Fraud AlertWe receive calls and emails on a daily basis about companies and individuals offering cheap electrical goods, who claim to be verified by UK Data Ltd - this is not true. As a credit reference agency, UK Data Ltd lists every UK and Irish limited company and sells credit reports on these businesses. We do not know any companies personally or professionally - there are over 3 million. Due to an increase in reports of suspected fraud, we are now working with the Metropolitan police to reduce the amount of individuals being fooled by fraudsters claiming to work for real companies. Read on to find out more. "If an offer sounds too good to be true... It probably is!" How do I know I'm dealing with the real company?In order to ensure you are dealing with the 'real' company registered at Companies house and listed on ukdata.com you can: Download the company's latest Annual Return The Annual Return lists the current company directors. You can cross reference this with the details you have been given to ensure you are speaking with an actual officer of the real company. Click here to search for an Annual Return Write to the company at their registered office address You can then ask the company to confirm that the individual works for them. You can find this by searching from our website. Overview of a Company HighjackThe real company is not the scammer. Real company names are selected by scammers because they have suitable names to the product beng sold. The scammer then pretends to be from the company without any relationship to the business whatsoever. They then quote our website as 'verification' because we list all registered UK companies. Their point in referencing our website is to convince potential victims that the company is valid. Which it is of course, however the scammer does not actually operate under the valid, registered company. For whatever reason, some of the intended victims DO NOT check that they are actually in communication with a genuine representative of the company in question. Please bear in mind that the company at this point is also a victim. Making accusations against a company being defrauded in this way could potentially backfire on you. Report a Suspected ScamLatest Fraud AlertsFraud alerts are provided by Metropolitan police SCD6 - Operation Sterling. If you suspect a fraud or scam please report it by filling out the above form. We will forward it to the police. Note however that although we appreciate the information being brought to our attention, the matter is out of our hands. 05/10/2009 TREVELYAN HOUSE Ltd - 4091929 - Personation Somebody has been claiming to be from this company trying to order goods. This person is giving a false R/O address of211-212 PICCADILLY, LONDON, W1J 9HG. The company has not moved and its R/O is still 30 BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON, W1J 6EW. No form 287 has been filed either. BISHOPSWOOD PROPERTIES Ltd - 606529 - Fraudulent change of R/O False address - 11 HEADCORN ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, SURREY, CR7 6JR Genuine address - 30 BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON, W1J 6EW. A form 287 was filed on the 03/09/2009 and appears to have been signed by Ian GATISS, the director however he did not sign this form. Mr GATISS was, up to very recently, also a director of TREVELYAN HOUSE Ltd, so there may be some link. FIGHT AGAINST AIDS SOCIETY Ltd - 5861386 - Residence used as director’s URA CH has received a complaint that the director Alexis WRIGHT is using the address of 1 CAVENDISH ROAD, ALDERSHOT, HAMPSHIRE, GU11 1NA as his URA without consent of the occupier & does not reside. ASHTON CONSULTING SERVICES LTD - 6874894 - Appointment without consent Marcus THOMPSON has complained to CH that he has been appointed as director to this company without his knowledge or consent as from 18/08/2009. I note that the company R/O has also changed the same date. SOUTH EAST CONSTRUCTION GB Ltd - 06699994 - Residence used as company R/O CH has received a complaint that this company is using the address of 71 STATION ROAD, KENT, UK, UNITED KINGDOM, DA15 7AA as its R/O address. This address should read - 71 STATION ROAD, SIDCUP, KENT, DA15 7DR and is a private property. The company has given this address since incorporation on 17/09/2008. JUZENTRIX COMPUTING SERVICES LTD - 6952141 - Appointment without consent / Possible fraudulent incorporation David ROUND has complained to CH that he has been appointed as director of this company since incorporation on 03/07/2009 without his consent. The address shown for him is 14 CAMBORNE AVENUE, AYLESBURY, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP21 7PF but he left this address about 2 years ago and subsequently sold the property. This incorporation looks odd to me; the Secretary’s address is given merely as PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON, SW1E 5RE with no house number. The R/O address of 43-45 PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON, W1H 6HN is a Regus accommodation address. CDFUSION Ltd - 6904786 - Address used as Company R/O & director’s URA. CH has received a complaint that this company is using the address of 58 CHESTER STREET, READING, BERKSHIRE RG30 1LP as its R/O and also the URA of the director. 