Information on Fast Tax Rebates Ltd and the EIS scam

[Fountain9219]

1.      Did FTR initially contact you, or you contacted them. - I contacted them

2.      Who did you speak to at first and later. - Claire, no surname

3.      What did they say they could do for you. - Recover rebated tax from previous tax years with no consequence

4.      What documents did you provide them with, and by what means. - Full tax history, P60s, UTR (which I had to register for and provide information of)

5.      Did you give them info like N I No, UTR. - Both

6.      Did you sign a paper form of authority and send it to FTR. - No signing of any paperwork/contract

7.      Did you agree to any T&C’s online using a Tick Box. - No

8.      Were you told anything about investing in an EIS. - No

9.      Were you told anything about claiming EIS tax relief. - No

10.   Did you know FTR would be repaid any tax refund. - I was advised they would take a large percentage of what I am owed (60-70%)

11.   Were you told about what percentage FTR would keep of any tax refund. - 60-70%

12.   When FTR sent you money, did they include any info about how this was made up. - None at all

13.   Did they inform you how much of the refund they kept. - No exact figures, I found this out myself via. HMRC

14.   Were you shown any documents seeking your approval or signature during the process. - No

[Fountain9219]

15. Approx date of 1st contact with FTR - June 2020

16. Approx date of FTR pay't to you. - August 2020

17. At what stage did you provide FTR with your bank details. - August 2020 around a week before payment