Any parts finder.co.uk

forgotmyname

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

Not true all you need is a contact us section listed within a website to be able to trade, This can be by contact number or email form.

Wrong..

Damn my saved links have all been moved so had to google this.

http://www.out-law.com/page-7594

Stevie_Palimo

Well all we need on ours is an email address and they are finance related and this was deemed to be fine by the FCA.

macman

The registered company address was listed on Rightmove as up for auction just a week after the company was registered. Possibly a repossession.
I'd give it 11 out of 10 on the dodgy scale.
The way to test would be to request a really obscure or non-existent part-which of course they are bound to 'have in stock'.

horsewhip

This is the exact message I received from one calling himself Andy Watkins after I had sent him my money for a steering rack. How can this scam be stopped. He needs to be shut down.

sltnsddq

10 days ago I paid £10 to Any-Parts-Finder and have been kicking myself ever since. It is a fraud. I was asked by Mr. Andy Watkins to pay by bank because their card machine was broken, and I fell for it. Ever since I made the payment, they have cut off all
communication. Apparently they prey on drivers who have difficulty in locating a part for their car/vehicle. I should have looked deeper for security. Luckily, it was only £10.

stator

horsewhip wrote: »

This is the exact message I received from one calling himself Andy Watkins after I had sent him my money for a steering rack. How can this scam be stopped. He needs to be shut down.

Not much point. Shut one website down they just open another.

odetukas

dipper37 wrote: »

Snap I got caught too. Fortunately I only sent them £10 and when I got now response I found this forum so I have reported them for fraud. This morning I got the messahe about computer syste, stock etc and saying I would get a refund. Should I live so long. The moral is dont ever use bank transfers online unless you can validate the supplier..

Where exactly did you report them? They stole £60 from me yesterday and I cant contact them now either.

JONK

I’m another mug, got taken for £20 – it seems it’s always small amounts but Andy is doing quite well out of his back bedroom it seems.
Action Fraud say they can’t deal with it and referred me to Citizens Advice. Has anyone else successfully reported this bloke?

droopsnoot

JONK wrote: »

Action Fraud say they can’t deal with it and referred me to Citizens Advice.

Off-topic, but Action Fraud are the least well-named organisation out there. I am aware of a group of people who were defrauded of a total of several million pounds, yet Action Fraud claim they can only collate the information and pass it to the appropriate police force.

misscradd57

I'm afraid it seems i've been had too!!! Stupidly transferred money after being told systems were down. Having spoken to Citizens Advice not much can be done without a correspondence address. this company certainly needs all the bad press it can get to prevent others being taken for a ride !!