02/10/2009 THOMPSON COMMERCIALS Ltd - 532879 - Fraudulent change of R/O Genuine address - SALVESEN WAY, CLIVE SULLIVAN WAY, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE HU3 4UQ False address - 91 ALDRIDGE AVENUE, ENFIELD, LONDON EN3 6JA This has been amended back to the correct address now. JETNET INTERNATIONAL Ltd - 6608410 - Appointment without consent Udam SINGH has complained to CH that he has been appointed as Co Secretary since 21/07/2008 without his consent. This was from incorporation. He says the address shown for him of 44 ALEXANDRA AVENUE, SOUTHALL, MIDDLESEX, UB1 2AL is his former address which he moved from about 3 years ago. ATV (GB) Ltd - 6344002 - Appointment without consent Anthony AITKEN has complained to Ch that he has been appointed as director without consent from 01/08/2009 and that the R/O has been also changed to his home address of 14 HEOL ISAF, ROWAN GARDENS, LLANTWIT FARDRE, MID GLAMORGAN. CF38 2TJ without his consent. KEYMAX SYSTEMS LTD - 06377146 - Possible fraudulent accounts The company was incorporated on 20/09/2007 and only filed its first set of accounts to y/e 30/09/2008 on 09/09/2009. The figures appear exceptionally good for 1st yr’s trading, showing a turnover of £3.5million. Accountants are listed as: BAMBURY & Co Accountants of 5 HOGARTH ROAD, EARLS COURT, LONDON, SW5 0QH. I can't locate these Accountants anywhere in the UK. There is a BANBURY & Co Accountants but these are located at a totally different address in London. There are also a several discrepancies in the notes to the accounts. The relevant 288a documents relating to all of the above were only filed at Companies House in April and August 2009! None of the current officers have any other appointments. The company's registered office address remains the same as the address of the incorporation agents - TUDOR HOUSE, GREEN CLOSE LANE, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5AS. SECURE4YOU Ltd - 6965481 - Appointment without consent / Possible fraudulent incorporation Peter HARRIS has contacted CH to complain that he has been appointed without consent since incorporation and that his address of 29 KEMPSFORD GARDENS, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, SW5 9LA is also being used as the R/O without consent. TOOLS & MACHINES Ltd - 6377062 - UPDATE Mr Javed AZEM has complained that his address of 5 CEDARS AVENUE, LONDON, E17 7QL, has been fraudulently used as the residential address of the director, Henry ADAMS. Mr AZEM has lived at the property since 1968 and he says he doesn't know ADAMS. HARRIMAN TECHNICAL SERVICES Ltd - 6951728 - Appointment without consent George MELDRUM has complained to CH that he has been appointed as director since incorporation on 03/07/2009 without his consent and he does not know the other officials. HEAVENS TEXTILE UK Ltd - 6575790 - Possible fraudulent accounts Heavens Textile UK Ltd was incorporated on 24/04/2008 and accounts have been filed y/e 30/04/2009 showing a turnover figure of £320,801.00. Mr Wazir Khan appears as the acting director for this period, although he was not appointed until 02/03/2009. The accounts quote the principal activities during the year included, “exporting textile industry equipment, matrials and general building and construction”. The auditor shown in the accounts, CHARTERED EXPERTS cannot be found on the official ICAEW/ACCA directory. The address shown as 79 ST ANNS, BARKING, ESSEX, IG11 7AE appears to be residential property. The company’s R/O is shown as 321 FORTIS HOUSE, 160 LONDON ROAD, BARKING STATION, ESSEX IG11 8BB which is an office accommodation address, (Regus property) 30/09/2009 Karlmonn Limited - 6727210 (More Information) Originally referred in July. This company is still using the address of 101 ASQUITH BOULEVARD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FA as its R/O and as the URA of he directors Atyema SCHANDU and Mrs Prem SCHANDU. Neither of them live there. Recently, they have started receiving "Final Demands" notices and threats of court action against the company. It would seem this company is still trading fraudulently. 