Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 21, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free press tuesday april 21, 1981 Pyramid scheme pair forced to forget get Rich Quick plan by Murray Mcneil a High stakes Pyramid investment scheme which recently swept across Western Canada apparently lied a fast death in Money tight Manitoba. Two Winnipeg men who say they tried to launch the get Rich Quick scheme Here last month said in an interview they could not find More than 10 people willing to risk the needed to buy into the plan. Because 15 investors Are Jed to initiate the sheir Hopes of raking in tax free dollars quickly Evsi United. The two me i. One a Hairdresser and Ihn other a Muu facture s agent Agwa to in interviewed by the free a condition that their names not be re. -.rjd. Since the Pyramid scheme entered Canada from United states late last year almost 250 persons in Vancouver Edmonton and Saskatoon have been charged by police for promoting or participating in the scheme. Although both the ramp and Winni Peg police said they were unaware that the Pyramid scheme had reached Manitoba they indicated they would arrest conference of socialist teachers set the socialist teachers education movement Stem will hold a one Day conference saturday at the Winnipeg Owca on education in the 80s the crisis deepens. Stem spokesman Don Reed a River East division teacher said members belong to the Manitoba teachers society but they believe the arbitration process in collective bargaining has not worked and Manitoba teachers should have the right to strike. John Vanderkaay member of the provincial association of protestant teachers of Quebec will speak on negotiations and working conditions the breakthrough in Quebec. Teachers in Quebec exercise the right to strike. Reed said Stem has about 30 Active members and a mailing list of about 300. The organization was formed in 1975. Anyone caught promoting it Here. The problem the two men encountered in finding Winni Eggers who were willing to risk and possible Crimi Nal prosecution was in Stark contrast to the easy pickings promoters of the scheme found in the other three West Ern provinces. Police in Edmonton and Saskatoon estimated that at the height of the Pyramid craze thousands of people in those two centres were gambling in the scheme and in most cases losing. It involved All sorts of Insp. Ron Andrews of the Edmonton police department said in an inter View. There were newlyweds who thought they could make some Money to buy furniture or a House. There were a lot of old age people who borrowed Money from the Bank so they could get in on at the Peak of the Pyramid craze police said there was a Boom in airline travel to Vancouver and a Bonanza for car rental companies in the . City As a steady flow of investors headed for the mount Vernon wash., area. Airlines swamped the airlines were swamped. You could t get a seat on a flight to Van Couver for a couple of an Drews said. When police began cracking Down As far As chartering Privat planes to Fly to Vancouver he said. The two Winnipeg men said they were introduced to the scheme in late february by an Edmonton business Man who claimed to have made 000. The Man who was Given their names by friends in Edmonton gave the Winnipeg men a sales pitch about a 15-spot, four tiered Pyramid which could turn a investment into a return. One of the Winnipeg men said the businessman also told them of secret Telephone numbers and a rendezvous with mysterious figures in mount ver non where Canadian winners had to go to collect their Money. Pc the men admitted that the possibility of making a lot of fast Money was one of the main reasons they found the scheme appealing that and the Busi Ness about secret Telephone numbers and the Washington rendezvous it sounded sort of neat. Kind of a cloak and Dagger sort of thing and that really intrigued me a the manufacturing agent said. I think beating the system also had a lot to do with the Hairdresser added. The two Young men said the Edmon ton businessman never said if it was Legal or but he claimed Cana Dian Laws could be circumvented by having the investment blocks registered in Washington where gambling is Legal and by winners collecting their Money there instead of in Canada. Registered in Washington to get in on the scheme a person had to buy into an existing Pyramid which was already registered in Washington the Winnipeg men said. They said the Edmonton Man had bought a Pyramid from seven other Edmonton investors and had paid each for their spot on the Pyra mid. He proposed that the two Winni Peg men and four of their friends buy six of the top seven spots in the Pyramid and he would keep the top spot. Investment get Rich Quick dream evaporated for Lack of 15 investors the Edmonton businessman said it Pyramid would split into two new Pyra Norrie Jobin featured at Iode meeting was then up to the Winnipeg men to hold meetings and recruit eight new investors to fill the Bottom eight spots on the Pyramid. Once All 15 spots in the Pyramid were filled the Edmonton businessman and three of the others would take the collected from the eight new investors and travel to Washington at the top Man s expense. The two men said three others had to accompany the top Man to Washington because it was illegal for one person to carry More than across the Bor Der. Once in Washington they would meet with someone the person s identity was kept a secret who the top Man would pay to Register the investors names on a master Chart and take care of a few other details which were supposed to make the whole thing Legal the manufacturer s agent said. The group then would return to win the top Man would drop out of the game with his winnings. The old kids with seven of the original investors in each. Each group then would have to recruit eight More investors before the next payout could be made. The Winnipeg men were told the pro Cess would have to be repeated three times before an investor on the Bottom tier of the original Pyramid could move to the top and become a Winner. Meetings held however the Winnipeg men held several meetings in late february and