Paphos People

Gave this guy money to set up a website for me and he has disapperared.

I rang his landline and it has been taken over by another company, nothing to
do with him (its a rental company). The office he said he works from, again
not his, and he is not answering his mobile!!!

Does anyone know him, anything about him, the only thing I know is that he
'runs' a firm called Searchlite cyprus which is a IT/computer based.

Any info welcome

Sorry to hear your bad news , I dont know the person ..

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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

Is this is?
http://www.searchlitecyprus.com/contact-us/

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Mark

If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.

Hi Yes, this is one and the same!!!

I haven't heard anything - maybe he's away on holiday just now?

If you can't get in touch and have domain names etc tied up that you need to get hold of drop me a line and I might be able to help - since moving to Cyprus I've become something of a specialist on recovering sites from absentee webmasters... (not that I'm saying that's what's happened here of course!)

I think the land line you called was McLaren Services LTD. This is a property rental company owned by David's family. He did work in the office up until last week.
I know David has been quite ill recently and wasn't able to work. He has been working very hard the past week to catch up on the back log of work after being ill.
He has just completed 6 sites for me on Monday which i am very happy with (all 6 sites are on the front page of Google search engine).
Don't worry I am sure he will be in touch soon.

Hi, was notified of this posting today and would like to appologise to anyone concerned… After a little investigation I found who the originator of the post was and would like to add the following for all to view….

The registered address for our company and contact details are correct…

The company concerned instigating this posting, contracts were signed 2 weeks ago, within this period I feel rather ill and was bed bound for over a week, notification of this was given to the concerned. However sometimes people can be rather ignorant within these conditions.

Only within the couple of days, have I been able to operate and have taken this time to complete the back log caused by my absence – still undergoing.

The concerned was only charged a minimal amount €350 for a small website, but was given an additional website (live) which was unused, with the thought of assisting them and their business, value totalling €1,500

To construct, optimise and publish a website under the above conditions is rather difficult which any normal person would understand; therefore I would like to add my dismay on this note to the “Paphos trade centre” and staff, for their lack of support and compassion during this period.

We would like to also note that we will be withdrawing the contract under the company’s terms and conditions and returning the amount paid by the ‘Paphos Trade Centre’

We are an established company and have an abundance of happy clients throughout the island, we work with our clients and at many times do not charge for work we do, assisting local businesses as much as we possibly can.

I do wish the concerned success with their business

Due to the back log we are attempting to catch up on, we will be actively available from Monday 17th August ( 1 week) in the meantime, anyone wishing to contact us, please email: [email protected]

David McLaren

Thanks for getting in touch.

Look forward to recieving refund on Friday 14th as promised.

David McLaren from searchlite cyprus said he would return my money, which was over a week ago.
I have rang searchlite cyprus constantly and he does not answer his phone to me.

He then sent a text saying he was held up in Limassol and would return
my money on Saturday 15th or Monday 17th.

On Monday rang and rang, no answer, got another
text message to say he has technical problems and would call me when they were sorted.

Tuesday 18th got another text message asking to give him one more day and
he promised he would call me. I gave him Wed and Thurs.

I have received no call. He doesnt answer my calls.
Today is the 21st August and I have no website and no money returned
from searchlite cyprus

http://www.searchlitecyprus.com/contact-us/ and David Mclaren

Still waiting for my money to be returned by Searchlite and David Mclaren

Does anyone know of David Mclaren's whereabouts?
Has anyone used Searchlite Cyrus recently?

Word of warning, dont do business without getting recommendations
first. That's what I did when David Mclaren who's business is Searchlite Cyprus
came into my shop and offered to me, what seemed like a good deal,
at that time!!!

Helpful herbie,

What type of business are you in, there are various businesses on here who would probably be delighted to assist you.

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Straight talking, no Gimmicks.

Live your dreams.

Hi Tanny

I just need a simple website set up, so if you know of
anyone RELIABLE and their name is not DAVID MCLAREN
or SEARCHLITE I would be very interested, thanks

Sorry to here you are still having trouble with searchlite cyprus ..
you might want to try martin at http://www.mydreamdesigns.com

his email address is
[email protected]

he has done a number of sites for me which I am very happy with..

