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ABOUT US


History

GSSI and its predecessors started back in 1969 in London, England from the realization that you, the individual is often unrepresented or at a disadvantage in today's global economy. We felt you, the individual could benefit from our specialized individual representation not only to; locate the assets/property/money, identify how they are held, held by whom, evaluate the recovery process and how to prove you, our client's legal claim and entitlement before finally fulfilling the holder's specific requirements to successfully recover the asset/property/money in question.

We live in an increasingly mobile society with people constantly moving around the world, owning residences in different countries, giant multinational corporations where you the individual is but one of hundreds of thousands of shareholders/customers, rising numbers of international mergers and acquisitions, people dying and their estate comprising assets spread globally, etc all mean assets are being misplaced or lost more readily and with little being done for you, the individual claimant/heir/beneficiary.

Unclaimed assets are held in many forms, by a multitude of different holders and in any country of the world. We offer a specialized, individualized global service to help those claimants/heirs/beneficiaries worldwide who have become separated from their property/assets, recover what is rightfully theirs. Our proprietary knowledge, contacts and research techniques allow us to find people and/or assets globally that others cannot, and on a contingency fee basis with no risk to our client.


How we work

Contingency fee

One of the first questions we are invariably asked and understandably so, is about our fee.

We work by way of a contingency fee as we believe this is the fairest and most equitable way to undertake our work on your/our client's behalf. As the word contingency implies we only receive our fee by way of a share (percentage) of the asset/funds we have firstly recovered for you/our client. If we are unsuccessful then there is no cost to you whatsoever. Furthermore, there are no 'out of pocket' expenses and no hidden fees or costs. We put our reputation, experience, expertise, research costs, time and efforts on the line and only receive compensation by way of our fee if and when we are successful for you. You therefore have nothing to lose in proceeding and using our services.

We receive assignments from our associates around the world, handling their difficult to locate cases regarding property, estates and claimants/heirs/beneficiaries all over the world.

Our experience and proprietary knowledge allows us to not only locate difficult to find claimants/heirs/beneficiaries globally but also to successfully resolve such cases. These cases are more complicated due to their international nature, where we have to contend with amongst other things; different foreign laws/jurisdictions, obtaining international documents sometimes many decades old from various sources and countries, different languages, testate and intestate death claims with often multiple heirs located in several different countries, etc. We also have to comply with case specific requirements (often non-conforming to the country where the claimant/heir/beneficiary/estate is located), arrange legal representation (where we decide it is necessary), and do in-depth genealogical research, etc, all of which is covered by our fee. Each specific requirement and need must be fully satisfied.

Our comprehensive Asset Recovery Program has been established many years and continues to evolve. We and our associates represent those clients/heirs/beneficiaries we locate, and assist them throughout their case specific recovery process to finally and successfully recover the asset/property/funds so they can be paid.


Legitimacy

We understand this is an unusual business we are in, one which most people are unaware of and unfamiliar with.

Firstly we would not have gone to all this trouble to locate you, likely in a foreign country, were this not a legitimate matter.

Secondly, the information we have about you or your family, whether it is an old address, a relative's name, dates and places of birth/death/marriage, etc are case specific and indicative of the research efforts we have expended to identify you are the person we need to find and then to locate you.

Thirdly, we have an excellent reputation established since 1969 and we would not continue to receive assignments from our many associates.

Furthermore, we have testimonial ('thank you') letters from our clients all over the world, who we helped receive and be paid money they did not know about or could not recover.

Lastly but not least, we work by way of a contingency fee, with no hidden costs or expenses, where we only receive payment when we are firstly successful in recovering the asset(s) in question for you our client. Our fee comes from these funds. If we are unsuccessful then there is no fee due to us.

The above points should help convince you of our efforts to locate you and the legitimacy of our work. We hold all information in strictest confidence.

We are sure you can appreciate we cannot do this work for free, so we ask that in return for helping you receive payment, you share a portion of the proceeds of the asset(s) you did not know of and/or could not recover yourself but which we have recovered for you. We think this is the fairest and most equitable way to do this work.

Our previous fees from successful recoveries allow us to expend the time and costs to identify and examine your case and then to locate you prior to recovering the unclaimed property asset(s) on your behalf.


