If you’re going to take any comment seriously on the internet take mine, anton and i could be considered “old friends”, he fell out with me, accusing me of being a scammer funnily enough, posted me all over his socials etc etc, way before level up existed. Ruined my name and I’m unfortunately not strong minded so it did affect my mental health pretty badly! We’re still not friends and never will be, but, i have to say this, anton is not a scammer nor is he a bad person at all, he’s not perfect obviously but we all make mistakes, he’s always been very helpful to people in the mk4 scene including myself before the fall out we had, he is very well known amongst the vag scene and would never do anything that could have a negative affect on his reputation. If anyone had a reason to kick him while he’s down it would be me believe me, but if i was to sit here and slate him calling him a scammer i would be lying. For him to still be trying at this point shows how much this means to him.
@liamhardcastle4156 there's one thing trying, it's a completely different thing running comps with no funds and not listening to advice. As a director, you are financially responsible for the business. Unfortunately, he's become overwhelmed, cocky at one point. One good review may reach 3 ears, one bad review will reach 100 ears. I do feel for the guy, but that doesn't excuse the behaviour or attitude he has taken with customers/winners. Telling them that if anyone comes to my door, I will go back to prison happily after explaining they've had no choice but to go down the official routes. Angry is also NOT what the guy was, frustrated with the lies after many of hours trying to be understanding, empathetic, until 8 months of no contact and phone number changed rang alarm bells along with other 25 winners sat there waiting for replies. The guy who won the 100k hasn't even approached the papers or news and has refused to be out in the press. 🤷♀️
Is it any wonder you are been classed as a scammer ? I was buying into your ticket sales for these cars & cash prizes in the hopes of getting a win , ok most times I didn’t win but I paid into the draws and other people won which was all well & good I’d paid in and took my chance someone won FairPlay I could win the next one ! Un-be-known to all us lot that winner never got paid their winnings so yes we was all scammed by you as you was the one who created the draw & was selling the tickets for those draws 🤷🏽♂️ knowing full well you wasn’t paying them so people who have paid in there hard earned money ain’t the scammer here !!! And then one day one of those WINNERS was “ME” and how excited I was to of received that text message from you congratulating me on my 5K win !! I was quick to send you over my bank details for you to send my winnings over BUT that never happened & I’m STILL waiting for my £5,000 !!! So everybody who paid into that same draw I won got scammed too cuz they lost there money like I’d lost my money on there winning draws And now your asking as to why peeps are calling you out SERIOUSLY 🤷🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️ I’ve made NO threats to you cuz you’ve ghosted me from that first message of my win !! Despite all the messages I’ve sent !! I’ve got your home address & unit address so no threats have been needed Just do the honest thing here Anton Level Up Giveaways Pay me what I’ve won and we can move on 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Exactly!!!!! Nobody in their right mind would give money to a company knowing damn well they haven't got the product or the prize money to give out to the winner. I understand everything he's said in this video, he's fucked up the business trying to make it work by putting his self in huge debt. I get it! But running competitions hoping you're going to make enough money to pay for the last winners is just ridiculous business mate! At the end of the day you've took money off people knowing you can't pay any winners their prize. If you had not ghosted me and been truthful then I would have been more understanding but Anton you've ignored all my messages and comments. I did warn you weeks ago that the BBC was messaging people like myself asking questions!!! In the eyes of the law you've knowingly took money off people for a competition knowing you can't pay out unless the competition does well!! I thought there was only a few of us but 25 people who have not been paid is really bad business and criminal. I hope you can turn it around and pay out myself, the guy above and the other 23 winners who feel let down and misled.
I entered your raffle for the officially gassed Porsche, you deferred the deadline several times, I assume in attempt to generate more revenue, after that I refused to deal with you or level up ever again. I’m sure I’m not alone in that conclusion.
You’re not going to like this and unfortunately it seems many people in the comments are missing the point. “Scammer” is banded around too easily but unfortunately just because you’re saying you didn’t intentionally set out to not pay people doesn’t put you in the clear. The signs were there multiple times that you were running a non viable business. You were borrowing money to cover losses and then continued to lose money multiple times doing the same thing without making changes. Doubling down and digging more of a hole. You stated multiple times how other raffle companies were causing you issues with competition, it’s your fault as a business owner to not recognise that was going to cause issues and it’s also your responsibility to not then over compensate to up the ante.
How did you not learn. I don't think you're a scammer but you're a bad businessman. It's almost like an addiction. Just keep getting lower and lower, one more fix. Absolute madness.
You've said your side of the story and you're still in the wrong. Not one apology to those that haven't been paid. You said they only spent £10 it's not like I took £15k from them. You did, you did take £15,000 from them. Because they won that money and you have deprived them of that? You don't seem to understand how much your actions have affected peoples lives. Shame on you. And never ever touch a business again.
September 2023 I won a 7.5 golf r & £1000 through Anton/level up giveaways, picked the car up the following weekend of the live draw,enjoyed it for a month then sold it for 23k. I’d just turned self employed so it came at a perfect time. There’s been hundreds if not thousands of winners all of it made possible by Anton I’d still enter comps associated with Anton & level up and I’ve no doubt all will get settled eventually.
@@Geraint-w9c I cant believe how many are saying "he's legit as I won and I got paid". Would soon change their tune if they had not have received their winnings.
When Covid hit the market was absolutely flooded with comp companies, id say then was the time to call it a day. There’s still a load now on Facebook news feeds every day I can’t help but think now everyone is back to normal and busy how long before a few start dropping off. Would have been nice to see the r32 through I was enjoying watching the progress. Is there any plans for the near future?
Went too big too soon. Sadly this one’s on you, clearly measures weren’t put in place to protect yourself of the business. Should never have gone up to 100k giveaways when you didn’t have the facilities for it.
28:02 Anton is a genuine guy and person. I won around 8 different prizes, from a car to cash and site credit. He paid out every time. All he has done is try to be successful with his business and help change people's lives, he genuinely was so happy when he phoned me with news that I had won the car, i was obviously over the moon. What has happened isn't great for these more recent winners, but it just sounds like Anton didn't want to throw the towel in and give up. I hope you are able to pull yourself out of what you are in mate, you have changed a lot of people's lives for the better. So well done.
@Geraint-w9c He isn't a scammer, you obviously haven't watched the video or don't want to understand his point of view. Maybe he should just refund your 99p back or whatever you paid to enter, he said he is working on it.
The best thing you can do at this moment for yourself and your family is close the business and if necessary declare bankruptcy. I dread to think who you owe money to I'm guessing it won't be traditional banks but if you are able to fold everything do it right now don't delay it. Although it's bad for the prize winners you are never going to pull back from this and this is what insolvency is there to do and there's no shame in it. Sometimes in business it just doesn't work out but it's important to realise when to just stop. For clarity you are way way way past this point (I would have thought the Skyline was the point it should have ended) You'll go again you did this business you'll do another one. The sector is probably going to get wiped out by regulation over the next few years anyway so it could be a blessing in disguise. It clearly doesn't work so stop being a degenerate gambler and start being a business man. Grab hold of it and deal with it. Dust yourself down and go again. Good luck you seem like a decent guy and I wish you the best but this madness has to stop.
