Below are an extract of the testimony from 7 individual people who have had personal and business dealings with Ben Barnwell presenting himself as Benjamin Francis. These are claims that Ben has made to these individuals:
Has access to millions of pounds of funds held off shore but cannot be brought on shore for tax reasons
Has stocks and shares in excess of £700,000
Has relatives that have made multiple millions of pounds from the sale of their family pharmaceutical business and are willing to invest
Has access to funds from sales not declared for VAT and Tax purposes
Has multiple premises and buildings that he has acquired and can be sold or used
Has monies available now that can help any organisation who is having cash flow problems
Has monies available now to help pay employees of companies with cash flow problems
To date, Ben Barnwell has not provided any individual with direct evidence of his assets. However, these individuals have stated that Ben has:
Provided proof of payments in excess of £100,000 that never reached the targeted bank account
Not paid debts for rental of offices
Not paid for use of vehicles
Received monies off individuals to attend sporting event activities that never materialised. Once Ben Barnwell received the monies he became uncontactable
Received monies off individuals for business activities that never materialised and never returned the monies
Does not rent or lease a business address he has registered with Companies House as his registered office
Been highlighted on LinkedIn as a scammer
Ben Barnwell presents himself very well and comes across as very credible. He is able to think on his feet very quickly. However, to date, he is known to owe over £140,000 to at least one individual.
Watch the Instagram video on the link below. Some of the Ben Barnwell victims confront him for being a scammer
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzW0b-nNdIF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link