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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

Ditto

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Straight talking, no Gimmicks.

Live your dreams.

I'd recommend http://www.quintessencedesign.net. They're brilliant - check out the website. I know Frank very well and am very happy to say that his integrity and professionalism can't be beaten.

Lesley

Try WebSight Cyprus. They did a couple of sites for me and I found them both reliable and reasonably priced.

Thanks Neil & tanny - the cheques are in the post!

Seriously though, if anyone does need any help with website design, hosting or optimisation work just drop me a PM or email (even if you just need some general advice) - we always do a very good deal for fellow PP members!

David McLaren of Search Lite cyprus stated in his post on 11th Aug:-
The registered address for our company and contact details are correct…

THEY ARE NOT

Rang the telephone number of “his registered office”, apparently this is his
brother’s office and was told it is definitely NOT David McLaren’s office.
I was also told all the paperwork was completed months ago and
David McLaren and Search Lite cyprus have NOTHING to do with this office!

Dear Sir/Madam,

We have just returned from our annual leave to find that you have participated in malicious and slanderous postings regarding the contract under the business "PAPHOS TRADE CENTRE, Chlorakas" that you undertook with us 4 weeks or so ago.

Previously we decided to terminate the agreement due to the actions portrayed to ourselves from you, during the period in which I was extremely unwell, of which put us behind ONLY a few days on the delivery of the small website we were creating for you.

You showed us no regard for the above and to be honest didn’t really care, I therefore decided that I cannot work with someone to assist their business under these conditions.

"We still have in our possession the notification that I would be unavailable and WHY! sent to you during this period."

Due to your current actions we have had to take legal advice on the following which has publicly been posted by yourself...

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9214

1.) We have never issued or refused to refund the amount paid by you
2.) You have supplied no paperwork, i.e. invoice for the refund as you currently host a contract with us.
3.) We are a registered Limited company with many happy clients!
4.) On the date, the reply from us on this post, the registered company address was in fact the stated, we have in fact moved offices and are awaiting changes on the documentation from Nicosia, BUT messages are still relayed from the previous office as this in fact is still operational. "Company documentation available and supplied to lawyer"

On a personal note, it disgusts me that anyone can be so small minded. And get kicks from publicly denouncing people for their own pleasure and thrills.

No disrespect intended

David McLaren
Searchlite Ltd
Company No. C245958

I've never heard of anyone having to issue an invoice in order to obtain a refund....

Lesley

We have just returned from our annual leave to find that you have participated in malicious and slanderous postings

None of my postings are in any way malicious and slanderous. They are factual and true.

I hope you had a lovely holiday, perhaps now you can contact me and let me know when you
are going to return my money.

Previously we decided to terminate the agreement due to the actions portrayed to ourselves from you, during the period in which I was extremely unwell, of which put us behind ONLY a few days on the delivery of the small website we were creating for you.

We received a threatening email from the rightful owners of the website you sold to us,
accusing us of hijacking their website (for which they have paid)
and then you sold it again to us.

Therefore we decided to cancel the contract. We telephoned you and you
agreed to return our money.

We waited; you said you were ill (tonsilitis); we waited;
you said you were in Limassol, we waited;
you said you had major problems; we waited;
you said on 4 different occasions you would come in
to see us and didnt turn up; we are still waiting

I think this exchange should be conducted via private emails and not on a public forum.
Just my opinion you understand.

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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want....

Yes, I agree, the only reason I posted this was to
find out where David McLaren was and to try and
contact him as he was not answering my telephone
calls and had not returned my money.

Once posted, David McLaren responded, on this forum
at least.

Also since posting on the forum, a few others have contacted
me with similiar tales regarding this matter, and therefore it
is not only between myself and David McLaren.

David you only need to keep your promise to me,
and return my money.

