Wozmara or Wozmara.com

September 28, 2022 ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTOR PROTECTION DEPARTMENT SEC ADVISORY This Advisory is prompted by reports received and information gathered by the Commission on the illegal investment-taking activities of Wozmara or Wozmara.com . Based on the information gathered, wozmara.com has been conducting investment-taking activities without the required registration and authority from the commission. Further, this entity claims that it is an advertising company that gives the prospective investors an opportunity to earn passive income just by availing of their "engines." Wozmara offers several packages that they refer to as "engines" that are used to advertise for the platform. The allegedly "new" engines have four types , all of which requires a 90-day lock-in period. The first type requires an initial investment of Php1,377.00 which will "earn" Php4,500.00. The second type requires Php3,337.00 of investment which will earn Php14,400.00. The third type requires Php6,577.00 of investment which will earn Php28,350.00. The fourth type requires Php13,577.00 of investment which will earn Php58,500.00. In addition to the promise of big profits to be earned, the prospective investors may also earn through commissions from referrals. Those who invested may earn additional income by inviting more investors to the platform. Applying the Howey Test , the investment-taking schemes employed by Wozmara or Wozmara.com have the characteristics of an "investment contract" as they involve the offering and sale of securities to the public where their investors need not exert any effort other than to invest or place money in its scheme with a reasonable expectation of profit. Therefore, said entities or individuals must be duly registered with the Commission and that any person or entity intending to offer and sell its investment contract are required to secure the necessary registration and/or license from the Commission as well. Based on the records of the Commission, Wozmara.com or Wozmara is NOT REGISTERED with the Commission 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) . Entities or corporations that offer securities to the public that lack prior registration with the Commission makes its activities illegal for lack of the necessary license and authority from the Commission. Hence, the public is advised NOT TO INVEST or STOP INVESTING in Wozmara or Wozmara.com and similar entities who operate without the necessary licenses and/or authority. 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, and such other rules and regulations enforced by the Commission . Those who act as salesmen, brokers, dealers or agents of such unauthorized entities like the operators of Wozmara or Wozmara.com in selling or convincing people to invest in their illegal investment scheme including solicitations and recruitment through the internet may likewise be criminally prosecuted and penalized with a maximum fine of Five Million pesos (P5,000,000.00) or a penalty of Twenty-one (21) years of imprisonment or both pursuant to Sections 28 and 73 of the SRC. The names of all those involved will also be reported to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) so that the appropriate penalties and/or taxes be assessed correspondingly. Should you have any information regarding any investment solicitation activity by any individual or group of individuals representing Wozmara or Wozmara.com or any individual or individuals that proliferate illegal investment-taking schemes, please send your report to the EIPD at [emailprotected]. For the guidance of the public. Makati City, September 28, 2022.