Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

EMPOWER TRAINING COURSES - CASH BACK FROM CREDIT CARDS

  • 05-11-2010 11:53pm
    #1
    hmellen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭


    Bank of Ireland are currently processing Charge Back Facility for people who paid for Empower courses by BOI visa card and did not commence their course. Allied Irish Bank are being fussy looking for receipts to access their Charge Back Facility, and as Empower didn't furnish receipts to a lot of people, if we can get enough people affected we might be able to fight it with AIB as a group. Contact empoweraction1@gmail.com


Comments

  • #2
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    In this situation, be wary of giving your credit card or other details to anyone other than your bank and FÁS. Certainly not strangers off the internet.


  • #3
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,095 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Victor is of course quite correct in giving that warning and it is sensible advice.

    Its worth mentioning that hmellon has not asked for credit card details, just contact. I am not directly involved in this issue, but fair play to hmellon for taking the initiative and trouble to try and sort this problem.


  • #4
    hmellen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭hmellen


    Thanks for you nice comments looksee. Empower Action are not looking for people to give us their credit card details, we are here to pass on advice we are receiving and to share information coming in from other people affected by this mess. Empower scammed money out of a lot of people in the 2 - 3 weeks between FETAC issuing the suspension of their accreditation and them skipping the country, and did not see fit to issue receipts to these people. Despite evidence on people's credit card statements that the money was paid to Empower Training, AIB in particular are not being helpful in processing people's claims for a cash back. They are looking from written statements from the liquidator, and as the Directors, Stephen Doran or Vivianne Hinton haven't appointed one to date, this is currently not an option. Our aim is to give poeple the option to get in touch so that if we have a number of people affected, then as a group we can approach AIB or use the media etc to see if we can help people to get their money back if that's what they want. As we have seen, there is strength in numbers when it comes to getting things done.


Advertisement