The money comps did seem a bit mad. I enjoyed buying £10 Golf R tickets once a week or two. The comps were daily at one point. I don’t think repeat customers wanted to gamble so often. Good luck in the future, I won’t be put off buying tickets again.
Exactly. That's like the lotto saying you've won a £1 million but giving you £200k. The money people paid to be in a giveaway is a business transaction and a contract. It's wrong. Patients is one thing but going radio silence but still running comps and not paying out them either. What would you call it?
It's like those amaze house draws you see on tv, they promise you with the house and chuck and car with £250k with. They don't pay you out if don't sell enough tickets they give you a 2.5k. Simple as that. How can you expect a man on his todd pay out on his own. He ain't no big corporate company like other c**ts who get away with it all the time. Lucky to get what winning he got. I won a few times on here no scammer around here
Deception at the highest level, the Police needs to arrest Anton now. If a business is insolvent they must go into administration immediately not digging a larger hole, your excuses are pathetic. You have totally misled everyone with your competitions.
Doesn't matter how much I spent on a ticket I bought a winning ticket so I'm entitled to the 20 grams of gold or the 1200 pound. This was in the description when I purchased my tickets
I think I speak for some of your early on regular customers that a lot of us would have been fine with the R34 competition being refunded due to low sales. Obviously there's loads we still don't know, but that seems to be the starting point of the major issues. I hope everything works out for you and you can pay all the pending winners. Things like this can happen to good people with the best intentions. Take care 🙏🏽
I've never said you were a scammer but you are definitely no businessman either, you don't run a business out the back end and just hope!! You went for the Par 5 green with a pitching wedge, your system seems to be like running a hook-a-duck game with no ducks! You cannot blame people for wanting their prizes or refunds back, no matter what the amount and the personal problems are yours.....don't mix the two! I hope you get back on your feet and I wish your Mom well but don't swim with the big boys when you're still in armbands!
@@stevesmith9888 Legally, all tickets paid for should get refunds and all prizes won should be paid.......as it stands, he doesn't have the money to do this. If everyone went to small claims court for however much is owed the company would be wound up and nobody would get anything.........then the bigger losers would have to go through the Civil route against Anton, probably ending up with a tiny payment plan as he's said he's skint.
@richardcollins9732 but he also owns units, houses, etc. These kinds of debts unfortunately don't just disappear like people think. Depending on the amounts, if the cps thinks there is enough evidence to charge with fraud (which he has unknowinglyadmitted to on this video), he could be looking at custodial sentence. It doesn't matter the intention, he knowingly ran competitions without the funds to pay out. That's fraudulent behaviour.
@@majutsu0212 Hence my comment about not running the business out the back end, there was no insurance or capital funds to cover losses. In the video he states he has a house and a unit, also a car..........mortgaged, leased and not worth much, they are not assets and he can't get any more funding so he is stuck, I don't see the CPS chasing him for the amounts owed or for fraud, it's a small story about bad business sense.........I am not defending him, he owes me a refund, I think it started well and he got pushed out when more started doing it and he thought he could compete trying to dig himself out of a hole with a fork and a stubborn ego! Started with nothing and ended up here, with less than nothing......this is why I'm classing him as a prat and I won't hold my breath for my refund unless 'Mr Beast' wants to invest!
We all human people judge to quickly and don’t realise hard work people do behind the scenes. Everyone wants people to fail. You messed up wooop, you can let your mistakes defy you for the rest of your life or you can get yourself back up and move forward. Ignore all these haters people don’t know shit I’m sorry to hear about your mum hope she gets better prioritise your mental health. You’re not a scammer things didn’t go your way and that’s life you made a mistake we are all human. You can make this right you have to patience and just keep going forward all the best Anton take care of yourself pal and I hope you can bounce from this and launch your business back better than ever
@Geraint-w9c I'm sure he said in the video he was doing more draws with the intention of getting money in to pay people, but unfortunately it didn't work out how he wanted it to.
Don’t think I have ever commented on a video but felt the need to here, been using level up for a couple of years and had many a try, come close a few times aswell and the buzz and excitement you get for a couple of quid is worth it every time, if it was a scam you would just have your “mate” win it every week and there would be no debt, your heart been in the right place lad so keep your head up and do what you can to get where you need to be, good luck mate hope to see the site up and running and you back on your feet in 2025
I've entered a few of your competitions and my wife got me tickets as a present on the R8, i always looked forward to watching the draws and never once felt anything was off with you or Levelup You've helped a lot of people for the better over the years and you should be proud that you and your company were able to do that I just saw a comment along the lines of trying to grow Levelup too quickly and i sort of agree. I can see how it's easily done when you see other companies doing massive giveaways and then when you were offered the Skyline and bigger and better cars to raffle Its easy for us all to comment on it as an outsider but i genuinely feel you were stuck in a robbing Peter to pay Paul scenario due to you trying to do the right thing. Its a tough lesson to learn but hopefully this coming out can now be the start of making this situation right and serves as a massive lesson All the best for 2025 and i wish you luck in whatever you do with levelup from here
I won the VW Caddy and Anton can't say thank you enough! Got to enjoy it then sell it back to you to raffle again, The whole winning process was awesome and even more so getting to meet you! Top Man Anton all the best - Callum W
Then i won it and enjoyed it a while and he bought it back which helped us buy our home that wede been in for years as landlord was selling up. Couldnt thank Anton enough hese no scammer
A sad story indeed. Having experienced running a failing business I know how bad it feels. You need to look after your family, and to do that you need to look after yourself. Go see a debt adviser, seriously man, right away. Do not try to continue in business or pay off debtors until you have. You are in a hole , ffs stop digging. Your family want you back. You have your health and them, so you are still rich in what counts.
Honest dude. I said you weren't a scammer on FB and just got attacked! YOU CRASHED THE R8?! I was gonna win that man😭 If your gonna do another business get someone to do it with, making all the decisions on your own is dangerous. Good luck and be healthy.
Classic example of looks are decieving everyone looking from outside think Anton is doing great but really hes struggling and digging himself bigger holes then ever imagining simple thing would have been only do draw when numbers are met and make sure your atleast something in plus to then dish out winnings with something left over after like 20 draws those little bits would add up and your atleast in plus to keep continuing but i guess its easier said then done, hope he gets himself out this mess, pays winners whats due even if it takes time life's not all fun and games the world aint all sunshine and rainbows its a very mean and nasty place no matter how tuff u are it will beat u to your knees if u let it, it aint about how hard you fall its about how much u can take and keep moving forward thats how winning is done so hope you rise over this test and do everybody proud
You say you aren't a scammer but you've got multiple people saying that they have not been paid their prizes. Nobody cares about you talking where your business has come from because that's not the important thing here. If people have paid money to enter a rafflle and have not been paid their prize then that is is exactly what a scam is, therefore you have scammed people. You can try and spin it like you have been running this company with the philanthropic aim of helping people and giving back but really I suspect that the prime goal for these raffles was to make money for your company from the ticket sales and then you got in a bit deep over your head and messed up with promising more than you could fulfill. But please don't insult people's intellegence by pretending that people haven't been scammed. You might not have intended to but sadly it turn's out that was the case.
