Police Criminal Fraud

[Heidi36]

As a contractor i have not received payment by a recruitment company for invoices sent by an agent for a period of time and am owed over 20k. The agency said they didn't have the money to pay me, despite being paid themselves by the client. It was also alluded to that one of the other staff at the agency had 'involvement' that caused the business to go into liquidation, without further details provided. There's been a few fibbs told along the way, which can be proven. Everythng is evidenced.. I have been asked if i have contacted the Police about this as it could be criminal fraud. It appears large sums have been taken out of the business, and the director is refusing to explain them - please could you advise which part of this the Police could be interested in and the best way to present this case to them? Looking for advice from someone with legal or criminal experience please or previous experience?

If a director has been taking large sums from the business, that could be a criminal offence. If anyone else defrauded the business causing it to go into liquidation, this could also be a criminal offence. Don't overthink this. Just go and tell the police what you know.

It's just because the Police can be quite picky and say its a civil matter etc. i was once sold a car which fell apart within a week of ownership and a fake third party gurantee - they fobbed me off on that one at least twice until i went to a different police station and they went after the company on the fact the waranty was on fraudulent paperwork belonging to another company they had no agreement with. It was all about the angle i went in at - they couldn't seem to do anything about the fact i bought the car from a business that was not in the condition they described! I think this is similar - i already called one Police station and they fobbed me off that it was civil but i am planning to go to a different one now as i've moved. I could also go to the one where the crime happened, which is a bit of a trek but they may be more interested.. the director is a public figure

Report it to Action Fraud and see what they say.

Unfortuantely Action Fraud.. 😂As far as i can tell that's a make believe company - have you seen their reviews on trust pilot - one star, as zero stars wasn't an option. They have never done anything about anything i've reported, or anyone i know.

Action fraud is pointless. Especially as you're not a direct victim of fraud. You're a creditor that's owed payment from a liquidated company. So in your case it would be a civil matter. The staff member who did something dodgy could be a criminal matter. So do tell the police what you know. But I'd imagine you might not have sufficient proof.
Have you spoken to a solicitor?

I see what you're saying but there was a 12 month delay liquidating the company, accompanied by various 'untruths'. The liquidator holds the evidence as they're looking at the accounts and he's not responding

Have you registered as a creditor? Was it a regulated company?

Most police forces have financial investigators who are accredited.
Call 101. You're not someone who's been ripped off buying a car. The police will tell you if it's criminal or not

@Heidi36 it does sound a bit suss. But I fear you'd need to go down the litigation route to get your money back. It's still worth speaking to the police though. If it was a regulated company then I guess you can go to the regulator but it sounds like it's not that type of firm? I hope you get it sorted. X