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My parents have been called by somebody from Goldstar Law Limited in relation to the Community Care Act.  It sounded from what they said very similar to the companies you have pointed out on this website.  They have in the pasted be contacted by National Legal Assistance and Inheritance and Probate Solutions Limited.

They have made enquiries into the company and it's director is Alan Appleyard and is a new company.  Does anyone know anything about Goldstar Law Limited, if so, can they put this information onto this blog.

To all Readers, please read the story below about Mr Joseph Graham Croft, a close associate of Mr Gerald Malcolm Barton:

On-the-run fraudster Graham Haste jailed

9:17am Monday 10th September 2012 in News By Megi Rychlikova, megi.rychlikova@thepress.co.uk

A NORTH Yorkshire fraudster who spent 17 years on the run is today finally behind bars awaiting sentence.

Graham Nigel Haste, now 50, used a series of aliases and travelled between three countries as he tried to stop North Yorkshire Police finding out where he was.

But a former policeman tracked Haste through Spain and the Canary Islands back to Britain, where he was arrested again after first fleeing in September 1995.

Recorder Martin Bethel QC, who remanded Haste in custody while a pre-sentence report was prepared, said: “It is high time these matters are resolved.”

Retired Detective Constable Paul Somerville said the case showed that criminals on the run could never rest, no matter how long ago they committed their crimes.He now works as international liaison officer for North Yorkshire Police’s specialist operations unit and has other long-term absconders on his radar.

“With the contacts we have got now with the international police forces all over Europe, we are certainly able to track him,” he said. “Because he has family here, we always expected he would gain access to the UK under false pretences.”

Even though Haste, formerly of Leeds Road in Harrogate, set up a new UK base in Sleaford under a new name of Joseph Croft, that was not enough to hide him from the law. North Yorkshire Police had told every police force in the UK years ago that they were on the look-out for him.

Mr Somerville’s involvement in the case began in 1995 when, still a police officer, he investigated how Haste got two false passports under two false names to help him get out of the country instead of attending his trial at York Crown Court.

He faced charges of obtaining £11,700 finance by deception, evading repayment by deception, two charges each of driving a Jaguar while disqualified and without insurance and one of using a false number plate on the Jaguar.

He initially ran to Pureto Cabopino, a holiday resort near Malaga, Spain then later left there amid allegations that he owed 2,000 Euros in rent, and made his home in Tenerife, the Canary Islands.

But Mr Somerville was on his trail and Haste decided it would be better to move to Sleaford in Lincolnshire where he set up home with a family under the name Joseph Croft. Other aliases used during his time on the run included Graham Varszegi and Nigel Maximilian Devere.

His actions caught the eye of Lincolnshire trading standards, who called in Lincolnshire Police, and they in turn got in touch with North Yorkshire Police.

Haste pleaded guilty to two charges of obtaining a passport by deception, the finance and repayment deceptions, all four driving charges and the false number plate charge.

Charges of forging a driving licence, handing stolen goods and theft of a television which Haste denies were left on his file.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9919410.On_the_run_fraud_man_behind_bars/

Thankyou for reading.

KW

Yes well he's where he deserves to be in that case.

Have researched Goldstar Law.  Director Alan Appleyard, Matthew Appleyard's father.  Matthew of course ran the Newark Office of Inheritance and Probate Solutions Limited.  He also worked for National Legal Assistance, Minster Legal Services, and Legal Assistance 4U all of which were closed down by the Insolvency Service last year.  

The call centre for Goldstar Law is at 7 Stephenson Court Stephenson Road or Way Newark.  

No doubt this company is functioning the same way as IPS and all the other company's he has worked for.

Having done my research I would advise anyone to keep well clear.

This post is wrong, Goldstar Law Ltd has nothing to do with the other companies mentioned in this post.

We work hard to provide the best service and advice to our clients in a transparent fashion.

