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To: Don Pueblo who wrote (2772)	5/29/1999 9:40:00 PM
From: Tommy Hicks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3795

I do remember something about Time Machines Inc. in England. sddt.com th

To: Don Pueblo who wrote (2772)	5/29/1999 9:43:00 PM
From: marcos	Respond to of 3795

There's something on it on the sec.gov site, but 'time adj machine' used in non-edgar docs brought up only this mention in passing - sec.gov [edit] - yes, TH nailed it ... i still want those people's address - i figure if they send me the dividend cheques from 2010 to 2050 inclusive, i'll pick up a few shares right away. Well, as soon as their cheques clear, anyway.

To: Don Pueblo who wrote (2772)	5/29/1999 11:18:00 PM
From: Arcane Lore	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3795

#reply-4812426 is a post providing among other things a few tidbits from the "Time Machines Inc. of the United Kingdom" website. Unfortunately none of the links now work - including in particular the link to the time machine site itself. However, the California Department of Corporations press release is still available at a different location: INTERNET INVESTMENTS ORDERED TO STOP SELLING "New Frontier for Investment Fraud" Cited Los Angeles, June 10, 1998---Commissioner of Corporations Dale Bonner today announced that he has issued 9 orders against Internet investment opportunities ranging from a floating condominium to a time machine. "This year I have made it a top priority for the department to refocus its efforts on internet surveillance," Commissioner Bonner stated. "The Internet is the new frontier for investment fraud and as it becomes more accessible, the investing public will be at greater risk from illegal and fraudulent offerings. These are the first orders we have issued since significantly upgrading our Internet surveillance capability." The actions announced today ordered 10 companies and 15 individuals offering investment opportunities on the Internet to comply with state securities requirements or stop offering their investment products in California. The companies offering the investments were from Arizona, Nevada, Kansas, New York, California, the United Kingdom and Zaire. The Kansas company was offering investments and time shares in a proposed mile long floating condominium complex complete with aircraft landing facilities. The British company was selling investments in a time machine that can travel forward or backward in time. The company claims that it will either develop a machine itself or be so well known that a traveler from the future will go back in time and provide the company with the technology to develop the time machine. "Investing on the Internet is extremely risky because there is no way of knowing who you are dealing with or verifying the truth of their claims," Bonner said. "The investing public should approach with a great deal of skepticism and caution all websites and chat rooms offering high returns at no risk. When it comes to Internet investment opportunities, or any investment opportunity offered through more traditional sources, if it sounds too good to be true, it isn't true." The companies receiving orders include: Internet & Web Services, Inc. of San Diego, California; Cyber Ventures, Ltd. of Zaire; High Yield Investment Administration Program Pool of New York, New York; Eventemp Corporation of Scottsdale, Arizona; J.T.'s Restaurants of New York, New York; Freedom Opportunities, L.L.C. of Overland Park, Kansas; Time Machines, Inc. of the United Kingdom; Princeton Research, Inc. of Las Vegas, Nevada, Polus, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona; and Sloan Fitzgerald of New York City. The Department of Corporations is a licensing and regulatory agency reporting to the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and to Governor Pete Wilson. corp.ca.gov