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Santie van der Westhuizen
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
15 Sept 2022, 15:11
AfriCranks SCAM
Please be warned as Taun Bewsher is the owner of this company. Scamming people once again under a new company name AfriCranks, selling Luxurious Bike Tours ..and as we all know since 2014 - Most if not all of these are Scams. -please also be aware as I see there is a new logo and website for Adventure Logistics Cycling Holiday - Oversea trips as was advertised previously on the AfriCrank's site.
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Santie van der Westhuizen
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
15 Sept 2022, 15:11
AfriCranks SCAM
Please be warned as Taun Bewsher is the owner of this company. Scamming people once again under a new company name AfriCranks, selling Luxurious Bike Tours ..and as we all know since 2014 - Most if not all of these are Scams. -please also be aware as I see there is a new logo and website for Adventure Logistics Cycling Holiday - Oversea trips as was advertised previously on the AfriCrank's site.
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Richard G
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
28 Jul 2022, 08:33
Great experience, but communication needs work
Was concerned after hearing some very negative reviews, and then had a bit of difficulty getting updated information about our tour from the company, but in the end we did the “Down South” tour with them in May this year, and absolutely loved every minute of it. They definitely do need to work on their communication and customer service on the admin side of things, but the actual experience on tour is excellent.
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Richard G
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
28 Jul 2022, 08:33
Great experience, but communication needs work
Was concerned after hearing some very negative reviews, and then had a bit of difficulty getting updated information about our tour from the company, but in the end we did the “Down South” tour with them in May this year, and absolutely loved every minute of it. They definitely do need to work on their communication and customer service on the admin side of things, but the actual experience on tour is excellent.
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Cindy S
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
13 Apr 2022, 09:21
BEWARE TOUR OPERATOR / MTB AND 4X4 / AFRICRANKS ET AL
Do not trust this business AT ALL. It is run by a bipolar, narcisstic conman who will only steal your money and never arrange your trip. Trust me when I tell you he has stolen more from me than I make in a year. He is also in partnership with his Girl Friend in defrauding customers and offering "packages" which are never delivered. Africranks, AdvLog, Adventure Logistics, Fuel Form, Taun Bewsher, Louise Engelbrecht. They are all one and the same.
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Cindy S
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
13 Apr 2022, 09:21
BEWARE TOUR OPERATOR / MTB AND 4X4 / AFRICRANKS ET AL
Do not trust this business AT ALL. It is run by a bipolar, narcisstic conman who will only steal your money and never arrange your trip. Trust me when I tell you he has stolen more from me than I make in a year. He is also in partnership with his Girl Friend in defrauding customers and offering "packages" which are never delivered. Africranks, AdvLog, Adventure Logistics, Fuel Form, Taun Bewsher, Louise Engelbrecht. They are all one and the same.
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Anonymous
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
8 Mar 2022, 16:50
SCAM ALERT: Beware of repeat offender scammer Taun Bewsher, owner of Africranks!