If anyone has any question or queries then please email us query@goldstarlaw.co.uk

Thanks

Yes it does. The names all match.  Avoid Gold Star Law or be scammed at your peril.

http://whois.domaintools.com/goldstarlaw.co.uk

Domain name:
      goldstarlaw.co.uk

  Registrant:
      Goldstar Law Ltd

  Registrant type:
      UK Limited Company, (Company number: 8061478)

  Registrant's address:
      Unit 7 Stephenson Court
      Brunel Drive
      Newark
      Newark
      NG24 2EG
      United Kingdom

  Registrar:
      Fasthosts Internet Ltd [Tag = LIVEDOMAINS]
      URL: http://www.fasthosts.co.uk

  Relevant dates:
      Registered on: 09-Jul-2012
      Expiry date:  09-Jul-2014
      Last updated:  10-Dec-2012

http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/08061478

https://www.duedil.com/company/08061478/goldstar-law-limited

Goldstar Law Limited
Company Number: 08061478
Company Type: Private limited with Share Capital
SIC Code: —
Inc. Date: 09 May 2012
Annual Returns: Unknown   *** BEWARE***
Annual Accounts: Unknown  ****BEWARE***

Registered Address
122-126 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2TU
United Kingdom
Registered Tel: Add Telephone number
Trading Address Edit details
122-126 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2TU

Trading Tel: Add Telephone number
DOCUMENT FILINGS SHOWING ALL
DATE    FILING DETAILS    FLAG
25 Oct 2012    Change of Officers    
15 Oct 2012    Change of Officers    
16 May 2012    Change of Officers    

https://www.duedil.com/company/08061478/goldstar-law-limited/people

Mr Alan Appleyard (born 69 years ago)
Director, Property Dealer
09 May 2012 — Present (7 months, 15 days)
Open    
Open1
Retired2
Closed0

Axholme Secretaries Limited
Company Secretary
19 Oct 2012 — Present (2 months, 5 days)
Open    
Open1
Retired0
Closed0

Ms Eileen Webster (born 66 years ago)
Director, Accountant
09 May 2012 — 09 May 2012 (1 day)
Retired    
Open6
Retired138
Closed1

Mr Alan Appleyard (born 69 years ago)
Director, Property Dealer
09 May 2012 — 09 May 2012 (1 day)
Retired    
Open10
Retired3
Closed1

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/55254/pages/9997/page.pdf

APPLEYARD, Allan, occupation unknown, of Bank House,
Appleby Lane, Rawdon, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD10 OPE,
also known as Alan Appleyard Court—BRADFORD Date of
Filing Petition—15th December 1997 No of Matter—234 of
1997 Date of Bankruptcy Order—2nd September 1998 Whether
Debtor's or Creditor's Petition—Creditor's Official Receiver—
1st Floor, 25 Queen Street, Leeds LSI 2TW

http://insolvency.presscentre.com/search/defa ... hText=appleyard

26 October 2011 17:00 Insolvency Service

Three companies involved in the provision of will and trusts were wound up in the High Court last week, following an investigation by Company Investigations, part of The Insolvency Service.

Minster Legal Services (UK) Limited and Legal Assistance Limited – both based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire – and Legal Assistance 4 U Limited trading from Newark, Nottinghamshire, operated nationwide using telesales staff to cold-call consumers to persuade them to accept a home visit from a self employed ‘legal consultant’ who would then promote the companies’ products.

The investigation found that Minster Legal Services (UK) Limited operated using a deliberate lack of transparency in order to disguise the controllers of the business, that a disqualified director acted in the management of the company as though he were a director; that company funds were diverted into a bank account over which the company had no control, that the company failed to maintain adequate financial and accounting records and that it traded in a manner which was misleading and contrary to the public interest.

The investigation also found that clients of the company were charged significantly different prices for substantially the same product without any adequate reason for doing so, that there were significant delays in the administration of clients’ affairs, that some clients were sold products which were inappropriate for their circumstances and the Official Order used by the company failed to provide the necessary detail regarding a client’s right to cancel their agreement. The company was also found to be insolvent.