Hi Anton, I just watched your video, and I want to say how much respect I have for your courage in sharing your story. It’s clear how much effort, heart, and integrity you’ve poured into Levelup Giveaways, even when things got tough. The fact that you prioritized paying winners despite struggling with ticket sales speaks volumes about your character and commitment to doing the right thing. I can only imagine how overwhelming it must feel to face not just business challenges but also personal hardships, especially with your mom’s health, your newborn, and your mental well-being. Please know that you’re not alone in this. So many of us are rooting for you, not because of the giveaways, but because of the kind, resilient person you’ve shown yourself to be. Take one step at a time and be kind to yourself. It’s okay to pause and prioritize your health and family. There’s no shame in struggling-it’s part of the journey. I truly believe brighter days are ahead for you. Stay strong, Anton, and know that you’ve got people who care and believe in you. Sending you strength and support!
Far from a scammer, I won £2,500 on a live draw and had the cash in my bank a few days later (straight after the weekend), followed by £1,000 on an instant win and had the cash in my bank within 2-3 hours. There wasn't a single moment when waiting for the payments that I felt as if I was being scammed, I'm sure that everyone else that has won multiple times or even other first time winners will be able to confirm that Level Up Giveaways do NOT scam people
@stevesmith9888 if I hadn't received the money then I would have taken it as a loss on my part, stopped entering future competitions until I had spoken with them privately to resolve the issue. If it didn't get resolved then I would have walked away with a loss. At the end of the day, everyone who enters the competitions is taking a gamble.
I entered numerous competitions (mainly the mk4 R32 ones) but never won but that's how gambling goes. I think you just got way in over your head so fast. You're not a scammer and I hope you can salvage something from this all.
❤️..he's a good guy! Anyone with half a brain cell would understand how hard it actually could be to keep the page up. I won £7500 paid into my bank within minutes. Keep going bud ignore the mongs with stupid comments. Wish you all the best!
Anton get an advisor who can manage and do good business decisions for you. You let your heart rule your mind too nice of a guy. Keep it small and don’t jump high. In ticket sales no deadlines till all sold so you know your up before giving prizes away. All the best bro 👏🏽
alot of comps struggle with different things nitrous has a 150k racetruck theyve had on 6 or so times with the cash amount dropping each time its a tough asset to shift , the comments section is already bad enough an hour in youve got a rough ride and some tough reading to get through! only thing to be said is not being honest sooner and asking for help sooner was the real killer for yourself and the business! a new owner will have a tough time righting the wrongs and an investor would have to have a tight reign on your risk taking but i think thats the way forward Honesty & Clarity then get everyone payed up and have some back up on the business interms with your investor keeping you on a plan and moving forward personaly you come accross as genuine and friendly and a fun car guy (that yellow evo race on youtube was great fun) this whole misshap happens to everyone on a smaller scale at some time or another unless theyre very lucky its just a shame your winners spent the money in their heads before they got it witch you would do 10k win out of nowhere? book a holiday buy that car renovate the kitchen etc i play to win to go towards a house keep your head up get the help you need both personaly and for the business and will see you in the next one
Anton is a genuine guy genuine person, I feel for the way things have gone I really hope u can get yourself back to a happy place where you’re comfortable. All the best to you your mum and brother man. All the best for 2025 ❤
oh boy! and I thought I was unlucky... daiiim... hang in there champ! with all these "bad" experiences comes good lessons that put up with that astronomical persistency and consistency will hopefully give you the fruits you need soon!! much respect and massive tanks for what you thought us!
learn from your mistakes don't repeat them. you ran a charity, not a business mate. being strong-willed doesnt change that fact, it just makes realizing the actual truth harder. there is no story here, and you need to tell yourself that so you can truly heal. these were all your own decisions, karma's a bitch mate. the definition of insanity is trying the same thing expecting a different result. not to say you're insane, but you're willfully creeping towards it with each double down, and that's irrefutable. fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. fool me three times, fuck the peace sign, load the choppa and let it rain on you.
I won a Bora from Anton back in the day on Facebook . All was good. Always been a great guy with an inspiring story . Sad to see this today . But what happened was scandalous. I’m sure it was awful dealing with it over Christmas day but what about the people that haven’t been paid they are still dealing with it. I hope there is still a chance to rebuild this with a different mindset . A single guy should not be making mad risks on 100K and mega spec R34. I didn’t enter the big car competitions because I could not afford to insure and maintain a car like that . Smaller ones like R32’s . Anton is still a great guy and I still have hope he comes out on top .
Won 1k and was called, then paid straight away. I think smaller comps would be the best solution to build yourself back up and slowly pay the debts. Hate to see what interest you are paying on these loans.
That's good energy you got my bro seriously, even you saying that you'll get what's owed to you even if it comes in another way later in life, anton is not a fcked up person, everyone's trying to get on to him while he's down, but if he was a weak minded person and ended life just like that, the people giving him big headache for £5 they spent is it worth a man's mental health or even taking his own life not that he would but some people are not head strong. Your good people
I’m owed £10k from you but I’ve also won from you before. Shame the business has gone this way, but I hope everything can get resolved and level up can be restarted !
Ive played with Level up giveaways since the start, i won £10k and 2 cars and he has delivered everytime, i hope you get the business back up and running and will continue to support your business
I had a really bad feeling when I seen you doing the £1000 a month or 12 month competitions, it seem to have come to fruition. You put a massive burden on your self. It all got a bit too big you didn’t need to giveaway a 150k car. Even this video may not of been the best action you need to get some legal advice and see where you stand with it. It’s not feasible to pay the 25 winners as you’re already in debt with no business income. I’d suggest you refund everyone from the comps you didn’t payout on but check where this stands legally… close the business and move on. Hopefully your not in personal debt over this
Hey Anton, keep your chin up, mate. I know things have been tough, but you’ve got what it takes to bounce back. Maybe try starting smaller with weekly giveaways-like a £5k car or even a set of wheels. It’s a great way to get back out there and keep things moving. You’ll get back on your feet in no time!
You are a sound guy and I’ve met you in person several times at car events and shows. Hasn’t got a bad blood just a few decisions gone against you. Best way round this is to pay those who have won back over time. Where you do more smaller comps and they get their winnings. Not sure how you can sustain it but if you have good friends and family round you. Your data and contacts book now is worth a lot of money as not easy to get people signed up. Good luck Anton, people in this industry always out to get you. I’ve had a set back myself and you shouldn’t be to upset with yourself. If you make right to everyone what they owe you’ll be good trust me. Best of luck bro! This is from Yass white es Porsche we once spoke 🤝🏼🫡
@SHOTBYTWhe's already up to his eyeballs in debt, he can't borrow anymore and still 25 unpaid winners. Who's going to enter giveaways and comps when you're not going to be paid out? No one. So therefore, the is no business left
never give away shit you cant afford to buy....never front a man for his PRODUCT and NEVER EVER make a promise you cannot keep....thats why you failed.
I've been watching you for years, mate, on the forums, too, when you were building the R32 Turbo. You're no scamer. Good luck with your next endeavor. Chin up fella!
