08712242255

I received a letter from free & easy Lifestyles with that phone number.
They are based in Buzon 150, Calle Diamante 19, P.I La Ermita,
29603, Marbella , Malaga, Spain. They offer a 30 day Free trial offering
free holidays and discount holidays. If the Free trial as a member is not cancelled
then your bank account will be debited £99.00. They mention as agreed in the phone call
though I have never received a phone call.

I have never received a letter from these people nor a telephone call but they have taken the money from my bank account.

i spoke to my father as some unknown purchase appeared on his debt card statement with the (second post)above number and company name of : FREE AND EASY there as been no contact from this company AT ALL this is a SCAM and it must be stopped from this scum taking decent people hard cash .my father is in his late 80's and has not got much money .this country is already has money problems and we do not need scum like this adding to it as well
BURN IN HELL  : FREE AND EASY
BEWARE OF THIS SCAM !  

I bought a smart pen from an advert in the caravan club magazine and was later rung and offered a catalogue which I assumed was for other offers. However it turned out to be the "free and easy Lifestyle" holiday club with a 30 day free trial. on reading the small print I discovered the scam and have cancelled the trial and my credit card. If you are contacted please do the same.

Hi,
Can I ask how you cancelled the trial?  I cannot locate an email address for them.  I guess we have to phone Spain??
Thank you.

Complain to your bank or credit card company. How did they obtain your details? I feel you may well find it stems from Essex? Have you made a purchase, maybe online, from there?

I telephoned this no 0871 224 2255 and made it very clear that I did not want anything to do with them before cancelling my credit card.

Well done you. How long did they keep you on the line? How much did the phone call cost you? Con men they are.

I have just had the same thing to me, this month, i was on the phone them last night after i went to bank and realised my money had gone, i came home to check my online account, to find that they had taken out £99 on the 17 th Sept, when i rang them, i went mad, and they told me the same, that i had recieved a phone call back in Aug 2010, i was fuming, thasy say there giving me my money back with 7 - 10 days, let me tell you if it not there will be murder to play, and i told him this. he was very quick to cancel it which made me think something is wrong, And you tell me how the hell they got my bank details, i am 100% sure that ive told no - one. just be very carefull.

My name is John. I'm a Counter Fraud Specialist. My partner bought items from spacebags. The next thing we received a phone call from Free and Easy doing and saying what you have all said.

The main thing is to inform your bank, from that point you should be protected. Cut all contact, don't call them (because you will be charged) keep your bank informed and keep checking your account.

You can alos report them to:

National Fraud Authority

http://www.actionfraud.org.uk/report_fraud

The UK's Fraud Prevention Service

http://www.cifas.org.uk/

Companies Investigation Branch

enquiry@cib.gsi.gov.uk

Office of Fair Trading

http://www.oft.gov.uk/OFTwork/ConsumerProtect ... /report-a-scam/

The main thing is to report the fraud / scam and don't stress about it. They have no legal claim.

hi just had a call of my mum who has just got back from holiday and has just gone through her bank statement to find free and easy have taken £99 out of her account on her statement their was a phone number so after two long phone calls eventually got the money back . the snotty [***] on the phone seems to think its legal whats goin on does anybody know how we could get justice against this company and stop them ripping hard working people off .  people be carefull this company is vile vermin and a gud job their located in spain as i got some justice for the sick vermin

Hi David, these are the addresses where this scam is run from, the Spanish address is just a mailing house hope thes help!.

Pressplay Call Centre Ltd,
Benning Court,
Pottington Business Park,
Barnstaple, Devon,
EX31 1QN

Pressplay LTD,
Unit 7 Zone A,
Chelmsford Road Industrial Estate,
Great Dunmow, Essex,
CM6 1HD

Also check out this link its all the same company just a different name!

http://phoneowner.info/Number.aspx/08448486006/9

Thanks to you guys, we called these people today and told them that we do not wish to join them - hopefully they won't take any money out of our account.

Received an unsolicited letter and brochure today. As I know we have not been in contact with them I immediately 'phoned the number and cancelled the membership. When I asked where they got my card details they denied having them but I have also notified my bank who will monitor my account

I also received letter and brochure today. Contacted watchdog. Told police and my bank. Police suggested not to ring because they recently had a scam where the number rang went somewhere else and they pick up all your phone call details aswell. Tried to stop them on my credit card but because they will deduct an annual fee (a subscription) they can't stop it! I will have to claim it back!

Hi Judy, phone the number it is ok. It goes through to thier call centre in Devon they will cancel and refund your money.
The scam is that they hope people wont relise money has gone from there cards, but to try and stay 'legal' they  usually refund quite quickly. And this also covers them if there 'investigated' by any trading standards.

I bought Spacebags and was later rung and offered what I thought was a catalogue of similar goods. It arrived today and turned out to be a holiday club brochure from "Free&Easy Lifestyle". I've rung and cancelled the "membership", and was assured that they don't have access to my card details, so fingers crossed that no money goes out of my account. I've contacted my bank so if it is taken, it's on record that I've cancelled the membership and they will have acted illegally.

Many thanks John. I too got a message from a woman purporting to be from Spacebags offering a free catalogue. I will take your good advice and inform my bank.

Rob

Thanks for that. They claimed I had asked for it. They've cancelled it.