28/09/2009 KARIMI UK Ltd - 5704506 - Possible fraudulent trading This company is apparently causing concern. The Trading Address is shown as CANNON WHARF, 35 EVELYN STREET, LONDON, SE8 5RT. However, enquiries indicate that this may be merely “a post box in a managed office suite no people and no phone”. Deliveries are required “Back of Cannon Wharf Corner of Evelyn Street & Rainborough Avenue, Book in required” Contact details supplied by the company are: Tel: 02030010085 & 02030010086 This website was only created on 17/07/2009 but the home page only shows “Website Coming Soon”. A whois search shows only the company named as Registrant. The company’s Registered Address is shown as 311 SHOREHAM STREET, SHEFFIELD, S2 4FA. This is a terraced property which houses an accountant’s office and is also the R/O for a number of other companies. There is currently only one director, Mr Hardeep Singh RAI, whose URA is shown as 36 BEDFORD ROAD, ILFORD, ESSEX, IG1 1EJ although I cannot find him on the Voters Register. One of the previous directors of the company, Mr E DYRMISHI, was also a director of TESKO Ltd which was the subject of a previous referral. Accounts for y/e 2008 and 2009 were filed on 25/07/2009 at Companies House. I am also given to understand that the company may be changing its delivery address to BELVEDERE but I have no further details at present. WELLSPRINGS (GREENLANE) Ltd - 6286944 - UPDATE I sent the following out on the 17/09... WELLSPRINGS (GREENLANE) Ltd - 6286944 - Residence used as Company R/O The address should have read 9 SUSSEX PLACE and not 7 SUSSEX PLACE. No 9 is an accountant's office and several other companies are based there. On reviewing the filing history of the company, it looks as though there is a possible company hijack. I have not been able to contact the Company secretary as yet. 24/09/2009 I S A Consult Limited - 7011894 - Residence used as director’s URA This company was incorporated on 08/09/2009 but a complaint has been received that the director, Michael OKE is using the address of 8 TRVELYAN CLOSE, OFF KEYES ROAD, DARTFORD, KENT, UNITED KINGDOM, DA1 5EJ (should be TREVELYAN CLOSE) as his URA without consent. He does not reside there and the present occupier has been there since 2002. 4 HIRE UK Ltd - 5734618 - Appointment without consent & Residence used as Company R/O Simon HUTCHINGS has complained to CH that he has been appointed as director of this company without his knowledge or consent from 16/06/2009. The company R/O has also been changed to his home address of 129 WADNALL WAY, KNEBWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, SG3 6DT without his consent. The filing history shows that the previous directors all resigned on 10/07/2009 and the R/O address was changed at the same time, leaving him as sole director. The former director, Yvonne HELLON, has also contacted CH to say that she and her daughter Leanne HELLON were interested in purchasing the company from the original company secretary Peter CAVAGHNER. They filled out the forms 288a but due to Mr CAVAGHNER not completing the changes of documents relating to the rent on the premises she did not go ahead with the purchase. She was visited Customs & Excise in approximately May this year regarding the company. She says they told her that both she and her daughter were shown as officers of the company and that they advised her to have their names removed. The date of resignation for Yvonne and her daughter Leanne is 16/06/09. She doesn't know Simon HUTCHINGS. BANDTON Ltd - 6545680 - Possible fraudulent accounts / Possible fraudulent trading This company is based at UNIT 18 LYON HOUSE, 160-166 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE1 1JR which is serviced office accommodation. Contact details shown are Phone: T0844357464 BANDTON Ltd filed their accounts on 22/07/2009 for the period ending 31/03/2009 quoting a turnover in their first year of trade of £2,784,998. BANDTON Ltd have quoted their auditors as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLp. It has been confirmed with the auditors that they have no knowledge of BANDTON Ltd and have no connection to the company. The website www.bandton.com was registered in 21/08/2009. It was registered to an address of 35 WESTMERE DRIVE, LONDON, NW7 3HG to Michael WILLIAMS. The website appears to have identical text to the website for Formula IT – www.formulait.co.uk which was registered in 16/11/2002 and seems to have no connection to BANDTON Ltd. Michael Anthony WILLIAMS, was appointed Director on 27/03/2008, but this was not filed at Companies House until 18/08/2009. |
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