Swansea Mafia Jailed

[EXC]

A group of fraudsters, some with connections to the matrix of notorious Claims Management companies known to many Beagles members as 'The Swansea Mafia' have been convicted and jailed in Swansea Crown Court for running a Sky TV warranties scam after the biggest ever operation mounted by Swansea Trading Standards.

Among those jailed were Paul De La Mare, one time director of call centre outfit Cellcom who did much of the cold calling for fraudulent up-front fee PPI claims management company Lifestyle Claims. By happy coincidence he was also a director of debt collection firm Money Reunited which collected debts for Redhawk Legal Ltd - the phoenix of Lifestyle Claims.

All of the above companies were at one time or other linked to the same Princess House business address in Swansea.

South Wales Evening Post story http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co...ail/story.html

Prosecution evidence of some of the recorded calls made by the gang and described by the judge as ''chilling'' has been released - to listen see further down the South Wales Evening post story here http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co...ail/story.html

[enaid]

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[Amethyst]

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****ing fantastic.

[Amethyst]

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Well I think this calls for a nice front page story detailing all the other shit the MOJ won't do anything about.

[EXC]

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Yes it is and thanks to BBC Wales X-Ray for the heads up and who're on doing a piece on it.

[EXC]

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Well I think this calls for a nice front page story detailing all the other shit the MOJ won't do anything about.

I've already got the piece drafted so let me work on it for a bit and I'll ping it over.

[Amethyst]

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Fabulous thank you xx

Shame it is for the Sky stuff but like Kate just said, doesn't matter WHY they're inside, they're inside and can't scam anyone else.

Shame their mates are still free to carry on though

[enaid]

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Could we also please send a thanks from LB to Swansea TS and anyone else that was involved in bringing such a great result.
Enaid x

[bluebottle]

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And there was me thinking they had raided DVLA. :grin:

[Amethyst]

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Paul delamare had a go at ripping off on the green energy stuff too with green deal network...only lasted 6 months though

[EXC]

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According to this he's still at it but maybe it needs updating http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/paul-de-la-mare/71/426/3b2

His directorships http://companycheck.co.uk/director/907154461

[Amethyst]

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FREE PHONES LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Company Secretary	27/02/2004	23/11/2006
FREE PHONES LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Director	27/02/2004	14/08/2006
ONE CONTACT LIMITED	Dissolution (First Gazette)	Company Secretary	02/01/2008	20/05/2008	-
ONE CONTACT LIMITED	Dissolution (First Gazette)	Director	02/01/2008	20/05/2008	-
SPLASH GLOBAL LIMITED	Non trading	Company Secretary	26/09/2006	20/04/2009	-
SPLASH GLOBAL LIMITED	Non trading	Director	26/09/2006	06/04/2009	-
CELLCOM COMMUNICATIONS LTD	In Liquidation	Company Secretary	03/08/2006	16/02/2009	-
CELLCOM COMMUNICATIONS LTD	In Liquidation	Director	03/08/2006
FREE PHONES DIRECT LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Director	12/05/2005	23/11/2006	/
BLUETOOTH SERVICES LTD	Company is dissolved	Director	04/02/2005	22/09/2005
S T 1000 LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Company Secretary	19/10/2001	14/08/2006
S T 1000 LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Director	19/09/2001	14/08/2006
COMMUNICATIONS SELECT LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Company Secretary	31/07/2000	-
COMMUNICATIONS SELECT LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Director	31/07/2000	-
AURORA LOGISTICS LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Director	19/02/2009	-
PROTECT DIRECT LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Director	11/04/2011	-
MONEY REUNITED LIMITED	Non trading	Director	12/12/2007	16/02/2009

D C S CONNECT LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Director	09/05/2005	-	05/2007
FREE PHONES DIRECT LIMITED	Company is dissolved	Company Secretary	12/05/2005	23/11/2006	04/2009

Ah I remember the good old days of cellcom and splash....

4 years he's got...not long enough.

Wonder if the others are being better looked at now. http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...hawk-financial are lots of the names together. Gregory Miles James, John Thomas etc


Worth keeping an eye out for CARBON REDUCTION GROUP LIMITED
GROVE HOUSE 3RD FLOOR
GROVE PLACE
SWANSEA
WALES
SA1 5DF
Company No. 08474052


and this guy http://companycheck.co.uk/director/911657309

[SpringerSpaniel]

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Was directors disqualification part of the sentence ?

[EXC]

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Was directors disqualification part of the sentence ?

I doubt it. You've practically got to commit mass murder to be disqualified as a director, such is the protection offered to directors of limited companies.


Incidentally Martin Lewis took some of the this mob to court in a trade mark dispute (they were cold calling saying they were from 'Money Saving Expert') and the judge held that they were ''riding on the coat tails'' of MSE.

The judgment makes for interesting reading http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2011/1627.html

Note that the solicitors acting for Client Connection Ltd (AKA Lifestyle Claims) were Ultimate Law (proprietor Daniella Lipszyc) and who were also Client Connection's agents in PPI claims. So no conflict of interest there then.

[dogtired]

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Ages ago I had a call from the clowns who said that were " Money Saving Expert" declined them thank heavens!
Reported it to ME, though not really a member the ads annoyed me.