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THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT dated the 1st day of October 2000, BETWEEN:

           SECURITY BIOMETRICS INC, a British Columbia company, having an office
           at #8 Tsawwassen Beach Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, V4M 4C6
           (THE "COMPANY")

AND:

           LK&Z ADVISORY INTERNATIONAL INC, having an office at 2836 - 42
           Street SW Calgary AB, T3E 3M1

           (THE "CONSULTANT")

           WITNESSES THAT WHEREAS:

A          the Company is involved in the development and licensing of
           biometric security technology for the banking and financial
           services industries; and

B          the Consultant has business skills of a proven track record,
           expertise and experience in creating and maintaining effective
           Investor Awareness and Introduction Services which the Company
           wishes to retain; and

C          the Company agrees to retain and the Consultant agrees to supply
           the services to serve in the capacity set out herein;

THEREFORE in consideration of the recitals, the following representations and
covenants and the payment of one dollar made by each party to the other, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by each party, the parties
agree on the following terms:

1. ENGAGEMENT AND DURATION

     1.1   The Company hereby engages the services of the Consultant, and the
           Consultant hereby accepts such engagement and agrees to provide his
           services to the Company to the best of his ability and in
           accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     1.2   The Company shall employ the Consultant for a term of twelve
           months commencing on October 1, 2000 and terminating on September
           30, 2001 (the "Termination Date").

     1.3   The term of this Agreement may be extended with the written mutual
           agreement of the parties.

     1.4   TERMINATION - This Agreement maybe terminated by either party on
           three month's written notice to the other party.


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2. DUTIES OF THE CONSULTANT

     2.1   The Consultant hereby agrees to provide the following services to
           the Company to the best of his ability and in accordance with the
           terms and conditions of this Agreement:

       (a) Investor Awareness/Introduction Services - creating and
           maintaining investor awareness programs, maintaining a dynamic
           Internet presence, establishing and maintaining a market
           surveillance program in the traded stock of the company,
           facilitating block trading as well as general business consulting
           services. Such services are directed to the clients of the
           Consultant specifically and the national and international Finance
           Community in general.

       (b) Organizing and executing a European Investor Relations Tour
           designed to assist the company in its ongoing financing efforts.
           The time, duration and exact presentation locations of such a tour
           to be determined in discussion between the parties.

     2.2   The Consultant shall allocate an appropriate amount of time and
           attention to the business affairs of the Company on an ongoing
           basis, shall use his best efforts to promote the interest of the
           Company, and to the extent necessary to discharge the
           responsibilities assigned to the Consultant, perform faithfully
           and efficiently such responsibilities.

     2.3   The Consultant shall be responsible for the payment of all
           federal, provincial, state and local taxes and remittances
           including unemployment insurance premiums, deductions, and medical
           and hospitalization premiums.

     2.4   The Consultant shall report directly to the President of the
           Company or such other person(s), as the Board of Directors of the
           Company shall direct from time to time.

     2.5   The Consultant will, subject to the terms of this Agreement,
           comply promptly and faithfully with the Company's reasonable
           instructions, directions, requests, rules and regulations. The
           Company shall not be deemed to have waived the right to require
           the Consultant to perform any duties hereunder by assigning the
           Consultant to any other duties or services or by assigning another
           individual to perform the duties of the Consultant.


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3. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

     3.1   COMPENSATION

     The Company shall compensate the Consultant according to the following
     terms:

     a.    A 12-month retainer fee of US$ 2,500 per month paid quarterly, in
           advance. The first payment shall be made upon signing of the
           agreement;

     b.    A grant to the Consultant of 20,000 (post-split) free-trading
           shares, to be issued to the Consultant on a schedule of 5,000
           shares per 3 months, with the first issue being on the last day of
           the third month following the effective date of this agreement;

     c.    The proposed European Investor Relations Tour will be priced at a
           fee of US$5, 500 per day. Specific details are negotiated
           separately.

     3.2   REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES

     The Company shall reimburse the Consultant for all reasonable
     pre-approved expenses incurred by the Consultant in the performance of his
     duties pursuant to this Agreement provided that the Consultant provides the
     Company with a written expense account on the last day of each calendar
     month.

4. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

     4.1   DELIVERY OF RECORDS

     Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Consultant will deliver to
     the Company all books, records, lists, brochures and other property
     belonging to the Company or developed in connection with the business
     of the Company.

     4.2   CONFIDENTIALITY

     The Consultant has already signed a separate Confidentiality Agreement.

5. RIGHT TO USE CONSULTANT'S NAME AND LIKENESS

     The Consultant hereby grants to the Company the right to use the
     Consultant's name, likeness and/or biography in connection with the
     services performed by the Consultant under this Agreement and in
     connection with the advertising or exploitation of any project with
     respect to which the Consultant performs services for the Company.






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6.  WAIVER

      No consent or waiver, express or implied, by any party to this Agreement
      of any breach or default by the other party in the performance of its
      obligations under this Agreement or of any of the terms, covenants or
      conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to be a
      consent or waiver of any subsequent or continuing breach or default in
      such party's performance or in the terms, covenants and conditions of
      this Agreement. The failure of any party to this Agreement to assert any
      claim in a timely fashion for any of its rights or remedies under this
      Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any such claim and shall
      not serve to modify, alter or restrict any such party's right to assert
      such claim at any time thereafter.

7.  NOTICES

  7.1  Any notice relating to this Agreement or required or permitted to be
       given in accordance with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
       be personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid
       to the address of the parties set out on the first page of this
       Agreement, any notice shall be deemed to have been received if
       delivered, when delivered, and if mailed, on the fifth day (excluding
       Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) after the mailing thereof. If normal
       mail service is interrupted by strike, slowdown, force majeure or
       other cause, a notice sent by registered mail will not be deemed to be
       received until actually received and the party sending the notice
       shall utilize any other services which have not been so interrupted or
       shall deliver such notice in order to ensure prompt receipt thereof.

  7.1  Each party to this Agreement may change its address for the purpose of
       this section 9.0 by giving written notice of such change in the manner
       provided for in section 9.1.

8.  APPLICABLE LAW

      This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
      the laws of the province of British Columbia and the federal laws of
      Canada applicable therein, which shall be deemed to be the proper law
      hereof. The parties hereto hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the
      courts of British Columbia.

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9.  REGULATORY APPROVAL

      This Agreement and the granting of any securities are subject to the
      approval of the relevant Stock Exchange and any other regulatory body
      having jurisdiction.

10. SEVERABILITY

      If any provision of this Agreement for any reason by declared invalid,
      such declaration shall not effect the validity of any remaining portion
      of the Agreement, which remaining portion shall remain in full force
      and effect as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid
      portion thereof eliminated and is hereby declared the intention of the
      parties that they would have executed the remaining portions of this
      Agreement without including therein any such part, parts or portion
      which may, for any reason, be hereafter declared invalid.

11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

      This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
      hereto and there are no representations or warranties, express or
      implied, statutory or otherwise other than set forth in this Agreement
      and there are no agreements collateral hereto other than as are
      expressly set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement cannot be
      amended or supplemented except by a written agreement executed by both
      parties hereto.

12. ARBITRATION

      In the event of any dispute arising from this Agreement, the matter in
      dispute shall be referred to the auditors of the Company for
      determination. If the auditors cannot agree on a determination of the
      matter in dispute within ten days following the referral to them, the
      matter in dispute shall be referred to a single arbitrator under the
      Arbitration Act then in effect in British Columbia.

13. NON-ASSIGNABILITY

      This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party to this Agreement
      without the prior written consent of the other party to this Agreement.

14. BURDEN AND BENEFIT

      This Agreement shall ensure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
      parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
      successors and permitted assigns.

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15. TIME

      Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

16. COUNTERPART

      This Agreement may be executed in counterpart and such counterparts
      together shall constitute one and the same instrument and
      notwithstanding the date of execution shall be deemed to bear the date
      as set out on the first page of this Agreement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF


SECURITY BIOMETRICS INC                LK&Z ADVISORY INTERNATIONAL INC.


per: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]   Date:           per: /s/ Klaus Zahnd   Date: Aug. 30/00
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AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY                   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY


NAME:                                  NAME: Klaus Zahnd, Managing Director
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