Brown envelopes dropping onto a LOAD of doormats today

[ZARDOZ]

Probably 13 yrs ago there was one of these schemes called Dignatio or something similar. IIRC they were in the IOM. The scheme involved some dodgy loan scheme, where they held your money and paid it back as an interest free 'loan'. All seemed fine until they fecked off with millions in their coffers and nothing could be done about it as it was no longer the contractors money. Top rate scam.

Can't believe people were still pilling into similar schemes for years after that.

and here it is

http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...fp-scheme.html

[fullyautomatix]

Probably 13 yrs ago there was one of these schemes called Dignatio or something similar. IIRC they were in the IOM. The scheme involved some dodgy loan scheme, where they held your money and paid it back as an interest free 'loan'. All seemed fine until they fecked off with millions in their coffers and nothing could be done about it as it was no longer the contractors money. Top rate scam.

Can't believe people were still pilling into similar schemes for years after that.

and here it is

http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...fp-scheme.html

Interesting thread. ShaunsBhoy lost a packet of cash and was involved in dodgy schemes.
People lost money and were trying to see if similar schemes existed.
EBT is defensible in court.

[craig1]

I had one on Monday who was flogging a service returning "a minimum of 85% of your daily rate net of all taxation". I was working from home and felt a bit mischievous so did play him along a wee bit, he eventually said my special circumstances meant that they'd be willing to guarantee 89% return and that's nearly unheard of in their company, I am honoured to be so special. I raised all the HMRC activity around these sorts of schemes, he rolled out the usual cast iron guarantees, QC and HMRC approved, insurance, etc. He struggled a bit when I asked him if he could get a UK based director to sign a personal indemnity form. I said that if the scheme was that cast iron, had insurances covering everything and was unbreakable then surely a director would have no issue signing a personal indemnity form, after all it's no risk, isn't it? I said that I wouldn't consider it without such a thing and if he could get it then he should call me back. I wonder if I'll ever hear from that nice chappie again...

[eek]

Brown envelopes dropping onto a LOAD of doormats today

The greatest pity is you have already pro created.

This from someone desperately under quoting for work as he is desperately takes any work people with give him as he has been canned again.

Meanwhile I'm on my 3rd glass of complimentary wine sat on a train while heading south for a short break

[suityou01]

You da man


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[d000hg]

The greatest pity is you have already pro created.

I don't think he is a pro, I imagine he just hit and hoped.

[cojak]

I am now beginning to get irritated with the self-pitying 'I was an innocent - it's always someone else's fault' tone of a lot of the posts.

And as for due diligence - they found this site quick enough when the demands dropped through the door.

[NotAllThere]

HMRC "offer to settle" == pay up all the money we think you owe*

* (2002-2012) Unless you can wine and dine senior HMRC officials and get a sweetheart deal

...Meanwhile I'm on my 3rd glass of complimentary wine sat on a train while heading south for a short break

You are a senior HMRC official, and I claim my sweetheart deal.

[cojak]

You are a senior HMRC official, and I claim my sweetheart deal.

AH HAH!! :