In relation to Legal Assistance Limited, the investigation found that the company had been used to continue the business of Minster Legal Services (UK) Limited and continue the mischief described above. The company also failed to make refunds to clients in a timely manner and provided unfounded explanations to clients for not having done so. The investigators also found evidence of the disqualified director removing company documents from the company’s trading premises.

The investigation found that Legal Assistance 4U Limited was principally a telesales operation being run on behalf of Legal Assistance Limited, and thus linked to the objectionable trading activities of that company.
Together the three companies acquired sales income of over £1.1 million.

Ends
______________________________________________________________

Notes to Editors

1. Minster Legal Services (UK) Limited was incorporated on 13 April 2010. Its registered office is at Axholme House, North Street, Crowle, Scunthorpe, DN17 4NB. At the date of the winding up order the company was without any appointed directors and company secretary. However, the investigators found that the company was controlled by Gerald Malcolm Barton, of Lincoln and also latterly by Joseph Graham Croft, of Ancaster in Lincolnshire.

2. Legal Assistance Limited was incorporated on 14 February 2011. Its registered office is at Mercury House, Willoughton Drive, Foxby Lane Business Park, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1DY. The director of the company is Mr Trevor William Orbell who was appointed on 10 August 2011. Previously Mr Joseph Graham Croft held the position of director between 22 February 2011 and 23 May 2011. The investigation also found that Gerald Malcolm Barton and Anthony Taylor of Burton-Upon-Stather were involved in the management of the company.

3. Legal Assistance 4 U Limited was incorporated on 14 April 2011. Its registered office is at The Fox, A1 South, Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5LN. Latterly, the director of the company was Mr Allan Appleyard who was appointed on 15 August 2011. Previously Mr Joseph Graham Croft held the position of director between 14 April 2011 and 15 August 2011.

4. The petitions were presented under s124A of the Insolvency Act 1986 on 22 August 2011, following an investigation carried out by Company Investigations, part of the Insolvency Service, under section 447 of the Companies Act 1985.

5. The Official Receiver was appointed as provisional liquidator of the companies on 23 August 2011. The Winding Up Orders were made on 20 October 2011.

6. Company Investigations, part of the Insolvency Service, carries out confidential enquiries on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills (“BIS”).

7. The Insolvency Service administers the insolvency regime investigating all compulsory liquidations and individual insolvencies (bankruptcies) through the Official Receiver to establish why they became insolvent. The Service also authorises and regulates the insolvency profession; deals with disqualification of directors in corporate failures; assesses and pays statutory entitlement to redundancy payments when an employer cannot or will not pay employees; provides banking and investment services for bankruptcy and liquidation estate funds; and advises ministers and other government departments on insolvency law and practice. Further information about the work of The Insolvency Service is available from http://www.insolvency.gov.uk

8. All public enquiries concerning the affairs of the company should be made to: The Official Receiver, Public Interest Unit , 2nd Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, London Road, Manchester, M1 3BN Telephone: 0161 234 8531 Email: piu.north@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk

9. Media Enquiries should be directed to:
Ade Daramy, Press Officer on 020 7596 6187

Ref:Ins/Coms/193
Contact Information

Name Ade Daramy
Job Title Mr
Division Insolvency Service
Phone 020 7596 6187
Email ade.daramy@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk

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To report and lodge a complaint about similar companies and their directors, go to:

http://www.bis.gov.uk/insolvency/Companies/investigations-hotline

Our Investigations Hotline number is – 0845 601 3546. This is a 24 hour answer phone facility which allows you to leave your contact details so we can acknowledge your contact and send you the appropriate questionnaire. You should note that we do not routinely return calls.

Use our Complaint Form to report any conduct in companies currently trading which you feel is either fraudulent or against the public interest. When you have completed the form, click on the submit button. The following will happen automatically: -

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Complaint Form:
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Goldstar Law Ltd has nothing to do with any of the other firms listed on this web site. Comments on this page are by individuals who have had direct or indirect experience of dealing with these ‘other’ companies and not us.

