Mudlaysian claims to be world first trillionaire ..

[Rogue Trader]

M'sian man claims to be world's first trillionaire

New Straits Times
Monday, Jan 23, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR - Although he is not listed as the world's richest man, Perak-born Kamal Ashnawi claims he has more than E 5 trillion (RM20 trillion) in his savings.

In an interview with Mingguan Malaysia yesterday, he backed up his claims by presenting copies of bank statements from HSBC in London to the reporters, which should enable him to become the first person in the world to be called "trillionaire".

Kamal, is the president and chief executive officer of Sierra Petroleum (M) Sdn Bhd. He had in 2005 proposed an oil refinery project in Kedah said.
Kamal said he planned to invest in three projects in Perlis, Johor and Kelantan soon.

Kamal added that all business would be handed over to SAS Group, a group of former students of Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah.
Kamal said he will be residing in Hong Kong in March with his family before going to Indonesia.

He said his wealth was derived from the royal heritage through the accounts of the Combined International Collateral Global Debt Facility in 1875.

He also claimed that he was a royal descendant from Java, Indonesia with the name Raden Mas Prabhu Gusti Agung Ki Asmoro Wijoyo and was expected to be crowned as King of Indonesia in the next few years. [RT: he's starting to sound like a Nigerian email scam!]

 

[Windsor]

Never heard of him and definitely not genuine. No extremely wealthy person need to go that extent to boast about his assets. In fact all wealthy people who go to the extreme to hide them.

 

[LeMans2011]

Rogue Trader = God is My Dog? That maniac claims Queen E II has trillions... he is the forum expert in trillionaires and Jews

 

[Rogue Trader]

Rogue Trader = God is My Dog?

Nope. bashing religion is not in my domain.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Never heard of him and definitely not genuine. No extremely wealthy person need to go that extent to boast about his assets. In fact all wealthy people who go to the extreme to hide them.

Exactly my thoughts. The real mega rich don't boast about their wealth like that. I know people who have met Mukesh Ambani. They say he carries himself like an unremarkable uncle... wears normal cotton shirts and speaks to consultants with respect.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Enter the 'Emperor of Indonesia'

The Star/Asia News Network
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012

It is not every day that you get to meet a trillionaire. So when I was invited to interview Kamal Ashnawi, a person I've never heard of, I said yes.

On Saturday morning, at a Kuala Lumpur hotel coffee house together with two of Kamal's aides, I waited for the so-called trillionaire.

Wearing a baseball cap, long-sleeved shirt and jeans, he sauntered over to our table.

The two aides bowed, pressed their palms together to their forehead as if greeting royalty and kissed his hands.

"We call him Tuanku as he is a sultan from Indonesia," one of the aides whispered to me.

According to Kamal, he is a Dutch citizen born in Tanjung Malim, Perak, on Jan 1, 1964.

"I'm a descendent of the Emperor of China and in a history that went haywire, my family fled from China to Kedah. I traced my bloodline to the royal families of China, India, Java and Siam," claimed the man who is also known as Raden Mas Prabhu Gusti Agung Ki Asmoro Wijoyo.

"I grew up in Tanjung Malim and my family here is very simple and ordinary. Nobody in my family talks about our royal blood and wealth. But my grandmother once told me: "You are special and, when the time comes, you will know."

It was in Holland in the late 1980s that Kamal "found out who he really was".

A member of an Indonesian royal family, kicked out of the country by president Sukarno, told him he was of royal blood.

In London in the early 1990s, a lawyer told Kamal about his royal family's massive wealth.

Unconvinced, he told the lawyer to prove his claims.

He and the lawyer flew from London to Hong Kong to meet the "keeper of the royal treasure".

From there, Kamal and the keeper travelled to Kunming in China.

They hiked up a mountain for four hours and reached a cave guarded by an old couple who, Kamal says, are immortals.

"If you tried to pass them without their blessing, you would cough blood and die," he said.

Inside the three-metre-high cave, Kamal saw gold bars stacked like a pagoda, US$15mil (S$18.9mil) in jade and US$10mil (RM31mil) in diamonds and stacks of US dollars.

"I took a gold bar and knocked it on a rock. It was really gold. The treasure is the wealth of the dynasties that ruled China. Their wealth was also kept in other mountains and in vaults all over the world," he said.

About three years ago, when Kamal watched Nicholas Cage's movie National Treasure, he laughed.

"The treasure in the movie was small compared to the wealth I saw in the mountain," he said.

Next, Kamal told of his meeting two years ago in Kuala Lumpur with Dr Wong Eng Po, a royal physician from China.

Dr Wong placed his hand on Kamal's bald head, then immediately bowed in front of Kamal and ordered his five followers to do the same.

"He said I was the reincarnation of Emperor Nurhaci (1661-1626) of China. He felt an energy on my head which was superhuman because an emperor, unlike an ordinary human, has to think more.