Anton I’ve been watching you for a while but I subscribed on one of my phones and tv when you took Jamie’s 911 turbo, i never entered a comp b4 so I understand people might be upset for not receiving there prizes, I more respect you for not running and dealing with the problem, I did watch the comps but I more watched for your garage content, I used to watch you and think this guys got good energy, and I rated your work ethic it was far from a scamming vibe, don’t give up bro continue to do your builds on your channel and try building the channel more whatever you gotta do behind the scenes to make that happen and get more views, I can’t lie I used to watch your vids and think you should be getting more views, i know you might feel down right now and hated, but I want you to win like the other RUclipsrs, if there’s a way to still carry on the comp prizes at a later date then try bro, But try stay focused and don’t give up.
Nobody is buying your sob stories, so stop embarrassing yourself bro. You come across as a total narcissist, it's all about you and how tough you've had it... Boo boo! You were living the high life, with money that wasn't yours, and now you've been exposed.
Got a lot of time and respect for you Anton. Hold your head high, you’ve changed people’s lives. You’ve been dealt some really rough cards, but your heart is always in the right place.
I think you’re in denial. I’ve followed you for a while, purchased many tickets but holding these competitions when you haven’t got the funds to pay the winners is a scam!
I did them with every intention to pay out and I’m still going to make it right. A scam would be taking money and running, not borrowing money to pay people or paying people over paying my own bills.
@@antonlevelupthis should have been an apology video in my opinion. Choose whatever word you want to describe said scam, but offering a prize and not being able to fulfil it in my opinion is deceptive. To then effectively say “well people only gave a pound” is missing the point. You do you mate, but what you’ve done is classic gambling addict behaviour. Trying to pay off the last bet by betting again and again hoping and praying for a big win. I never won anything so I’m in no way affected despite spending a few ££’s to try to win that beauty of a mk1 20vt you had (!) but I hope you can sort yourself out and come to a good outcome for everyone involved.
@@antonlevelupbro i msg you already things will get better just keep your good energy you have, because I can see alot of badmind people in the comments, but don't give up because you have alot of people in the comments who believe in you and defending you because they've done business with you in the past, and I'm one of them that believes you could come back better than before fck the haters and make it up to who's owed and move on
I mean not knowing the company or Anton, if I had won 100k and say I paid a ticket of £5 for example and Anton rang to let me know the financial issues around the company etc I’d just ask for a refund to be honest. Seeing a man down like that would I be callous enough to continue to get angry having only paid £5. Just my personal opinion on that sort of matter. Chin up lad and hopefully you can pull through
@@richardcollins9732 lotto & euormillions totally different to a guy raffling off Golf Rs let’s be real. Plus all the huge adverts you see about the lotto and charity it contributes too. We’re talking about a company I’ve not even heard a lot about before
Things like this really frustrate me because you think okay I’m in a good place a good thing comes along why not think of the possibility of things turning bad and 2nd thing you got people around you that could help you but instead you so determined to do it all by your self I never see a promo of yours on socials over the past year like if something going wrong honestly you need to sit with somebody that was possibly running the business with you to see what you could do STICK TO THE R32 BUILDS it’s hard to let this all go but you already have something good there already
Hold your head high. Coming from where you have, what you’ve been through to be able to turn things around with your life and enhance others can only be applauded. The video is clear and you’ve always been transparent which is why so many of us stuck around. Ignore the negative comments, they are worth the time. Just focus on contacting those winners who haven’t been updated and then take it a step at time. No rush to come back, make sure the business is sorted and more importantly your health is good! Bless! 👊🏾
Good luck to you Anton, I hope you get this situation sorted. Be a shame to fold the business after all of the hard work you have put into it but it may be your only option depending on what you owe. Get yourself some legal advice if you haven't already and again good luck 👍
Listened to the whole thing and im sorry but your body language and excuses are just not believable, the "no contact" to the winners is absolutely insane, how can you not contact them, imagine there emotions when they win most of the time a life changing amount of money or a dream car or whatever else, and you just sit there and ignore them? no wonder your being branded as a scammer.
Well done anton a very open and honest video which has given at of light on how these things eotknand how it can get on top and fast, your no scammer and ive never once thought it and always new more too it, ive won over 45 times yes 45+ times and not once had any issues very grateful for everyone from £10 site credit to seats to cars and 20k every paid any cleared in hours, i hope you can turn it round and can continue from the beginning again I'll be there again too, keep ya chin up mate, hope ya mum and marley are doing good too 👊
Hats off to you coming out and making this video. That can’t of been easy . You’re a nice guy , you come back bigger and better. Take the L and turn it into a W. We know you can do it and you’ll smash it bro !!!
Sounds like you ran a business extremely poorly (the ‘random crashes just before you did your draws really showed that’), robbed Peter to pay Paul with different competitions to try and cover yourself and you got in a hole. But making a RUclips video crying your sins isn’t helping the people who are still waiting for money. You should be using the energy you’ve put into this to coming up with a plan to pay people the money they won.
Random crashes was down to the website providers not myself. The website is a third party who control the servers etc. I’ve witnessed even the bigger sites crash. And yes I dug a hole without realising it soon enough. Nobody is crying and things are in motion to make things right.
@GhostTrader37no one is questioning if anton is genuine. What people are questioning is viability as a business. He's dug himself and extremely big hole, in ALOT of debt and 25 unpaid winners. Unfortunately, as a business, and more importantly as a director, it's on his shoulders. All because of poor business decisions.
@GhostTrader37 I’m sure he’s a lovely fella who shares the same interests 99% of his audience has… cars and particularly VAG stuff. So I can see why he has many people defending him. I can also see he’s not maliciously defrauded anyone. He’s got himself in to a hole like most gambling addicts do and to pay off his last bet that went wrong he’s taken on another bet. Before long he’s having to put on 3 comps to pay the first comp winner, then 9 comps to pay the last 3 winners and so on and so on. Horrible situation to be in that has now bitten him in the arse hard. I doubt there’s any value in his business now, I can’t see how he would attract enough new customers in to make continuing viable… this will end up being liquidated and the people who have won probably being offered a refund at best of their original outlay.
@@antonlevelup Some comments don’t deserve a response some people can’t wait to kick someone when there down. I am hoping you turn this around mate & show the hatters the big bounce back
Bro 👊🏼 just keep your head up.. Your a genuine lad... I got loads of tickets over the years Can you remember back in the day when you bought some air ride kits off some of my builds I had the red mk6 2025 is your year brother One step at a time 💙💙
Anton isn’t a scammer I have friends who have won multiple times one of them actually won a ps5 for free for getting shares on a post. Air ride, cash prizes PlayStations to name a few things people around me have won. I personally haven’t won nothing but level up giveaways are 100% legitimate just going through a rough patch with the current times we are in. Sad to see tbh I hope you bounce back anton 💪
I’d never say you were a scammer. I’ve been entering since you started the business and only won the odd £10, had you on facebook since the R32 days. Hopefully you can bring the website back!
Although John is a big player there's a lot of other big pages too, elite comps raffling off houses for 9p, 2x supercars for 6p etc. Bounty compettions doing a million pound draw, a house a month, dream car giveaways, Ricki LLf is smashing it, pristine competitions etc etc. There's a lot of huge pages now and it's a hard market to survive in
I really feel sorry for this guy ,leave him alone all you haters ,the guy who won 100 k ,just be happy with what ever you got ,he didn’t have to give you that ,at least he did .
