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COMPANY HAS SCAMMED MY AUTISTIC GRANDKIDS - WHAT CAN I DO?

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Bednall51 Sat 28-Jan-17 22:39:42

I am angry - please read my daughter's post below. The battle is raging on mumsnet, but we've been asked to invite the Nanas! I still can't believe what they have done to my beloved grandchildren.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2837650-COMPANY-HAS-SCAMMED-MY-AUTISTIC-KIDS-WHAT-CAN-I-DO?pg=1

"I am SO upset and hurt! I’ve been scammed out of £15,000 and I have no idea what to do next. I have two lovely, precious children who both have Autism. My husband and I saved and saved to build them a garden cabin as a quiet space and sensory room to help them.

I paid the deposit of £15,000 to a specialist Garden Structure builders in Chester who promised to start in December - then emailed me the say before they were due to start saying they’d ceased trading.
We have now found out this is a lie - they are still working and taking on jobs but have changed their name slightly.

I have tried Police and Trading Standards and am trying to get action but have been told £15,000 isn’t that much money! Well it is to me so how can I get it back? Can anyone help or give advice please? Thank you"

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vampirequeen Mon 30-Jan-17 13:49:30

Saying he'll pay it back is easy. He doesn't say how or when he'll pay it back.

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Bednall51 Thu 02-Feb-17 16:37:33

So, he still hasn't put his house on the market. He promised to do so last Friday (well, on 6th December originally, but publicly last Friday). He hasn't contacted my daughter at all since 13th January and he hasn't posted on the Mumsnet thread since Saturday. He is still responding to private messages I believe. But it seems he is hoping that if he does nothing it will all go away and without paying a penny to my daughter and her children. sad

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Bednall51 Thu 30-May-19 12:08:26

I’m pleased to say that, following legal intervention, the matter has now been resolved.

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NanTheWiser Thu 30-May-19 12:38:15

Glad to hear it, I followed your thread on MN.

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