Chaperone and Chauffeurs work at Fordescorts.net. Any info or experiences?

talia10

Ford escorts are dodgy, they pretend to have work and after you pay the 249 reg fee, the job is suddenly cancelled. 8 calls later and promise of refund and still nothing. Starting legal proceedings but stay away!!

Johno60

All over you with phone call after phone call until they have your money then nothing. No work in over 4 months. Don't waste your money.

almost_caught

I have just had an experience with this Company which I think will help others.They advertised for escorts in my local paper, and as my finances are not in the best of health, a quick cash injection would be very nice, so I applied. Spoke to a very nice Lady, who said she would get me registered and had plenty of chapperone work. She asked me lots of questions and said all that I needed to do to finish the registration was pay £249.00 to cover the fee and Corporate liability Insurance. Thats nonesense, I have been a Company Director and know that this position is self employed and so I would need my own insurance and would not be covered on theirs, it's mentioned to frighten you into paying. She said I did not have to pay until she had got me an appointment, which re assured me. Still being cautious I checked them for a Company registration. No registration in either Ford Escorts or Ford Services (the name of their Bank Account). I was rung with an appointment for this Wednesday and reminded to pay my £249.00 into the account details I had been sent. On Tuesday afternoon, I paid in a cheque for £249.00 and e mailed the receipt expecting to be given the details of my appointment, while keeping control of my money. I had a phone call within minutes of e mailing, telling me I couldn't have the appointment as I hadn't paid cash. I explained that cash was tight, and the appointment would easily cover the cheque and we could do lots of ongoing business, the money I earn't on the so called first appoinment would have ensured that I would want to pay, as I would want more appointments. Not good enough, this very nice lady explained that it was not the companies policy and that I would not be covered by the insurance, I explained that that was nonesense and that I could actually find no trace of any company, she said she thought that it may be in the owners name, but didn't seem sure and was not forthcoming with a company name. We discussed the merits of me going on the appointment, further business and payment of the £249.00, but she just kept saying that it wasn't her it was the company. What Company? She then pressed me to pay the £249.00 in cash on Wednesday morning then I could still have the appointment. While the ladies on the phone seem very nice and helpfull, they are under instructions to get the money. It may all be completely kosher, but there is no reason to demand this money up front, unless that is all you are after. You should not ever give large sums of money upfront to people or companies you do not know or trust. I personally am disappointed, I could be a good Chapperone and was only looking for extra work to get me back on my feet. had I paid this money, I think I would have lost it. Cheque Stopped experience noted, now to move on!

bendix

Look, it's like this. You're being asked for £250 to be given the chance to prostitute yourself, and the person doing the asking is a madam / pimp.

What sort of treatment do you expect from an organisation in this sector? A final salary pension and 30 days holiday?

donottrustthem2010

My partner saw an add for escort drivers phoned up this exact number 02071220242 was told they have loads of work in london and that the pay is £80 per hr but you have to pay an admin fee of £249.00 to cover insurance as you would be driving their car. The next day he got a call from a lady who sounded so nice! asked him if he could do a job on friday he agreed but she asked if he had made the payment yet as she would not be able to release his number to the escort until he did. She said to pay it into their NAT WEST account so he did, then he got a call saying she'd recieved it. A few hrs later the escort calls him and says the job has been canceled until monday as her client is still on a business trip. I think this company is a scam!! We were sceptical! but in debt so we borrowed the money as we thought this would help us. We never heared from them again we called them a few times but the lady who spoke to him was never available they do call you back but they just let it ring twice so you miss the call this has just put us in more debt these people need to be caught be made to refund everyone.

demonisher

I was made redundant over 18 months ago and was short of money and desperate for work so the advert appeared in the local Sevenoaks Chronicle and guaranteed money and being desperate for work and money I naively paid and was guaranteed work that paid about £100 an hour. Excited as I was funnily enough the morning of the appointment 3 days after I paid up I received a phone call and was told that the client had cancelled and apologised but I would definately get another appointment within the next week. That was over 4 months ago and I have not had anything from them at all and have called them on an 0845 number and have been told that they are too busy too talk and will call me back - Nothing at all. A complete waste of money and I feel a complete ignorant person for being taken in like I did. So do not pay them any money at all.:mad:

Gordon_Hose

They take your money, with the promise of big bucks. All you'll end up doing is sitting around in the vain hope they'll call with work. They never do. I saw a program on it a while back. TBH anything that requires you to pay money up front is dodgy, if they had the work readily available they could easily claim their £250 signing on fee from the money you earn doing the work.

You may as well spend £250 on sweets.

A_nice_fellow

PasturesNew wrote: »

Escorting is wh0ring. Fact. It's what you do "after hours" officially, cash in hand.... you get to sleep with the grubby client. They expect it, you deliver, the agency are just paid for the official booking of you having dinner with 'lonely business executive who doesn't want to dine alone'. It's grubby, it's wh0ring.

Good thing you're on the case pasturesnew, people could be unaware of this!

sas1230

They appear legitimate but have a £250 signing on fee (which I would have earned back and some after 1 job) so naturally I am pretty sceptical.[/QUOTE]

I paid the £249 in august they seemed very nice that is the ladies I spoke to , I signed up as a Driver and they assured me of work as they where very busy.
What a fool I know feel as the number is now unobtainable and website has gone. I have now been in touch with the police

sas1230

sas1230 wrote: »

They appear legitimate but have a £250 signing on fee (which I would have earned back and some after 1 job) so naturally I am pretty sceptical.

I paid the £249 in august they seemed very nice that is the ladies I spoke to , I signed up as a Driver and they assured me of work as they where very busy.
What a fool I know feel as the number is now unobtainable and website has gone. I have now been in touch with the police[/QUOTE]