Testimonials


Dear Johan,

Thank you very much for the cheque which I received yesterday. It was very kind of you to get it in Sterling for me. Indeed thank you for all your kindness. As you say it isn't often one gets that kind of surprise 'out of the blue' …….
Best wishes,
LW

STRATFORD-ON-AVON, ENGLAND (14 January 2004)


This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 31 October, 1995 and its enclousre. I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for so diligently taking care of a matter on which I had long given up. I much appreciate your efforts on my behalf - Thank you.
Sincerely,
LM

LONDON, ENGLAND (23 November, 1995)


Dear Johan,

….the money has arrived on my account. I can not tell you how very much I appreciate all your help in this. Thank you very much for your assistance and your patient determination and diligence. Thank you very much again.
Best regards,
JA

FRANKFURT, GERMANY (7 April 2004)


Dear Johan,
I think you are a 'Christmas-man" for my family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is a 'good luck man" in Germany…….
Many thanks for your successful work!
With best wishes,
FL

MUNICH, GERMANY (18 January 2006)


Dear Mr Boakes,
It has been a very smooth way of dealing with you and I authorize you to use my letter as a form of recommendation. With my sincere thanks for your services,
Very sincerely yours,
KS

KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY (18 January 1999)


Hello Johan,
… I just wanted to let you know we received the check…. and I will be forwarding same to my mother. My mother and I would like to send you our heartfelt and sincere thanks for all your efforts starting with trying to locate my mother and then finally with the receipt of a cheque for monies we never thought we would be able to collect. Thank you again ….
Always,
PT

TOKYO, JAPAN (12 July 2004)


Dear Johan,
I would like to confirm receipt of your cheque. We were very surprised when we heard from you in February, we did not know of the existence of shares my late father had owned. We are very pleased you made the effort to contact us. You have gone through much trouble to regain the asset and we are very grateful you wanted to act as an attorney in law for us. Thank you for all your trouble.
Kind regards,
HdG

CULEMBORG, HOLLAND (19 September 2005)


Dear Sir's

I want to thank you very much for your help, service & patience in this matter.
Also I wish you good luck in your noble efforts to continue helping others.
Yours faithfully,
V. R

NSW, AUSTRALIA (18 August 1997)


Dear Mr Boakes,

Again, thank you for your past kind service to the shareholders and your further service and continue to provide us services on an individual private and confidential basis will be highly appreciated with many thanks.
Thank you for your kind assistance and your prompt action on this matters will be greatly appreciated
S.H.H.

HONG KONG (6 May 1985)


I am also very thankful to you for all your cooperation and promptitude in dealing with my shares…… I'm really so happy that this could be done so efficiently, as I had lost all hope about them after the sad experience…….so many years ago.
I certainly will recomment you Mr Boakes to my friends if they need some help.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (6 October 1984)


Finally I must thank you very much for your wonderful assistance in claiming my lost money - lost nearly 21 years ago.

Yours sincerely,
KA

KHARTOUM, SUDAN, AFRICA (16 January, 1991)


Gentlemen,
Thank you very much for your prompt response to my letter. Your instructions and guidance were excellent. My broker could take a few lessons.
Sincerely,
KMS

(29 March, 1995)


Dear Mr Boakes,

I was more than pleased to receive your check……. I was overimpressed by your invoice which I consider as a lesson of high civilization.
So to say that its really comforting yo discover there are still outfits like you dedicated to unlucky people.

Many many thanks,
GF

PARIS, FRANCE (1 February, 1995)


I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks for your excellent work, which resulted in a mutual benefit, and in case of similar further situations I will certainly contact you. Please accept my regards……..Happy New Year!
ADLS

LISBON, PORTUGAL (10 December 1987)


Dear Mr Boakes,

I want to take this opportunity to thank you for a job well done!, With regards I remain,
Sincerely,
AS

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (23 February, 1990)


……MANY THANKS FOR YOUR LETTER, DATED 3/16/01. IT IS REALLY UNBELIEVABLE HOW YOU COULD FIND MY ACTUAL LIVING ADDRESS. THIS INVESTIGATION CAN BE COMPARED TO THE ONE OF SCOTLAND YARD AND I COMPLIMENT YOU FOR THE SUCCESS…….
JH

SWITZERLAND & FL, USA (27 March 2001)


Thank you for your help in recovering these funds. We had written them off. Without your help we would not have known that there was any money……
Sincerely,
R.F-J

WA, USA (10 March 2001)


 
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