Dodgiest person you ever knew?
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P-Jay said:
Now you mention it, something similar happened when I was younger too.
I didn't actually know the lad that ran off, but I knew the older brothers of the lad who was left caught in the car.
He's a charming chap.
https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/143321...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4595710/J...
His elder brothers were tearaways when they were younger, but they're decent people now, and the youngest of the four, was a Pop Star once upon a time.
Proper milf.I didn't actually know the lad that ran off, but I knew the older brothers of the lad who was left caught in the car.
He's a charming chap.
https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/143321...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4595710/J...
His elder brothers were tearaways when they were younger, but they're decent people now, and the youngest of the four, was a Pop Star once upon a time.
Gameface said:
BT Summers said:
Gameface said:
That old chestnut. Loads of 'debt collectors' tell that story.
Jim did it to avoid violence and therefore no police involvement. I think it was common but effective.His life went off the rails when he arrived home from school and found his next door neighbour inside Jim's kitchen, he hit the neighbour with a bottle. Jim went to a YOI where he learned to box and look after himself.
No police involvement? He's supposedly regularly breaking into people's houses and demanding money with menaces.
You think these blokes just stand at the foot of people's beds for hours on end until daylight like some sort of Terminator?
It's b
ks mate. It doesn't work that way.
Not a dodgy character but someone I worked with who did something extremely dodgy.
Was about 5-6 years back, I was working for a fairly large city law firm within the IT department. Just a normal day when a Police officer walks in and asks all of us to step out of the room. We all then head into the corridor where we can see the Head of IT's secretary standing with a Police office either side of her. Don't recall her being handcuffed but she wasn't going anywhere that's for sure. The Police took a few things out of the room and after half an hour we were allowed back in. Didn't hear much more about it for a while.
It transpires that this woman had been managing our Vodafone account and in turn the tech fund that came with it.
Over the course of a number of months this woman had ordered over 200 iPhones through the account. She had then gone and signed for them in the post room. She'd than back 3-4 at a time and go straight out of the building.
This was only noticed when the tech fund was looked at by the head of the department and was roughly £50k short of what it should have been.
She was taken to the Old Bailey and only escaped prison due to ill health, despite claiming she had an accomplice (I could take a guess who) there wasn't enough evidence to so she took the blame. Was forced to pay the money back.
It's only looking back over the previous year, she'd bought a brand new car, her husband a new van and apparently she had an envelope full of cash on another occasion that it all fell into place!
Was about 5-6 years back, I was working for a fairly large city law firm within the IT department. Just a normal day when a Police officer walks in and asks all of us to step out of the room. We all then head into the corridor where we can see the Head of IT's secretary standing with a Police office either side of her. Don't recall her being handcuffed but she wasn't going anywhere that's for sure. The Police took a few things out of the room and after half an hour we were allowed back in. Didn't hear much more about it for a while.
It transpires that this woman had been managing our Vodafone account and in turn the tech fund that came with it.
Over the course of a number of months this woman had ordered over 200 iPhones through the account. She had then gone and signed for them in the post room. She'd than back 3-4 at a time and go straight out of the building.
This was only noticed when the tech fund was looked at by the head of the department and was roughly £50k short of what it should have been.
She was taken to the Old Bailey and only escaped prison due to ill health, despite claiming she had an accomplice (I could take a guess who) there wasn't enough evidence to so she took the blame. Was forced to pay the money back.
It's only looking back over the previous year, she'd bought a brand new car, her husband a new van and apparently she had an envelope full of cash on another occasion that it all fell into place!
lauda said:
Out of interest, without suggesting anyone say anything incriminating, how does it work at the less ‘legitimate’ end of the debt collecting spectrum?
I'd say it depends who the client is.I've known small businesses use unregistered debt collectors as they are quicker and cheaper than going through the courts, and credit where it's due, they can be very effective as well.
Negotiating and arguing with a licensed debt collector who you both know is bound by the law is not going to go the same way as negotiating with some random psycho who has turned up at your house or your place of work, and who sees the law as no more than a mild inconvenience. You're probably going to look a bit harder for the money for the psycho.
Edited by Limpet on Tuesday 20th October 15:34
When I left the employment of the bloke I referred to earlier in the thread I chased the company through the proper channels for about a grand of unpaid expenses.
I spoke to an ex-colleague some time later who told me I was lucky to get the money and that for such a small amount it wasn't worth the hassle for the guy to get involved but it was a different story for an ex-director who was owed close to six figures. When he tried to chase for the money, a couple of gorillas turned up at his house, rang the doorbell and passed him a bunch of flowers for his wife in a ridiculously stereotypical "She's lovely, it would be a shame if something happened to her" gesture.
I spoke to an ex-colleague some time later who told me I was lucky to get the money and that for such a small amount it wasn't worth the hassle for the guy to get involved but it was a different story for an ex-director who was owed close to six figures. When he tried to chase for the money, a couple of gorillas turned up at his house, rang the doorbell and passed him a bunch of flowers for his wife in a ridiculously stereotypical "She's lovely, it would be a shame if something happened to her" gesture.
DRFC1879 said:
When I left the employment of the bloke I referred to earlier in the thread I chased the company through the proper channels for about a grand of unpaid expenses.
I spoke to an ex-colleague some time later who told me I was lucky to get the money and that for such a small amount it wasn't worth the hassle for the guy to get involved but it was a different story for an ex-director who was owed close to six figures. When he tried to chase for the money, a couple of gorillas turned up at his house, rang the doorbell and passed him a bunch of flowers for his wife in a ridiculously stereotypical "She's lovely, it would be a shame if something happened to her" gesture.
Good god. It’s amazing that things like threats of violence are allowed to be made in this day and age.I spoke to an ex-colleague some time later who told me I was lucky to get the money and that for such a small amount it wasn't worth the hassle for the guy to get involved but it was a different story for an ex-director who was owed close to six figures. When he tried to chase for the money, a couple of gorillas turned up at his house, rang the doorbell and passed him a bunch of flowers for his wife in a ridiculously stereotypical "She's lovely, it would be a shame if something happened to her" gesture.
fastraxx said:
whitesocks said:
Good god. It’s amazing that things like threats of violence are allowed to be made in this day and age.
Of course they're not allowed but there are lots of things that happen that the police can do little about.devnull said:
This was my lettings agent for a home I used to rent:
https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/court/cl...
Very nice to me, but the landlord came over once when bringing over some paperwork and said 'never get on the wrong side of Kevin', rather out of the blue during a conversation!
He's from my home town. Used to live next door to a skittles friend of mine.https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/court/cl...
Very nice to me, but the landlord came over once when bringing over some paperwork and said 'never get on the wrong side of Kevin', rather out of the blue during a conversation!
SMG Eddie said:
Worked with the guy that caused this mess:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361354/S...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/408364/selb...
Killed 10. Not a deliberate act but he was negligent. He was still double shifting when I worked him a few years ago, can't say I got on with him. He's into cars so he's probably on the forum. Should've changed his name and kept quiet.
Can't believe that was 20myears ago today. The atmosphere at work when the news came through is still etched in the memory. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361354/S...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/408364/selb...
Killed 10. Not a deliberate act but he was negligent. He was still double shifting when I worked him a few years ago, can't say I got on with him. He's into cars so he's probably on the forum. Should've changed his name and kept quiet.
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