Hostit.me.uk BIG SCAM

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Posted by crayonhost, 10-04-2007, 07:20 PM
Anybody is in the same fate with me? bought Master Reseller account from Hostit.me.uk for a while and was induced by the offer of a Yearly master reseller, upgraded and paid the yearly master reseller and then was cut out of even access to WHMreseller software, then start receiving non existence support unanswered tickets, no promised MSN support, No uptime, check www.hostit.me.uk and you can find that the site/client area has been down for more than 24 hours... I know someone posted bad about them before, and I just want to tell this message so that no one should face what we faced.. constant nightmare! now even Paypal dispute does not help, because paypal would NEVER i repeat NEVER refund a intangible goods, service or digital products... I am so frustrated that I have now decided to rent a dedicated server and be my own BOSS, no longer have to be at the mercy of a irresponsible merchant! all the best for all you out there! please pray for me, for I have lost precious hard earn USD300+ while I invested in Hostit.me.uk God punish you Ian Smith of Hostit.me.uk guess this whole experience makes me learn to treat my customers better!
Posted by PH-Kev, 10-04-2007, 07:26 PM
Offline now, someone else just posted about them too in another thread. Sounds like a nightmare
Posted by crayonhost, 10-04-2007, 07:33 PM
this is to prove my case, so that the world can see what I mean by no access to my master reseller accounts, note that this has been going on for more than 2 weeks! and to make matter worst while not having access to my master resellers, my clients was with other master resellers, and was terminated or suspended without my knowledge, How can I terminate them if I dont have access to my WHMreseller??? and my clients blamed me and requested refunds! some was even rude and called me a liar...not that we already gotten enough complains from their TERRIBLE downtime... you guys know, webhosting is all about trust and reliability..how can i be reliable and trustworthy, if my clients think I am suspending or terminating their accounts without sending them emails?? now the blame from the clients who thinks we are irresponsible, you guys know my situation, as a reseller we try hard to hide our 'Master' so that we look like our own company, so the blame and claim comes to US not to HOSTIT.ME.UK now it is even hard to promote my own brand... why should I be blamed for things that I do not or never intended to do?? stay away and report hostit.me.uk can anyone help? Attached Thumbnails
Posted by n3tw0rk5, 10-04-2007, 07:36 PM
Do you have backups at all?
Posted by crayonhost, 10-04-2007, 07:41 PM
no sir, actually I am not too worried about backing up my own websites, it is the clients websites that I worried of... and their scary emails that would sure to come and haunt my mailboxes... if only they knew.. but i tried to ask them to move over, and some was nice to accept my offer.. some do not want to trust me anymore.. but that is life.. thank you for your kind concern.. just spread this message so that someone can track them down and eventually catch them... I mean, I am usually a very patient person. I have endured this for three months.. but that is my mistake.. by enduring and trusting them for too long..paypal and other things dont count now... God and guys! please help us..
Posted by CyberHostPro, 10-05-2007, 04:30 AM
Hi I pinged hostit.me.uk and no response came back so I assume the server is offline, This is why you should choose more bigger (probably more expensive) hosting. However, the IP of NS1 of the server resolves to 75.126.148.64 which does not respond to pings. so its possible they have just not paid their own hosting bills and had the websites suspended. This company seem to resell Zipservers.com machines. Do you have any phone numbers for the host? The WHOIS Database says registered to Hostit ltd, when i checked with companies house, The address is C/O some Finance company! ie: http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/34...2f/compdetails However I can not confirm this is the company, because the domain has not been registered as a LTD company, so again its impossible to track down the company. Good luck getting your websites back, and in future find a better host.
Posted by crayonhost, 10-05-2007, 04:35 AM
44 7877210834 according to paypal this is their phone number anyone in the UK can help?? really appreciate what you have done !!
Posted by CyberHostPro, 10-05-2007, 05:00 AM
Hi Its 10am in the UK now, try calling them yourself.
Posted by web-project, 10-05-2007, 05:26 AM
typical mobile phone number. the tld me.uk for personal use as this tld the same as .name:
Posted by 040Hosting, 10-05-2007, 08:48 AM
Going dedicated is a big step, sad that you needed to take that step and did not find a reliable reseller party to help you out. Downtime can happen to anyone (yes everyone!), but communication and solving it quickly is the key. You will notice this also with your own dedicated server. Good luck and thanks for sharing your opinion about this host.
Posted by Brian-de-vie, 10-05-2007, 09:23 AM
Personaly I hate businesses that behave like this (hostit.me.uk) business appears to have. It is bad for, not just the hosting industry, but for 'small businesses generally' However it does sound to me like the OP should not take on the 'extra work load' of a dedicated server. It sound like he just needs to find hosting company with integrity, to work with as a reseller. That might have the added benifit of restoring his faith(trust) in others. Good luck, ther are plenty of good hosting businesses to help make up for the 'Scamers / incompetent' .