Definitely no scammer, i won a car from anton and it was the best thing that happened to me. It changed my life. Hopefully you can get things sorted some how.
I've entered loads of your giveaways and never won, but not for a second do I think your a scammer or trying to rip people off , good luck in the future and hope everything sorts it's self out
If you’re going to take any comment seriously on the internet take mine, anton and i could be considered “old friends”, he fell out with me, accusing me of being a scammer funnily enough, posted me all over his socials etc etc, way before level up existed. Ruined my name and I’m unfortunately not strong minded so it did affect my mental health pretty badly! We’re still not friends and never will be, but, i have to say this, anton is not a scammer nor is he a bad person at all, he’s not perfect obviously but we all make mistakes, he’s always been very helpful to people in the mk4 scene including myself before the fall out we had, he is very well known amongst the vag scene and would never do anything that could have a negative affect on his reputation. If anyone had a reason to kick him while he’s down it would be me believe me, but if i was to sit here and slate him calling him a scammer i would be lying. For him to still be trying at this point shows how much this means to him.
@liamhardcastle4156 there's one thing trying, it's a completely different thing running comps with no funds and not listening to advice. As a director, you are financially responsible for the business. Unfortunately, he's become overwhelmed, cocky at one point. One good review may reach 3 ears, one bad review will reach 100 ears. I do feel for the guy, but that doesn't excuse the behaviour or attitude he has taken with customers/winners. Telling them that if anyone comes to my door, I will go back to prison happily after explaining they've had no choice but to go down the official routes. Angry is also NOT what the guy was, frustrated with the lies after many of hours trying to be understanding, empathetic, until 8 months of no contact and phone number changed rang alarm bells along with other 25 winners sat there waiting for replies. The guy who won the 100k hasn't even approached the papers or news and has refused to be out in the press. 🤷♀️
@liamhardcastle4156 wow you have shown your own minerals by this comment. Not many would of done this.
what a cringe drama queen
38 min guide on how not to run a business.
Pretty much
Is it any wonder you are been classed as a scammer ? I was buying into your ticket sales for these cars & cash prizes in the hopes of getting a win , ok most times I didn’t win but I paid into the draws and other people won which was all well & good I’d paid in and took my chance someone won FairPlay I could win the next one !
Un-be-known to all us lot that winner never got paid their winnings so yes we was all scammed by you as you was the one who created the draw & was selling the tickets for those draws 🤷🏽♂️ knowing full well you wasn’t paying them so people who have paid in there hard earned money ain’t the scammer here !!!
And then one day one of those WINNERS was “ME” and how excited I was to of received that text message from you congratulating me on my 5K win !!
I was quick to send you over my bank details for you to send my winnings over BUT that never happened & I’m STILL waiting for my £5,000 !!!
So everybody who paid into that same draw I won got scammed too cuz they lost there money like I’d lost my money on there winning draws
And now your asking as to why peeps are calling you out SERIOUSLY 🤷🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️
I’ve made NO threats to you cuz you’ve ghosted me from that first message of my win !!
Despite all the messages I’ve sent !!
I’ve got your home address & unit address so no threats have been needed
Just do the honest thing here Anton Level Up Giveaways Pay me what I’ve won and we can move on 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Exactly!!!!!
Nobody in their right mind would give money to a company knowing damn well they haven't got the product or the prize money to give out to the winner.
I understand everything he's said in this video, he's fucked up the business trying to make it work by putting his self in huge debt. I get it! But running competitions hoping you're going to make enough money to pay for the last winners is just ridiculous business mate!
At the end of the day you've took money off people knowing you can't pay any winners their prize.
If you had not ghosted me and been truthful then I would have been more understanding but Anton you've ignored all my messages and comments. I did warn you weeks ago that the BBC was messaging people like myself asking questions!!!
In the eyes of the law you've knowingly took money off people for a competition knowing you can't pay out unless the competition does well!!
I thought there was only a few of us but 25 people who have not been paid is really bad business and criminal.
I hope you can turn it around and pay out myself, the guy above and the other 23 winners who feel let down and misled.
But you spent money that wasn’t yours. You used ticket buyer money to play with your projects. All smoke and mirrors I’m afraid.
I entered your raffle for the officially gassed Porsche, you deferred the deadline several times, I assume in attempt to generate more revenue, after that I refused to deal with you or level up ever again. I’m sure I’m not alone in that conclusion.
@AustenWard did you get you 39p back sweetheart
You’re not going to like this and unfortunately it seems many people in the comments are missing the point. “Scammer” is banded around too easily but unfortunately just because you’re saying you didn’t intentionally set out to not pay people doesn’t put you in the clear. The signs were there multiple times that you were running a non viable business. You were borrowing money to cover losses and then continued to lose money multiple times doing the same thing without making changes. Doubling down and digging more of a hole. You stated multiple times how other raffle companies were causing you issues with competition, it’s your fault as a business owner to not recognise that was going to cause issues and it’s also your responsibility to not then over compensate to up the ante.
I'm sure he will pay everyone what they won. Even if it takes longer than expected.
How did you not learn. I don't think you're a scammer but you're a bad businessman. It's almost like an addiction. Just keep getting lower and lower, one more fix. Absolute madness.
You've said your side of the story and you're still in the wrong. Not one apology to those that haven't been paid. You said they only spent £10 it's not like I took £15k from them. You did, you did take £15,000 from them. Because they won that money and you have deprived them of that? You don't seem to understand how much your actions have affected peoples lives. Shame on you. And never ever touch a business again.
September 2023 I won a 7.5 golf r & £1000 through Anton/level up giveaways, picked the car up the following weekend of the live draw,enjoyed it for a month then sold it for 23k. I’d just turned self employed so it came at a perfect time.
There’s been hundreds if not thousands of winners all of it made possible by Anton
I’d still enter comps associated with Anton & level up and I’ve no doubt all will get settled eventually.
@@Geraint-w9c I cant believe how many are saying "he's legit as I won and I got paid". Would soon change their tune if they had not have received their winnings.
You’re just very lucky pal
Wow!! What a shame, gutted tbh. But a prize is a prize and it has to be fulfilled
When Covid hit the market was absolutely flooded with comp companies, id say then was the time to call it a day. There’s still a load now on Facebook news feeds every day I can’t help but think now everyone is back to normal and busy how long before a few start dropping off. Would have been nice to see the r32 through I was enjoying watching the progress. Is there any plans for the near future?
Went too big too soon. Sadly this one’s on you, clearly measures weren’t put in place to protect yourself of the business. Should never have gone up to 100k giveaways when you didn’t have the facilities for it.
28:02 Anton is a genuine guy and person. I won around 8 different prizes, from a car to cash and site credit. He paid out every time. All he has done is try to be successful with his business and help change people's lives, he genuinely was so happy when he phoned me with news that I had won the car, i was obviously over the moon. What has happened isn't great for these more recent winners, but it just sounds like Anton didn't want to throw the towel in and give up. I hope you are able to pull yourself out of what you are in mate, you have changed a lot of people's lives for the better. So well done.
