Farepak in administration: What to do? (Merged Thread)

trisontana

A very interesting story from the Daily Mail :-

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=414536&in_page_id=2&ito=1565

ormsk

Does anybody know what has happened to the https://www.unfairpak web site. I have been trying to go on it all morning.

michjoe

ormsk wrote:

Does anybody know what has happened to the https://www.unfairpak web site. I have been trying to go on it all morning.

I had just come on here to find out what's going on. I can't get on it either.

fin_2-2

kjmac1980 wrote:

hi guys
really feelin for those who have lost money and hope you all get it back.

does anyone know if you can get a refund if you used the girocheque payment at a bank?

i'm asking on behalf of a family member

thanks in advance

kevin

Think you can only get money back if paid through visa or visa debit. I paid mine through internet banking. Went to bank and was told not getting any back. You should ask your bank and see. Good luck

ormsk

I have just read that M+S staff who have lost money with Farepak, will get their money back in the form of M+S vouchers from their bosses. I wish all bosses were like that.

This now though causes another problem because how will the people dealing with the trust fund know who has received chargeback claims, credit card claims and M+S vouchers for staff who work at M+S.

I myself and my customers have lost a total of £1532.00 which i paid via Visa debit card i have put a claim in via my bank the Halifax, and i am still waiting for some news. If i receive all my money back via the chargeback i know for sure i will ring admin people and get my name (as i am the agent) took of the list for the fund money.

Another thing that i am worried about is the chargeback thing with the bank. I have been informed that should i get the money back and the halifax make a claim then with Farepak and they don't get their money back, that the bank can then take the money back out of my account. Can anybody shed any light on any of the above.

diana_woods

I went into my bank (bank of Scotland/Halifax) on Wednesday and asked them to do a chargeback procedure for me as i paid by Visa Debit and they said they couldn't so came home and after reading this website, i phoned their complaints department to be told by a very helpful guy that they could do a claim for me and that he had just received an e-mail and it wasn't common Knowledge through the banks but as we paid by Visa we were covered under their terms so he filled a form in for me and e-mailed it to the relevant department. He told me he didn't know how long it would take to be credited back but there should be no probs.
I was just a customer who took vouchers for myself and even if i didnt get my money credited back i am of the understanding that the fund wil only distribute to Agents so i'm hoping that i get a credit in my account. I have two little girls looking for santa to come.
I hope that this whole mess sorts itself out and if i have learned anything from this is that i'm as well saving next year in a seperate account for crimbo and to use my credit card.

kayt_2

michjoe wrote:

I had just come on here to find out what's going on. I can't get on it either.

Hi just been reading through new messages and I can`t get on to the unfairpak website either. Does anyone know what`s happening? I think there are a few of us who are members on this site as well the unfairpak site,Karren from Swansea if you read this ,can you let me know what`s wrong with the website?
I think it`s great for everyone who has managedto get a refund whether it`s from paying by visa to paying by provident but I don`t know how the administrators will be able to seperate all those people to those of us who haven`t had a penny back when apparently the Farepak database for accounts was all to pot.Have heard that so far we will get £32.00 per person,anyone heard anything different?

devizes18193

found this http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1945245,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=11

nearlyrich

Our local area Credit Unions are offering low interest loans to non-members who have been affected by the Farepak collapse.

THOMO_3

:mad:

I FEEL SO ANGRY THAT FAREPAK COULD DO THIS IVE HEARD THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS IN JUNE IF SO WHY NOT STOP IT THEN, MY SISTER AND MYSELF HAVE LOST £710 POUNDS, WE HADNT MADE OUR LAST PAYMENT WHICH DONT ACCOUNT FOR ALOT THERE IS NO WAY EITHER OF US ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO FIND THAT KIND OF MONEY AGIAN, MY SISTER MORE SO BEING A SINGLE PARENT, I PAID ON MY VISA DEBIT CARD DO I NEED TO GO C MY BANK ABOUT CHARGEBACK.