CV - Founder of whisky investment firm Hackstons tied to notorious ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ wine scam www.cityam.com/whisky-inves...
A glitch in the matrix
January 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A glitch in the matrix
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Cask investment is a fraught subject, with many accusing companies of fraud or ill practices in the past few years -
www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2024/12/ware...
www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2024/12/ware...
Warehousing rule change to protect cask owners - The Spirits Business
The Warehousekeepers and Owners of Warehoused Goods Regulations (WOWGR) will be changed from 3 March 2025.
www.thespiritsbusiness.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Cask investment is a fraught subject, with many accusing companies of fraud or ill practices in the past few years -
www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2024/12/ware...
www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2024/12/ware...
‘Facebook is awash with companies advertising investments in the social housing market.
But the numbers being promised raise eyebrows for all the wrong reasons.’
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
But the numbers being promised raise eyebrows for all the wrong reasons.’
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Beware sky-high returns from social housing ‘investments’ - Which? News
We investigate the implausible claims of affordable housing schemes
www.which.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 12:17 PM
‘Facebook is awash with companies advertising investments in the social housing market.
But the numbers being promised raise eyebrows for all the wrong reasons.’
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
But the numbers being promised raise eyebrows for all the wrong reasons.’
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
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Thinking of leaving this cesspit and going to X.
November 15, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Thinking of leaving this cesspit and going to X.
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A good post from Blair Bowman about people who should know better in the whisky scene who sign up to work with cask investment entities www.linkedin.com/posts/mrblai...
Blair Bowman on LinkedIn: When Credibility is for Sale: The Risk of Supporting so-called ‘Whisky… | 14 comments
When Credibility is for Sale: The Risk of Supporting so-called ‘Whisky Cask Investments’
It’s disappointing to see once-respected drinks publications and… | 14 comments on LinkedIn
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November 11, 2024 at 7:40 PM
A good post from Blair Bowman about people who should know better in the whisky scene who sign up to work with cask investment entities www.linkedin.com/posts/mrblai...