Someone stole $25k from us... need suggestions or help
 

It's a design company, and that's all I'm going to say, but anyone have any suggestions? They are UK based.




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That is shitty to hear Michael.

Bump for you in finding some recourse.

Lawyer time. Sorry to hear what happened. But how did they do that? Big project? Coding too?

Basically, do you have any expertise as to how to get back at them? I would welcome and pay for help with this.



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IF thats true get your lawyer to send a nice letter to them

posting here doesnt help shit

Boss :pimp

posting the company name / url would be a start

how did they stole from you? you paid 25k in advance (LOL?) and they didn't deliver?

Holy Crap! $25k must have been one helluva design order.

Im thinkin non disclosure that went wrong aka alike the Facebook deal?

good luck

Unfortunately, It was really our fault. I had hired them to do a job for $4k about in Oct 08. They really didn't do the job, but whatever. Unfortunately I have had the experience before of paying up front for work that doesn't get done.

In any case, about a month later, I was wiring $25k to a processor in the EU. I was rushed as I was leaving that day for a show and I grabbed the wrong template. The money was sent instead to this design firm. I didn't realize it until several days later.

When we contacted them they promised to send the money back. They still haven't up to now.

I don't think that lawyers will be much help here... I need more underhanded and painful ways to get to these guys.


Anyone?



p.s. Go ahead and call me an idiot, I call myself one all the time about this.

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contact the bank and ask them to reverse the transfer.

stuff like this happens, if you are with a decent bank, they should help

big double fucking OUCH

Thriller!

i wont call you an idiot, but i bet you take your time sending money from now on, ouchie.

Ouch, thats got to suck! Mistakes happen, hope your bank will be able to help you out further. But back from November? Good luck, hope you're able to get it sorted :)

unfortunately, that only works in the first 24 hours of the transfer.



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Are they a registered business in the UK? If so write a letter and send it registered post to their registered office.

Give them a week or two to respond, if they don't get a UK lawyer to write to them.

Be polite, but firm.... you did make the mistake, but I'm pretty sure they do have to return the money once the mistake has been pointed out to them. Might be an idea to offer them 1k or something to cover their bank fee's and time.

Another option might be to sell the debt, don't know much about that but might be worth looking into.

If anyone knows any wicked ways to get back at these guys, PLEASE CONTACT ME!!!




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aren't you the tool who hacked your employee's ICQ account, chatted with me like you were her trying to find out if she was doing side jobs behind your back or something? you're a fucking paranoid idiot and yet you allow something like this to happen?

Then, if they refuse to give the money back on their own, you're pretty much fucked.



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I can send you now a million dollars by mistake and can still claim it back 10 years later.
If you do not have a contract with me and cannot proof in anyway i should be paying you this money your stealin it simple!

I know what kind of help your aiming for but I think your acting too fast...

Boss

exactly

why wait, call your bank manager explain and if the designer says fuck you issue a court order to have their account frozen

seriously this cannot be true or youre way way too laid back

Looks like you're feeding us some bullcrap, you sent the money by wire? Well, tehn call your bank to call their bank, then not call the police in the UK, if you have to call your police as well, how fucking difficult is that?

What do you think the GFYers are going to help with?

Oh, shit, I get it - you want ME to collect for you? No problem, for %10 I'll shoot them with my laser mouse and get your cash back.

Stereotype:
We are in adult so that must mean we are all hardcore maffia who have always a guy for this kinda things... so he hopes :winkwink:

Call 1-800-HORSEHEAD

this was 4 months ago? the money is spent, it hasnt been sitting there waiting for you

sorry to have to say that

They probably spent it on crack & whores already. You're fucked.

well duh, isnt that what we all spend our money on???

lol @ 'financialgroup' in sperbonker's address



ironic

hehehe now i realise that must be some financial group sending 25k to the wrong person LOL :1orglaugh

hmm saw that too

cant get any more faker

Why are you only interested in a "wicked" method of trying to get your money back?

posting shit like this does not help matters at all.:2 cents:

Now thats the type of talk I want to see coming from someone that represents a processing company...

This thread is turning into a fail im in for entertainment :thumbsup

That really sucks, sorry to hear it Michael hope you get your coin back.

How much does a Knee capping go for these days?

and this surprises you because?