Sole trader claiming they have gone in to administration, not naming administrator.

DullGreyGuy

molerat said:

Looks like there is a web of companies tenuously linked to that address - and not in the dodgy Chinese companies way.

There are? I only saw one company where a resident at one of the two "Tulley cottages" was formally a director

user1977

The FB page looks like a fairly typical social media scam rather than any sort of genuine travel agency.

molerat

DullGreyGuy said:

molerat said:

Looks like there is a web of companies tenuously linked to that address - and not in the dodgy Chinese companies way.

There are? I only saw one company where a resident at one of the two "Tulley cottages" was formally a director

There are other names linked to that and other addresses which link to other companies.  That is the tenuous bit

born_again

Grumpy_chap said:

PastyCornish said:

@born_again trading address tulley cottages BN17 7PW

So that sounds like a private address.

It seems as though this is not the same company as this website:
https://letsbookit.com/
Operates from Bournemouth and has the (parent) company details shown at the base of the page.

I fear that a sole trader using the trading name "Let Us Book It" when there is a very similar named company operating, seemingly legitimately, might suggest that the sole trader is either a chancer or a scammer.  If the OP has the personal details of the sole trader, it may be possible to follow small claims (as the "business" and the individual are one and the same) but whether there is any money to recover is another matter.

Not only sounds, look like a private address given google maps.
Although to be fair, many private travel planners/agents will work out of their home address.

Who is the person? 

Something Tully?
1st name answer will do

leonj

That is a straight up scam! fake giveaways, and all!  Doesn't give any impression that it is a business of any sort, look at the email address!

Arunmor

Samantha Jane Bullen?  Dissolved 2018

sheramber

Arunmor said:

Samantha Jane Bullen?  Dissolved 2018

NO, name is Let Us Book It.

born_again

Well until Op comes back... With some more info 🤷‍♀️

MeteredOut

OP, you said you paid by transfer. What was the name you provided - was it a person or a company. And did the name "match" the recipient account when you did the transfer?

Looks like a scam to me - sole traders don't go into administration, and small companies don't give away free cruises from a list of 13 people who shared a link.

MaiTai

Currently the lead article on the Travel Gossip website.