Tayls Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 (Feel free to merge mods if there is already an existing topic) My parents are idiots. They paid a window person £1.5k to come and fit some new windows. They had a guy come out and take some ‘measurements’, before paying the deposit. They were the given a date as to when the work would be carried out. That date was in February. Now, they haven’t been able to reach the person and the company is no longer showing on companies House. After a quick google there are some reviews written this week from others saying that they have also been a victim of this. So, payment was made via cheque and it has cashed. What can my parents do to get their money back..... cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I only know one cowboy trades person, he sells cattle at the Texas cattle rallies. His name is Joe Hotdawg. Nice fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted April 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 minute ago, lapal_fan said: His name is Joe Hotdawg. Looks more like Alf Stewart if you ask me. (Sorry that's no help to Tayls). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 minute ago, choffer said: Looks more like Alf Stewart if you ask me. (Sorry that's no help to Tayls). You must know him better than I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 If a company has taken your money and legged it, small claims court is an option. But not if the've struck off the company, as sounds likely if they're not on companies house. If they have wound down the company without informing any creditors, though, that's a criminal offence, so you could potentially get them prosecuted, but it's not going to get the cash back. Might be worth checking if they've been liquidated https://www.gov.uk/find-out-if-a-company-is-in-financial-trouble Bit of a mess really. Might be worth seeing if their local CAB has any useful advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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claretman Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) If they've cleared off with the cash and had no intention of ever completing the work this will defo be criminal-it'll be down to Trading Standards or the police to investigate. I would suggest your parents contact Action Fraud to report it and get some advice. https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ Edited April 19, 2018 by claretman double post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 hour ago, choffer said: I prefer 'Don't get done, get Dom!'. Tbf it's the one thing I fear about owning a house, just getting my pants pulled down by some bastard. I'd chop their hands off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 If you want to find decent tradesmen then visit a builders merchant and ask them to recommend guys with solid credit accounts . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 3 hours ago, choffer said: Looks more like Alf Stewart if you ask me. You flaming galah! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Tayls said: My parents are idiots. They paid a window person £1.5k... They should have seen right through him. Being serious, see claretman and Davkaus's posts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Take some action to ensure no one else gets conned by these crooks. The law does not do enough to protect people from fraudsters like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 13 hours ago, snowychap said: They should have seen right through him. He saw a window of opportunity and took it, pains me to say, they really should have seen him coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Is this the fella? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 20, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 20, 2018 20 hours ago, claretman said: If they've cleared off with the cash and had no intention of ever completing the work this will defo be criminal-it'll be down to Trading Standards or the police to investigate. I would suggest your parents contact Action Fraud to report it and get some advice. https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ Action Fraud is not fit for purpose. They will only pass it on to the Police for investigation if they believe the fraud is commited by a network. Frauds involving £100,000 are considered small and minor. Its a scandal that the government have allowed this to happen, in fact its as if it happened by design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, bickster said: Action Fraud is not fit for purpose. They will only pass it on to the Police for investigation if they believe the fraud is commited by a network. Frauds involving £100,000 are considered small and minor. Its a scandal that the government have allowed this to happen, in fact its as if it happened by design. I had no joy with action fraud either, was a complete waste of time. Its a national disgrace they are not coming down harder on these kind of people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 21, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2018 On 20/04/2018 at 08:43, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: He saw a window of opportunity? Quite literally... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 On 19/04/2018 at 15:41, Tayls said: (Feel free to merge mods if there is already an existing topic) My parents are idiots. They paid a window person £1.5k to come and fit some new windows. They had a guy come out and take some ‘measurements’, before paying the deposit. They were the given a date as to when the work would be carried out. That date was in February. Now, they haven’t been able to reach the person and the company is no longer showing on companies House. After a quick google there are some reviews written this week from others saying that they have also been a victim of this. So, payment was made via cheque and it has cashed. What can my parents do to get their money back..... cheers. What do you mean by this? Companies don't disappear from there.. they can change names etc but they'll generally always be on there AFAIK Could he have been a sole trader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 This thread passed me by, but I'm intrigued, what did this cowboy trade the people for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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