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Ouch...for real?
Veracity of eCarfly Press Releases Questioned
Posted on Wednesday, March 07 @ 15:08:14 CST
By Bethany Anderson
MN1 Correspondent
DALLAS (March 7, 2007) – After sending out a steady stream of press releases over the past 10 days, some have called into question just how accurate certain claims made by eCarfly’s CEO, Desmond Milligan are.
Milligan has claimed in recent releases to have deals with GM and Ford Motor Company, as well as a merger in the works with Terra Fuels Technologies, in which he relies heavily on an alleged deal in the offing between Terra Fuels and Waste Management, Inc.
With such a sprinkling of corporate luminaries purported to be doing business with the company, some began questioning the veracity of the claims, and Market News First began looking more closely at the company.
A visit to the eCarfly (PK:ECFL) website revealed it was not working. A visit by MN1 to the company’s corporate address on Greenville Avenue in Dallas revealed that they moved out “overnight,” according to one witness, about three months ago.
A check of phone numbers revealed that both numbers frequently provided by Milligan in press releases belong to a cell phone and an unlisted number in Plano, Texas, a Dallas suburb.
According to an announcement released today, the merger between eCarfly and Terra Fuels is supposed to be finalized March 14, with a press release disseminated the next day to explain the specific terms of the merger.
Also this morning, the eCarfly announced that after the merger, the company would continue Terra Fuel’s “existing business relations” with Waste Management. Calls and e-mails to both companies were not returned.
After Waste Management vice president of corporate communications Lynn Brown was shown the press release via e-mail and asked about its accuracy, the questions surrounding eCarfly’s claims didn’t lessen.
“At this point, I have exhausted possibilities within WM, and can find no evidence of an existing contract with this organization,” Brown said. “I can also confirm that I did not authorize Waste Management to be used in this release. Therefore, I cannot confirm its accuracy as you have requested.”
On March 2, Milligan released a press release touting the company’s technology, and saying that this time a potential deal with GM was in the offing.
“eCarfly, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Alternative Fuels Company (AFC), will be showcasing the Co-Fueling Engine Technology to GENERAL MOTORS,” the release said. “The scheduled signing of the Letter of Intent to merge (LOI) remains on course for this afternoon's board meeting. Verbal confirmations have been given to eCarFly's CEO, Desmond Milligan, that the LOI will se signed according to plan without any need for provisions or extensions.”
When asked for comment by GM, a company spokesperson said that any press release regarding GM would come from GM, and would be available on its website. A search of releases on the GM website did not reveal any dealings with eCarfly.
“We are unable to verify the accuracy of the eCarfly press release as the website carrying the release is not maintained nor endorsed by General Motors,” the spokesperson said.
A similar claim was made about dealings with Ford Motor Company, but Ford officials had not finished investigating by press time.
MN1 host Saul Albom contributed to this report.
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point....
Does it make ya hungry? makes me miserable just looking at it!
Exactly...for a family of 10.
I've never even tried to eat one, would be a waste of money...now thirty years ago on a stoned, drunken binge I could of done it....
lol....
How degrading, bunch of skanky ho's.....hey Carlos, got anymore?
The menu says they can put anything on the burger that they have in the kitchen...it cost $30.00, so I'm sure they don't want anyone to finish!
Yea right...."dictionary"...you know how many times we've heard that lame excuse? <g>
Hey Olb....Thats a wussy burger on the recipe board, these are real burgers, all 7.5 lbs of meat, 15 pieces of bacon, lettuce, tomato, chili, green chili, 3 eggs, 8-10 slices of cheese, etc etc etc. If you eat everything on the plate within one hour, it and 6 people at your table eat for free. The guy in the back of the pic ate his burger but couldn't finish the fries, only one person has ever done it.
He was only in his late 30's, the pic was taken in the early 40's....
I can't even begin to tell you how much I would enjoy dumpin a couple dozen cans of ammo out of that....
Yea...got a pic!
Maybe you'll need something bigger, Phil can't even kill a goose with a 12ga., never mind, Phil couldn't kill a goose with a howitzer...old blind bastage!
I was gonna say, I'd heard thats the same virus that comes from Novo's corn porn site....
Try a 12ga., there pretty effective on most critters.
wth...whats your problem?
We're gonna boot yer azz, freak!
Just in his old mind...
Thanks LE...
Thats what the living room floor is for....hehehe just send mama to the store before you start.
Not every plays a loto....
omt before you disappear, surely you have enough time to stop by once a day and say hello?
Normally I'd take you in a heart beat but I already have the best woman in the world, I think she even likes me!
Are you not a nice person? with them looks you shouldn't have to work at all....<G>
Someone is makin wings...how many can you eat and where have you been?
legal....where ya been, get yer butt over here where it belongs.
Hey midas...where ya at in AZ.?
I won't say anything about it being 82 here today and 89 by Sunday....
Make a little for my po azz, thanks.
You to amigo, what ya doin today?
Hey Olb...whats up!
One thing I can't stand are under cooked wings, those sound like they'll be just right.
You're cooking lunch today, I'll be ready to eat around 11:30 and that sounds great....welcome to the board MrSparex!
He sounds as cheezy as Rufas the dufass....