Shoe Lane Press

BeresfordN8

This organisation is involved in a huge {Edited by Forum Team} where it has {Edited by Forum Team} taken money from people's bank accounts without their permission and without them being aware of having ordered anything from them. This company is registered here 10 Orange Street, Haymarket, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 7D.



There are a HUGE, HUGE number of people currently trying to reclaim money they have been charged for publications they did not order.



Does anyone have ideas about how this organisation got so many people's bank account details?



Another organisation must be involved in this {Edited by Forum Team}, either knowingly or unknowingly.



There is no response from the phone numbers or email addresses provided.



Companies House gives the following names as associated with this criminal activity


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Obviously one can cancel further payments with the bank - but the above people HAVE ALREADY TAKEN MONEY.



Please post if you have found out HOW THIS {Edited by Forum Team} was organised.



Thank you.

peter_the_piper

A bit dodgy they way you describe them, I suggest you modify the language and hope they don't want to pursue you.

You have not described what the problem is anyway.

knightstyle

So how do they take money from your account if you have not given them your bank details? Surely you can contact your bank and get the money refunded?
OPP please answer this.

BeresfordN8

Trading Standards are aware of these people's activities and are investigating.



Just spoke to them.

BeresfordN8

Looks like they "cold call". The issue is they seem to have numbers for people who are elderly and/or vulnerable.

BeresfordN8

Any Google of "Shoe Lane Press" #shoelanepress Shoe Lane Press will bring up hundreds of victims of this dodgy scam.


I believe it might relate to those pay £1 for a booklet about pensions, or something similar. You might pay £1 for an advisory guide then find, a year later, that 59.99 has been taken by Direct Debit!

DoaM

BeresfordN8 wrote: »

You might pay £1 for an advisory guide then find, a year later, that 59.99 has been taken by Direct Debit!

Paying by debit card does not setup a direct debit. It is easy to see if a DD has been setup - just check your account online (or go into a branch of the bank). If it was a DD then simply invoke the DD Guarantee, to get the money returned, and cancel the DD.

BeresfordN8

I should probably have explained that I posted to WARN others about this and also let people know that Trading Standards are aware, and are investigating.



Yes, DD Guarantee should work to reclaim.


thank you

hollydays

There are 79 companies registered at this address which is also the address of Shipley's accountants llp.

Why are you cagey about telling us exactly what happened.
They are also connected to a " marketing company"
Aditus Audience Acquisition Limited
You could list all the company's that are run or connected to the director including the charity he operates..
That is within mse rules

caz78

Yes they seem to have signed up my 15 year old daughter. I'm not happy, have tried the phone number to no avail - just keeps saying 'the other person has cleared', so have now fired off an email

richardH

I have just fallen victim to same scam.   In my case, I signed up for a trial - I think it was supposed to be 3 months long - for "Perspective" magazine.   Cost £1 - taken by Direct Debit.   
I don't think they said anything more after that about when exactly the full amount of £5.99 a month would be taken - it was just left to me to assume after the trial period ended.  Wrong!   The full amount of a 6 month subscription was taken at the same time as the £1 "trial subscription" fee.   That was £35.99.
And that is only half of it.    I found I had been "signed up" for another magazine that I don't recall even being mentioned on the phone call.   "Puzzle" magazine.  I am not interested in puzzles - I would never sign up for such a thing.   Cost this time £40.99.
This is a scam - no doubt about it.   I am very happy for the company (Shoe Lane Press) to take me to court - hopefully, if they don't give a full refund very quickly indeed I will be beating them to it (I mean the small claims court).
In the meantime, I have contacted my bank to invoke the "Direct Debit guarantee", as mentioned above.    We will see.
Their website has a cancellation page (I wonder why?).  It says they will not accept cancellations by email, but you have to ring them (the only reason for this I can think of is to avoid a paper trail that could be produced in court).  I did ring them - got nowhere at all.   I have emailed them anyway.    I will try a paper letter since they give a postal address.    I have a nasty feeling this will end up in the small claims court.