Uk total maintenance engineering Ltd

[NorthOxfordElec]

Anybody heard of these people? I've received emails offering exclusive contract works in my area on a contract they claim to have? Looks and smells like a scam to me but wanted to know if anyone else has heard about this?

 

[telectrix]

scam. like emergency response. they give you jobs where they charge their clients an exhorbitant fee ( say £125 + VAT for a call-out ) then you invoice them for £45, you then have to get debt collectors after them to get paid. avoid.

 

[NorthOxfordElec]

Update: decided to speak with said company to see what was going on............after a few pleasantries it basically came down to them charging £2k+ upfront for the contract, rather than taking commission from each job they claim you will be guaranteed! Scam for sure

 

[FatAlan]

Discussed at length on this site last week. I would put money on their website containing blatant misrepresentations.

 

[Andy78]

Yes, straight up scam. Been doing the rounds for a while now.

They use the same figures of available jobs for every area of the UK. Total BS.

 

[SparkyChick]

Scam, scam, scam, scam.... scam, scam, scam, scam... ad infinitum

 

[FatAlan]

Still would be interesting to know if anyone has shelled out £2k and whether or not it had been worth while? Perhaps those who have received calls should forward details to Glasgow Trading Standards.

 

[Octopus]

Just hit the delete key when the emails arrive ..............

 

[RWJ]

Still would be interesting to know if anyone has shelled out £2k and whether or not it had been worth while? Perhaps those who have received calls should forward details to Glasgow Trading Standards.

I would like to say no but the fact they keep going must mean someone is stupid enough to fall for it.
Probably a similar thread on the Plumbers forum saying how good an idea it is

 

[FatAlan]

If anything is being reported it will more than likely be via Action Fraud (more appropriately InAction Fraud) which then takes about six months before being allocated to a police force to investigate by which time all the baddies have spent or hidden their ill gotten gains!

 

[Andrew S]

YES ITS A SCAM
I signed up, (red faced to admit it but lets shut this ------- down)
All sounds very plausible, but nothing comes of it, continues to operate and you can ring them now on 01413286137, registered address looks false
I've started a facebook page in their name, if anyones been done by them please join & share & hopefully we can get some details on the owner a William Hay & put this out of business, maybe I could find the address he operates from and pay him a visit.

 

[SparkyChick]

So as best as I can tell, the director is Mathew Hay and he is director of two companies.

UK TMA Ltd - Registered in Scotland (SC516751)
UK TOTAL MAINTENANCE ENG Ltd - Registered in England and Wales (10671916)

I cannot say with 100% certainty that the Mathew Hay of these two companies is the same person as there is no link between the two company registers.

If there is a contract between you and this company, I'd be reading it very closely to see if there is a breach clause that may allow you to recover your money. Particularly if they have not delivered the work.

Whilst directors residential addresses aren't displayed to the public... I can tell you when I formed my company, I had to supply more information than you see when you look at me on the Companies House website. I believe if you write to companies house, you can request the other information.

 

[FatAlan]

If anyone had been scammed can I suggest reporting online to ‘Action(less)’ Fraud and also letting Trading Standards in Glasgow know.

 

[Andy78]

Probably linked as it is the same MO.
Police probe bogus work claims that boss - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-probe-bogus-work-claims-8958266

 

[Andrew S]

ON IT,