Company fraud

[transam]

Guys, spookily enough given this topic, I've just received an email from a multi-billionaire Prince Abdulla based in Saudi. He needs to set up a UK business but has no contacts here. He's offered me £20 million to use my address. All I need do, purely to prove I'm legitimate, is send him £250 which I'll get back when the process is complete.

There's no flies on me! I've replied and made the bank transfer.

Similar sort of thing happened to two bone head builders who were on judge Judy ( USA )

They get a call from some bloke who wants a new drive way they give him a price for the job

He gave em an address for where the drive wanted doing , he informed them he would not be at home during said estimate visit

The two bone heads turned up at the address ( bogus address ) priced the job for 6 grand

Ring the bloke up told him the price and he agreed to the price

But to show good intent can you wire me 300 dollars I will than reimburse you the 300 plus pay the 6 grand

In the mean while crack on with the job

Bone eads agreed to the above

Turned up and started jack hammering up a drive

Woman turns up at her house and asks wtf are you two doing

Hence the court case so as to get her drive reinstated

 

[fillyboy]

Similar sort of thing happened to two bone head builders who were on judge Judy ( USA )

They get a call from some bloke who wants a new drive way they give him a price for the job

He gave em an address for where the drive wanted doing , he informed them he would not be at home during said estimate visit

The two bone heads turned up at the address ( bogus address ) priced the job for 6 grand

Ring the bloke up told him the price and he agreed to the price

But to show good intent can you wire me 300 dollars I will than reimburse you the 300 plus pay the 6 grand

In the mean while crack on with the job

Bone eads agreed to the above

Turned up and started jack hammering up a drive

Woman turns up at her house and asks wtf are you two doing

Hence the court case so as to get her drive reinstated

I did a job at a house and the lady left me a key as she was out a lot. On the first day I called her in the evening to tell her a few bits, where the paint was wet etc and I mentioned her cat seemed desperate to come in so I let it in. She said 'I haven't got a cat'.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Has it got anything to do with the French ???

Not in the uk. Not even in Dover

 

[transam]

Not in the uk. Not even in Dover

Blimey some dodgy dealings going on and the french are not involved

Blimey

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Blimey some dodgy dealings going on and the french are not involved

Blimey

Good to see there is no prejudice here

 

[transam]

Good to see there is no prejudice here

That’s what I say

I have no truck with prejudice

 

[noseall]

Companies House does not verify the accuracy of the information filed

Service information

There are many bogus companies that create a dummy office at a victim's address without registering it at Companies House,

This is not a dig - but what exactly is the harm/foul in all this? You say ‘victim’, but what is the actual economic or physical loss?

 

[motorbiking]

Credit rating based on address
harassment from debt collectors
CCJ filed in default

or simply disgruntled customers turning up.

Damages can be more than economic or physica.

 

[noseall]

Credit rating based on address
harassment from debt collectors
CCJ filed in default

or simply disgruntled customers turning up.

Damages can be more than economic or physica.

I’m still baffled? I thought these were bogus companies? How is an address vulnerable? I’m struggling with the whole point of remote company registration, who benefits and who loses? Just sounds like a lot of waffle.

 

[bernardgreen]

This is not a dig - but what exactly is the harm/foul in all this? You say ‘victim’, but what is the actual economic or physical loss?

The legal cost of proving that the company was not located at the victim's house.

The trauma of having people calling at the house seeking recompense for their losses, some were very aggressive and caused damage to the house ( bogus company was a criminal investment broker )

 

[noseall]

The legal cost of proving that the company was not located at the victim's house.

Why bother?

 

[bernardgreen]

Why bother?

It is necessary to have documented proof that the people in the house and the house / property are in no way connected to the company to show to bailiffs when they arrive on the door step.

 

[noseall]

It is necessary to have documented proof

Says who?

 

[fillyboy]

 

[bernardgreen]

Says who?

A person who needed proof when presented with a High Court Writ for collection of money owed by the company that was using his address.