Anyone been scammed by GRACEFUL PARTNERS..?

scammed84 · Joined: 22 Jun 2009 Posts: 1

Hello,

Yes.. I am a victim of another scam, just like the rest of you! I wondered if anyone had been scammed by GRACEFUL PARTNERS?

http://www.gracefulpartners.com/escort_home.html

They contacted me, told me I had a booking for £800... must need a £330 fee paid upfront.. next day the booking was cancelled - and then never heard anything back!

I have started the ball rolling reporting them to Trading Standards and the Fraud Department of their bank, but to get them shut down and for all to receive their money back I need more people.

So get in touch and lets get this place shut down and our money back!!!!!

montyzuma · Community Moderator Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 7536

Just like the rest of us?

I suspect your chance of getting your money back are slim.

NO-ONE is going to pay you loads of dough to for them to take you out to dinner.

THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN.

ggalin · Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 148

Yeah, I was scammed too. I paid £800 to have dinner with a woman but instead, we had sex in every position. Vaginal, oral, and anal. Cum in mouth as well. I was confused. I just wanted a burger with an attractive young lady for £800.

At 25, you should really know better. You deserved to get scammed.

hiigara · Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 17

How did you pay them? western union?

Bluey · Community Moderator Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643

http://whois.domaintools.com/gracefulpartners.com

Contact information on scam sites is usually often fake or stolen. That address is probably a virtual office or accountant whose clients use the address as their registered business address.

According to Who is, that person owns another website.

Big Phill · Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 1

I think that most of these agencies to make them look busy and good they make things up. Escort agencies make people up, employment agencies make jobs up that don't exist. The only difference is that the Escort agencies ask for money up front. Either way both of them take away your dignity and self respect when you aren't feeling good about yourself because you are looking for work and would do anything to get money to buy the good things off life. Evil or Very Mad

rosey1234 · Joined: 23 Jul 2009 Posts: 1

I tried to join graceful partners, and was assured there were no hidden costs, i.e. registration etc. Feeling very excited when contacted with my first encounter, and the thought of £600+, everything was arranged, but then I was asked to pay £350 for advertising on the WEB. Of course I didn't, but I can see how anyone a little young or vulnerable would have fallen for it. Well don't, these people also trade as delightful stars, same operation, same scam. There is no work, and as the old saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it usualy is.

donna m · Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 1

i recently signed up to model couples, and just found out ive been conned.i thought it was an opportunity of a life time,as i thought i could use the money to take my 2year daughter on holiday. but i was so wrong. im 22, a single unemployed mum, and im devestated at what has happened.i know i might not get my money back,but it makes me sick how people can do that and i carnt believe how these sites have not been closed down.its disgusting.

SS_09 · Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 1

Whoever suggested taking action - happy to get involved. These people are thieves!!

ggalin · Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 148

Why even use an escort site? Rosey, Donna, SS_09 -- £20 for a bbbj. What do you say?

Tigs2009 · Joined: 06 Aug 2009 Posts: 1

I have had the same thing happen to me by these people and its just not on.

ggalin · Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 148

How big are your tits, tigs?

montyzuma · Community Moderator Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 7536

tigs

he is a tourettes carrier
he causes swearing in others

please excuse the idiot
i blame it on care in the community

ggalin · Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 148

So you think threads about people who got scammed by a fake prostitution agency should post on a jobs forum? Its ridiculous. These people are upset because they didnt end up having sex for money.

Its not like its hard for women to find dudes to have sex with them for money. I dont care how unattractive the woman is, theres always some freak out there who will pay for it.

Just put an ad on Gumtree for fucks sake. The "intimate encounters" section. Its full of prostitute ads. Problem solved.

montyzuma · Community Moderator Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 7536

If someone is naive enough to think that someone is going to pay them wads of dosh to go out for dinner without it ending up with a game of hide the sausage, are they not more to be pitied than censured?

