Unfortunately, I was foolish enough to buy a few leads from this company. I just wrote the first couple off to bad luck when I didn't get a response to telephone messages or e-mails.
I bought another lead today for £45.
Have a look at this report on this site:
Now look at this e-mail I received a few days ago:
Lead Number: E1254
Web Design Lead: Personal Trainer website
Client Details: The following contact details are available upon purchase: Contact name, Best contact number and Email address
Client budget: £4,000
Type of website wanted: Brochure/E-com Website
Example Websites the client likes: n/a
Number of pages required: unsure
Does customer require domain name and hosting: yes
Does the customer require a logo: Yes
Does the customer require marketing: yes
Marketing Budget: £2,000
Type of Marketing Required: Facebook or Google
Has the customer received any quotes: No
Time frame to start project: Immediately
Project Brief: Customer runs an in-home personal training business and is looking for a company to create him a professional website to help him attract more clients, he wants the website to have 2 main functions, to promote his personal training services and sell a range of weight loss/weight gain products (they have over 170 products), customer has a total budget of £6,000 for both design and marketing
Different lead number, completely different budget but EXACTLY the same project brief.
If, like me, you're trying to get a business on its feet, these can seem very tempting. Shelling out for a scam like this hurts financially and psychologically. Me, I've given them until mid-day tomorrow to provide substantial evidence that they're running a genuine business. If they don't, I'll report it to the police. It's out and out fraud.