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  • Capquest Another Horror Story

    What do you all make of this? Sent to Helen Ashton CEO.:wub:

    Good evening. This story I would say reflects on your Company Capquest its staff and it’s unsuitability as a Licenced company .


    Debt Collection Agency.

    I feel that the attached letters are self-explanatory. However I would like to bring these matters to your personal attention as your staff are rude or misleading or just plain ridiculous.

    In July 2012 I won a competition run by Baines and Ernst to pay off all a named recipient namely *********, this was to pay off all unsecured loans up to a value of £8000-00p.

    I attach the email that confirmed this fact after first contact by telephone, this was followed up by signing permission to contact and search for all creditors, including authorities. The next item received was a statement of all amounts cleared, you will see this includes a sum of £544.27p this is the amount and account that this morning your staff member stated to ******* was still outstanding a blatant lie! Please see the letter of satisfaction concerning this amount and account. Dated 3rd August 2012. The fact that your staff member stated clearly that this debt was still outstanding is a clear picture of the running of Capquest, it is fraud, it is misleading it was wrong.


    Around the 23rd February 2012, Capquest phoned ****** to state that she owed a sum of £591.60p account ref ******* Account purchased from Shop Direct Financial Services. ******* informed Capquest that she had won a competition to pay off all unsecured debt and that she would inform Baines & Ernst about this. On the 26th February 2012 Capquest wrote to ****** stating in writing that they had been in contact with Baines & Ernst who had agreed to pay on the 28th February 2012 this sum in full. ******* received a letter dated the 27th February 2013 from Baines & Ernst confirming that they have honoured the debt and made arrangements to pay.


    On the 3rd May 2013 ********* received another letter from Capquest stating that you could not contact Baines & Ernst, quite surprising in the face of the letters dated 27 and 26th February? Once again ******* phoned Baines and Ernst and Capquest and was told by Baines & Ernst that this sum had been paid to Capquest in full, on the 28th February 2013. Capquest never sent a final statement but I understand from searching the web that this appears the norm.


    Next on the 24 January 2014 Capquest wrote to ********* stating that the account ***** in the sum of £591.60p was still outstanding. ****** phoned Nick Forrster on 0333999 7203 at 8-45am

    On the 27 1 2014 directly after she received the letter. He said he would look into this especially into something called the suspense account. Today, the 28 1 2014 at approximately 8.45am Nick Forrster saying that he could not trace the £591.60p and in fact stated that the payment of an additional £544.27p was also outstanding. This account was paid in full and a copy of the letter “Letter Of Satisfaction” is attached. This is pertaining to a sum of £544.27p paid in full on the 01/08/2012. Account number Debt Managers Ltd, ******, Client Reference; *****. JD Williams.


    Now it appears I have no reason to believe anything Capquest says concerning any of these amounts you claim to be owed. Your staff have been difficult, aggressive and rude, Have given misleading information and have refused to be helpful or accepting that when I signed the authority for Baines and Ernst these debts/outstanding amounts were no longer *********responsibility.


    Now most seriously, ****** applied to Pay 4 later for a loan amount of £756 less deposit to purchase a Musical Instrument as a gift, this application was refused, because Capquest have been placing defaults on Credit reports for the past year, these defaults are untrue on the evidence and a libel. These should be removed in totality, to that end and because of the serious nature of these allegations in the light of the evidence I have opened a Formal Complaint with the FSA today, I have also written to pay 4 later, Experian, Equifax and Callcredit. I have also sent letters to Capquest and Baines & Ernst by recorded delivery these were confirmed as delivered this AM. Tracking numbers are available.


    What does ******** want now.


    Firstly any errors are the concern and sole responsibility of Capquest and Baines & Ernst. Therefore all defaults should be removed at once, otherwise they are continuing to cause financial harm and defamation (libel).
    Secondly ******** demands that a written explanation is given to Pay 4 Later and also a written apology is given to *******.

    Thirdly ******* seeks damages for the time cost and emotional hurt and harm caused and as restitution for the defaming defaults left with credit rating agencies. Also for the time and emotional suffering caused by these false allegations of debt and the time taken to defend against false and fraudulent allegations.


    Should THE FSA and yourselves and Baines & Ernst be unable to come up with an acceptable solution to this matter, ******* reserves the right to issue a lawsuit under guidelines of the FCRA, I believe that you have breached the FDCPA.


    I have also emailed this case to BBC Watchdog.
    Capquest may have changed the letter heading but most certainly the vast swathes of allegations of mal practice across forums and the Internet look well deserved.

