Beware of this company

colsten

Illfindyou wrote: »

I wonder if the founder and editor of this site Mr Lewis has any clout

If he has, you need to contact him directly, e.g. on Twitter. He won't be reading this forum.

le_loup

Something not quite right about this thread. Three people newly sign up to report an alleged fraud all within two days on a budgeting and bank forum.
Am I getting cynical?

grumbler

le_loup wrote: »

Am I getting cynical?

Possibly.
If you google for "ukelectronicsdirect" there will be two links to this thread on the very first page.

gunsandbanjos

le_loup wrote: »

Something not quite right about this thread. Three people newly sign up to report an alleged fraud all within two days on a budgeting and bank forum.
Am I getting cynical?

Well I PM'd one of them asking for the bank account details of the supposedly dodgy account to see if I could help. No reply though so maybe they're not that keen to get it shut down.

Illfindyou

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Well I PM'd one of them asking for the bank account details of the supposedly dodgy account to see if I could help. No reply though so maybe they're not that keen to get it shut down.

Hi gunsandbanjos, not sure who you pm'd but for those doubting Thomas's out there, below is part of the email UKED sent me when I tried to order a TV, it shows the bank account details too. If you can do anything with them, be my guest. Anything that can be done to sort these people out has to be a good thing (see below)

Thank you for your order
Your order has been received and is now being processed. Your order details are shown below for your reference:

Please make payment using the account details below and use your Order Number as the payment reference. Your order will placed on hold and the stock quantity reduced by the necessary amount for 90 minutes. Your order will be processed and shipped within 20 minutes of your payment clearing and your tracking number will become available to you in your account. (To help speed up the process please send a confirmation email to sales@ukelectronicsdirect.co.uk once payment has been made, or use the contact form on our contact page.) See our Customer Service section for more information.

Our Bank Details
UKED - TSB
Account Number: 87878268
Sort Code: 779114

Order: ED-7221
Product Quantity Price
Samsung UE48HU7500 4K Ultra HD 3D Smart TV, 48" with Freeview/Freesat HD and 2x 3D Glasses
1 £999.99
Cart Subtotal: £999.99
Shipping: Free Home Delivery - 3-5 working days
Payment Method: Direct Bank Transfer (BACS)
Order Total: £999.99

grumbler

Illfindyou wrote: »

... Your order will be processed and shipped within 20 minutes of your payment clearing...

:rotfl:.....................

Archi_Bald

If you have indeed been unsuccessful in reporting a fraudulent bank account to TSB / the police / Trading Standards, you could try and tweet the CEO of TSB, https://twitter.com/PaulPester

It's what I would do.

dvd3562

BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY!!!!! the-gadget-store.co.uk They are already on this site as ukelectronicsdirect.co.uk they have opened a new site, and the sites are setup identical but with different bank account address and phone number. I have spoken to Trading Standards who have informed me they are a scam website operating out of the USA