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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ben Lugg on March 08, 2013, 11:23:35 pm

Title: Scam
Post by: Ben Lugg on March 08, 2013, 11:23:35 pm

Hi,
Been sent an invoice for £195 for advertising in a police community
Magazine. Never arranged any kind of ad with them
and believe it is nationwide scam at the moment.
Anybody had similar.?
 I've heard of small businesses
Being harassed over the phone to sign up for
Advertising which never materialises .
I'm just going to ignore the invoice or maybe get trading
Standards involved.

Ben.

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on March 08, 2013, 11:37:12 pm

I had something similar a few years ago. If you get any hassle just ask to see the contract and artwork you signed off and then for a copy of any supposed telephone conversation, and yes report to trading standards there will likely be other locally who have recieved similar.

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: Chris Straker on March 09, 2013, 07:14:27 am

Happened to me when I lived in London, simply told them all my contracts such as that, would be done by E- signature on email ......... my folder does not contain my copy so could you send me your own copy for my records .......... it was a one off conversation  ::)roll

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: Simon Moat on March 09, 2013, 09:41:44 pm

ignore, when they phone again tell them their worse than pedos and hang up, new invoice will come, ignore and repeat etc, don't worry, they are scum.

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: davep on March 09, 2013, 10:54:04 pm

Tell them to hold on while you get your card

Then place phone next to tm......

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: Ben Lugg on March 10, 2013, 12:11:05 am

Trading Standards now involved, apparently
it is a scam on a massive scale.
Thanks for the reply's.
Ben

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: John Kelly on March 10, 2013, 09:33:16 am

Ah trading standards, biggest bunch of ineffective arsholes going. These scam have been on the go for 20 years plus and are the same people in the Manchester/Merseyside area who are doing them.

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: JandS on March 10, 2013, 10:19:32 am

Have to disagree with you there John.
I live in W.Yorks but have been dealing with
N.Yorks Trading Standards over a monetary
problem with a firm over there.
They have been nothing but brilliant and have
just got me £1400 plus expenses back.
They filed with the court and footed all the expenses.
Cost me not a penny.... ;D

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: Russ Chadd on March 10, 2013, 11:26:33 am

Yer... i got stung by a bunch of toe rag Mancs calling themselves ME Solutions.... stay away from these people...

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: Mike_Roper on March 10, 2013, 09:25:17 pm

 You get them all - police diaries, something for the poor children in your area suffering from cancer,put on local authorities tradesman lists etc etc all complete low lifes even worse than mobile phone agents.
Mike

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: david@zap-clean on March 11, 2013, 02:52:12 pm

Yes - I've already been stung by that police mag thing.
There's more than one about.

I've just been invoiced for the 'community care guide'. I believe this to be a scam.  I'll be asking them to send me copies of their magazine, and a list of locations they deliver to...

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: Kinver_Clean on March 11, 2013, 07:14:33 pm

Best thing is to completely ignore them- once you reply they know they have a company/trader for real.
If you have not ordered anything or not spoken to them they have absolutely no legal hold over you.
Do not even tell them not to contact you.

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: hotsteam on March 11, 2013, 10:46:13 pm

Yes a very old scam been going on for years, can they not think up a new idea ?

Sorry cannot stop someone from a bank wants to put $5,000,000 into my bank account because  all the family got killed in a 8-9 magnitude earthquake.
Cheers Hotsteam  ::)roll

Title: Re: Scam
Post by: Mark Blazey on March 15, 2013, 10:35:41 pm

Also a similar scam saying they are offering discounts to NHS staff.