Foto Trading International/Fotointl.com

December 5, 2023 ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTOR PROTECTION DEPARTMENT SEC ADVISORY This is to inform the public that FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM is NOT AUTHORIZED TO SOLICIT INVESTMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. SDHTEC This Advisory is prompted by information gathered by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") that an identified CEO of FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM under the name of a certain GUIA DOTILLOS GRUBEN II and several agents thereof are soliciting investments from the public, which investment is purportedly to be managed by professional traders and asset managers. FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM , through its CEO and agents, entices the public to invest online through social media ( facebook.com/foto.intl , facebook.com/guiagruben and facebook.com/domenickatonbuhaysingle ) or the internet ( www.fotointl.com ) in at least ten (10) programs being offered, as follows: PROGRAMS INVESTMENT (PHP) PERIOD GUARANTEED PROFIT RATE AMOUNT (Php) BASIC ONE P500-P70,000 16 days 50% P250-P105,000 STARTER PLAN P200-P500 5 days 20% P40-P100 FLEX P500-P2,500 15 days 50% P250-P1,250 FLEX PREMIUM P500-P5,000 22 days 80% P400-P4,000 SHORT TRADE V2 P5,000 17 days 200% P10,000 SHORT TRADE V3 P5,000 20 days 250% P12,500 LONG TRADE V3 P5,000 35 days 300% P15,000 SHORT TRADE V4 P10,000 24 days 360% P36,000 SHORT TRADE V4.1 P5,000 10 days 300% P15,000 FTT AIBOT V2 P10,000 9 days 300% P30,000 FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM likewise offers Referral Bonus equivalent to a total of 10%-12.5% of the investments received by the entity from the referrals made by its members. HSAcaE The investment offering by FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM constitutes soliciting of investments from the public as the investors are enticed to invest money amounting from P500 up to P70,000, and in turn such investment will earn guaranteed profits ranging from 20% to 360% in just 9 to 35 days which is in clear violation of Sections 8, 26 and 28 of the Securities Regulation Code (SRC) and Section 11 in relation to Section 3 (f) of Republic Act No. 11765, otherwise known as the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act. AScHCD In this regard, the public is made aware that, an "investment contract," which is a kind of security, exists when there is an investment or placement of money in a common enterprise with a reasonable expectation of profits to be derived primarily from the efforts of others which is prominent in the scheme of FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM . As such, the SRC requires that securities must first be registered with this Commission before it can be offered and/or sold to the public and that the concerned entity and/or its agents should have the appropriate registration and/or license to offer and/or sell such securities to the public. Based on the Commission's database, FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM , is NOT REGISTERED as a corporation, one-person corporation or a partnership and OPERATES WITHOUT THE NECESSARY LICENSE AND/OR AUTHORITY to solicit, accept or take investments/placements from the public nor to issue investment contracts and other forms of securities defined under Section 3 of the Securities Regulation Code (SRC). Further, the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act (FCPA) also prohibits investment fraud which is defined under the law as any form of deceptive solicitation of investments from the public which includes Ponzi Schemes and such other schemes involving the promise or offer of profits or returns sourced from the investments or contribution made by the investors themselves and the offering or selling of investment schemes to the public without a license or permit from the SEC. HESIcT The scheme employed by FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM is a "Ponzi Scheme" where money from new investors are used in paying "fake profits" to prior investors. It is designed mainly to favor its top recruiters and prior risk takers, and is detrimental to subsequent participants if new investors become scarce. The offering and selling of securities in the form of investment contracts using the "Ponzi Scheme" which is fraudulent and unsustainable, is NOT a registrable security. The Commission will not issue a License to Sell Securities to the Public to persons or entities that are engaged in this business or scheme. Accordingly, the Commission warns all unscrupulous individuals and/or entities that strict penalties are imposed for violations of the Securities Regulation Code, the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines and such other laws, rules and regulations enforced by the Commission . Those who act as salesmen, brokers, dealers or agents of FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM vis--vis GUIA GRUBEN, JHOMAR MEDOLLAR and RIZZA PAULA MARAO , in convincing people to invest in the offered scheme, and those involved in solicitations and recruitment through the internet may be prosecuted and held criminally liable under Section 28 of the SRC. They can face a maximum fine of Five Million pesos (Php5,000,000.00) or penalty of Twenty-one (21) years of imprisonment, or both pursuant to Section 73 of the SRC (G.R. No. 195542, 19 March 2014) . In view thereof, the public is advised NOT TO INVEST or STOP INVESTING in any investment scheme being offered by FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM vis--vis GUIA GRUBEN, JHOMAR MEDOLLAR and RIZZA PAULA MARAO , as well as to any other entities having the same or similar schemes, and to exercise caution in dealing with any individuals or group of persons soliciting investments or recruiting investors for and on behalf by FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM vis--vis GUIA GRUBEN, JHOMAR MEDOLLAR and RIZZA PAULA MARAO . Should you have any information regarding any investment solicitation by any individuals or group of individuals on behalf of FOTO TRADING INTERNATIONAL/FOTOINTL.COM vis--vis GUIA GRUBEN, JHOMAR MEDOLLAR and RIZZA PAULA MARAO , please send your report to the ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTOR PROTECTION DEPARTMENT at [emailprotected] . For the guidance of the public. Makati City, December 5, 2023.