We are a small company with the sole aim of providing our clients with the best products and services possible.

My mum and dad have recently took out a insurance with this company . They are both in their 70's and have been ripped off for the sum of £1500. They tried to contact Graham Sutcliffe, Joy Bell and Mathew Appleyard but none of their numbers are available. Is there anything that they can do?

Jane o'sullivan Thankyou for your comments on this thread and your email to wewillgivefreeadvice@hotmail.co.uk, all additions are appreciated and we hope that the advice given was useful.

Please continue to warn others and visit our website http://protectingelderly.wix.com/willwriters for more information on Unregulated Will Writers.

Thankyou for reading.

KW.

GSL (Goldstar Law Ltd) Thankyou for your comments. Please can you explain how Alan Appleyard is the Director of this company and was also the Director of Legal Assistance 4 U Limited T/A National Legal Assistance of Newark, which then changed to Inheritance Protection Services, followed by Inheritance & Probate Solutions Ltd, then Independent Probate Solutions (all keeping the IPS Logo to save changing paperwork) and Now to Goldstar Law Ltd.
http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08061478
http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/917288160
https://www.jordans.co.uk/reports/Process?for ... dirNo=D11131118

Of Course, not forgetting that Legal Assistant 4 U Ltd T/A National Legal Assistance first started as Minster Legal Services (UK) Ltd.
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2011 ... riting-sca.html

In addition to this, Mrs Joy Bell, your "Head of Legal Department", was also the "Head of Legal Department" at Minster Legal Services (UK) Ltd and holds no such qualifications to write Wills and Trusts yet acts as if she's a Solicitor.

Furthermore Graham Sutcliff was a Consultant for IPS and Matthew (the son of Alan Appleyard) runs the office at Goldstar Law as he did at IPS and he was a consultant at Minster Legal Services (UK) Ltd.

Mr Graham Nigel Haste (AKA Mr Joseph Graham Croft) was also a big part of these companies, only he's now in prison for numerous offences, following being on the run for 17 years! It just shows, you can run ... but you can't hide!
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9919410.On_the_run_fraud_man_behind_bars/

Thankyou for reading.

KW

Domain name:
       goldstarlaw.co.uk

   Registrant:
       Goldstar Law Ltd

   Registrant type:
       UK Limited Company, (Company number: 8061478)

   Registrant's address:
       Unit 7 Stephenson Court
       Brunel Drive
       Newark
       Newark
       NG24 2EG
       United Kingdom

   Registrar:
       Fasthosts Internet Ltd [Tag = LIVEDOMAINS]
       URL: http://www.fasthosts.co.uk

   Relevant dates:
       Registered on: 09-Jul-2012
       Expiry date:  09-Jul-2014
       Last updated:  10-Dec-2012

Dear KW

Did you see the new information at the bottom of

https://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/08454753555/9

concerning Synergy?

Webfusion :-( Profiting from and hosting criminals and their scam sites

I have read that Identity Protect Limited t/a Identity Protection Service, PO Box 795, Godalming, Surrey. GU7 9GA is a scam operation that registers lots of the scam artists' sites who wish to conceal their true identity from us and the cursory glance of the under-resourced trading standards officer.

Some of these data criminals are complained about on whocallsme. Identity Protect Limited run their own servers with Webfusion, and are linked to crime networks in Germany, London, Manchester , Liverpool and the Midlands.

You will see lots of postings on here telling you NOT complain to the ICO & TPS because they are "useless". Ignore them. Two of the syndicate were recently fined £440,000 by the ICO because of our complaints and this cost the crime syndicate introducer fees.
https://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01614750375

The frequent "not worth reporting" posts are made by the syndicate to discourage us from contacting the ICO. TPS pass the complaints on to the ICO, so are equally slated.