@Geraint-w9c He isn't a scammer, you obviously haven't watched the video or don't want to understand his point of view. Maybe he should just refund your 99p back or whatever you paid to enter, he said he is working on it.
@@Geraint-w9c oh do you want your 99p back?? Gtfoh
Hes a scammer. Simple talk is he shouldnt be spending money thats not his & people wouldve been paid out. @@Tots_on_smoke
The best thing you can do at this moment for yourself and your family is close the business and if necessary declare bankruptcy. I dread to think who you owe money to I'm guessing it won't be traditional banks but if you are able to fold everything do it right now don't delay it. Although it's bad for the prize winners you are never going to pull back from this and this is what insolvency is there to do and there's no shame in it. Sometimes in business it just doesn't work out but it's important to realise when to just stop. For clarity you are way way way past this point (I would have thought the Skyline was the point it should have ended)
You'll go again you did this business you'll do another one. The sector is probably going to get wiped out by regulation over the next few years anyway so it could be a blessing in disguise. It clearly doesn't work so stop being a degenerate gambler and start being a business man. Grab hold of it and deal with it. Dust yourself down and go again. Good luck you seem like a decent guy and I wish you the best but this madness has to stop.
The money comps did seem a bit mad. I enjoyed buying £10 Golf R tickets once a week or two. The comps were daily at one point. I don’t think repeat customers wanted to gamble so often. Good luck in the future, I won’t be put off buying tickets again.
You almost seem surprised that the winner of the £100k wants the full £100k? Why would they be happy with £62k if they won £100k?
Not at all. First thing I said is he has been more than patient, I borrowed money to pay him what I could. If I didn’t care I wouldn’t have.
Exactly. That's like the lotto saying you've won a £1 million but giving you £200k. The money people paid to be in a giveaway is a business transaction and a contract. It's wrong. Patients is one thing but going radio silence but still running comps and not paying out them either. What would you call it?
It's like those amaze house draws you see on tv, they promise you with the house and chuck and car with £250k with. They don't pay you out if don't sell enough tickets they give you a 2.5k. Simple as that. How can you expect a man on his todd pay out on his own. He ain't no big corporate company like other c**ts who get away with it all the time. Lucky to get what winning he got. I won a few times on here no scammer around here
@@antonlevelupHow about you tell him ill give him his ticket money back in exchange for his ticket me and you can settle at £40k
Deception at the highest level, the Police needs to arrest Anton now. If a business is insolvent they must go into administration immediately not digging a larger hole, your excuses are pathetic. You have totally misled everyone with your competitions.
I won the 20g of gold on the 18th of October, will i receive my winnings or get a reply to my messages?
Mate you arent getting anything lmao hes a fraud in debt
Doubt it, it’s not feasible I’d expect a refund… how much are you out of pocket?
Two Hopes I am afraid
My partner is still waiting for his 5k from July so I doubt it!
Doesn't matter how much I spent on a ticket I bought a winning ticket so I'm entitled to the 20 grams of gold or the 1200 pound. This was in the description when I purchased my tickets
Fair play to you Anton, you have owned your mistakes and don't let the comments get to you cause I know none of them are perfect.
Don’t start anything again fella u gona have to stop and make it right, you were spiralling! Your gona have get a graft until this is all sorted!
You will bounce back mate don’t give up
I think I speak for some of your early on regular customers that a lot of us would have been fine with the R34 competition being refunded due to low sales. Obviously there's loads we still don't know, but that seems to be the starting point of the major issues.
I hope everything works out for you and you can pay all the pending winners.
Things like this can happen to good people with the best intentions. Take care 🙏🏽
I've never said you were a scammer but you are definitely no businessman either, you don't run a business out the back end and just hope!! You went for the Par 5 green with a pitching wedge, your system seems to be like running a hook-a-duck game with no ducks! You cannot blame people for wanting their prizes or refunds back, no matter what the amount and the personal problems are yours.....don't mix the two! I hope you get back on your feet and I wish your Mom well but don't swim with the big boys when you're still in armbands!
It would be interesting to see if legally anyone and everyone who entered the comps that haven’t been paid out on should be due a refund.
@@stevesmith9888 Legally, all tickets paid for should get refunds and all prizes won should be paid.......as it stands, he doesn't have the money to do this. If everyone went to small claims court for however much is owed the company would be wound up and nobody would get anything.........then the bigger losers would have to go through the Civil route against Anton, probably ending up with a tiny payment plan as he's said he's skint.
@richardcollins9732 but he also owns units, houses, etc. These kinds of debts unfortunately don't just disappear like people think. Depending on the amounts, if the cps thinks there is enough evidence to charge with fraud (which he has unknowinglyadmitted to on this video), he could be looking at custodial sentence. It doesn't matter the intention, he knowingly ran competitions without the funds to pay out. That's fraudulent behaviour.
@@majutsu0212 Hence my comment about not running the business out the back end, there was no insurance or capital funds to cover losses. In the video he states he has a house and a unit, also a car..........mortgaged, leased and not worth much, they are not assets and he can't get any more funding so he is stuck, I don't see the CPS chasing him for the amounts owed or for fraud, it's a small story about bad business sense.........I am not defending him, he owes me a refund, I think it started well and he got pushed out when more started doing it and he thought he could compete trying to dig himself out of a hole with a fork and a stubborn ego! Started with nothing and ended up here, with less than nothing......this is why I'm classing him as a prat and I won't hold my breath for my refund unless 'Mr Beast' wants to invest!
We all human people judge to quickly and don’t realise hard work people do behind the scenes. Everyone wants people to fail. You messed up wooop, you can let your mistakes defy you for the rest of your life or you can get yourself back up and move forward. Ignore all these haters people don’t know shit I’m sorry to hear about your mum hope she gets better prioritise your mental health. You’re not a scammer things didn’t go your way and that’s life you made a mistake we are all human. You can make this right you have to patience and just keep going forward all the best Anton take care of yourself pal and I hope you can bounce from this and launch your business back better than ever
@Geraint-w9c
I'm sure he said in the video he was doing more draws with the intention of getting money in to pay people, but unfortunately it didn't work out how he wanted it to.
@@D33Nwhen you lose 200k in 2 competitions why would you carry onv
Don’t think I have ever commented on a video but felt the need to here, been using level up for a couple of years and had many a try, come close a few times aswell and the buzz and excitement you get for a couple of quid is worth it every time, if it was a scam you would just have your “mate” win it every week and there would be no debt, your heart been in the right place lad so keep your head up and do what you can to get where you need to be, good luck mate hope to see the site up and running and you back on your feet in 2025
By heart I assune you've spelt ego wrong?
