Quote from: retro72 on August 09, 2014, 01:59:36 PM

Quote from: benjamin07 on August 08, 2014, 10:41:58 PM

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Dear Mr XXXX

We have spoken to a neighbouring business who advised that your debtors shop has not been opened for a few months and he has had numerous people coming in about them. He said he is aware that they took a lot of deposits and then left. Seemed to think this was a scam.

Unfortunately the director of the business has used the same address as his registered office and we are therefore unable to locate any further information on this company.

We are unable to assist any further.

retro72: it was from a law firm i used for debt collection

I have a friend who lives in Stockport. I called him last night and asked him to look into Alpha for me.

I'm sorry to say, I just got off the phone with him and he corroborated everything in benjamin07's post. Alpha haven't been there for months. Apparently there was a flurry of early activity, lots of "shady characters" coming and going even a Ferrari turned up a few times, then a few months ago they shut up shop and haven't been back.

This is no longer a small claims matter, this is now a police matter. I would suggest you contact Action Fraud

http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/

And report Alpha to the local police

http://www.gmp.police.uk/Live/Nhoodv3.nsf/community.html?ReadForm&Division=South%20Manchester&Area=Longsight&Community=Rusholme.

Again I'm sorry to say this but I think your chances of recovering any funds are very low, all you can reasonably hope for at this point is a criminal prosecution.

Anyone still members of the Alpha forum needs to PM customers over there to alert them to this. I think this has moved from incompetent negligence to criminal intent to defraud and no one should part with any more money.

I'm afraid this post seems to be more alarming than it is. Someone is at their address receiving their mail because I have filed a claim against them and Akram has gotten it and tried to defend himself before two weeks has even passed.

Maybe they are not opening their doors to people. Maybe it is shut down.... Maybe the doors are closed. Maybe they don't want you knowing its there. They are still operating out of their legal address. *fact*

It doesn't really matter what is happening at the building. They are still in communication through that address. This post is more fear mongering than anything.