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| Original Message Added : 10 Jul 2012 I tried it 3 times and i got same reply from the woman, then i rang the other number to inform them of my findings and they said they havent activated the number. I told them am not interested anymore and they said to me there is no cancellation and at that time they havent printed anything. I asked them would you have gone ahead to print this information about my business which are not correct? i didnt sign any form or contract with them and to make things worst they were in a different region entirely. They have been ringing me that i owe them £180. please do advice me on what to do. |
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| Reply : 10 Jul 2012 Sorry if this sounds a bit down but i do hope you get your money back. Companies like that make me sick. |
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| Reply : 11 Jul 2012 You informed them that you didn't want to proceed, all details are wrong and you have the number of the sleeping lady should they choose to do anything. Next time they call inform them of this and that they should stop harassing you. As there's nothing in writing by the sounds of it at the very best its all hearsay and will get nowhere. |
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| Reply : 20 Jul 2012 Dont worry about telling us who they are, i noticed you dont mention who did the art work for your add ? you need to provide more information about this problem have they sent you a bill/ invoice it would have the company registration number on it which we can check at compamanies house to see if its genune ? the bill should also have the Vat reg number on it which you can check with HMRC |
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| Reply : 24 Jul 2012 - (Edited : 24 Jul 2012) Otherwise even an edited recording of someone saying yes only has any value as a scare tactic; unless you imagine that con artists have any concern about how stressful the target becomes under duress? All they want is a win as quickly as possible whatever money comes their way. The last thing that they envisage doing is actually taking anyone to court; its pure bluff. Typically the victim gets threatened with their details being passed onto a debt agent who may not even exist beyond the imagination of the con artist. If the victim gets contacted by a so called debt agent who threatens to visit and sieze goods to the value of the alleged debt it is pure BS. This is because no criteria exists to allow any debt agent to visit any premises or property without the debt having been the subject of formal legal proceedings which the victim should have been aware of. Even then it is only court appointed baliffs who have the power to sieze any goods as ordinary debt collecting agencies do not have those powers. If you get threatened with a visit say that the police will be called. In the unlikely event of a stranger calling at your house never invite them to enter. Close the door and call the police. In answer to what you should do ring Consumer Protection (Yes they also help businesses) and they will ask if you want to involve Trading Standards to which say yes. Ideally you need an address for these scam merchants as without one even the police are powerless to act.
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| Reply : 25 Jul 2012 - (Edited : 25 Jul 2012) Trading standards these days are of little use you can find out who these people are through companies house if they are a LTD COMPANY the directors names and dresses company details are there for all to see, also if they claim to be VAT Registered go HMRC TO CHECK if the Vat number is genuine and matches the info from companies house, if it does not Report them to customs and excise .....Scammers always make it look genuine with fabricated business reg and vat no's as for the phone calls just tell them to sxx off,.. Nothing they can do as explained in other posts How is it going have they given up yet? did you take any action ? if so what is the latest ? Regards Phil Lightweight Movers |
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| Reply : 25 Sep 2012 Had the same call and same price , magazine will never be printed . Ignore them but keep note of everything , been going on for years . |
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| Reply : 18 Oct 2012 THIS also happened to me today practically as I filished my profile.. AVOID sigma.. its them alright and they come in different giuses. No one can hold you to a verbal contract such as that, also you have the protection of the long distance selling act that absolves you from anything you have a 14 day cooling of period as well. They ( sigma) work out of Liverpool one of the people is called Peter kennedy I believe. So if your called from them offereng something like that? hang up. MORE TO THE POINT... whats Free index going to do about it? |
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| Reply : 29 Oct 2012 |
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| Reply : 29 Oct 2012 Sorry you are wrong DSR's are not applicable in business to business transactions and often scammers try to cite the DSR's as if some clause attached to them is applicable. Businesses have a 30 day period in which they can cancel an agreement without any penalty. Often the bluffer will try to insist that the transaction was with a person rather than their business though the finer point is that the advert concerns their business not themselves. Verbal contracts are legal provided the finer points are repeatedly reiterated so a recording of someone saying yes to anything is of little concern. |
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| Reply : 22 Nov 2012 |
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| Reply : 2 Apr 2013 In terms of what to do unfortunately this will depend on the contact terms and whether the contract is invalid, breached or whether you wish to complain and seek a refund. There are certainly scammers about unfortunately and trading standards would be a good place to start to get some advice and to see if the company you have dealt with is known to them. Good luck |
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