Stupid question but I'm confused now. If Advent changed their name in December 07 which name should we be claiming against? Advent Computer Training Ltd, Consulting etc...

sunegtheoverlord...what was the other company called?

Btw I'm in exactly the same situation as you and haven't found out who the insolvency practitioner is yet either.

Cheers

Hello there m8,

Ive called my bank Lloyds TSB and they said to me they wont help me with Visa chargeback and I should contact Visa in order to request Visa chargeback. They said that I agreed to pay by DD and they cant do anything. Bunch of w....rs and c..ts!!!. Well anyway Im sending letter to them about Visa chargeback and if they wont help I will call FO. As I posted earlier I paid with Anglo Capital back in 2008 by DD and it looks right now that only Barclays customers are in privileged position. Why??

Im gonna call VISA as well in order to explain Visa chargeback procedure in details.

 

BTW What bank are you with, m8?

Mate I'm with Lloyds too but I paid the full amount off. It wasn't dd. Is that what your doing?

When I spoke to them they told me to send them a letter with all relevant information and they'll see what they can do. in all honesty I think I'm screwed. Your right...they are c**ts!

Have you had any progress?

Hi fellow suckers, very informative thread but slightly depressing too. All the postings I've read so far seem to be from people who have/had financing agreements. I'm not sure if I'm one of the lucky ones but I was refused credit (never had a credit card, loan or mortgage) and had to pay £5K up front. I've got my MCDST already and am carrying on to MCSE, or at least I thought I was. I guess that makes me only about £3.5K out of pocket and I'm still out of work.

 

Judging by what I've read it's probably best not to fork out even more money with another training provider and just wait to see what the receiver does. That could take a year and we may get nothing anyway. Does anyone know who the receiver is? Are there many others who paid up front?

Hi,

Im in the same situation. Paid the full amount off right away now it seems that anyone that did pay advent directly are screwed!! Surely if a resolution is being made available to barclays customers something must be made available to everyone who paid it themselves be it another course or a refund? Are we still seen as unsecured creditors?

I've spoken to my bank and they said they'll try something called a chargeback. I've spoken to CAD and they were less than helpful. I've spoken to consumers direct and it seems that the chances of me getting anything back is unlikely. I've spoken to companies house and they say the company is still active. I've sent emails to BBC, Daily mail and watchdog. I dont know what else I can do. I've only been on the course since October 2009 and I've lost close to £6000. Right now there is nothing more I can do. Its a waiting game.

God damn the f***ing c**nts who are behind this. If anyone know where Allchurch or Jones live let me know.

I'm sure there are others in the same situation and if you have any further information please let us know.

Until then my friends keep your chins up. :-)

In the same situation as everyone here. I've paid the full amount and there is no way in hell I'm going to lose my money....and i've only been on the course for 2 months!!

I'm from London. If anyone knows who I can call to get this some more publicity for around here let me know.