Looks like SEC is heating up its investgation...
I got this toady via e-mail....
Everyone should, if you have not already, fill this out & send it off.
Dear Sir or Madam:
This is in response to your recent inquiry about Mountain Energy, Inc. The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading in Mountain Energy's securities from July 29, 1998 until August 11, 1998 because of questions raised about the adequacy and accuracy of public information regarding, among other things, Mountain Energy's ownership of certain properties and the valuation of mineral assets on those properties. We caution you to consider carefully this information and all other available information before making any investment decision.
To assist us in responding to inquiries and complaints and in determining whether any person has violated or is violating the federal securities laws, we ask for your cooperation in answering and returning this questionnaire to us at your earliest convenience. You are under no obligation to provide us with any information, and there will be no adverse consequences to you if you decline to do so.
Please send your answers to us by e-mail at <help@sec.gov> or by regular mail at Mail Stop 2-13, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. If you send the answers by e-mail, please put "MTEI" in the subject heading. While millions of people communicate daily by e-mail, remember that it is not confidential, and others may intercept and read your e-mail. You may wish to communicate only basic information to us by e-mail and send any specific confidential or sensitive information by regular mail.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Investor Education and Assistance
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INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
If you are or have been a shareholder of Mountain Energy, Inc., we would appreciate the following information.
1) Please provide your full name, address and telephone numbers (home and work).
2) With respect to the Mountain Energy stock you purchased, please state:
(a) the number of shares you purchased;
(b) the date(s) of the transaction(s);
(c) the purchase price;
(d) the name of the securities brokerage firm you used; and
(e) the name of the registered representative with whom you dealt.
3) If you sold some or all of the stock, please state:
(a) the number of shares you sold;
(b) the date(s) of the transaction(s);
(c) the sale price;
(d) the name of the securities brokerage firm you used; and
(e) the name of the registered representative with whom you dealt.
4) When and how did you first learn about Mountain Energy?
5) What were your reasons for purchasing Mountain Energy's stock?
6) Did anyone ever provide you with any written materials regarding Mountain Energy or its stock? If so, please describe the materials, state when and by whom they were provided to you, and indicate whether you still have the materials.
7) Did you ever discuss Mountain Energy or its stock with any of the following people:
(a) any stockbroker or stock promoter;
(b) any person employed by or associated with Mountain Energy;
(c) any person employed by or associated with International Casino Cruises, Inc. (Mountain Energy's predecessor corporation); or
(d) anyone else?
8) If you had any discussions described in Item 7, with whom did you have the discussion(s) and what was the approximate date(s)?
9) During any of the discussions described above, what, if anything, was said to you about:
(a) the property that Mountain Energy had acquired or intended to acquire;
(b) the mineral resources located on these properties;
(c) the company's past, present or future earnings;
(d) the present or future market price of Mountain Energy stock;
(e) the possibility of the stock being listed on a national market exchange;
(f) the possibility of a future stock split; or
(g) the possibility of a future merger or consolidation with another company?
10) If you discussed any of the specific items described above, please identify the person(s) with whom you had the discussion(s) and the approximate date of the discussion(s).
11) Did anyone ever recommend to you that you purchase additional shares of Mountain Energy stock or that you not sell the shares you already owned? If so, who made this recommendation to you and what reasons did he/she give you?
12) Please provide any additional information that you believe is important.
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
Please understand that the SEC is requesting this information under the authority granted to it by the federal securities laws. Our principal purposes for requesting the information are to assist us in responding to inquiries and complaints from members of the public and to assist us in determining whether any person has violated or is violating the federal securities laws. You are under no obligation to provide us with any information, and there will be no adverse consequences to you if you decline to do so. Further, please understand that the SEC routinely uses information provided by the public to conduct investigative, enforcement, licensing and disciplinary proceedings, and to fulfill its other statutory responsibilities.
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