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filp
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Jan 24, 2012
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Non payment of buffet
Firstly my sympathy to anyone caught up by this low life and his little scam. I'm posting this in the hope that 1) Trading standards will have a little more information to go off and 2) Anyone who googles Simon Granger or Simply Lunches Scam will see this and be warned.
We're based in Manchester and are one of around five catering companies who got ripped off.
As he was a new client, we started on card payment prior to order. At this point, the two people known to us were
Jeff / Jessie Leal (aka Simon Granger) and Rachel Mcnamee
After several orders over a couple months (this was mid 2010) there would be the occasional order where something is booked last minute by Rachel, but Jessie (Simon) is not around to make a payment and will call in a few hours. Interestingly, the card Simon paid with passed AVS (card verification) with the name 'Jessie Leal' which either means our card services are inaccurate or he's obtained finance in this alias too (which I believe is fraud?).
Through our own slackness, a few invoices slipped through the net via this method and in a short space of time he had accumulated over £1, 500 in debt - a small amount compared to some of his other debts but important to us all the same as it was done via deception.
Fortunately, a colleague of mine was a private investigator and did some research on our behalf. Here's where we got to.
Rachel Mcnamee (believed to have parted ways with Simon recently ?) - last known address
14 THE LAWNS VINER ROAD, PRENTON MERSEYSIDE CH43 7YE
If you do make contact at this address, please be aware that she has a husband who genuinely doesn't appear to have any knowledge of her and Simon's 'activities'.
Jessie Leal - Simon Granger
We discovered his real name after he had disappeared.
Home address (belongs to his parents - Stuart and Jane who are very polite and seemingly decent people, but also very much aware of what's going on and will play naive when screening calls. I assume they're doing what any good parents would do and protecting their son.)
17 SHIREBURN ROAD, FORMBY, SOUTHPORT MERSEYSIDE L37 1LR
Tel. 01704 877 357
Having spoke to his past business partners and people who have invested money, it seems the general consensus of Simon is not good. He is claimed to have
- Took money for a failed medical sharps disposal venture which ultimately failed with a six figure 'hole' in the accounts.
- Took money for a three month retreat on the grounds that his sister was terminally ill and had passed away. It is claimed that she is currently living in France.
- Ran up a sizeable bill with various printers, caterers and serviced office companies, all of whom I'll be contacting about this thread.
If you've been stung, the only way to stop others from making the same mistake is to
1) Write to trading standards - unfortunately, especially after this, he'll probably have changed names and companies but it's a start.
2) Try to find out who you delivered to (the Pharma companies) and write to them explaining the situation - include a copy of the letter to trading standards.
3) Call his home in the hope he'll answer the phone rather than put his parents through the embarrassment of covering for him.
The failed legal system in the UK will allow people like this to keep operating within the law. (Hopefully, someone will investigate if a Jessie Leal has ever applied for a credit card which has consequently been used to pay catering companies ... could be nothing, but also could be an angle.)
I hope this helps, if not to warn others then to drive Mr Granger from under the rock he currently resides. The sad thing is, he clearly has the ability to generate catering revenue during a recession ... surely he could use his skills for good rather than evil and choose not to be a scumbag!
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Dee68
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Jan 25, 2012
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Non payment of buffet
Well done 'filp'! you have certainly done your homework, can I ask whether you have informed trading standards yet? I have you see and the contact number for them is 0151 691 8003. They are very helpful, but need alot of complaints to take things further. We only provided one lunch for this Simon Granger/Jessie Leal man, but that was one too many!
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Laurellie
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Feb 9, 2012
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Non payment of buffet
Wow - How interesting to read this. We as above with last minute order where also stung by Simply Lunches (he had paid for first few. After not paying for quite some months. With lots of unsuccessful chasing we assumed he'd disappeared then the cheek of it - he rang again out of the blue trying to order another lunch!!! So I started chasing again & this has lead me to find this info. I would certainly like to take this further to ensure he ceases to operate.
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Dee68
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Feb 9, 2012
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Non payment of buffet
Laurellie, I would suggest that you contact Helen McGuiness who is the senior assistant at Wirral Trading Standards. The contact number is 0151 691 8003, They are aware of Simply Lunches scams and are in the process of preparing statements, so the more people who report them the better case they have against them. So I urge people who have been conned by this scumbag to please take it to Trading Standards otherwise Jessie Leal/Simon Granger is free to carry on earning a great deal of money out of small businesses who are trying to make an honest living.
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Joanne1
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Mar 2, 2012
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Non payment of buffet
Hi. We are a small catering company based in Stoke on Trent who have been conned by this person too . I had to chase payment for the first two buffets delivered and when he tried ordering a third I said I would not provide it until I had payment for the previous two invoices still outstanding. Two days later I got a cq in the post for the money owed and once cleared I again did 3 buffets for them, two on the same day and another the next day and after much chasing the payment is still outstanding and I dont think we will see it. I was contacted by both Jessie and Rachel. I have just seen the above comment posed 9 feb 2012 and will be giving Wirral Trading Standards a call after I post this. If it stops others getting conned by these people it will be worth it.
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