Scammed

ampss

I think I've been a victim of a scam.

I got a call to buy advert space on a calendar. The idea that was presentedto me was that there would be a picture of the Dublin football team and various businesses would be advertised around it. The calendars would then be distributed to schools. Initial contact was made over the phone, we recently ran an advert in alocal newspaper and they got my number from that. They sold the idea to us and we agreed. I asked for an invoice, which he sent with the company logo, name, reg no, vat no etc was all on it. They ask for payment upfront (notunusual when purchasing ad space, it was the same with the local newspaper). I agreed and initially said we would pay by EFT (the acc info was on the invoice)but unfortunately we decided not to and my boyfriend who is the owner of the company (carpentry) decided he would meet their rep out on the job and pay by cash. He did get a receipt for it though.

I've since tried to make contact as the calendars were due to be ready a week ago and I haven't heard anything. The mobile number I had is goingstraight to voice mail, no response from emails.

This second as I write this post he returned my call. He said that thecalendars are a week away from been printed as they didn't sell the ad space as quick as they thought. I asked him about that the fact that when I searched his CRO number that was on the invoice it showed up a dissolved company on the CRO website. He said that he is definitely there, to search it again (which Iwill). I asked him about where he got the pictures from and he said he gets them from a photographer and not the GAA. He then goes around to various schools.

I've asked him the name of the printers, which he gave me. He is also to send me a list of the schools that he will be sending them to. I still don'tbelieve him and I feel like a bit of a fool. Why would you get a calendarprinted before you have schools on board to sell them? Am I forgetting something that I should be asking him?

Bottom line is we have paid cash for it, so the likelihood is that we won'tget it back but can I report him/track him down? I have his mobile number, landline number, bankacc details and email address.[/COLOR]

yop

Did he rob the font off your computer too? Change that text pls, its nigh impossible to read.

ColeTrain

Why would you have agreed to do this in the first place? How many students do you think need a carpenter's number?

bruschi

Apart from a calender being issued in May/June, to schools who are just about to close for the summer holidays, and why a carpenter would see the need to advertise to schoolkids, why is this in the GAA forum?

Clareman

Tis very difficult to read that post in that font.

Besides the fact that there was a picture of the Dublin team on the calendar I don't know what this has to do with the GAA, you might be better off asking in the Legal Discussion forum

Mountjoy Mugger

OP mentions the name of the company in another thread on this forum. Stubbs Gazette have that company's status listed as "normal".

New Search|Company listing|Business listing
G***** M***

Business No: 4***6
Status: NORMAL
Address:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

ampss

Sorry it's to go home to the parents. The idea is that the students sell the calendars for two euro each to raise money for charity

ampss

The calendar is to run from May 2013 to May 2014. The calendars are to go home to the parents..

ampss

Sorry I may have posted this in the wrong forum. New enough to Boards!