Who helps these people dress in the morning?
how do they normally make a living?

i think they are watching pretty woman too many times

I think a study needs to be done

anaisremi · Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 3

anaisremi · Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 3

Please email me ASAP so that we can nail these losers!

anaisremi@hotmail.co.uk

anaisremi · Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 3

Does anyone know where they're based?

Also .. if the booking gets canceled then arent we still entitled to the payment? Thats what I was told!

If we can find out where they are ... we should all pick a day to meet and togehther demand our money back!

Sara1981x · Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 8

I'm interested to see how you all feel sorry for one another and how greedy these companies are claimed to be, yet you forget it was YOU that went all goggle eyed when you expected a client to pay you £600 to do sod all.
You are the greedy one, as it was you that ran to the bank to pay money in, and now you want the authorities to get your money back. You are all thick enough writing to watchdog, yet you forget that watchdog is shown at 7pm and family oriented. Do you really think they are going to present a bunch of loser male and female hookers, who are to damn lazy to get a proper job. There is plenty of demand for escort work, simply look in the local papers or do a Google search. None of you have a clue as to how a company is run. Put your energies into something positive and simply accept that each one of you is a little sucker. We need suckers like you to pay for our Bentleys. Not sure what a Bentley is? Ok I'll make it simple, we'll call it a car.

Bluey · Community Moderator Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643

Sara1981x · Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 8

Bluey, you are full of hot air. Yes! You have definitely paid to join these companies. You're as dim as the rest of them. I just cannot stand thickies who feel sorry for themselves. Take responsibility for your own actions for a change.

Bluey · Community Moderator Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643

Sara1981x · Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 8

You haven't uncovered anything that isn't' easily publicly available anyway. What do you think Google is?
It's quite common for a company to own more than one business and have different departments; it's called keeping ahead of your competitors, business and making money. Do you think Tesco and Asda simply sell bread? They own land, property, phone companies and anything else you can think of.
Copyscape! The internet is plagiarism, take someone's words and tweak it a little, it's wrong, but is it any different from supermarkets copying Kellogg's cornflakes and selling it as their own brand, doing this does not make the company related.
WHOIS address! You can put down any old gargle for that, they never write or contact you, and it is very difficult to change.
Terms and Conditions! If you had brains and read any terms and conditions whether it's to do with insurance, property, dating, you may be surprised to find they will be the same because they are in the same business, DUH!!!
You're a brainless tit pretending to be some sort of investigator. If you want to help, then encourage others to take responsibility for their own mistakes and actions. Do I complain to the cooker manufacture because I was too dumb to switch of the cooker and allow my toast to burn? No one forced these nerds to run to the bank and pay money; they made that decision themselves.
If someone handed you £500 on a daily basis, would YOU refuse? No one would, including the greedy swine's that initially lost their money.
What have you uncovered now? Let's see, you've found an escort with blonde hair and 36c boobs on 2 different websites and different pictures, well they must be related!

Bluey · Community Moderator Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643

Sarah1981x

For some reason, the uncovering of potential common links across scam escort sites has really ruffled you. You should relax a little more.

I think you are confusing the assertiveness of your statements with insight because a lot of your opinions are made strongly but the content is largely fatuous.

The only statement you've made that has any validity is that the people who were scammed were silly to part with their money. The rest of it is just windy spite.

Remember, it's not about how loud you shout but the quality of the argument and since most of your observations are complete guff, I enjoy savouring your witless rants.

Bluey

Sara1981x · Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 8

Most will agree that adults should take responsibly for their own actions. These people have themselves decided to
1) Buy a paper or Google a service.
2) They then make the choice to call up or email that service.
3) They then make a choice whether to use that service.

Then they spend useless effort and time trying to chase their money. Don't bother! Scams whatever industries are 100's of steps in advance of you. They are not stupid, and they know they are dealing with idiots.
Then we get the wannabe investigators (I mention no names bluey) who simply Google freely available public knowledge and pretend to have uncovered some mystery. I think you've been watching too much Scooby Doo, "if only those darn kids". Bleuy, your mums calling you for bath time. Run along.