    I think that's £8000 for every default. Contact OFT and Local Trading Standards. Tomorrow.

    Let me know what you think.
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  • #2
    Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

    You won a competition for Baines and Ernst to pay off one of your debts ??
    #staysafestayhome

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    • #3
      Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

      No all of them up to £8000 pounds in value they actually came to about £6500.

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      • #4
        Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

        http://conversation.which.co.uk/mone...e-competition/

        http://uk.prweb.com/releases/baines-...web9804399.htm

        Sorry to pick up on the wrong bit of the post just sounds mad
        Nice prize for the winner!!

        Have you submitted a SAR to capquest?

        Also prior to the competition were you... or your friend... in a dmp with baines and earnest ? And were the other debts settled ok?
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        • #5
          Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

          NO DMP. Not in arrears all arranged to pay, don't know what an SAR is?

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          • #6
            Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

            All other debts were settled and full statements were given. Capquest did not send a final statement and Baines & Earnst stated that they paid in full on 28th February 2013.

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            • #7
              Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

              Subject access request under the data protection act ... theres templates on the Information commissioners website, and it is basically a request to see all information held about you by a company.


              So the basic situation is that the debt with capquest was not in arrears or default before winning the competition, and the debt was settled by Baines and Ernst on your friends behalf, but capquest gave the wrong settlement figure to them, which left a balance? Or was put in the wrong account, meaning your friends account was defaulted and damaged her credit file ?
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              • #8
                Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

                Yes that is the situation almost exactly.

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                • #9
                  Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

                  Cool.

                  Have you sent that email already?
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                  • #10
                    Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

                    Baines and Ernst also wrote to my friend retropsectively changing the rules of the competition so that any debts that came to light after 27th February 2013 were debarred, this is being reported to Ipsy? They are both responsible for a ginormous cock up that has resulted in defaults being left for up to 12 months or since Feb 2013.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

                      Yes sent to manager and Helen ashton CEO with all proofs. Not much wriggle room left

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                      • #12
                        Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

                        Thank you for this Forum, lots of useful information.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

                          Okay, the email is a bit confused to be honest and a more formal complaint, in writing, directly from your friend might be better. I'll have another look in the morning when my heads more switched on and we can draft something with a timeline of facts, the relevant evidence, and the remedy required, giving a date for response, and intention to complain to the financial ombudsman if not satisfactorily resolved.
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                          • #14
                            Re: Capquest Another Horror Story

                            Originally posted by Amethyst View Post
                            Subject access request under the data protection act ... theres templates on the Information commissioners website, and it is basically a request to see all information held about you by a company.
                            Below is a SAR template that's tailored to financial records. It should be sent with a PO for £10 to cover the maximum fee. They have 40 days to comply.

                            Dear Sirs

                            Ref: xxxxxxxx

                            Subject Access Request - S.7 Data Protection Act 1998

                            Under the Data Protection Act 1984 and 1998, and including the right of subject access under these acts, I hereby request that you supply me with any and all historical data in your possession which, in any way appertains to me, including (but not exhaustively) a copy of the original signed executed agreement; statements of account; duplicate statements and/or printouts of all account transactions; all internal and external correspondence sent or received by you including memos, logs, notes, screen prints and transcripts; notes of manual interventions such as telephone attendants' notes, copies of stored telephone conversations, internal and external emails; any other information held on all types of media in any relevant filing system. If you have disclosed any information to a third party (with or without my express permission), will you please include details of this in your reply, along with notes of any legal action passed or pending (to include a true copy of default notices, court orders and the like).

                            If you store any of the older records on microfiche, please be aware that the Information Commissioner deems this to be a relevant filing system under the Act. As such, any microfiche data must be sent to me in fully legible and comprehensible form.

                            Where any information that you provide includes any charges, for example returned payments, late payment fees, and so forth, would you please advise your breakdown of actual costs (liquidated damages) incurred for each charge, and the Term or Condition on which you rely upon to claim such a charge. I also require that you forward, within the above mentioned time scale, a true copy of the Terms and Conditions that were in force at the time my account was opened, and any subsequent amendments to those Terms and Conditions.

                            Additionally, where there has been any event in my account history over this period which has required manual intervention by any member of your staff, or any other person, I require disclosure of any indication or notes which have either caused or resulted in that manual intervention, or other evidence of that manual intervention in relation to my business with you. If you are unable to supply this data because there has been no such manual intervention, then please be so kind as to confirm this in your response.

                            I enclose the statutory maximum fee of £10.00 to access ALL data held by you about myself. You have 40 days in which to comply with this request.

                            Yours faithfully,

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