Report EACH non-compliant call to the ICO. They require evidence to act.
https://www.snapsurveys.com/swh/surveylogin.asp?k=134674895144

Likewise, report each and every scam attempt to Action Fraud. Attempted fraud is still a crime.
www.actionfraud.police.uk

Magrathea Telecomms are another scam operation with Columbian connections and work with Identity Protect Limited and Webfusion

If you see any of the above names or addresses in a whois do NOT deal with the company or website.

Likewise, if Magrathea Telecomms is the callers' telecom provider, avoid them.

At best you will be supporting crime and at worst you will end up being defrauded.

Google the names above and the word scam if you are in any doubt.

https://www.duedil.com/company/07407280/identity-protect-limited

Identity Protect Limited
Company Number: 07407280
Company Type: Private limited with share capital
SIC Code: 7260, Other Computer Related Activities
Inc. Date: 14 Oct 2010
Annual Returns: 14 Oct 2012
Annual Accounts: 31 Dec 2011
Last Updated: 23 Oct 2012

Registered Address
5 Roundwood Avenue
Stockley Park
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB11 1FF

Trading Address
The Old Forge
Shackstead Lane
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 1RJ

ABOUT IDENTITY PROTECT LIMITED
Identity Protect Limited was registered on 14 Oct 2010 with its registered office in Middlesex. The business has a status of 'Non-trading'. Their founding director was Matthew Mansell, who is British, aged 36. There are 2 shareholders of Identity Protect Limited. They have no known group companies. No annual accounts have been filed as the company is either too young or exempt from filing accounts.

These are just the reports lodged on this domain:
www.google.co.uk/search?q=GU7+9GA+site:whocallsme.com
www.google.co.uk/search?q=GU7+1RJ+site:whocallsme.com
www.google.co.uk/search?q=GU1+2RD+site:whocallsme.com
www.google.co.uk/search?q=UB11+1FF+site:whocallsme.com

All domains:
www.google.co.uk/search?q=GU7+9GA+SCAM
www.google.co.uk/search?q=GU7+1RJ+SCAM
www.google.co.uk/search?q=GU1+2RD+SCAM
www.google.co.uk/search?q=UB11+1FF+SCAM

To all Readers,

Please read and click link for video:

Will-writing scammer up to no good Gerald Barton down under.
By Andrew Penman on May 22, 2013 11:00 PM in Rogue traders

It was a delight to watch Gerald Barton, king of will-writing scams, squirm in front of the camera.

We first came across him in 2001 when he charged customers extra for secure storage of the wills he had drawn up, and then dumped 12,000 of them in a barn.

A later operation of his, Nationwide Legal Services, was put into compulsory liquidation in the High Court, which said it was scandalously run, and in 2008 Barton, 64, was banned from acting as a company director for 11 years.

Last year we warned that Barton had set up business in Australia.

He changed his name to Garry Lewis but the team on a television current affairs programme recognised him from the pictures that we've run.

"Garry Lewis, is that your name today?" began their reporter when they cornered "the debonair-looking English con man". That's Barton below in the blue suit and yellow tie.

(GeraldBarton.jpg)

Barton scampered away, refusing to discuss his Australian Legal Consultancy which claimed that there was a fortune to be made from writing wills at $1,500 a pop - almost £1,000 - but first you had to pay him £6,500 to join his business.

The show branded the venture a fraud, saying it couldn't possibly work in a country where a lawyer will draw up a will for just $150.

"He is a scumbag," said one of his potential victims. The man is clearly a fine judge of character.

VIDEO: http://video.au.msn.com/?mkt=en-au&vid=967eb6 ... :sharepermalink:

It wont be long until he pays for his crimes.

Thankyou for reading.

KW

I believe this company was taken over by Alan Appleyard and his son is running it, my mother was phoned about the community care act campaign and she took advise from the local council, who informed her she had no need to spend thousands on the trusts they were trying to sell.
If you want to protect your property by spiting you property as in tenants in common you can do this on line for as little as £ 50 not thousands.
This is a direct sales organisation making thousand out of hard working people and elderly folk.
DON'T GET TAKEN IN

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I have been attempting to contact Goldstar Law without success, can you tell me if I should be concerned about this