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Farid M
Active since Nov 2015
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11 reviews5 months ago
A con man
From my experience with the above company owned by Angus Bulterman. Please be cautious and do not pay him upfront for his services. He has given me the run around for 7 weeks with excuses whenever he was reachable by cell phone otherwise he just ignored your calls and refused to answer. When reached his response would be "I will deposit the funds tonight and 4 weeks later that still has not materialised. Please be careful as you will regret dealing with him.
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5 months ago
Excuses and more excuses
Had the misfortune to deal with Angus the owner of World of fires. He removed an old fireplace from my house. He then offered to install a new fireplace for me which I thought was a great idea because he was referred to me by Charmaine at Jetmaster. I then paid him a deposit for a fireplace from Lava fireplaces because he does installations for them too. He was suppose to install the fireplace a week later which did not materialize. I've now been forced to phone him every week to find out when this is going to happen. Excuses and more excuses but he just ain't pitching to do the job. He does not answer his phone nor does he phone you back. A month later I managed to get hold of him and was promised my deposit will be returned to me but it just ain't happening. I think he is a con man. Please do not deal with him.
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13 months ago
Maintenance plan confusion.
Purchased a Volvo XC40 from their branch in Midrand with a 100000/60 Maintenance plan. Had problems trying to do annual services on vehicle on 2 occasions as according to Volvo SA the vehicles plan was already registered on their system in May or June. So instead of me servicing my vehicle at the end of September I now had to service it in May or June.
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26 months ago
Service is non existent
Purchased items from Temu that utilizes Buffalo ex as the couriers for the parcel. I paid the delivery fees. Nobody phones me to arrange delivery but they phone me on Saturday at 12pm to say they are delivering. I am not at home and the delivery person makes a 20 second call which I do not respond to. I have now tried to get them to deliver but the phone plays "the sounds of silence music while you wait but no answer after 3 or 4 minutes. I have tried a couple of times with no answer. I have also tried leaving a message on their Whatsapp number and no response from that either. They told me they got to response from my cell number and sent me a URL to organize another date for delivery but all it asks is to confirm delivery address but no date section. This is terrible service. I will never deal with them and Temu again.
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39 months ago
Recovered my money
Had a problem with an eft paid to a company. Contacted the bank and was given a bit of a run around to different departments. Eventually was given the correct procedure and the issue was resolved.
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40 months ago
I think I am dealing with scam artists
<div>During December 2022 came across an advert from AMI group of companies for a trip to Turkey. On enquiring was issued with a package summary with cost for the trip. Was told in order to secure a spot the full amount was to be deposited into bank account details supplied and email proof of payment to accounts department. After doing all the above got no response about receipt of money and trip until I enquired 12 days later. Made calls to telephone number on form and was told the accounts department will contact me. That never happened phoned again spoke to Nompumelelo and was told she would get accounts department to contact me. That too never happened. Phoned again and spoke to Tanaka who told me the same story. Eventually took a drive to their offices according to the address on document only to find out they no longer have an office there. Phoned the office again and found out that they have an office in Fourways at Spaces and went out there. Got hold of Tanaka and gave her all the information with bank proof of payment and was told she would sort it out otherwise I want my money back. She apologised profusely but still no action. Another day later and still no word of this trip and my money. I think they have robbed me.</div>
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79 months ago
Neat country inn
Booked accomodation through Afristay for an overnight stay at Umtali country lodge in Aliwal North. The staff were very accommodating welcoming and willing to assist. The room was clean and had a coffee station and television with selected Dstv stations. The bathroom was neat and clean.
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81 months ago
Salespeople or con artist
I've been contemplating changing my motor vehicle. So it drives me in the direction of motor vehicle dealerships only to find out what a bunch of conniving con artist motor dealer salespeople are. They will offer you very little for your asset in order to maximize their profits both ways....on your trade in and on the new vehicle. I drive a Landrover Discovery Sport SD4 SE with extras that I had to pay for that is of no benefit or makes no difference to the trade in value. The vehicle is in great condition and is a pleasure to drive. To be honest I love the vehicle but thought of maybe getting an Evoque to replace it. There is nothing wrong with the vehicle everything is in great condition even the interior looks new. They also want to sell you a vehicle with all the bells and whistles that you have to pay extra for but also does not add any extra value when trading it in. They offered me way below trade value with the reason being that there is not enough profit built into the new vehicle I want to purchase.(does that make any sense) The manufacturer has a build your own vehicle on their site but the dealers try to sell you anything besides what you want. Then there is the other thing I take the same vehicle to a different manufacturers dealership and I am offered R120,000.00 more for my vehicle on a trade in. The dealerships use Transunions trade in guide (which is really only a guide) as if it's the know all of the trade but it is skewed in favour of the dealer network. Makes you think right is someone out there trying to con me?
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81 months ago
Bad service with no response
Have used them on numerous occasions and some turned into nasty experiences. My current one is about an advert on their site for accomodation at Tofo beach at price R585 per night for 2 people but the quote comes back at R651 per night. I got an email saying Neo would be my personal contact person but get no response from emails sent to Neo regarding this discrepancy.
105 replies
120 months ago
Standard Bank Sucks
<p>I did a purchase transaction and paid with cheques. The cheques were cleared out of my account the very nexy day. I enquired at the bank as to why the supplier did not receive the money and was told that it takes 7 days to clear the cheques. This has caused me a major inconvenience. Also I would like to know where this money is laying and who is getting the interest this money could have generated. It was a Standard bank to Standard Bank transaction.If they were so worried about this being a fraudulent transaction why not just contact me instead of causing me stress.At the end of the day it is my money. </p>
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