London to bournemouth scam
discurio
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http://www.london2bournemouth.co.uk/index.html
anyone else on here done in by these sh1tbags?
friends of mine had all joined and talked me into coming along. Paid my £45.00 only to have this event cancelled. Now the organisers are not returning emails and the phone number on the website is no longer connected. No one i know has had any luck getting hold of them.
Is there anyway of finding out anything about these? I'd like to punch my £45 worth out of someone.
anyone else on here done in by these sh1tbags?
friends of mine had all joined and talked me into coming along. Paid my £45.00 only to have this event cancelled. Now the organisers are not returning emails and the phone number on the website is no longer connected. No one i know has had any luck getting hold of them.
Is there anyway of finding out anything about these? I'd like to punch my £45 worth out of someone.
I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information
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my google fu is strong...
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... clnk&gl=ukEvent Website www.london2bournemouth.co.uk
Event Email info@london2bournemouth.co.uk
Contact Name mr mark baker
Contact Address 80 trentham st
southfields
london
Greater london
sw18 5arHat + Beard0 -
Their website is registered as a non-trading individual:
http://webwhois.nic.uk/cgi-bin/whois.cg ... Submit.y=0
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The ride was listed on the Merton Council website:
http://www.merton.gov.uk/leisure/events ... f=AF40701E
You could try contacting them. If it was approved to appear on their website, you would assume that they have some responsibility for ensuring the public don't get scammed.
Of course, it might have been a genuine event which got cancelled, and the organiser hasn't gotten round to contacting everyone yet.0 -
Oh, and another thing. The registration appears to be handled by a 3rd party. It might be worth contacting them as well.0
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This site gives another mobile number and contact details - worth a try
http://www.thepowerof10.info/fixtures/m ... ingid=6976
Seems like the guy organised a run from Wimbledon Park Athletics Stadium which was the start of the ride that was cancelled. Hercules Wimbledon Athletics have a runner called Mark Baker. may just be a coincidence:
http://thepowerof10.info/athletes/profi ... teid=232360 -
...sits back and watches Bike Radars version of the Hightee Butzlaff thread develop... 8)Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
Domain Name:LOSE1TONNE.ORG
Created On:10-Sep-2010 15:19:24 UTC
Last Updated On:10-Nov-2010 03:49:41 UTC
Expiration Date:10-Sep-2011 15:19:24 UTC
Registrant Name:Mark Baker
Registrant Organization:Mark Baker
Registrant Street1:80 Trentham Street, Southfields
Registrant City:London
Registrant State/Province:
Registrant Postal Code:SW185AR
Registrant Country:GB
Registrant Phone:+044.7854201028
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:markanaerobic@gmail.com0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:...sits back and watches Bike Radars version of the Hightee Butzlaff thread develop... 8)
First time I'd heard about this. Pretty funny!
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/new ... -fraudster0 -
kelsen wrote:Kieran_Burns wrote:...sits back and watches Bike Radars version of the Hightee Butzlaff thread develop... 8)
First time I'd heard about this. Pretty funny!
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/new ... -fraudster
The original thread on SN is better
Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
Got a link? Cannae be bothered searching.0
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Wow, she got owned.FCN - 10
Cannondale Bad Boy Solo with baggies.0 -
The website has clearly been written by someone who doesn't speak English as a first language. Therefore you can assume that Mark Baker is an alias. The web design is also pretty poor.
80 Trentham Street, London, SW18 5AR does exist – anyone local fancy popping round?
Parts of the website have been authored by: Paola Bailey, Hannah and student2007.
“Mark Baker” may be local, he suggests travelling to the start point by tube. It is possible: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/ ... cles1b.pdf
I should should be a private eye!0 -
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=SW18+5A ... XW1GH2Dl3w
Google Street View of 80 Trentham Street. So yes - the address definitely exists ?0 -
£45 quid sounds an utter rip off anyway.
And the website is laughable
"The 118 mile road course...Don’t do this if you’re mentally weak. One person looked like they were crying when they finished last time"
A whole 200km of the South East of England. What will they think of next???
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much thanks to everyones sleuthing skills. i will follow this up hopefully with a positive outcomeI'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information0
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OT: discurio - what the hell is your avatar??0
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even my 18 month daughter can code web better than that, i say let's go for a scooby forum approach!0
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stealthelite1986 wrote:even my 18 month daughter can code web better than that, i say let's go for a scooby forum approach!
The side benefits of the scooby forum approach don't seem the same given Baker is a 45 year old male.0 -
JZed wrote:stealthelite1986 wrote:even my 18 month daughter can code web better than that, i say let's go for a scooby forum approach!
The side benefits of the scooby forum approach don't seem the same given Baker is a 45 year old male.
haha excluding the pics then 0 -
I have been wandering when I would hear about more people that were ripped off by this London2Bournemouth guy.
I got emails promising a refund, so did a friend of mine, but nothing came of them. Did anyone got a refund?0
