iBill (Internet Billing Company) and Etelegate

On WHOIS (Network Solutions website) the etelegate.com has the following data:

Registrant: Etelegate

Cariocca Business Park, 2 Sawley Road, London, UK M40 8BB

Registrar: NAMESDIRECT

Domain Name: ETELEGATE.COM

Created on: 31-MAR-04

Expires on: 31-MAR-08

Last Updated on: 22-MAR-06

Administrative, Technical Contact:

Thomas Mr sales@etelegate.com

Etelegate

Cariocca Business Park, 2 Sawley Road, London, UK M40 8BB

There is no such address in London as Cariocca Business Park, 2 Sawley Road. This should read Manchester.

This company, Etelegate Limited, (of 2 Sawley Road, Manchester), continues to use a maildrop address at 29 Harley Street London W1G 9QR.

Etelegate Limited of Cariocca Business Park, 2 Sawley Road, Manchester, M40 8BB is a dissolved company and has never submitted any annual filings since incorporation date – namely, it is a dead parrot company. The UK company number is 05121625.

The domain, etelegate.com current lists this dissolved company, Etelegate Limited as it’s mailing contact and uses the maildrop address 29 Harley Street London W1G 9QR.

The above obviously raises some question over who exactly “Etelegate” is and what legal entity and jurisdiction they purport to operate under.

This “company” does not fall within UK law as may be suggested by the addresses above and it is a criminal offense within the UK to trade or use the name of a dissolved or liquidated company.

Need help?

For further information on Etelegate Limited call UK Companies House Contact Centre on 0870 33 33 636. If the matter appears to relate to a criminal offense, complaints may be filed with UK Metropolitan Police, West End Central, 27 Saville Row, London – Tel: (0)20 7437 1212.

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