"I'm the reincarnation of two emperors of China," Kamal added.

He elaborated that a few years ago, the royal family decided he would be the sole administrator of the royal wealth kept in secret accounts in about 1,000 banks worldwide.

"This means that 86.7% of the world's money belongs to me," he said.

Taking out several folders, Kamal said: "You're lucky, I brought documents."

He produced an A4-sized paper with the photographs of the national treasure, the immortal couple and several "official-looking" letters from an international bank certifying he has an account of five trillion euros (RM20tril).

"That is a small amount. I have more money in other banks and institutions," he added.

I wondered why his name has not appeared in the Forbes' list of world's richest people.

And a suspicion lingered about his claims.

However, I could not authenticate his documents since the bank was closed for Chinese New Year.

Kamal has not made any withdrawal from the account as "it is not money that you can move just like that".

"The money is under the control of Indonesia, Germany, Britain, the US and the Euro Central Bank and I've got to go smooth with them," he said.

"I can't use the money directly but I will invest in certain projects. Like three trillion euros (RM12tril) to green a desert in China."

Curious, I asked what was the difference between a billionaire and a trillionaire.

He replied: "A billionaire needs to show he has the money. But for me, I don't need to show that I got money. I can travel in a bus. I can wear slippers."

Born in the year of the dragon, Kamal believes 2012 is his year.

In March, he says he will negotiate with institutions such as the IMF to be recognised as the Emperor of Indonesia.

He says he's rich. But his story could just be as rich.

Let's hope he is not another Elie Youssef Najem, the so-called Lebanese billionaire who made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

 

[tun_dr_m]

Najib will be so happy to collect OWING TAX from this moron.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

now a m&d wants to claim to be a reincarnation of 2 chinese emperors? BS.

 

[Windsor]

Exactly my thoughts. The real mega rich don't boast about their wealth like that. I know people who have met Mukesh Ambani. They say he carries himself like an unremarkable uncle... wears normal cotton shirts and speaks to consultants with respect.

In my business travel experience, I came across a few of these type of so-called businessmen. The modus operandi is usually names dropping (e.g., I am related to Mrs. Suharto), multi-billion dollars mega-projects and pseudo-looking papers that purportedly relate to any of the aforesaid. Smooth and earnest fast talking fellas saying many things half of which is incomprehensible to me. One meeting is enough for me to make my mind up that the guy is all BS and trying to entrap gullible and greedy people who will lose their pants if they so much as show interest in wanting to profit from a deal. Somewhat like those Nigerian scams.:(

Another was the lost treasure hunters that I met in the Philippines. One was a Canadian who had invested many years and most of his savings searching for the elusive pot of gold. I met a Singaporean neighbour of mine there who was with a group of Malaysians, also were also keen to find some treasures and they even had a map to show where it possibly can be found. This neighbour of mine had a family back home and yet he is with some shady (my opinion) people and even with foreign women. I minded my own business and even back home did not so much as talked to him again. I moved to another house about a year later and do not know what happened to him. There are so many scams and con jobs everywhere and there are also many suckers.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Netizens mock 'trillionaire'

The Star/Asia News Network
Friday, Jan 27, 2012

PETALING JAYA - The Tanjung Malim-born, who claims to be a "trillionaire" and the owner of treasure stashed away in a secret cave, has got the online community buzzing about his proclamation of royalty, too.

Most of the comments were scornful and sarcastic, with many calling Kamal Ashnawi the creator of a mighty tall tale.

In response, Kamal said he was not surprised by the negative reaction, saying the "common people" would soon see evidence of his claims.

Facebook user Khairul Nizam Anuarul Hakim said Kamal's story was illogical and compared it to popular Japanese comic character Doraemon.

"The story of Doraemon seems more logical than this guy's story," he said.

Kamal, 48, a Dutch citizen, claimed, in an article published in The Star yesterday, that he was a descendant of royal families in China, India, Java and Siam.

He said 86.7% of the money in the world belonged to him as he had treasures hidden in a three-metre-high cave, with gold bars stacked up like a pagoda, US$15mil (RM46mil) in jade and US$10mil (RM31mil) in diamonds and stacks of US dollars.

Kamal, who hopes to be recognised as the Emperor of Indonesia soon, claimed that the treasures belonged to the dynasties that ruled China, and that there was more in other mountains and vaults all over the world.

He had shown documents, allegedly from a London branch of HSBC, to prove that he has five trillion euros (RM20 trillion) in an account there.

Kamal said he had come forward because there were too many false claims by others who said they were owners of the royal assets.

Both the local and London branches of HSBC bank declined to verify Kamal's claims, citing confidentiality.

Acting Indonesian ambassador Mulya Wirana said they had heard of others making such claims but "nothing of this magnitude".

"There have been many others who have made claims about treasure belonging to Indonesian royalty and they have all turned out to be fake," he said yesterday.

Mulya added that his government had never heard of Kamal but said he would look into the claims.