Diversified Health & Fitness - Andrew Barnett - Scammer Scammed, Liars, Thieves, Fraudulent Claims Ft. Lauderdale Florida

Diversified and one of its executives, Mr. Barnett, have been targeted
in a scheme created by Scott Thomas Smith and Neysa Lissette Smith of
Tampa, Florida for the sole purpose of extorting money from our company.

Investigators
have traced the origins of the scheme to Scott Smith who creates false
information and posts lies about our firm. Phony names, phony
information and phony allegations are posted to discredit the company,
and then demands for payment are made with threats of the continued addition of more lies about the company.

Scott
Thomas Smith has recently been held liable in Kansas for stealing over
$900,000 from the estate of a deceased man. Although authorities have
been contacted and a police report has been filed under case number
09-71232, postings on Ripoff Report cannot be removed as a general
policy of the Ripoff Report web site.

It is easy to see the same
writing style of each posting. It is also a fact that Diversified has
never made an acquisition in Phoenix, Arizona and have never done
business with a Stephanie P.

We hope that you understand that
Diversified and its employees are victims of a fraud, a scammer, and a
thief. This being said, Scott Smith, if you are reading this, please
contact us and will gladly give you your franchises back in exchange for
the money we paid you.

Below you will find excerpts from a
lawsuit and judgment entered against Scott Thomas Smith establishing his
pattern of fraudulent activity.

If you or anyone you know has fallen prey to the Smiths, we suggest you contact the authorities immediately.

Case No. 99-23015-7C-JTF

Defendants

Scott Thomas Smith

Neysa Lissette Smith

On May 06, 2004, the following order was entered:

Order Approving Settlement and Entering judgment in Favor of Plaintiff by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas, filed herein on May

06, 2004, wherein:

IT
IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Settlement
Agreement is approved and that the parties shall be bound by its terms.

It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff shall have a non-dischargeable
judgment against Defendants in the amount of $657,623.07, which judgment
may not be discharged in any future bankruptcy proceedings.

Counts:

9. At the time defendants filed the Chapter 13
proceedings and as of November 29, 1999, the total indebtedness due
plaintiff was $947,705.46, which indebtedness continues to accrue
interest at the rate of $519.33 per day until paid in full and arises
from Scott Smith's fraudulent actions.

11. Scott Smith represented himself to be an experienced investment advisor.

12. In his capacity as investment advisor Scott Smith directed the Plaintiff to entrust to him in excess of $500,000.00.

13. In his capacity as investment advisor Scott Smith represented that the Plaintiff would realize returns of 35% on his investments.

14.
In his capacity as investment advisor Scott Smith represented himself
to be an agent for Substantive International and other entities, all of
which are or were engaged in off-shore investments.

15. Scott Smith engaged in transactions in the Plaintiff's name and directed the Plaintiff and his investments at a time when the Plaintiff was ill, dying and highly susceptible to Scott Smith's fraudulent representations.

16. Scott Smith at all times was aware and knew of the Plaintiffs physical and mental condition.

17.
Scott Smith was a fiduciary and therefore owed a fiduciary duty to the
Plaintiff for the monies entrusted to him for investment. Scott Smith
knowingly, fraudulently and without Russell Quist's knowledge or consent
or plaintiff's knowledge or consent transferred the Plaintiff 's funds
to accounts for his own use and benefit.

19.
Scott Smith knowingly, fraudulently and without the Plaintiff's
knowledge or consent or plaintiff's knowledge or consent diverted the
Plaintiff 's funds to companies, entities or investments which were
under Scott Smith's control or in which Scott Smith had an interest.

21.
Defendant Scott Smith knowingly, deliberately and intentionally
diverted the Plaintiff's funds into companies, trusts or other entities
for his and/or their own use and benefit.

22. Scott Smith's
willful actions caused injury to plaintiff in that the Plaintiff's funds
were lost and became unavailable to the Plaintiff and his heirs.