Posted by flashsnaps, 10-11-2007, 10:59 AM
Anyone have any luck with the phone number? I just want my domain released. Ian Smith is a lier and a cheat. Anyone able to get an address for him, cos if my domain doesn't get transfered soon, I'm going to be paying him a visit.
Posted by crayonhost, 10-11-2007, 11:10 AM
We dont even know whether his real name is Ian Smith, man.. I feel pity for you... I just lost USD300,- but you lost a precious domain....and probably money too.. man if anyone gets him, please kick his sorry XXx for me!
Posted by flashsnaps, 10-11-2007, 11:18 AM
Anyone else notice that the domain is apparently "up for sale" now? There's the name "Andrew Hudson" as the resistrant on the domain. I was told by "Ian" that he bought the domain off of Andrew Hudson but couldn't change the name. It's been removed now, but there was in fact an address on the whois also, on Old Farm Road in Plymouth. Probably about a 3 hour drive for me, but beginning to think it's probably worth it! And Crayon, yeah, if I find him, I will smack him in the teeth for you too mate!
Posted by crayonhost, 10-11-2007, 11:23 AM
hi flashsnaps, what domain did you lose? may I know?
Posted by flashsnaps, 10-11-2007, 02:31 PM
Hi Crayon, I've actually been amazingly lucky. After speaking to the friendly people at GoDaddy.com, it seems that they're going to be able to release my domain (flashsnaps.com) to me. It involved filling in some forms and scanning some photo ID (passport, etc) but it looks like I'll have my domain back very shortly. Would still like to smack Ian Smith in the teeth. For anyone that's interested, the registration info for hostit.me.uk USED to read: Andrew Hudson, 8 Old Farm Road, Plymouth, UK. Ian told me that the information was incorrect and he couldn't change it, but the address has now disapeared and the name Andrew Hudson remains... how odd. Almost like "Ian Smith" didn't want people to know that address? Maybe Andrew Hudson/Ian Smith is the same person? Dan edit: Maybe we should have a get-together in Plymouth?
Posted by crayonhost, 10-11-2007, 08:14 PM
I agree with you, spamming is a childish method, and I apologize publicly here.. BUT maybe if you lost USD300,- for a service paid for 1 and a half years and gone within 2 months, and got 20 hate mails and complaint mails A DAY from your trusted clients some calling you "what a shame" "I demand a full refund or I will make paypal dispute" "I regretted signing up with you" "you are a waste of my time" without warning the server was just cut out!! and then TRIED actualy to make EVERY effort to contact hostit.me.uk, giving him chance by even making a long distance call( yes I live in Tokyo and making a long distance call is not cheap) to UK but GOT a big fat zero.. at least if "Ian Smith" would be man enough to even apologize to me, and offer me a refund.. I would not even have written in this forum.. BUT Yes I do agree and apologize for my childish call...no spamming is a good spam.. so please my Brothers (or sisters) in the UK, or anyone who reads this forum... teach Hostit.me.uk a lesson... thanks a lot! AND Flashsnaps.. I am happy for you! great that you could solve your problems, although it is a pain.. but at least you got your domain.! go to Plymouth and investigate this case for me will you? thanks mate
Posted by flashsnaps, 10-12-2007, 10:01 AM
I forgive you, Crayon. It's sad that you're powerless to do anything except spam his address. I think I probably only lost about £5 GBP, can't image how angry I'd be if I'd lost a lot of money like you did. I actually have a friend at Uni in Plymouth who I've always intended on visiting, so maybe while I'm down there I'll go and check out that address. Perhaps if I extract one of his testicles and post it to you, you'll consider the score settled? (JK)...ish. I've now gone with a company called Eclipse 2000 hosting. They reply to support tickets pretty much instantly and offer a very fast and reliable service from what I've seen so far. I'd also like to publicly thank all of the people who helped me at GoDaddy.com I know those guys receive a lot of bad press about banning domains and what not, but there were so polite and helpful, always available on the phone and were able to solve my problem very quickly and professionally. Dan
Posted by lwbbs, 10-12-2007, 02:50 PM
I think nobody will buy the domain if they know the story. Even though you are bankrupt, you also should let all users to backup the data and transfer the website to other place.
