Here is the photo of Shiela Soliman of La Arroz (the scammer and estapadora). Beware of this girl who uses the following nick name in the online community - Shey, shey16, chums16 she is a professional scammer. Here is the link of here scam
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Scammer Shiela Soliman
Here is the photo of Shiela Soliman of La Arroz (the scammer and estapadora). Beware of this girl who uses the following nick name in the online community - Shey, shey16, chums16 she is a professional scammer. Here is the link of here scam
Friday, January 30, 2009
Scammed by LA Arroz thru Shiela Soliman
I was SCAMMED by Shiela Ayco Soliman via La Arroz Rice-in- a-box franchise. Here’s the story on how I ended up duped by this woman and how she professionally executed her scheme.
I came to know La Arroz (Shiela Soliman) thru the franchise advertisement posted last November 21, 2008 in an online forum. The posted ad said that they have 2 available franchise stall located inside university canteens . The franchise looked appealing, they offered good location and claimed that they have already done the market research & survey and promised a decent return.
After doing some studying and investigation (checking the company profile, site visit, checking existing La Arroz branch, tasting their product and performed background check), I felt satisfied and signed a franchise agreement with La Arroz thru Shiela Ayco Soliman. As I live overseas, I asked my brother to be my representative and made the full payment of 203,000 pesos. The agreement includes 2 stalls with 3 months trial operation period. Location of the stalls is in AMA Quezon City and in Emilio Aguinaldo College Manila (EAC manila). As per stated in the agreement, once the trial operations ended, we can choose either one (1) of the stall as our permanent franchise license. And in case we decide not to proceed with any of the stalls after said trial period, then they will refund the 150K.
Here’s the list included in the contract/agreement.
- contract price 200K pesos for 2 stalls
- turn-over date on January 8, 2009
- Training of Personnel
- Supplies (worth 44,000)
- Business Permits of two stalls
- Uniform of La Arroz staff ( 4 sets)
- 3 months stall monthly rental fee/1 STALL only (3,000/mo.)
- 2 FREEZER
- THREE MONTHS TRIAL OPERATION ( for two stalls)
- Initial Development of LA ARROZ Franchise Unit
- Selected Menu approved by Franchisor
- Administration and Documentation (for 2 stalls)
- Business Regulation & Permits (2 stalls)
- Kiosk or Booth and Designs
- Cooking Equipment: 4 Tepanyaki and 2 Rice Cooker
- Training of Personnel
- LA ARROZ Franchise Operating Standards Manual
- Advertising/Display and Promotion Materials
We were very optimistic about the franchise business and eagerly waited for the turn-over date. But our enthusiasm slowly faded as Shiela started to show some un-professionalism…
i.e.
- changing the turn-over date over and over again (initial turn over was on January 3, 2009 but she changed it to January 5 and later to January 8, 2009).
- last minute business requirements that she did not mentioned beforehand
- not disclosing that AMA canteen would have to be renovated (what she mentioned in our meeting previously was that she needs to do a small repair on the La Arroz counter in AMA as it was already old but later on we found-out that AMA is doing a full renovation of their entire canteen)
- not disclosing the correct monthly rental (according to Shiela the AMA rental is only 3,000 pesos per month but later on we found-out that the rental was actually 6,000 pesos)
And these were just some of it, the worst happened last January 8, 2009. It was supposed to be the third turn-over date schedule for the 2 stalls, stocks and equipment but instead she cancelled it again for the same reason that she told us when she cancelled the 2nd turn-over schedule. According to her the renovation was not yet completed and again the need to move the turn-over date. My sister wanted to meet with her but Shiela told her that she was in UP Manila fixing the issues about the UP stalls. We were already fed up with her lies and so my sister decided to go to AMA just to verify if the renovation is truly not yet completed. Upon reaching the AMA canteen, my sister was shocked as she found out that not only La Arroz was in full operation but Shiela was actually in AMA (and not in UP) overseeing the said stall with her own staffs. Much worst is that my sister noticed that their pricelist was different from the selling pricelist that Shiela gave to us. The price was way too low from the pricelist that we have. My sister exploded, it was clear that Shiela was just going in circles with us on the promised stall but in reality, she wasn’t really keen to give the stalls to us. Shiela explained that she was just training her new staff. What a lousy excuse, she could have trained her own staff on the existing branches that she owns. I confronted her (thru email and overseas calls). She admitted on her shortcomings and that she didn’t foresee some of the problems that have surfaced. She also said that the UP Manila branch may not be available as she had some problems with the UP student org but swear that she is not a SCAMMER and to prove it, she offered to refund the full 203K to us and promised that she will make up for all this mess. But unfortunately it was just another one of her schemes, for up until now, we still haven’t received a single cent from Shiela Soliman. She gave us a post dated cheque last January 19, 2009 (dated January 27, 2009) but the cheque bounced because the account was already CLOSED. So people, do be cautious of this woman, she is a professional SCAMMER. Her style is to entice you with a favorable contract, and in our case it was a 3 months trial period, 1 month consignment of drinks, low monthly rental fee and as a trade-in partner. But all of it were just lies she meticulously perpetrated so that she can swindle you with your hard-earned money.