I've entered a few of your competitions and my wife got me tickets as a present on the R8, i always looked forward to watching the draws and never once felt anything was off with you or Levelup
You've helped a lot of people for the better over the years and you should be proud that you and your company were able to do that
I just saw a comment along the lines of trying to grow Levelup too quickly and i sort of agree. I can see how it's easily done when you see other companies doing massive giveaways and then when you were offered the Skyline and bigger and better cars to raffle
Its easy for us all to comment on it as an outsider but i genuinely feel you were stuck in a robbing Peter to pay Paul scenario due to you trying to do the right thing. Its a tough lesson to learn but hopefully this coming out can now be the start of making this situation right and serves as a massive lesson
All the best for 2025 and i wish you luck in whatever you do with levelup from here
So, 38 mins on how not to run a business
To all my friends and family i got hooked on entering these comps, sorry lol
I won the VW Caddy and Anton can't say thank you enough! Got to enjoy it then sell it back to you to raffle again, The whole winning process was awesome and even more so getting to meet you! Top Man Anton all the best - Callum W
Then i won it and enjoyed it a while and he bought it back which helped us buy our home that wede been in for years as landlord was selling up. Couldnt thank Anton enough hese no scammer
@@thomasbatty5109 He's an ace guy! One of the happiest days of my life getting the call to say i'd won. Made even better getting to meet him.
A sad story indeed. Having experienced running a failing business I know how bad it feels. You need to look after your family, and to do that you need to look after yourself. Go see a debt adviser, seriously man, right away. Do not try to continue in business or pay off debtors until you have. You are in a hole , ffs stop digging. Your family want you back. You have your health and them, so you are still rich in what counts.
Anybody calling you a scammer just never won anything I won a Rolex and it changed my life
Yeah you wouldnt be saying this if you won a rolex and he said your not getting it i can only give you £1000 lmao
Lol
A rolex changed your life? Bro😂😂😂
They must likely did and was never paid or given their prize.
Honest dude. I said you weren't a scammer on FB and just got attacked! YOU CRASHED THE R8?! I was gonna win that man😭 If your gonna do another business get someone to do it with, making all the decisions on your own is dangerous. Good luck and be healthy.
Classic example of looks are decieving everyone looking from outside think Anton is doing great but really hes struggling and digging himself bigger holes then ever imagining simple thing would have been only do draw when numbers are met and make sure your atleast something in plus to then dish out winnings with something left over after like 20 draws those little bits would add up and your atleast in plus to keep continuing but i guess its easier said then done, hope he gets himself out this mess, pays winners whats due even if it takes time life's not all fun and games the world aint all sunshine and rainbows its a very mean and nasty place no matter how tuff u are it will beat u to your knees if u let it, it aint about how hard you fall its about how much u can take and keep moving forward thats how winning is done so hope you rise over this test and do everybody proud
You say you aren't a scammer but you've got multiple people saying that they have not been paid their prizes. Nobody cares about you talking where your business has come from because that's not the important thing here. If people have paid money to enter a rafflle and have not been paid their prize then that is is exactly what a scam is, therefore you have scammed people. You can try and spin it like you have been running this company with the philanthropic aim of helping people and giving back but really I suspect that the prime goal for these raffles was to make money for your company from the ticket sales and then you got in a bit deep over your head and messed up with promising more than you could fulfill. But please don't insult people's intellegence by pretending that people haven't been scammed. You might not have intended to but sadly it turn's out that was the case.
Hi Anton,
I just watched your video, and I want to say how much respect I have for your courage in sharing your story. It’s clear how much effort, heart, and integrity you’ve poured into Levelup Giveaways, even when things got tough. The fact that you prioritized paying winners despite struggling with ticket sales speaks volumes about your character and commitment to doing the right thing.
I can only imagine how overwhelming it must feel to face not just business challenges but also personal hardships, especially with your mom’s health, your newborn, and your mental well-being. Please know that you’re not alone in this. So many of us are rooting for you, not because of the giveaways, but because of the kind, resilient person you’ve shown yourself to be.
Take one step at a time and be kind to yourself. It’s okay to pause and prioritize your health and family. There’s no shame in struggling-it’s part of the journey. I truly believe brighter days are ahead for you. Stay strong, Anton, and know that you’ve got people who care and believe in you.
Sending you strength and support!
Far from a scammer, I won £2,500 on a live draw and had the cash in my bank a few days later (straight after the weekend), followed by £1,000 on an instant win and had the cash in my bank within 2-3 hours. There wasn't a single moment when waiting for the payments that I felt as if I was being scammed, I'm sure that everyone else that has won multiple times or even other first time winners will be able to confirm that Level Up Giveaways do NOT scam people
Had you of not received the money would you think it is a scam?
@stevesmith9888 if I hadn't received the money then I would have taken it as a loss on my part, stopped entering future competitions until I had spoken with them privately to resolve the issue. If it didn't get resolved then I would have walked away with a loss. At the end of the day, everyone who enters the competitions is taking a gamble.
I entered numerous competitions (mainly the mk4 R32 ones) but never won but that's how gambling goes. I think you just got way in over your head so fast. You're not a scammer and I hope you can salvage something from this all.
❤️..he's a good guy! Anyone with half a brain cell would understand how hard it actually could be to keep the page up. I won £7500 paid into my bank within minutes. Keep going bud ignore the mongs with stupid comments. Wish you all the best!
Anton get an advisor who can manage and do good business decisions for you. You let your heart rule your mind too nice of a guy. Keep it small and don’t jump high. In ticket sales no deadlines till all sold so you know your up before giving prizes away. All the best bro 👏🏽
Good advice bro.
alot of comps struggle with different things nitrous has a 150k racetruck theyve had on 6 or so times with the cash amount dropping each time its a tough asset to shift , the comments section is already bad enough an hour in youve got a rough ride and some tough reading to get through! only thing to be said is not being honest sooner and asking for help sooner was the real killer for yourself and the business!
a new owner will have a tough time righting the wrongs and an investor would have to have a tight reign on your risk taking but i think thats the way forward Honesty & Clarity then get everyone payed up and have some back up on the business interms with your investor keeping you on a plan and moving forward
personaly you come accross as genuine and friendly and a fun car guy (that yellow evo race on youtube was great fun) this whole misshap happens to everyone on a smaller scale at some time or another unless theyre very lucky its just a shame your winners spent the money in their heads before they got it witch you would do 10k win out of nowhere? book a holiday buy that car renovate the kitchen etc i play to win to go towards a house
keep your head up get the help you need both personaly and for the business and will see you in the next one
After the big speech! Ending with the words.. it is what it is! Really!!!!
Anton is a genuine guy genuine person, I feel for the way things have gone I really hope u can get yourself back to a happy place where you’re comfortable. All the best to you your mum and brother man. All the best for 2025 ❤
oh boy! and I thought I was unlucky... daiiim... hang in there champ! with all these "bad" experiences comes good lessons that put up with that astronomical persistency and consistency will hopefully give you the fruits you need soon!! much respect and massive tanks for what you thought us!
learn from your mistakes don't repeat them. you ran a charity, not a business mate. being strong-willed doesnt change that fact, it just makes realizing the actual truth harder. there is no story here, and you need to tell yourself that so you can truly heal.
these were all your own decisions, karma's a bitch mate. the definition of insanity is trying the same thing expecting a different result. not to say you're insane, but you're willfully creeping towards it with each double down, and that's irrefutable.
fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. fool me three times, fuck the peace sign, load the choppa and let it rain on you.
I won a Bora from Anton back in the day on Facebook . All was good. Always been a great guy with an inspiring story . Sad to see this today . But what happened was scandalous. I’m sure it was awful dealing with it over Christmas day but what about the people that haven’t been paid they are still dealing with it. I hope there is still a chance to rebuild this with a different mindset . A single guy should not be making mad risks on 100K and mega spec R34. I didn’t enter the big car competitions because I could not afford to insure and maintain a car like that . Smaller ones like R32’s . Anton is still a great guy and I still have hope he comes out on top .
