To all our valued clients and other interested parties, kindly be advised that the e-mail doing the rounds regarding "the De-Merit System" that purports to have been originated by our firm, is a scam. Some idiot had copied our company's logo and pasted it on his/her own ill-considered and cooked-up e-mail scam.

We can further confirm that we are currently conducting investigations into this matter, and once the fraudster has been located and identified, he/she will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for the fraud committed by him/her against our firm.

We trust that the fraudulent e-mail has not caused too much inconvenience to our loyal clients and to the public at large. In the unfortunate event that you have received or receive the fraudulent e-mail, kindly immediately delete same. Under no circumstances should it be forwarded to any other person. Your assistance to stop the fraudulent e-mail from being viewed any further by unsuspecting members of the public, will be greatly appreciated. Warmest regards, Otto Krause Inc.