SCAM ALERT: Beware of repeat offender scammer Taun Bewsher, owner of Africranks! Please beware of Taun Kirby Bewsher aka “The notorious wood fetcher”, affiliated with Adventure Logistics Cycling Tours, Adventure Cycling tours, Authentic Adventures, ADVLOG (PTY) LTD and now AFRICRANKS. The ‘Taun’ in the side of the cycling, 4x4 and outdoor adventure community has struck again… (and again… and again). We booked a MTB cycling trip to the Hessequa/Overberg region with Taun Bewsher of Adventure Logistics Cycling Tours that was meant to take place from 2-8 Sept 2021. Taun Bewsher, made all the right noises; speedily answering any queries, sending a packing list, sharing videos/blogs of previous trips, and sending an itinerary. Paid in full, flights booked, leave put in. We contacted Taun on 26 Aug to confirm our pick up, only to receive an apologetic email in reply with a notice of voluntary liquidation attached. “Sorry”. No trip. No refund. Enjoy your life. It seems Taun Bewsher is much better at saying “sorry” than he is at running cycling or 4x4 adventure tours. As it turns out he has said sorry many times before, to many different tour groups as far back as 2015… and possibly even before then. According to a post on 4x4ag.co.za, in 2015, trading as “Authentic Adventures”, Taun Bewsher took a group of people on a 4x4 trip. Very early on in the trip he stepped out to fetch wood and never returned - sending only a message with the word “Sorry”. They continued on the trip only to find he had not made the bookings or arrangements. There was a big hoohah and allegedly, eventually, the money was refunded. We currently know of at least 40 people who have been affected (this time), but don’t just take our word for it. Please peruse this list of complaints and bad reviews that a Google search of his name provides: 21 August 2021 - Post on Facebook about a cancelled trip: https://www.facebook.com/groups/134361270058168/posts/1903107483183529 5 July 2021 – A HelloPeter complaint about cancelled trip: https://www.hellopeter.com/adventure-logistics-cycles 11 June 2021 – A post seeking other victims of fraud to come forward: https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/189109-fraud-charges-against-%E2%80%9Ccycle-tour-operator%E2%80%9D/#comments 3 Jan 2021 – A warning on 4x4ag forum: https://www.4x4ag.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1155 30 Dec 2021 – A warning on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthony.forgey.184/posts/563164774659053 30 Dec 2020 – A warning on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendy.nieuwoudt.9/posts/10157448823485566 30 December 2020 – A thread on BikeHub: https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/187035-night-ride-and-dinner-21-october/page/2/ 10 May 2015 – The notorious wood fetcher (A 37-page thread about the incident in 2015): https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php/217922-Dropped-badly-by-Authentic-Adventures 9 April 2015 - Authentic Adventures ceases to be (A thread by Taun playing the world tiniest violin): https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php/217881-Authentic-Adventures-ceases-to-be Feel free to DM me for a direct chat and please feel free to share widely to help keep our community safe. Disclaimer: I’m sure this oke has his own stuff and I explicitly do not wish him any harm. I’m posting this because I don’t want someone else ending up in the same trap as we did. This oke has been up to his tricks since 2015, how long is he still going to go on before he is stopped?
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Anonymous
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
8 Mar 2022, 16:50
SCAM ALERT: Beware of repeat offender scammer Taun Bewsher, owner of Africranks!
SCAM ALERT: Beware of repeat offender scammer Taun Bewsher, owner of Africranks! Please beware of Taun Kirby Bewsher aka “The notorious wood fetcher”, affiliated with Adventure Logistics Cycling Tours, Adventure Cycling tours, Authentic Adventures, ADVLOG (PTY) LTD and now AFRICRANKS. The ‘Taun’ in the side of the cycling, 4x4 and outdoor adventure community has struck again… (and again… and again). We booked a MTB cycling trip to the Hessequa/Overberg region with Taun Bewsher of Adventure Logistics Cycling Tours that was meant to take place from 2-8 Sept 2021. Taun Bewsher, made all the right noises; speedily answering any queries, sending a packing list, sharing videos/blogs of previous trips, and sending an itinerary. Paid in full, flights booked, leave put in. We contacted Taun on 26 Aug to confirm our pick up, only to receive an apologetic email in reply with a notice of voluntary liquidation attached. “Sorry”. No trip. No refund. Enjoy your life. It seems Taun Bewsher is much better at saying “sorry” than he is at running cycling or 4x4 adventure tours. As it turns out he has said sorry many times before, to many different tour groups as far back as 2015… and possibly even before then. According to a post on 4x4ag.co.za, in 2015, trading as “Authentic Adventures”, Taun Bewsher took a group of people on a 4x4 trip. Very early on in the trip he stepped out to fetch wood and never returned - sending only a message with the word “Sorry”. They continued on the trip only to find he had not made the bookings or arrangements. There was a big hoohah and allegedly, eventually, the money was refunded. We currently know of at least 40 people who have been affected (this time), but don’t just take our word for it. Please peruse this list of complaints and bad reviews that a Google search of his name provides: 21 August 2021 - Post on Facebook about a cancelled trip: https://www.facebook.com/groups/134361270058168/posts/1903107483183529 5 July 2021 – A HelloPeter complaint about cancelled trip: https://www.hellopeter.com/adventure-logistics-cycles 11 June 2021 – A post seeking other victims of fraud to come forward: https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/189109-fraud-charges-against-%E2%80%9Ccycle-tour-operator%E2%80%9D/#comments 3 Jan 2021 – A warning on 4x4ag forum: https://www.4x4ag.