UK Transfer Security

Consumers have been cold called by Karl Edwards from UK Transfer Security. He claimed that UK Transfer Security was an FCA registered clearing house. This is false, UK Transfer Security is not registered with the FCA.

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Karl Edwards claimed that a substantial refund had been received for them, but an embargo on this money was preventing the immediate transfer to the consumer accounts. Consumers were advised to call Maria Manchego, in Spain, to get the embargo lifted. Maria Manchego falsely claimed to be working at the Central Court in Madrid - her email address (madrid-lit@proton.me) is not an official government email address.

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The business is not regulated in terms of acting on behalf of consumers in regulated activities, such as making claims under the Consumer Credit Act or legal representation in court.

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Consumers have reported unsolicited contact from this company. If initial contact was unsolicited – a cold call or email or text out of the blue, it gives rise to concerns as to whether your data has been acquired and used legally. Unsolicited contact by phone, text or email is likely to be a breach of data protection laws and it is recommended that it is reported to the appropriate national data authority. In the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as rogue businesses also often sell the information on to fraudsters.

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People associated with this business - Karl Edwards, Maria Manchego, John Watt