Early March but were unable to recruit enough investors to launch the first Pyramid. We told the Guy straight you be picked the wrong kind of City to this because Winnipeg is a very Tive the manufacturer s said. What people wanted to Vas a Winner. If we d already a Winner in Winnipeg it would Hutc the manufacturer s agent said. Although a third Winnipeg Man told the free press last Wes i that a Saska needed to risk each. Toon Man also had been in Winnipeg in March trying to recruit investors the Hairdresser and manufacturer s agent said no schemes were successfully launched Here and there Aren t any going around any in Washington meanwhile the state attorney general s department is investigating the involvement of mount Vernon area residents in the Canadian Pyramid scheme. Assistant attorney general Jon Fer Guson said in a Telephone interview from Seattle that although the depart ment has launched civil prosecutions against 54 persons for allegedly operating the scheme in mount Vernon they have been unable to Nab those who were involved in the Canadian scheme. Ferguson said the department needs to find a Canadian investor who attended meetings in mount Vernon and received Money. If that person was willing to testify against the american promoters of the scheme a civil prose cution could be launched he said. Seminars will be held tomorrow an thursday the dinner will be held at tomorrow 1 to y0rk Nencka will speak at a league which hinder or help those who want to stupa to time in minister of consumer and corporate affairs will address the annual meeting of the consumer association of Canada on the theme consumer rights myth or reality. Slide presentations and a fruit and vegetable display will be featured during the conference Friday and saturday at the u of Weather and educational Centre Sere Dok is holding its exhibit of Posanka ukrainian easter eeg until april 28 at the gallery of Sereduk 184 Alexander Avenue. More than hand decorated eggs will be displayed. Gallery hours Are 10 . To 4 . Tuesday through saturday and 2 to 5 . Sunday. Admission is free. Karen j. Connell of Chicago founder and director of the Institute for inquiry in education inc., will lecture on education does it help or hinder student learning at 8 . April 28 at the University of Manitoba s health sciences Campus pathology 780 Bannatyne Avenue. Deaths classified death Barton Thomas a 80, of 677 Oxford Street husband of Gertrude Barton. Winnipeg area forecast Cloudy with frequent sunny intervals and Strong southerly winds today with blowing dust. High today near 22. Low tonight near 4. Mainly sunny tomorrow with brisk northerly winds and a High near 17. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly sunny with near Normal temperatures thursday and Friday. Cloudy with above Normal temperatures and Chance of a few showers saturday. Normal High near 12, Normal Low near Zero. Northern Manitoba Cloudy with temperatures a Little below Normal readings of 8 and -5 All three Days. Snow saturday. Northwestern Ontario sunny with below Normal tempera Tures thursday and Friday. Increasing Cloud saturday. Temperatures Canada and the world National Victoria. Vancouver. Calgary. Edmonton. Rellna. . Thompson. Kenora. Brandon. Baudhin. Thunder Bay. Toronto. Ottawa. Montreal. Halifax. International Choc too. Minneapolis. New York. Roston Amsterdam. 12 14 Mai. Man. Resort spots los Angeles Clear 18 16 Las vegas Clear 23 19 Phoenix Cloudy 27 22 Honolulu sunny 30 22 Tampa Clear 28 21 Miami Cloudy 29 53 Bermuda fair 24 id Nassau fair 28 15 Kingston partly Cloudy. 30 25 Barbados Cloudy 00 23 Winnipeg ladder attire Eom Pariton Max Man. Mean Morll 20. 12.9 .9.3 1.8 last year. 32.2 12.0 22.1 Normal. -1.1 5.0 a lowest on record 32.2 in 1980 lowest on record -11.7 in 1872 precipitation total Tor Morll 1 to april 20 0.7 Millimetres. Normal 23.1 my. Beeson William George 52, of Toronto formerly of Winni Peg and Edmonton. Clarke Ruby Lilian 80, widow of Dick Clarke. Dampier Frederick Ernest 88, of 649 Warsaw Avenue widower of Annie Elizabeth Dampier. Dorian Francis 71, of con quist personal care Home formerly of 29 Braemar ave nue. Gemmell Florence Bea Trice. 90. Of Eriksdale. Giasson Francis. 71. Of 2 Stacey Bay husband of Marie Claire Giasson. Henderson Florence Ethel of West Park Manor. Jacob Philippe Yves of Westmount que., husband of Penny Laing Jenkins Jacob. Jansen Edwin Peten 65, of Bashaw alta., husband of Agnes Jansen. Kent Colin Edward James 82, of Pine Falls widower of Mary Jane Kent. Khight Williamina s3, of Portage Prairie widow of James Hubert Knight. Kullman Elissa 91, of Waterloo ont., widow of Henry Kullman. Lamprell Dorothy. 87. Of Victoria. B.c., formerly of St. James wife of Sidney Lam Prell. Lawson Elizabeth. 95, of Edmonton widow of Walter Lawson. Lehto David Sulo 67, of Dowling. Ont., husband of Martha Lehto. Levitt Clifford m., of 15 Carlton Street widower of Bessie Levitt. Mainland William John 71, of 60 Des neurons husband of Lela Alberta main land. Massey George Helsby 60, of 224 Stuart Avenue Hus band of Marie Massey. Mctaggart Janet of 867 Downing Street widow of John Mctaggart. Mctaggart Raymond Les lie 82, of 625 Silverstone Avenue husband of Jean Mctaggart. Mollot Louis of Brandon widower of Eleanor Mollot. Morrisseau Joseph Lloyd of 1396 Alexander Avenue. Muir Isabella l., 71, of 233 Larsen Avenue wife of James a. Muir. Murphy Dorothy Joan 74, of 1975 Corydon Avenue suite 11 e. Formerly of Lily Field and Stonewall districts widow of or. G. Glenn Murphy. Nestor William 68. Of 1290 Magnus Avenue Hus band of Ida Nestor. Owen William 95. Of re Gina sask., formerly of Winnipeg widower of Kate Owen. Paley John. 68, of Rosa husband of Anne Paley. Paly Peggy Florence of 15 Kennedy Street suite 206, wife of Paul paly. Rogers c. Victor. 62, of Calgary husband of Joyce Rogers. Sauve Louis Joseph 66. Of 1975 Corydon Avenue Hus band of Helen Sauve. Scott Lillian k., of 11 Man Ford close. Sofas Charles 78. Of Chi Cago iii., formerly of Ross Burn husband of Erma Solas. Swain Donald 80. Tabak Mary. 90. Of West Park Manor widow of Adam Tabak. 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