Elrio Farms

Elrio Farms working with ****mers Aerospeed Fast Track

I wanted to start a business of raising chickens and selling them. I found Elrio Farms and checked for reviews and all seemed okay. I corresponded with Erik Jansen throughout. I ordered 50 5 week old broiler chickens and they then claimed they handed it over to a courier and that I would be contacted. I was then contacted by Aerospeed Fast Tracker and told to pay R5 500 for the deliver. I went back to Elrio Farms and questioned this and they advised that I should proceed with paying it. Aerospeed then said it should be an immediate payment which was not permitted by my bank. They claimed this would be refunded. The following day I was advised that they needed to call a vet and to pay an additional R6 500 which was paid but also not an immediate payment. The day after that payment, with no chickens in sight I was told by Aerospeed to pay another R5000 as the initial amount had lapsed (effectively insurance). I advised them to make use of that money as everything would be refunded to me and they refused. I went back to Erik Jansen and he initially stated he would help but when I requested a refund he became aggressive. He then claimed he could help me raise the money if I paid him back when I got the deposit. At this point I knew I had been ****med and was not handing over any other funds but wanted to see how it would play out. Erik Jansen allegedly paid R3 500 and sent the proof of payment, which I forwarded to Aerospeed. They wanted the balance and I refused as they had more money that they owed me than what was outstanding. The most heartbreaking think is I did not see negative reviews from Elrio Farms but they are clearly a **** as they work with ****mers.