Email alert - Gas & Electric Contract Services UK

[Bartdude]

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I got this email today too.Just hit delete without even reading it. There are all sorts of databases for supplying customer information,it's an industry in itself now.

 

[bert large]

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Same crowd different name, how do they get away with it, offering non existant goods by deception. I may go to scotland and call and see them next time i'm up north.

dont ever pay for these scams a ligit company would bill monthly for work supplied. not steal from people new to the buisness, I'm not sure if Gas Safe ( or Corgi ) has been selling our details to these low life's i suspect they have.

Like they sold them to the HMRC you mean ? 🙁

 

[Nordenheating]

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Hi Everyone.

I received the same e-mail recently. Surprisingly, the contract was due to be awarded on the Thursday after my call on Tuesday. I was awarded the contract and sent the details to e-sign, which I didn't do. after carrying out the same research as other people with Companies House. I was given a reference of Affordable P & H, who gave a glowing reference. The owner of Affordable P & H is Mark Ashley Leeming, the same owner (or sole director) as GE Contract Services Ltd. After querying this company with G E Services I was told that it was a mistake (even though Mark Leeming rang me back himself with the reference). I was given a second reference, who stated he was in his second year of the contract, G.E Contract services was registered 27/6/2011. Using checksure (instant on-line credit check) Mark Leeming currently owns 6 companies, all with very high credit scores (high meaning very poor) 2 with a risk of I (running insolvant or in receivership). 1 dissolved company and 3 resigned directorships from 2009, 2010 & 2011. It cost me about £15.00 to find out this information, but rather that than just over £2000.00 for a non existant contract. The contract had a few anomalies. The main one stating " The contractor and its employees and subcontractors will not have any right or power to bind client to any obligation". the min of 450 properties is surely some form of obligation that you cannot bind them to. This is also after the initial statement " Should the client fail to provide this amoumt then the contractors fee of £1725 + vat will be refunded in full "

 

[LesGas]

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Thanks for you coments junior Member Nordanheating, we did the same as you when we recieved the contract offer and got the same results, the person you comented about has been doing this scam for a long time now but there seems to be no way of closing him down, Gas Safe are not intrested as it is not a gas issue and companies house just lets him register again and again and again, so we do our bit on the forams try to stop as many people from falling for this scam as posible. All you can do is to tell your mates to avoid this guy.

 

[splinterdream]

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does that statement say what i think it says - 'we promise you a minimum of 450 properties but if we dont have any properties theres nothing you can do about it'.

I had this same email

 

[metaldust9]

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andygas needs to read this before he pays out

 

[Puddle]

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see the is a artical in this months gas engineer about beware of scammers so must be a lot of complaits being made for them to raise the issue,they gave no names ofcourse but this seems to fit the bill

page 6

http://www.registeredgasengineer.co.uk/magazine.php?pid=3

 

[stevetheplumber]

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if you had the work guaranteed wouldnt you keep it and sub it out?

 

[Maryplumb]

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Another one last Friday (new to me anyway) from "safetychecksuk.com", "part of the global EMERCOR group". Searches on Companies House website for these names show three similarly named companies dissolved. Has anyone else had this?

 

[ecowarm]

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Hi Maryplumb
look here http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/gas-safety-register-forum/23640-yet-another-exiting-oppertunity-gsr-engineers.html

Welcome to the forum

 

[GQuigley67]

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Another one last Friday (new to me anyway) from "safetychecksuk.com", "part of the global EMERCOR group". Searches on Companies House website for these names show three similarly named companies dissolved. Has anyone else had this?

had that same E-mail, checked up on 2 similar named companies "Safety checks limited" "safety check limited" both registered at different addresses than the e-mail, one dissolved in 2009 and the other is intending to dissolve and £3k in the Red.

 

[CES]

Had that one last week and now another "reminder" from them that the EH postcodes are up for grabs now. I hate these leeches!

 

[shorticus]

Had one from Gas & Electric Contract Services UK last week and one from Safety Checks UK today, if these people put as much effort into running a bona fide business as they do into these scams then I'm sure they'd make enough so they'd not need to con anyone!

 

[armourer]

Got one today from Safety checks UK.

I feel so privileged to get this rare opportunity.

Hopefully they will go bust again.

 

[GQuigley67]

mate report them to trading standards i did yesterday also told dean ward to ram it up his arse

 

[armourer]

Owen Taylor is the kind gentleman who offered me the ST contract.

 

[gasmarc]

i hate these companies trying to make a living off our backs ,

 

[Big Hughes]

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Had some contact with these 'people' over last few weeks. They are completely dodgy....STAY AWAY FROM GAS SAFETY CHECKS UK - OWEN TAYLOR.
Got an e-mail offering me the chance of work within the EH postcode carrying out safety checks, plumbing and gas work, bla bla, they have a large client base etc, I could get a contract for a fee of JUST £1800. I was very curious(but not stupid) so I mailed them back. Have to say they are going well out their way to sound 'proffessional', however my Wife being the super sleuth that she is(she watches A LOT of Miss Marple,CSI etc) looked into it further. They have set up a 'business address' in London using one of those places where you hire out desk/office space by the square metre etc, it's called Crusador House, London. The 'ever expanding EMERCOR group' are listed with Companies House as dissolved in 2009...They did forward a name and number for a reference but even that was suspect....I am thinking they are actually based in Ayrshire somewhere, but could be wrong. Anyone with info please feel free to keep me posted. In the mean time I am very happily humouring these guys by promising 'money' and they keep calling and I keep laughing....They will not get a bl££dy penny from me....BEWARE
I hate the fact that people are trying this, I would hate even more if they actually got away with it. I have some Police friends that I am going to pass al this info to. Not sure it will be high on their list of duties, however will give it a go, or even Watchdog?? That Anne whatsit would scare of anyone.

 

[keiththegasman]

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thanks very much team saved my dosh!!!!!! checked out with gassafe, call the darval firm (referee given)...checked out ok then trawlled the forums.... should have done it the other way!!!
gassafe should remove these scum....
thanks again

 

[GQuigley67]

we should hire a private eye, find out where he lives, and pop round and offer our services:hippy::61::94: