If only they'd checked with Oz Bargain first! LG Energy follow up

nrg2010 on 21/05/2017 - 07:54
Last edited 21/05/2017 - 08:35

A couple of months back a great looking deal was posted for PV panels and batteries by a company called LG Energy Solutions (this was later moved to the forums). It's worth reading the thread (start half way down at the comment from @Duketing if your interested) for the back story

Https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/299332

Anyway after some awesome sleuthing the company were put on the unofficial scam watch by OZB'ers
Clicked online this morning to find this

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/solar-…

Facepalm, why didn't they do their research on Oz Bargain, scam was called by OZB 27.03.17 company still actively scamming on 21.04.17

So we'll done to the main investigation unit… mskeggs, F1Maniac and duketing.

The only thing I would question is if the original post should have been moved to the forum? I say this as another OZB deal was opened up a few days by non other than LG Energy themselves…… later
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/300765

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Comments

  • jwh on 21/05/2017 - 08:56
    +5

    Was just reading the article now and thought back to the thread on Ozbargain!

    Shame to see people losing large sums of money.

    • nrg2010 on 21/05/2017 - 09:22

      Yeh, totally agree completely sux

  • Savas on 21/05/2017 - 09:40
    +1

    Hopefully they didn't find out the deal on OzBargain

  • poor_me on 21/05/2017 - 09:56
    +1
    Merged from LG Energy Solutions. Remember them? Turns out they were a scam

    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/solar-…

    Their prices did seem too good to be true.

    Thanks to those whose scam detectors were working. And to some who even put the detective work in.

    Their 'deals' from April are below.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/299332
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/300765

    • poor_me on 21/05/2017 - 10:01
      +2

      I don't blame the seller/OP. They were probably as misled as the customers were.

      I'm just angry it seems like nothing can be done to catch the perpetrator or recover the money.

    • PVA on 21/05/2017 - 10:04
      +1

      hopefully mods will mark all those posts in big letters as a Scam like we suggested - just incase someone does a google search for them.
      looks like the sales people were taken for a ride too.

    • RockyRaccoon on 21/05/2017 - 10:28
      +3

      Like many Australians we beiieve ASIC will step in and save the day.

      ASIC is always quick to fine companies who fail to pay ASIC fees, after that its abilities are limited.

    • pencilman on 21/05/2017 - 10:49
      +2

      How horrible for those caught in the scam.
      This really could have been me - I was looking seriously into solar until recently.
      Hope they catch the guy and string him up, but odds are they almost certainly won't since it's an overseas initiated fraud and scam.

  • try2bhelpful on 21/05/2017 - 14:05
    +1

    You really want to take these scammers out to the woodshed for a good thrashing, don't you? We will be looking at Solar once the battery storage is practical (and I can recover from my round the world business class ticket costs, thank-you Ozbargain) I am concerned about the creeps out there who try to take advantage of people. Let's keep the good work up, people, and try to assist each other. Sounds like this creep scammed not only customers but his sales people as well. Just absolute SCUM.

  • ode1online on 21/05/2017 - 16:35

    WOW, I remember reading about this in OZbargain.. well done to those who figured it out.

    • nrg2010 on 21/05/2017 - 17:59

      Yeh, I was impressed that one OZB'ers went and took a photo of the supposed address. Apparently the official address was floor 27,the building it was in only had 23!

      It's was a very well executed scam, it's no surprise so many got stung.

  • Clear on 21/05/2017 - 18:49

    "You're looking at the LG logo wondering how this can be a fraud," she said.

    This says it all.

    This is ATO website. I am tax man, you owe us money. Pay up or else basically.

  • watwatwat on 21/05/2017 - 23:18
    +1

    It's actually pretty scary that something posted to ozbargain with a bunch of upvotes could easily have resulted in people purchasing and losing thousands of dollars they will never get back.

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