BasketBall Connect

Important Announcement to All ScoutAthletes'
Regional Basketball Combine Participants

As part of our efforts to assist players with increased exposure to teams, scouts and agents around the world, individual contact information for each combine participant is placed on their individual web profile pages on our site. This is done so that legitimate, interested parties can contact players directly. As a result of this feature, countless ScoutAthletes' Regional Basketball Scouting Combine participants have enjoyed the opportunity to play professional soccer or basketball around the world.

However, along with providing that direct contact information, comes the potential for solicitations from unscrupulous individuals that may misrepresent themselves.

If you are contacted by someone that offers you a contract, or wants to represent you as their agent, and are unsure as to their legitimacy, please contact ScoutAthletes. While we do not endorse any specific sports agents, we are frequently made aware of illegitimate schemes and may be able to help our clients avoid the pitfalls that may come from being associated with these sources.

If it sounds too good to be true, it might be. Please educate yourself. We are here to help.

Currently known internet agent scams:

Trends Sports Agent International (http://www.trendssportsagent.4t.com/)

Johnny Stead (offering over $200,000 for two year deal in UK).

Hackney White Heat in London - offer from an agent for $220,000 for two seasons

Bola Oni (danjansportconsultant_inc@yahoo.com) offer in Spain (Ricoh Manresa)

Terry Bowles ($240,000 offer in London)

Lynn Kamara (Nigeria)

Mr. Tunji (Hoopsconnection@yahoo.com)

Mr. Smith-Cole, Global Sports. phone: 2348076265855 email: global_sport01@yahoo.com

Dateline NBC recently aired a special on internet scams. While basketball agents were not profiled specifically, many of the same tactics are being used. Please check out their web site for some very helpful reading.

Important announcement regarding
Shanola Gray and Adam Harris

Recently, a former employee by the name of Shanola Gray resigned from ScoutAthletes' Staff. Credible sources have told ScoutAthletes that she is associated with Adam Harris, a well-known scam artist from Florida and Australia. Mr.Harris has been named in several message forum including basketball-connect.com.

Some of our current participants have been contacted by Shanola Gray and Adam Harris. We apologized to any participants that are attending this event. Extra security procedures have been established to ensure that this incident will not happen again.

We are not associated with Adam Harris or Shanola Gray under any circumstances. Any participant contacted by Shanola Gray and/or Adam Harris should contact our corporate office immediately

Please be advised and contact ScoutAthletes if you have any questions regarding Adam Harris or Shanola Gray. Furthermore, it has been told to us that Adam Harris has claimed to be associated with Pro-Hoops Australia. ScoutAthletes is in no way associated with Mr. Adam Harris, Mrs. Shanola Gray or Pro-Hoops Australia.

ScoutAthletes
P.O. Box 703
Euless, Texas 76039
Email: scoutathletes@gmail.com

The following message is from "Scam Artist" Benjamin Brinkley. He is now calling himself the following people.

1. John Helms
2. Ben Harrison
3. David Carson

and other fake identities, Mr. Brinkley and ScoutAthletes was removed from Eurobasket once again after they discovered that he was the one behind it. for more info on this scam email peter@eurobasket.com or Marek at 4marek@eurobasket.com Mr. Brinkley do you think that you are going to run scams and no-one will find out? Again you are an "Idiot". Mr. Brinkley is also running a "Scam" called the Texas Lady Redhawks and www.basketball-overseas.com as was told to me by Shonola E. Gray former employee after discovering that Mr. Brinkley was a fraud on many levels. Mr. Brinkley is also posted as a scam artist on Eurobasket in the Forum sections by all "Legitimate Agencies" in basketball. Players don't be fooled, this just another atempt to scam and rip players off. Peace out Stinkley.

The Real Adam Harris 904-860-5963