ABSTRACT

Consider the following investment opportunity circa the 1980s. Stephen L. Smith, a businessman in the small town of Winter Haven, Florida, runs a company called SH Oil and Gas Exploration. The nature of the business is locating oil and gas underground, drilling wells, and selling the gas and oil in the energy market. The returns are remarkable. You show an interest in investing in SH Oil and Smith agrees to meet you in his offices at 505 Avenue A, Northwest.