General Services Ltd — Locksmith Scam Profile

If you received an invoice or callout from this company

Call your bank immediately. Credit card over £100 — Section 75. Debit card — chargeback. Report to Trading Standards: 0808 223 1133. Action Fraud: 0300 123 2040.

Company details

Company name	General Services Ltd
Phone number	Unknown
Address	London / UK-wide
Tags	london harm trustpilot invoice mismatch police

What we know

POLICE INTERVENTION DOCUMENTED. Trustpilot review: "As we were being confronted by the locksmith, luckily a Police Woman was driving past in an unmarked car. She stopped her car in the road and alleviated a very tense and scary encounter. She took the details of the locksmith and warned him about his threatening and aggressive behaviour telling him he would be arrested if he kept on. She checked his details and recorded them phoning them through to her Police Station." Consumer paid only the original quoted price after police intervention. INVOICE NAME MISMATCH CONFIRMED — trades as Locksmaster, bills as General Services. £288 charged on arrival against lower quote. "Just under £500 to change a lock." Poor workmanship — lock still not working after job completed. Consumer could not get hold of operative afterwards. 117 Trustpilot reviews with consistent pattern. Operates under multiple company names and phone numbers confirmed by Trustpilot reviewer.

What to do if you were charged by General Services Ltd

Call your bank immediately

Credit card over £100 — Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. Debit card — chargeback. Do this today.

Report to Trading Standards

Citizens Advice — 0808 223 1133. Give them the company name, amount quoted, amount charged.

Report to Action Fraud

0300 123 2040 or actionfraud.police.uk — especially if the invoice company name differs from the one you called.

Report to Ofcom

Report the phone number at ofcom.org.uk — this can get the number suspended and shut down the operation.

💰 Report VAT fraud to HMRC

If VAT was charged on your invoice — check the VAT number at gov.uk/check-uk-vat-number and report fraud to HMRC on 0800 788 887.

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