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The whisky cask with "guaranteed" growthFAKE INVESTMENT
A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.
Hello Alex, our buyers have picked twelve bottles for the colder nights, from a Speyside single malt at £48 to a Rioja at £14.
Buying wine or whisky to keep? Prices can go down as well as up, and it is not a regulated investment.
Shop the picks at bbr.com.
Dear investor, rare Scotch whisky casks have beaten the stock market for ten years.
A cask costs £8,500 and grows a guaranteed 12% a year. We buy it back at the guaranteed price after 5 years.
Only 4 casks left at this price. Reply today to reserve yours.
Always check the guarantee.
It promises whisky casks will grow 12% a year, "guaranteed". Nobody can guarantee what a cask is worth, and many of these casks are overpriced or don't exist.
bbr.com is Berry Bros. & Rudd, a wine shop since 1698.
highlandcask-partners.co is a "broker" nobody has heard of.
It offers wine to drink, and says prices can go down.
It wants £8,500 for a cask, sold as an investment.
No promise of profit, no deadline.
"Guaranteed 12% a year" and "only 4 casks left".
RememberWhisky, wine, land or carbon credits with "guaranteed" growth are a scam. Real sellers tell you prices can fall.
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