Fraud Charges Against “Cycle Tour Operator”

[Comrade J]

Good news FB have taken down his page.....

[Steady Spin]

The cockroaches.... 

https://www.facebook.com/mtbwesterncape

Keep reporting and also find his personal profile and report that. 

[Shebeen]

8 minutes ago, Comrade J said:

Good news FB have taken down his page.....

nope. you've just been blocked by this PoS. ask someone next to you to look for it

 

clearly you posted some link to his FB page, and he is just playing his game of whackamole.

 

I can't believe this Bolhuis guy hasn't got him sorted out yet

[PygaSchmyga]

10 minutes ago, Comrade J said:

Good news FB have taken down his page.....

its still up - he's just blocked you

[117]

11 minutes ago, Steady Spin said:

The cockroaches.... 

https://www.facebook.com/mtbwesterncape

Keep reporting and also find his personal profile and report that. 

I see he even creates fake people to ask cost questions so that he can reply to them making it look legit. That Bradley Burrow chap is a ghost**

**meaning that if you report it to the ghost person our dear friend will get the private message and will then block you from the page

He sure is a clever chap

 

Edited September 14, 2022 by 117

[117]

And I see he keeps on sharing that mtbwesterncape page of his to all the european facebook pages.... 

[Steady Spin]

2 minutes ago, 117 said:

I see he even creates fake people to ask cost questions so that he can reply to them making it look legit. That Bradley Burrow chap is a ghost**

**meaning that if you report it to the ghost person our dear friend will get the private message and will then block you from the page

He sure is a clever chap

 

And lurking in this thread gaining tips on how to stay one step ahead. 

Problem for him is... we are a little smarter than him. 

The first post on the page about this "past weekend" is also fake. First thing on a tour report would be a group photo. Non of that there. 

[117]

yep

 

[Eddy Gordo]

https://www.hellopeter.com/africranks

[Rowl]

Teeing them up for himself...

[Steady Spin]

6 minutes ago, Eddy Gordo said:

https://www.hellopeter.com/africranks

All the scammed parties so go review him on HelloPeter then. 

[PygaSchmyga]

6 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

yup. and he "hosted" a mtb tour this weekend in cape town.

Awesome Trails around Cape Town | This past weekend we hosted a group from JHB on a customised version of our #escapethecape MTB adventure. The best part about Africranks small group... | By AfriCranks | Facebook

and then he shared it with these international fb pages.

trying to lure in some unsuspected dutch and belgians.

 

 

Now he has done some legitimate tours before, so is there a crime being done here?

I suspect not. and just because no one from JHB who did the tour commented on it, doesn't mean it didn't happen?

 

I am going to let the admins know he is a scam artist and they need to block him.  A few links will do the trick.

Am I being harsh, maybe the guy is just trying to make some bucks to pay people back?

 

here's the problem. The weather wasn't this great over the weekend, and he forgot to photoshop the RWC sevens fanpark and crowds in the video of their day.

There was no tour.

he is a lying grifting scumbox. 

 

 

[Shebeen]

16 minutes ago, Eddy Gordo said:

https://www.hellopeter.com/africranks

I'm guessing fake account and he just replied to himself.

[Shebeen]

 

 

just to remind y'all that you are only reading the 2nd thread of how long this guys has been scamming cyclists (since he burned all the 4x4 bridges).

 

[DJuice]

17 minutes ago, Eddy Gordo said:

Who knows, but I have had great success with hellopeter as well as trust pilot. This is dealing with similar individuals who disappear with your money. I have received all my refunds using these 2

Agree, we used HelloPeter to get a list of individuals that was scammed.

Contacted Wendy Knowler, she did a segment on the radio, few newspapers picked up on the scam.

Did my part and went to SAPS, it did take time, some resources and unneeded stress, SAPS did their job and was pleasantly surprised.

[Red Robin]

 

We all know Taun is reading this thread  and feeling smug.

Started targeting overseas mtb groups a few months back.

MO - Starts by posting general articles. Links a few  international articles. Then posts his tours.