Posted by flashsnaps, 10-12-2007, 06:54 PM
Just to give you all a giggle, I received an email this evening. There wasn't actually a name on it, but I assume that it was from Mr Andrew Hudson (8 Old Farm Road, Plymouth). Because he was so overwhealmingly polite, I thought I'd post it here for your pleasure. >This site has gone back to me the previous owner as i was >running a good >business untill ian messed it up. >You also have your domain name, and the mobile phone number is >not mine. >Also i have seen the forums what you have wrote about coming to >plymouth, >trust me mate, i wouldn't!!!! >If ya wanna try your luck in coming down here and trying to >smash my teeth >in then come down by all means and i will be waiting for you. >You have ****ed with the wrong person the threated, you have an >idea of a >computer geek in your head that you can smack. >Trust me you have the wrong impression. >Thats all im saying on that matter. >Oh and never order me about!!!!! >:-) The smile at the end is his, this grin is mine: :-D Perhaps he doesn't realise that as the legal owner of hostit.me.uk, he's legally responsible for my loss of business? Screw you, dude, but thanks for your email (and your terrible english) you gave me a laugh.
Posted by anon-e-mouse, 10-12-2007, 07:08 PM
Yes, it was changed a few days ago I see.
Posted by crayonhost, 10-12-2007, 10:22 PM
Dear boys and girls.. this is turning to a piece of a joke.. turn out "Ian Smith" is a very good actor, I know that this is the same person... I am not a native speaker... but this guy's english is a piece of Shite mate.... look look here for a good laugh: -----------------start email-------------- Who are you then? And never ever ever speak to me like that again, i tavel alot and might end up near you!!!! :-) P.s the domain has been sold, so im not who you think i am. -------------end email------------ so.. he wants to tavel to to Japan.. so come and TAVEL here mate... if you are so rich to TAVEL here give me back my money you piece of shite.. LOL your acting make us sick babe!
Posted by crayonhost, 10-12-2007, 10:28 PM
I agree with you mate.. I am interested to know the outcome of the new "website" if the new owner unluckily "bought" the domain... poor guy...
Posted by flashsnaps, 10-12-2007, 10:35 PM
Crayon, That's priceless, mate. This guy is just hilarious. Just reading back through this thread, I noticed something interesting. In his email to me, he says that I have threatened him, but I actually only ever threatened "Ian Smith", so perhaps his slip up is an admission of guilt? Andrew, now that we know you're reading this thread, why not take the opportunity to pass on some contact information for "Ian Smith". If it's really not you, that is... Considering you claim to of done business with him (you sold him a domain which he then "gave back to you"), you must have a good deal of contact information for him. Without that information, we're powerless to blame anyone except you. Also need to mention that Andrew is in the process of setting up resellerhosting.me.uk, presumably with another false name and with the intention of ripping off a load more innocent individuals.
Posted by crayonhost, 10-12-2007, 11:06 PM
LOL, indeed! mate.. at least we have now made these two domains become a piece of rubbish.. I am sure smart people will check google.. and when they click.. hostit.me.uk pishhhhhh they will only find BIG SCAM.. that is our thread.. Yeah.. he once wanted to sell lots of domains.. man.. cant believe these guys, still want to give internet a try... after their bankcruptcy?? ck ck ck by the way, your site is cool flashsnaps!! if I go to UK might give you a visit!
Posted by sandyf, 10-12-2007, 11:29 PM
Fascinating reading, I'm so sorry for anyone who lost money tho! Best to share these stories, to possibly help the next person. I was curious about the domain.. did you know it now says: "Domain for sale, due to declared bankrupt. If you are interested in buying this domain please contact us at admin@hostit.me.uk" This forum is full of stories this week, I hope there will be some regulation of the hosting business one day. Domain owners & resellers really should have somewhere to file a formal complaint within the industry.
Posted by ZipServers, 10-22-2007, 03:40 PM
We just got hit with the chargebacks from PayPal concerning this former customer. Not sure what happened to them, but apparently they took the money and ran. If anyone has a lead on them, please let us know so we can try to recoup our losses.
Posted by Taiyab, 10-22-2007, 03:54 PM
Ouch - it's sites like this that cause the bad name for other hosting providers as people trust them less and less because of scenarios like these.
Posted by Maybe, 10-22-2007, 04:09 PM
I'm actually popping down to Plymouth on Wednesday - staying until Friday! Depending on my schedule I may (and I mean may) just be able to pop down there with a friend. Nothing confrontational or anything...but if anybody wants me to politely ask for their money back from this guy???? Could be interesting
Posted by crayonhost, 10-22-2007, 09:57 PM
yes please.. I lost USD300 from this certain guy.. please ask it back.. to be honest.. life has not been good with me. I am very depressed.. cause I just lost the love of my life... please anyone.. thank you...
Posted by ZipServers, 10-24-2007, 11:38 AM
What's weird is Andrew bought a VPS from us less than a month ago. So they seem to have been active until about 3 weeks ago.