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1155 30 Dec 2021 – A warning on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthony.forgey.184/posts/563164774659053 30 Dec 2020 – A warning on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendy.nieuwoudt.9/posts/10157448823485566 30 December 2020 – A thread on BikeHub: https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/187035-night-ride-and-dinner-21-october/page/2/ 10 May 2015 – The notorious wood fetcher (A 37-page thread about the incident in 2015): https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php/217922-Dropped-badly-by-Authentic-Adventures 9 April 2015 - Authentic Adventures ceases to be (A thread by Taun playing the world tiniest violin): https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php/217881-Authentic-Adventures-ceases-to-be Feel free to DM me for a direct chat and please feel free to share widely to help keep our community safe. Disclaimer: I’m sure this oke has his own stuff and I explicitly do not wish him any harm. I’m posting this because I don’t want someone else ending up in the same trap as we did. This oke has been up to his tricks since 2015, how long is he still going to go on before he is stopped?
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Estie P
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
8 Mar 2022, 16:30
Scamming business owner Taun Bewsher
Please stay away from this business - The owner Taun Bewsher conveniently changed company names round Sept last year from Adventurecycles to Africranks - His modus operandi is to take money and then cancels trips last minute - usually the afternoon before departure -With lame excuses like; Covid pos (a few times ) - gearbox broke ect ect ..Always with promise of refunding -Which that never happens ! - He also sends false prove of payments ; usually from Discovery bank - Various groups got scammed last year and only after we went to the police - made cases of fraud with the banks and hired a private investigator did some get our money back - ( months later !! ) Please stay away from this guy !! He is a very smooth scammer With a long history started many years ago in the 4x4 circles already !
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Estie P
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
8 Mar 2022, 16:30
Scamming business owner Taun Bewsher
Please stay away from this business - The owner Taun Bewsher conveniently changed company names round Sept last year from Adventurecycles to Africranks - His modus operandi is to take money and then cancels trips last minute - usually the afternoon before departure -With lame excuses like; Covid pos (a few times ) - gearbox broke ect ect ..Always with promise of refunding -Which that never happens ! - He also sends false prove of payments ; usually from Discovery bank - Various groups got scammed last year and only after we went to the police - made cases of fraud with the banks and hired a private investigator did some get our money back - ( months later !! ) Please stay away from this guy !! He is a very smooth scammer With a long history started many years ago in the 4x4 circles already !
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Brett
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
11 Oct 2021, 05:45
Africranks - an unregistered business taking online bookings. BE WARNED!!!
Africranks advertises mountain biking and hiking trips in South Africa and various overseas destinations for which you are encouraged to pay for online. However extensive searches have NOT shown they are a registered business entity in any form. Neither are they registered with SATSA or ASATA or any other tourism body, which are a prerequisite obligations. They also have employees that have pending criminal charges laid against them for scamming consumers/ travelers. Please check before placing any kind of booking with company!
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Brett
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
11 Oct 2021, 05:45
Africranks - an unregistered business taking online bookings. BE WARNED!!!
Africranks advertises mountain biking and hiking trips in South Africa and various overseas destinations for which you are encouraged to pay for online. However extensive searches have NOT shown they are a registered business entity in any form. Neither are they registered with SATSA or ASATA or any other tourism body, which are a prerequisite obligations. They also have employees that have pending criminal charges laid against them for scamming consumers/ travelers. Please check before placing any kind of booking with company!
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