These companies have used alias to take monies from investors who think they are investing in the real thing. Cartoon Concept looks real because they want you to believe this is real. They did take the money from investors and then have not not paid returns on investment. This has been since 2007. Company got money - then do not hear from anyone. Why? Investors want money back to invest in something that will actually make a return. Ira Warren real name is Ira Warkol. BEWARE and BE CAREFUL. Do Not Invest --this way you will not loose your investment. RESEARCH and realize that things can be made to look real even when they are not! Company using names like ADC Licensing, Cartoon Ventures, Animation Development Co. LLC, ADC, Toon Goggles. Contact Telemarketing Fraud 888-990-1988. BEWARE OF THIS INVESTMENT!

These companies have used alias to take monies from investors who think they are investing in the real thing. Cartoon Concept looks real because they want you to believe this is real. They did take the money from investors and then have not not paid returns on investment. This has been since 2007. Company got money - then do not hear from anyone. Why? Investors want money back to invest in something that will actually make a return. Ira Warren real name is Ira Warkol. BEWARE and BE CAREFUL. Do Not Invest --this way you will not loose your investment. RESEARCH and realize that things can be made to look real even when they are not! Company using names like ADC Licensing, Cartoon Ventures, Animation Development Co. LLC, ADC, Toon Goggles. Contact Telemarketing Fraud 888-990-1988. BEWARE OF THIS INVESTMENT!

These companies have used alias to take monies from investors who think they are investing in the real thing. Cartoon Concept looks real because they want you to believe this is real. They did take the money from investors and then have not not paid returns on investment. This has been since 2007. Company got money - then do not hear from anyone. Why? Investors want money back to invest in something that will actually make a return. Ira Warren real name is Ira Warkol. BEWARE and BE CAREFUL. Do Not Invest --this way you will not loose your investment. RESEARCH and realize that things can be made to look real even when they are not! Company using names like ADC Licensing, Cartoon Ventures, Animation Development Co. LLC, ADC, Toon Goggles. Contact Telemarketing Fraud 888-990-1988. BEWARE OF THIS INVESTMENT!

Unfortunately, I invested in Animation Development Company in 2008 and I fear that this company may be a scam. I have not heard back from them in a long time. They have told me stories over and over again about how I will soon be getting a check reflecting a return on my investment but they are empty promises. There has been very poor communication, a lack of updates and a lot of excuses. They have asked me to invest more money but I declined because I still haven't seen any return on my first investment. I did some research: Animation Development Co. received an "F" rating on the Better Business Bureau's (BBB) website because they are not registered with the Dept. of Corporations and SEC and are selling shares illegally. I was originally contacted to invest in a company called Headstart Entertainment which was a complete rip-off. I have now come to realize that the same salespeople who were raising money for Headstart now work at Animation Development Co. Here are some of the people who were illegally selling shares for both companies:

Ira Warkol (aka "Ira Warren")
Bruce Robinson
James Gallagher (aka "James Stevenson")
Ed Cohen (aka "Mike Matthews")
Herman Ray
Howard Miller (could be a fake name)

I have filled out complaint forms for the CA Deparment of Corporations (http://www.corp.ca.gov/about/complaint.asp), the Attorney General's Office (http://ag.ca.gov/contact/complaint_form.php?cmplt=CL)and the SEC (www.SEC.gov). Please file a complaint. Let's stop these people and get our money back!

Josh