Hi I'm also looking for a David@searchlite as I recently bought an item off him off eBay and haven't recieved my item and to my suprise found he had deleted his account before I could contact him, if anybody knows how I can get in touch please let me know as it is a large sum of cash, replys welcome thank you

This site as mentioned earlier is on the web and has daily news updates, so probably still trading:

http://searchlitecyprus.com

Try contacting them and see if it is the same person.

Good luck.

Kfitzpatrick ..
I have sent you a PM

Baldy
it is the same person , but try getting him to answer the phone ..
Though he is a member on here , as he joined the last time someone was having a go at him..
so he will get an automatic email telling him that someone has posted on this thread , lets hope he reply`s so he can sort this out ...

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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

I wouldnt hold my breath that he will reply.

I chased him around for months, as he didnt answer his phone,
finally found out where he lived,
went round his house and he gave me a cheque that bounced.
His bank account had been frozen.

He obviously lives off decieving people by thinking up different
scams.

I understand that issuing cheques, that subsequently bounce, on a Cypriot bank account is against the law and they only have a short time to pay over the money before the person gets blacklisted. You should be able to take legal action to retrieve your money.

One important new approach within the Cypriot legal system is that people who are registered as 'being defaulters upon debts' (unpaid cheques, parking fines, speeding fines etc.) have their passports 'stopped' to prevent them from leaving the island!! The manager at the airport or crossing point now has the details flagged up at the point of departure and can decide whether you can leave the country or not. Apparently 'the Brits' have to pay all their dues on the spot (too many timeshare style cockroaches trying to run away from the cr#p they are trying to leave behind has influenced the decision) or stay.

That should stop certain people from running away from outstanding debts or going on holiday.

Just in case you thought that taking legal action might be too much to be bothered with....

A couple owed me some money and laughed in my face when I requested it back, even payback over a period of time without interest would have been acceptable. But no they thought they were clever and had got away with it.

Not until they decided to go on holiday abroad on a fancy 3 week holiday and got turned back from Paphos airport.

They could not leave the country until they paid their outstanding debt.

They also could not claim for the loss of the package holiday as the insurance does not cover cancellation due to circumstances regarding outstanding legal matters. Oh dear....How much did that cost them both financially and mentally for the loss of a dream holiday?

It is the law of the country that they have decided to reside in while they carry out their cr#ppy style of life.

Not my problem, now just something between them and the state. They are now being watched every minute of the day and they deserve it.

Tough old game sometimes!

Hi Herbie - I've sent you a PM regarding your situation.

Thanks

Hi Baldy
You wouldn't happen to know how to report this type of thing to the passport people would you?

its not that simple ..
You need to get a lawyer to go to court to get someone put on the stop list , otherwise people could
do it to others, just out of spite..

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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

You need to start the legal process by going to your solicitor.

The case then gets lodged with the courts so it is 'ongoing', the actual case may take a few years before judgement is granted. Point out to the solicitor that there may be a chance that the person(s) might do a moonlight flit, also give as much information as you can regarding other frauds/speeding fines/drink driving charges etc. outstanding (usually this type have a whole tidal wave of misdemeanors chasing after them) against them.

The solicitor should be able to file this information with the court and a temporary stop can be placed within the judges discretion.

That is the official process, there are other ways but that is not for discussion on an open forum.

just a quick message to say that i got my money back...not from the 'conman' but from my insurance!
i would like to say thank you to everyone who helped me!!
kelly

Kelly glad to here things got sorted through your insurance company ..
its a good thing that when people google DAVID McLAREN , SEARCHLITE CYPRUS OR
SEARCHLITE CYPRUS AND DAVID McLAREN , That it brings people to here , that way at least they have half a chance
to get into contact with David McLaren at searchlite cyprus in order to sort this out ...
I am sure david McLaren will be very thankfull to us for this service..

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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

Just a quick update.

I found this website which clearly states at the bottom '2010 trading' in website terminology.

http://golfresortscyprus.com/

If anyone was looking to see if they had shut up shop.

I had another person come to me at the market
and ask if i knew how to contact David McLaren , so If you happen to read this david
could you give me a contact number in order to pass it on to one of your customers

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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3 ... 698&v=wall

Seems he is promoting something else!

