Advertising scam.

[Alycidon]

Further to comments about Trading Standards on another thread please be aware of this scam thats doing the rounds,

 

Esentially I bought an advertising board for 2 years in a local town center, turned out the seller did not have permission to erect same boards from landlord. Landlord took them down. Eventually a deal was agreed between advertsing company and landlord, advertiser put another set up but did not pay the landlord, landlord takes them down again. This all took 8 months, the amount of time it took for all the standing orders to be taken. A week later the advertising companies rented office was vacated, four months later the company applies to be struck off, as there are no outstanding court cases against it companies house will allow this despite my protests. No point taking the company to court as there will be no assets in it. I and many others are owed for services we have paid for that have not been supplied.

 

Myself and the other people advertising on my local boards recon as a group we are 20K down, appears the company also hit Manchester and took 100k out of there, not bad for 8 months work is it.

 

Just all of you beware of this scam, this company was based is South Wales, if anyone wants the name then please pm me. Looking at the main director he seems to have done this before, set a similar name company up then had it stuck off a few months later. You could pay by credit card if doubtful then reclaim costs from them.

Trading Standards said tell the Police who it turn said they would report it to the appropriate office. Action as a result, NIL.

 

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