Reply to: Darren Upton - Mistress update

[AtW]

I would just like to add that despite Miss Fraenzel's claims NON of the staff at Upton & Co had a clue who she was, she turned up at the offices a few times and that was it`..... and the sex in the office part is purely to sell papers, you couldn't see Darren's desk for all the paper work and that was the case for the entire time i worked there.

I can't say anything about it however as somebody who used Darren's services I'd like to say the following:

1) During this debacle details of which I had no clue about Tina answered my questions and sent back paper work as I've asked her quickly
2) Staff at Upton also was good

In my view they are as victims as everybody else - I am sorry I can't do any more about it but I thought saying a few words as ex-client of Upton Accountants was worthwhile.

Also I'd add that I had a few phone conversations with Darren himself few years ago and at no time could I have possibly thought such tulip can happen.

[Bagpuss]

Sorry to see you were impacted. What a knobber. (him, not you)

Thanks, I've had a year to come to terms with it, and he didn't wipe me out like he did to some, business is booming and my family are happy and healthy, in short life is good. I'm more angry I trusted the barsteward. Also not happy that HMRC had the money but passed it onto him with few checks then after I inform them what has happened they chase me rather than him. I think I may take that further as it's a fault of the online submission system, even HMRC admitted that to me.

See below from accounting web

"The tax money theft is particularly interesting as he did it by submitting zero corporation tax returns so HMRC didn't know money was due, and then he got his clients to pay their tax money to him by giving them his bank account sort code and account number instead of HMRCs. In some cases, where the client paid directly, HMRC account showed money paid but not due and he asked HMRC to refund it directly to him. Client's ended up out of pocket because HMRC went after client for the tax money so they had to pay it twice.

Surely this is something that HMRC need to look at if they insist on moving forward with agent self serve and more online development all of which leaves the door wide open for dodgy agents."


As an aside this is quite funny, someone emailed me this from a yorkshire Newcastle united fan site

"Darren Upton
Also joined up at the last meeting. Darren came within a whisker of filling the temporarily vacant treasurers post, until the assembled mob all agreed that he just looked too shifty and couldn’t be trusted as he was a new face. Darren hails from Sowerby Bridge."

[MaryPoppins]

A reporter from The Mail called me this evening, if they run another story then they will be back in touch, depends if more comes up they said. They have some odds and ends but not enough for another run YET.

Sorry to see you were impacted. What a knobber. (him, not you)

[SueEllen]

A reporter from The Mail called me this evening, if they run another story then they will be back in touch, depends if more comes up they said. They have some odds and ends but not enough for another run YET.

They would be more interested in you if you were destitute, ill or had illness in the family.

When people say they are scum they aren't joking.

[Ex Upton Staff]

I would just like to add that despite Miss Fraenzel's claims NON of the staff at Upton & Co had a clue who she was, she turned up at the offices a few times and that was it`..... and the sex in the office part is purely to sell papers, you couldn't see Darren's desk for all the paper work and that was the case for the entire time i worked there.

[Bagpuss]

A reporter from The Mail called me this evening, if they run another story then they will be back in touch, depends if more comes up they said. They have some odds and ends but not enough for another run YET.

[SueEllen]

To be fair to Ms Fraenzei if she didn't sell her story one of the newspapers would have made one up for her. It's apparently a common trick.

[MaryPoppins]

Goodness, I didn't know all this about Upton.

But more importantly, 36 years old? My arse.

[NotAllThere]

Married bloke goes on dating website, contacts woman and start affair. During that affair he has a kid with his wife. He also commits fraud, and steals money from intelligent, well-educated people who all say what a nice bloke he seemed and how they genuinely thought he was their friend. But the mistress is supposed to have seen through his charm and lies, known he was married and that her gifts were the result of his ill gotten gains. It's her fault, the golddigging bitch.

Yep. That sounds about right. An excellent summation.

[AtW]

I think Bagpuss is already on that one.

He is not mental...

[TheFaQQer]

That's what I call wimpy from hell. I once got lost in such an estate during my lunch break at a client's site, scared myself.

Glad I don't live in a street.

Wimpey

Unless you are implying that it looks like a crap burger place.

[shaunbhoy]

Actually, I was thinking the wife probably needs a shoulder to cry on.

You may well be right there. Sounds like Darren's shoulders were a tad too slopey for that.

[MarillionFan]

Actually, I was thinking the wife probably needs a shoulder to cry on.

I think Bagpuss is already on that one.

[mudskipper]

Hey AtW. This means if you can get to the first £10 Million then you could be in with the chance of pulling a gold-digging, ex football player dating, 6 foot dumb model.

Actually, I was thinking the wife probably needs a shoulder to cry on.

[MarillionFan]

"She explained: ‘I’m not unattractive and I’m used to dating good-looking men, so it was a bit of a shock to meet Darren in the flesh. My first impression was that he was ugly but his banter and charm made me see him in a different light and in the end I agreed to meet him again.’"

Hey AtW. This means if you can get to the first £10 Million then you could be in with the chance of pulling a gold-digging, ex football player dating, 6 foot dumb model.