The Panama base should have been a big clue that this was not a legitimate business.

I googled "Roman Altamirano" and his name comes up in connection with several 419 scams:

~ Global Finance Corporation pyramid banking scam
~ Indonesia Investment scam
~ Global Funds scam
~ Glamour Trust International scam

All the companies have the same registrant and domain servers as this essay company.

It looks bad so take care to keep your money safe.