I will try to share my experience with Shiela Soliman and La Arroz to online community as Shiela and La Arroz are still out there looking for another victims (refer to her new advertisement here, this is the same stalls that she offered me but her style now is a installment payment on the franchisee fee instead of the 3 months trial operations). I hope that I’m not late in sharing this experienced with La Arroz and hope that no-one has yet entered into her SCAM. She is a professional scammer and she really knows or prepared all her moves. Our lawyer sent demand letters three (3) times to all her known address (registered mail) and none of them had returned to us, probably she already instructed all the people around her not to accept any registered mail. Shiela knows the in and out of our laws, as a procedure before we can file a criminal case it is necessary to properly informed the other party about our demands (thru the registered mail) and by not accepting the demand letter then it means that we don’t have proof that we have sent the demand letter. She maybe familiar with the slow pace of our justice system but I will do my best to ensure that she will be prosecute on what she has done to us. I will make this blog to reach out to as much as many people to warn them about Shiela Soliman and her franchise scam thru La Arroz.
Thank You for your time in reading this blog and hoping that you will help me to share this information. If you have a friends or relatives studying or working in the school/universities that has a La Arroz branch kindly help to share this writing. I’m requesting all not to patronize the SCAMMER product especially in the following La Arroz branch as this are the stall that Shiela personally managed.
Perpetual Sampalok Branch
Perpetual Laguna Branch
Perpetual Manila Branch
UP Manila
AMA Quezon City
EAC branch
We are now currently pursuing a criminal case against this Shiela Ayco Soliman and La Arroz for breach of contract and ESTAFA (for the bounced cheque). Here are the scanned copy of receipt, bounced cheque and agreement that we received from them.
Receipt 1
Receipt 2
I came to know La Arroz (Shiela Soliman) thru the franchise advertisement posted last November 21, 2008 in an online forum. The posted ad said that they have 2 available franchise stall located inside university canteens . The franchise looked appealing, they offered good location and claimed that they have already done the market research & survey and promised a decent return.
After doing some studying and investigation (checking the company profile, site visit, checking existing La Arroz branch, tasting their product and performed background check), I felt satisfied and signed a franchise agreement with La Arroz thru Shiela Ayco Soliman. As I live overseas, I asked my brother to be my representative and made the full payment of 203,000 pesos. The agreement includes 2 stalls with 3 months trial operation period. Location of the stalls is in AMA Quezon City and in Emilio Aguinaldo College Manila (EAC manila). As per stated in the agreement, once the trial operations ended, we can choose either one (1) of the stall as our permanent franchise license. And in case we decide not to proceed with any of the stalls after said trial period, then they will refund the 150K.
Here’s the list included in the contract/agreement.
- contract price 200K pesos for 2 stalls
- turn-over date on January 8, 2009
- Training of Personnel
- Supplies (worth 44,000)
- Business Permits of two stalls
- Uniform of La Arroz staff ( 4 sets)
- 3 months stall monthly rental fee/1 STALL only (3,000/mo.)
- 2 FREEZER
- THREE MONTHS TRIAL OPERATION ( for two stalls)
- Initial Development of LA ARROZ Franchise Unit
- Selected Menu approved by Franchisor
- Administration and Documentation (for 2 stalls)
- Business Regulation & Permits (2 stalls)
- Kiosk or Booth and Designs
- Cooking Equipment: 4 Tepanyaki and 2 Rice Cooker
- Training of Personnel
- LA ARROZ Franchise Operating Standards Manual
- Advertising/Display and Promotion Materials
We were very optimistic about the franchise business and eagerly waited for the turn-over date. But our enthusiasm slowly faded as Shiela started to show some un-professionalism…
i.e.
