WOW! A new Whistle blower from search.co.za also known as FBG Interent and the new approach group has just dropped this bomb shell. Good on you for coming clean and letting people know about their scam practices.
What follows is the content of his email:
Hi i am an ex employer of FBG,
Few things that may help you,
There new address is:
12 ambassador place
Altrincham
They are no longer doing facebook adverts but have converted back to doing google adverts. There new scheme aims to under cut the market, selling google ad words and optimization for a mere £49. How they are doing this is outsourcing the work from india, basically paying buttons to poor indians to do the work for them, shoddy work at that.
The actual company name is 'New approach group' and it is to my understanding they are now using 'Search' as there new name. Whilst i was there we changed our name constantly!
I have read through your blog and everything you have found out is true, the law services is just a fat guy called martin who works in the next room to the call centre, in no way is this business legitimate.
When the company was doing facebook adds, they were basically only using 10% of the money paid to them on advertising, i.e £300 spent, £30 used on advertising because they found a loop hole, the loop hole is that facebook charges you per time your ad appears, so they would always set this to a minimum and take 90% profit each time. In some cases even more depending on if you paid the sign up fee.
If you have any questions about this company please do not hesitate to ask, i know the ins and outs of the place!
I do not wish to disclose my name but as stated above any questions just ask!
Well done for coming clean sir!
I thought you may like to read the letter that I received from their so called "legal" department. They even forgot to change the name of the the poor last victim this was sent to.
ReplyDeleteDear Brenton Paruman,
Reference: CT154 / FBG4589 – Payment for advertising – R1482
Charter House Law represents Search.za.com in all legal matters in South Africa
We have been instructed to contact you regarding the recent agreement made on the 04th March 2012 in which you agreed to one months advertising on Facebook for Thermoscan.
It is a legal requirement to carry out a recorded confirmation call in which all terms and conditions are agreed between both parties.
My client carried out this call and gained your agreement and acceptance and you have not made your agreed payment.
You have not cancelled your agreement within the SA Consumer Act 5 day’s period as shown below and you are liable for payment.
SA Consumer Act 2011
Consumer’s right to cooling-off period after direct marketing
16. (1) This section does not apply to a transaction if section 44 of the Electronic
Communications and Transactions Act applies to that transaction.
(2) To the extent that this section applies to a transaction or agreement, it is in addition
to and not in substitution for any right to rescind a transaction or agreement that may
otherwise exist in law between a supplier and a consumer.
(3)A consumer may rescind a transaction resulting from any direct marketing without
reason or penalty, by notice to the supplier in writing, or another recorded manner and
form, within five business days after the later of the date on which the transaction or
agreement was concluded.
Please make your payment to the following account:
Search
Standard Bank Constantia
071715622
025309
Reference: Thermoscan
Amount to Pay – R1482
Please email a copy of your EFT payment confirmation to legal@charterhouselaw.com
Failure to make the agreed payment will result in immediate legal action being taken against you.
Regards
Michael Bond
Debt Enforcement Office
Charter House Law
www.charterhouselaw.com
Tel: 0027 311002350