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"Keep Passing the Open Windows!"

Wish I had seen this post regarding Dave McLaren prior to paying him thousands of Euros for Web Design and various ongoing services.

Like previous posting Mr McLaren has done his usual routine of going to ground once he has been paid and not providing what we paid for, likewise JMS Property Services owned by family members are doing their usual bit by playing dumb as to his whereabouts. For anyone out there reading this avoid Searchlite Cyprus and JMS or McLaren Property Services these companies are run by a family of con artists.

I however am not sitting back but am making a report to the police so anyone intrested in seeing these people get thier comeuppence please respond to this post with your e-mail or telephone and I will ensure that your complaints are registetred with my own.

I don't agree with you there, there are rogue traders out there, when we visited in 2008 hoping to make it a permanent move we picked up on an advert by Simply Rentals run by Jo Pettoford, it turned out that she was known for all the wrong reasons and her web site had been shut down, she was not even registered and blatantly lied to us regarding facilities etc on the property she rented to us on behalf of her client.
Unbeknown to the owner she rented out the property for some months before we rented and we received the electric bills for this person, we still owe the electricity board as they reused to deduct this previous tennants outstanding bill from our account so we left declining to pay.
Like David McClaren Pettiford would not answer her phone she only sent threatening text messages.
Luckily for us a close neighbour put the owner right when she came over regarding our experience with Pettiford.

Had this person been exposed earlier on open forum we would not have had half the continuous trouble that we had over the property.

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John S

A good enough reason why open forum is helpful.

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John S

You dont mind if I pass this onto Jo do you Bassman- I am sure you won't as you posted it on a public forum you obviously do not mind who you reads it.

From my personal experience, Jo is one of the most proffessional people I know..
I'm sure she will be delighted to respond to you.

Tiggy

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Life is what you make it.

Helen

Of course I don't mind, it was a member of Paphos People who we were telling of our problems and who with who told us at a PP dinner all about Pettiford and gave us details of her website that had been shut down.
BTW what happened to her move to the carribean and the fruit farm she waas going to buy?

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John S

You dont mind if I pass this onto Jo do you Bassman- I am sure you won't as you posted it on a public forum you obviously do not mind who you reads it.

From my personal experience, Jo is one of the most proffessional people I know..
I'm sure she will be delighted to respond to you.

Tiggy[/quote]

Of course I don't mind, it was a member of Paphos People who we were telling of our problems and who with who told us at a PP dinner all about Pettiford and gave us details of her website that had been shut down.
BTW what happened to her move to the carribean and the fruit farm she waas going to buy?[/quote]


Oh, so once again you are are repeating heresay. If I was you I would read her response. Why not ask her directly about her future plans. I am sure she will be only too pleased to fill you in.

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Helen

I am very sorry to hear that David McLaren has once again been up to his usual
tricks. There are some bad people out there and they need to be named and shamed
and STOPPED.
Paphos People is a good forum to find out information for the benefit
of all.
He is a total coward though. I approached him in a supermarket car park and he locked his
doors and wouldnt speak to me. I found out where he lived and went round his house and he ran upstairs and
sent his wife down, ALEXANDER McLAREN to give me a cheque. Unfortunately for me,
their bank account was frozen, so no money would be released and therefore I did not
get my money back.
I wish you the best of luck in getting your money back.

You can include me with your complaint if you like.

I still have the cheque he gave me, all that time ago,
with stamps across it showing his account was frozen
at that time.

I have heard numerous stories from other people who gave
him money not just for websites etc but to do with properties
too.

The fact that the McLaren's are still here and still coning people is
amazing as normally word gets around about this sort of people.

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"Your dog is your friend, your partner, your defender. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true until the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion"

It's a wonder he isn't a personal friend of Tiggy she seems to be well in with this kind of person.

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John S

The only way that it will get round is if they are exposed for what they've done, but it seems certain members here are quite hapy to support these people and even form opinions from heresay.

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John S