Final thoughts

Now that things have been placed in their correct context I’m sure you can now see that this is nothing more than a combined effort by the press to make us look like criminals. They may not have liked the investments that we offered but we did it in a compliant manner and we made absolutely sure the investors knew what they were getting into and understood the risks. Yes, I feel sad for our clients but it was never our decision to close Tullett Brown.

They created the scammer narrative as a final tool for humiliation. Almost as if to say, go back you where you belong - they were only ever scammers, so nothing to see here.

This is what racism looks like today. If you are looking for skinheads, drainpipe jeans and Dr Martens™ boots then you are mistaken. Institutional racism is deeply woven into the fabric of our society and allows imposters to take up respectable positions in top professions so they can change narratives to effectively brainwash the public with racial stereotyping. This will often go unchecked and unnoticed.

We were three black brothers operating a business in the city of London employing many people. This was not going to be accepted and we had to be stopped at all costs. It’s called institutional racism. The concerted efforts by the government and media to obliterate our family name based on a bunch of lies and sensationalism just go to show what lengths they will go to. I will repeat - Tullett Brown committed no crime and acted lawfully and with integrity.

I've tried to be as open as possible in writing the content for this website including leaving all of the original information intact. I haven't left anything out. Even though I'm sure eagle-eyed journalists will pick up on something to make a deal out of, the fact is that we tried to run our business in a compliant manner. We weren't perfect and made mistakes along the way, just like any other new business, but the scammer narrative is ridiculous.

The government and journalists may argue that they are entitled to their belief that our products are not suitable for private investors. This is their opinion and is not fact. We beg to differ. There is enough information on this website, placed in the correct context to show that there was a very solid argument to be had from our side.

What is very sad is that even ten years on people read this stuff and think it is the truth. In reality, they are looking through the distorted lenses of what I believe are institutionally racist journalists that wish to tell a story the way they think it should be told. They wish their version could be true! The truth doesn't even come into it.

I am 42 years old and grew up on a council estate in East London. I have seen plenty of racism in my time. But this institutional stuff is off the scale. When the Government, media, journalists and even our bankers combined their efforts to fight tooth and nail to close a company that was clearly operating legitimately just shows how bad the problem of institutional racism is.

Scammers and fraudsters in this area of investment have been caught and duly punished with custodial jail sentences. The press has found a way to give this same status to innocent men based on the colour of their skin.

The role that carbon credits play today in the climate change agenda cannot be underestimated. It’s my view that we probably have a global carbon tax where individuals are taxed at the purchase level (like another VAT). Carbon credits have been an investment tool for institutions for many years that continue to sell at a significant profit.

Green belt land will continue to be reclassified for housing development in areas where new homes are needed. Green belt landowners will continue to make fortunes. Many companies are flourishing today that sell restricted green belt land to private investors. If this is fraudulent, then why are they still operating today?

The evidence I have provided here today is irrefutable. Not only did we act lawfully, but we also took extra steps that were way beyond what was necessary at the time to make sure our clients were well informed.

Our clients lost money, not because of an elaborate fraud perpetrated by Nigerians but due to the Insolvency Service's decision to fight tooth and nail to wind up the company even though it’s obvious that we were acting lawfully. We were in the process of expanding our business to facilitate potential exit plans for our clients in the future. They needed a scapegoat as winding up Tullet Brown would leave our clients high and dry. We matched their needs perfectly. Yes, I feel sad for our clients but it was never our decision to close Tullett Brown.

We did have the opportunity to present this information to the court but as you have seen, the Insolvency Service’s collusion with Barclays Bank along with stress made that process extremely difficult.

One could understand if there was a string of complaints from customers who felt they had been scammed, and that the authorities would take action. This is distinctly different to investigating to the absolute fullest and closing a company because the name above the door doesn't fit.

It’s worth noting that during our meetings with the Insolvency Service, all they kept asking was, “Why would you want to set up a different business while operating Tullett Brown?” This was referring to Carvier and Foxstone Carr. I was astounded by this because even though thousands of new businesses grow in exactly this manner every day, it was inconceivable to them that we had genuine intent to grow the business in the way that we had. And I'm sorry to have to keep reverting to this but this is because, in their mind, we did not fit the stereotype of successful business people so they just couldn't accept that we were genuinely expanding our business for legitimate purposes.

I'm UNDER NO ILLUSION. Of course, I am aware of the horror stories of real scams that have taken place in this industry and others. But as you have seen, none of those has anything to do with Tullett Brown or related companies..

My very final thought

News should be decentralised, censorship-resistant and on the blockchain. Never should a small group of media companies get to decide what news you hear or what the day’s top stories will be. News is like a living organism and top stories should naturally find their way to their rightful position based on demand and contribution by regular people, not biased, sexist or racist journalists and corporate media.

News is for everybody and anybody should be able to contribute. That way we would get a much clearer and truer picture of what is going on in the world.

Our treatment was an absolute disgrace but is unsurprising when you are dealing with racism!

It's only now that we are seeing changes and a zero-tolerance attitude toward racism in our society which is why I now feel comfortable speaking about this after so long.

Always remember…….It's not what you say in life, it's what you do. Nobody ever admits to being racist. It's their actions that tell you everything you need to know!

Tullett Brown committed no crime. We acted lawfully and with integrity. Its shareholders (The Nwikpo brothers) were called scammers because they were black.

Daniel Nwikpo