Bit more 'fakery' here I think (if there is such a word). Companies House list the Directors of City FT (the registered name for cityfinancialtraders) as Robert Grant, born 31 Dec 1985, and Ali Ali, born 15 Apr 1986. However the website says the founder is Richard Peterson, no doubt another made up name.
Did anyone heard of CityFinancialTraders.co.uk
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very interesting pboyles...check this out....city forex traders is part of the same company as well...check out the link http://www.cityforextraders.co.uk/auto-renewal-agreement/
it says that RJ Grant & Company is the parent company...richard peterson is also mentioned on this site as the founder i think.....it is very strange because some parts of this company seem very legitimate and others just seem silly.....i just wonder how many people are doing the course and it will be interesting to see what job they get as a result!!!! as you seem quite the detective pboyles you should find out what IBs and hedge funds (as their website says lol) they worked for
it says that RJ Grant & Company is the parent company...richard peterson is also mentioned on this site as the founder i think.....it is very strange because some parts of this company seem very legitimate and others just seem silly.....i just wonder how many people are doing the course and it will be interesting to see what job they get as a result!!!! as you seem quite the detective pboyles you should find out what IBs and hedge funds (as their website says lol) they worked for
Which parts seem legitimate, the fancy office address that turned out to be a Regus virtual office? Their web based marketing started mid May so my guess is that they havnt trained anyone yet, hence the false testimonies. Given the fact they are 25/26 years old it would seem they werent at a hedge fund for too long.
hey BuddingTrader 007, did you ask for your money back? did they give it back to you? what did they say?
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Sorry guys, I was away and I did asked for money n first one of their employee said we ll refund you the amount in 7 days. After 7 days they said you need to sign a letter mentioning that you are withdrawing your application as I signed a contract in their office n paid £350 according to it and contract says if I withdraw from t21 days prior to start they ll take 100% of the fees paid so they have send me receipt saying that they owe me nothing.
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I asked them why did you lied to us about everything that you told during the whole process and I ll complain regarding your company to Action Fraud as its a scam.
In return I got a email saying that .....
"Any threats to report the company as ‘fraud’ will not be tolerated whatsoever. If you have a problem with regards to your refund I suggest you seek legal advice. We have a binding agreement which you have broken and there the clause is enforceable, which you have clearly signed.
In terms of the case studies, there is a disclaimer at the bottom of the website which clearly states these are images are stock photography. If you would have bothered to take the time to read through this material, then maybe you wouldn’t have such a problem.
With regards to candidate positions this is strictly confidential information and we do not breach any data protection laws.
This project has been running for a reasonable amount of time and we have had a new website done in April of this year.
However, I am not sure how any of these factors are materially significant in your application.
Can anyone advise me what can be done now?
In return I got a email saying that .....
"Any threats to report the company as ‘fraud’ will not be tolerated whatsoever. If you have a problem with regards to your refund I suggest you seek legal advice. We have a binding agreement which you have broken and there the clause is enforceable, which you have clearly signed.
In terms of the case studies, there is a disclaimer at the bottom of the website which clearly states these are images are stock photography. If you would have bothered to take the time to read through this material, then maybe you wouldn’t have such a problem.
With regards to candidate positions this is strictly confidential information and we do not breach any data protection laws.
This project has been running for a reasonable amount of time and we have had a new website done in April of this year.
However, I am not sure how any of these factors are materially significant in your application.
Can anyone advise me what can be done now?
Did you direct them here to this site?
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£350 = cheap lesson. I've read many a forum post of much worse.
I hope you get your money back.
I hope you get your money back.
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No, I dint
I asked them general questions like would it be possible for me to talk to previous students or list of recruiters
or since when you hv been operating?
n they dint gave any positive reply
I asked them general questions like would it be possible for me to talk to previous students or list of recruiters
or since when you hv been operating?
n they dint gave any positive reply
True, there is a disclaimer there now. However I'd be willing to bet it was put there shortly after you asked them about the fake testimonials. How do I know? Because the google cache of the web page from the 13 June clearly shows there was no disclaimer. See attached screenshots of the web page as of today and a screenshot of the cache from 13 June.
There even if you 'had bothered to look' you wouldnt have seen it when you paid your deposit.
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If they'd any sense they'd give you your money back and hope you don't make a fuss about it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/technology/internet/15lift.html
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/20...-machines-business-opportunity-fraud-red-bull
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/technology/internet/15lift.html
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/20...-machines-business-opportunity-fraud-red-bull
Just bumping this for the guys that started the new thread today.
hey budding trader...have you given up on trying to get your money back? this company has so many holes in it...is anyone out there currently doing this thing and could they report how it going?
this website also belongs to them LOL
http://www.forexhometrading.co.uk/
is this guy director in the company budding trader?
http://www.jasonpaulgrant.co.uk/about.html
From the wikijobs forum
"I am currently enrolled on the course but I've had quite a bad experience.
Initially it seemed quite good, but then after the induction there was no contact with them. They have never picked up my phone calls and been very very slow with replies to emails.
Initially we were told that we do not need to pay for exams, and even on the contract it says that the exams are optional but received an email from them (last week) recently asking for a payment for exams within a short period of time (by monday) to register for exams.
Any other people on this course have the same problem?
Please email:
[email protected]
Regards"
"I am currently enrolled on the course but I've had quite a bad experience.
Initially it seemed quite good, but then after the induction there was no contact with them. They have never picked up my phone calls and been very very slow with replies to emails.
Initially we were told that we do not need to pay for exams, and even on the contract it says that the exams are optional but received an email from them (last week) recently asking for a payment for exams within a short period of time (by monday) to register for exams.
Any other people on this course have the same problem?
Please email:
[email protected]
Regards"
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I have a word with the soliciter and started legal proceedings against the company
Why dont you contact that guy and see if you can help each other?
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I have reported the incident to Action Fraud and have send a mails to few people who have send me private messages saying they are their victims too....
