Hi guys,
Just wanted to give you an update on my tale of woe should anyone be following this thread.
The date came for my operation last Wednesday and although I knew that it was a waste of time, for the sake of ensuring I have the strongest case possible I went along to their Harley St address and sure enough no one was there and the VERY unhelpful staff at the reception of the building they were based did not want anything to do with it and sent me on my way.
Not happy with that, I then jumped in a car and headed up to Manchester, where on the London Hair Transplant Clinic website they have another address listed. Needless to say, I went to the address and found a receptionist who had never heard of the LHTC and after a few calls established they have never been based at that address.
Next stop was another address that Zakaria Pathan, my main (and only) contact at LHTC had on his signature at one point in our communication. There was a plaque on the door and a receptionist who invited me in asking if I had a letter and was I there to meet Zak. Hallelujah, I thought. No. They have had extremely poor dealings with this company who still owe them thousands of pounds in rent and left on very very bad terms. Then.. all of a sudden Zakaria's phone was back on, having been trying this dead line non stop for days. He answered to my fiancee who gave him an ear bashing and he explained he had left the company and was nothing i could do. He then hung up and turned his phone off, again.. to which now, one week later it is still turned off.
And so here I am. Although you wouldn't believe my stupidity, I am actually a police officer in the Met police which is why I mentioned previously I wouldn't be letting this theft (which is exactly what it is) lie. On discussing with my skipper though, I am going to pursue this through actionfraud.police.uk who will investigate this matter for me.
I don't hold out a huge amount of hope but gradually I will get closer to these con men and I will put my all into recovering some if not all of my money.
To ANYONE dealing with this company, please get in contact with me, as I will be more than happy to share telephone numbers, addresses and my story to back up your claims. Don't let it lie. They are thieves and conmen who have preyed on those who are in a vulnerable state, wanting to get this done and seen an opportunity and stolen a considerable amount of money from me.