Posted by sky2k4, 10-26-2007, 10:56 AM
hey guys im Troy from I just want to say. I feel for you both, just gives ya an icky feeling abot trusting! Also Crayon and us got scammed also by another guy off of ebay,lol named shinlok, my name for him chitrock, lol, hes so lucky i didnt travel.. he took the money and ran, well we are actually happy to have met crayon! 6 leters attracted us to his hosting! ffmpeg on ebay. We already have hosting with another company and because they cant get ffmpeg together andd there really is no 24/7 support we are moving all of our clients to crayon's hosting Yes I mad that choice in less than a week. why? Crayons team is there 24/7 ,managed server for Real!, ffmpeg, Not forcing us to host with him, gave us a free month to prove he's loyal and has great service. Well I'm thinking we have made a great choice.All the things i said about crayon are true! Fast,stable,customer friendly,rates are nice, offers dedicated ip,and more reliability than my supposive good host. I kinda went of track But I just want to clarify.. All you bad host out there take notes from us who have been Burned in some way by bad opperators. We are the kind of people that prove in the long run what this busines is supposed to be! and thats how we prevail. So for the bad host hope you feel major giult , because you can never be forgiven Last edited by anon-e-mouse; 10-26-2007 at 07:43 PM.
Posted by Brian-de-vie, 10-26-2007, 11:17 AM
I've been in a similar situation with a domain, which I tried to aquire because the bankrupt company owed me several thousand . it ended up that 'The Crown' owned the domain & where allowed to auction it off, as a means of getting 'there taxes' So tread carefully.
Posted by illusion123, 10-28-2007, 09:51 PM
There site is down, what d*gs!! i cant belive they done that to you i hate scammers and rip offs.
Posted by Brian-de-vie, 10-28-2007, 10:30 PM
this may help a little, there is still an ebay site: http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/hostit_me_uk if nothing else maybe they can contact him
Posted by Outlaw Web Master, 10-28-2007, 10:57 PM
hmm...there's some funny hosting names around...especially the ones that seem to give all the problems. www.hostit.me.uk would be better named www.hosatit.me.uk owm
Posted by surf2bob, 10-29-2007, 07:04 PM
This may seem a silly thing to say, but did anyone actually report this to the police? Perhaps I missed something, but a scam is a scam - it`s basically theft and a crime. Get the authorities involved, whether they investigate or not, they have a lot more resources at their disposal. He`s probably some kid living at the parents house.
Posted by crayonhost, 10-30-2007, 02:41 AM
MAte.. anyone a lawyer here?? or any nice guy in the UK?? I really want to do this... I mean,, I am hopeless, because I am an Indonesian who lives in Japan.. what do we expect to get when we go to the UK and say to the nice police.. xcuse me sir.. do you reckon you could help me get Ian Smith to jail?? I can give you free hosting sir..?? lol... even the almighty paypal wont help.. tried to call them, tried to contact them.. they favour Hostit! because they say it is "intangible goods" please try to contact the vendor for resolutions..(yeah I wish they are good vendor...) what a lame.. thing.. mate.. anyone could help, I would share half of what I lost.. and give you 80% of the won case compensation if it goes to court.. thanks
Posted by PH-Kev, 10-30-2007, 02:51 AM
Crayon.. I just noticed in your screenshot in first post.. you were searching for nulled idevaffiliate script... tut tut
Posted by crayonhost, 10-30-2007, 03:07 AM
haha, who never does that mate.. come on.. lol... does anybody here never watch porn?? haha(same thing right?)
Posted by GPearce, 10-30-2007, 05:37 AM
Omg" I was caught out by Shinnlok too, aznx hosting wasn't it? They've gone now I would never buy off eBay, every single one of the 5 i tried vanised after maybe a month Buy from somewhere you can trust, and pay more. It's the best way.
Posted by AHFBWEB, 10-30-2007, 09:05 AM
haha , a thief complaining about another thief. So he ripped you off, not any different than your attempt to rip off idev
Posted by crayonhost, 10-30-2007, 11:48 AM
fu fu fu.. the difference? hmm let say.. one succeded.. the other decided to buy from another developer legally nobody like to be called a thief mate.. especially for what he did not do. cheers mate God bless your soul..
Posted by Brian-de-vie, 10-30-2007, 12:10 PM
No disrespect meant, but better to forget this & move on. The reality here in the UK (Like most of the world I guese) is that something like this would happen. Spend £5000.00 getting the guy/business to court. Guy gets slapped wrist told to pay you £50 He does not pay you. Meanwhile, he sets up elsewere to 'screw others' You successfully go bald. end of story. Learn from your exerience, don't get trapped by it.
Posted by crayonhost, 10-30-2007, 12:26 PM
yeah mate.. we are already moved on.. moved to dedicated where the only boss is me and me.. lol thanks for the concern though mate.. really appreciate it
Posted by tnorris, 11-03-2007, 12:01 AM
that's awful to put it aptly -- never run into a bad host myself (using netfirms right now, they're okay) so I can't relate
Posted by JLHC, 11-03-2007, 01:26 AM
Why must all these host do these stuff... Earn fast money will not keep them long in hosting business..