- changing the turn-over date over and over again (initial turn over was on January 3, 2009 but she changed it to January 5 and later to January 8, 2009).
- last minute business requirements that she did not mentioned beforehand
- not disclosing that AMA canteen would have to be renovated (what she mentioned in our meeting previously was that she needs to do a small repair on the La Arroz counter in AMA as it was already old but later on we found-out that AMA is doing a full renovation of their entire canteen)
- not disclosing the correct monthly rental (according to Shiela the AMA rental is only 3,000 pesos per month but later on we found-out that the rental was actually 6,000 pesos)
And these were just some of it, the worst happened last January 8, 2009. It was supposed to be the third turn-over date schedule for the 2 stalls, stocks and equipment but instead she cancelled it again for the same reason that she told us when she cancelled the 2nd turn-over schedule. According to her the renovation was not yet completed and again the need to move the turn-over date. My sister wanted to meet with her but Shiela told her that she was in UP Manila fixing the issues about the UP stalls. We were already fed up with her lies and so my sister decided to go to AMA just to verify if the renovation is truly not yet completed. Upon reaching the AMA canteen, my sister was shocked as she found out that not only La Arroz was in full operation but Shiela was actually in AMA (and not in UP) overseeing the said stall with her own staffs. Much worst is that my sister noticed that their pricelist was different from the selling pricelist that Shiela gave to us. The price was way too low from the pricelist that we have. My sister exploded, it was clear that Shiela was just going in circles with us on the promised stall but in reality, she wasn’t really keen to give the stalls to us. Shiela explained that she was just training her new staff. What a lousy excuse, she could have trained her own staff on the existing branches that she owns. I confronted her (thru email and overseas calls). She admitted on her shortcomings and that she didn’t foresee some of the problems that have surfaced. She also said that the UP Manila branch may not be available as she had some problems with the UP student org but swear that she is not a SCAMMER and to prove it, she offered to refund the full 203K to us and promised that she will make up for all this mess. But unfortunately it was just another one of her schemes, for up until now, we still haven’t received a single cent from Shiela Soliman. She gave us a post dated cheque last January 19, 2009 (dated January 27, 2009) but the cheque bounced because the account was already CLOSED. So people, do be cautious of this woman, she is a professional SCAMMER. Her style is to entice you with a favorable contract, and in our case it was a 3 months trial period, 1 month consignment of drinks, low monthly rental fee and as a trade-in partner. But all of it were just lies she meticulously perpetrated so that she can swindle you with your hard-earned money.
I will try to share my experience with Shiela Soliman and La Arroz to online community as Shiela and La Arroz are still out there looking for another victims (refer to her new advertisement here, this is the same stalls that she offered me but her style now is a installment payment on the franchisee fee instead of the 3 months trial operations). I hope that I’m not late in sharing this experienced with La Arroz and hope that no-one has yet entered into her SCAM. She is a professional scammer and she really knows or prepared all her moves. Our lawyer sent demand letters three (3) times to all her known address (registered mail) and none of them had returned to us, probably she already instructed all the people around her not to accept any registered mail. Shiela knows the in and out of our laws, as a procedure before we can file a criminal case it is necessary to properly informed the other party about our demands (thru the registered mail) and by not accepting the demand letter then it means that we don’t have proof that we have sent the demand letter. She maybe familiar with the slow pace of our justice system but I will do my best to ensure that she will be prosecute on what she has done to us. I will make this blog to reach out to as much as many people to warn them about Shiela Soliman and her franchise scam thru La Arroz.
Thank You for your time in reading this blog and hoping that you will help me to share this information. If you have a friends or relatives studying or working in the school/universities that has a La Arroz branch kindly help to share this writing. I’m requesting all not to patronize the SCAMMER product especially in the following La Arroz branch as this are the stall that Shiela personally managed.
Perpetual Sampalok Branch
Perpetual Laguna Branch
Perpetual Manila Branch
UP Manila
AMA Quezon City
EAC branch
We are now currently pursuing a criminal case against this Shiela Ayco Soliman and La Arroz for breach of contract and ESTAFA (for the bounced cheque). Here are the scanned copy of receipt, bounced cheque and agreement that we received from them.
Receipt 1
Receipt 2
Bounced cheque
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