Won 1k and was called, then paid straight away. I think smaller comps would be the best solution to build yourself back up and slowly pay the debts. Hate to see what interest you are paying on these loans.
I appreciate what you're going through and I'd like to forget what I'm owed. Keep your chin up. Itll all work out in the end.
That's good energy you got my bro seriously, even you saying that you'll get what's owed to you even if it comes in another way later in life, anton is not a fcked up person, everyone's trying to get on to him while he's down, but if he was a weak minded person and ended life just like that, the people giving him big headache for £5 they spent is it worth a man's mental health or even taking his own life not that he would but some people are not head strong. Your good people
I’m owed £10k from you but I’ve also won from you before. Shame the business has gone this way, but I hope everything can get resolved and level up can be restarted !
Don’t count on getting your money
@@mti2126I’m not. Hope is a killer though haha
@@csmith8411hes like 500k in debt you aint getting anything
@csmith8411 how much was your ticket etc ???
Ive played with Level up giveaways since the start, i won £10k and 2 cars and he has delivered everytime, i hope you get the business back up and running and will continue to support your business
😂 nice burner account bro
Haram betting
By the way you cant just go bankrupt and call it a day thats not how it works.
Stay strong mate, I hope everything works out for you 💪🏻
I had a really bad feeling when I seen you doing the £1000 a month or 12 month competitions, it seem to have come
to fruition. You put a massive burden on your self.
It all got a bit too big you didn’t need to giveaway a 150k car.
Even this video may not of been the best action you need to get some legal advice and see where you stand with it. It’s not feasible to pay the 25 winners as you’re already in debt with no business income. I’d suggest you refund everyone from the comps you didn’t payout on but check where this stands legally… close the business and move on. Hopefully your not in personal debt over this
Hey Anton, keep your chin up, mate. I know things have been tough, but you’ve got what it takes to bounce back. Maybe try starting smaller with weekly giveaways-like a £5k car or even a set of wheels. It’s a great way to get back out there and keep things moving. You’ll get back on your feet in no time!
Sad to hear it brother, hope you get everything sorted
You are a sound guy and I’ve met you in person several times at car events and shows. Hasn’t got a bad blood just a few decisions gone against you. Best way round this is to pay those who have won back over time. Where you do more smaller comps and they get their winnings. Not sure how you can sustain it but if you have good friends and family round you. Your data and contacts book now is worth a lot of money as not easy to get people signed up. Good luck Anton, people in this industry always out to get you. I’ve had a set back myself and you shouldn’t be to upset with yourself. If you make right to everyone what they owe you’ll be good trust me. Best of luck bro! This is from Yass white es Porsche we once spoke 🤝🏼🫡
I can’t see how you can say you’re helping people when you had no funds to pay them. Unfortunately your business became a SCAM
You clearly forgot to listen to the part where he said that he put himself into debt to pay the winners…so yes he was helping people.
@SHOTBYTWerrrr what about the 25 people he still owes
@SHOTBYTWhe's already up to his eyeballs in debt, he can't borrow anymore and still 25 unpaid winners. Who's going to enter giveaways and comps when you're not going to be paid out? No one. So therefore, the is no business left
@@savgraovac6911my partner is one of them, won 5k in July and still waiting!!
never give away shit you cant afford to buy....never front a man for his PRODUCT and NEVER EVER make a promise you cannot keep....thats why you failed.
I've been watching you for years, mate, on the forums, too, when you were building the R32 Turbo. You're no scamer. Good luck with your next endeavor. Chin up fella!
Hope you get on your feet very soon mate ,all the best .
Anton I’ve been watching you for a while but I subscribed on one of my phones and tv when you took Jamie’s 911 turbo, i never entered a comp b4 so I understand people might be upset for not receiving there prizes, I more respect you for not running and dealing with the problem, I did watch the comps but I more watched for your garage content, I used to watch you and think this guys got good energy, and I rated your work ethic it was far from a scamming vibe, don’t give up bro continue to do your builds on your channel and try building the channel more whatever you gotta do behind the scenes to make that happen and get more views, I can’t lie I used to watch your vids and think you should be getting more views, i know you might feel down right now and hated, but I want you to win like the other RUclipsrs, if there’s a way to still carry on the comp prizes at a later date then try bro, But try stay focused and don’t give up.
Wishing your mum good health 🙏 Anton . I didn't realise you'd stopped comps I've not done any comps the past 12 month's. Only way is up mate .
Sounds like you'll have a few CCJs inbound
First thing I want to say is I’m Sor, oh wait.
Nobody is buying your sob stories, so stop embarrassing yourself bro. You come across as a total narcissist, it's all about you and how tough you've had it... Boo boo! You were living the high life, with money that wasn't yours, and now you've been exposed.
Got a lot of time and respect for you Anton. Hold your head high, you’ve changed people’s lives. You’ve been dealt some really rough cards, but your heart is always in the right place.
I think you’re in denial. I’ve followed you for a while, purchased many tickets but holding these competitions when you haven’t got the funds to pay the winners is a scam!
I did them with every intention to pay out and I’m still going to make it right.
A scam would be taking money and running, not borrowing money to pay people or paying people over paying my own bills.
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@@antonlevelupthis should have been an apology video in my opinion.
Choose whatever word you want to describe said scam, but offering a prize and not being able to fulfil it in my opinion is deceptive. To then effectively say “well people only gave a pound” is missing the point.
You do you mate, but what you’ve done is classic gambling addict behaviour. Trying to pay off the last bet by betting again and again hoping and praying for a big win.
I never won anything so I’m in no way affected despite spending a few ££’s to try to win that beauty of a mk1 20vt you had (!) but I hope you can sort yourself out and come to a good outcome for everyone involved.
@@Geraint-w9c "Fraudulent" Exactly 💯
@@antonlevelupbro i msg you already things will get better just keep your good energy you have, because I can see alot of badmind people in the comments, but don't give up because you have alot of people in the comments who believe in you and defending you because they've done business with you in the past, and I'm one of them that believes you could come back better than before fck the haters and make it up to who's owed and move on
I mean not knowing the company or Anton, if I had won 100k and say I paid a ticket of £5 for example and Anton rang to let me know the financial issues around the company etc I’d just ask for a refund to be honest. Seeing a man down like that would I be callous enough to continue to get angry having only paid £5. Just my personal opinion on that sort of matter. Chin up lad and hopefully you can pull through
@@Geraint-w9clike I said just my opinion.
@@DarrenpTVI respect that bro
@@DarrenpTV Would tou be so understanding if it was Lotto or Euro-Millions?
@@richardcollins9732 lotto & euormillions totally different to a guy raffling off Golf Rs let’s be real. Plus all the huge adverts you see about the lotto and charity it contributes too. We’re talking about a company I’ve not even heard a lot about before
Definitely not a scammer. You have changed soo many lives for the good.
Things like this really frustrate me because you think okay I’m in a good place a good thing comes along why not think of the possibility of things turning bad and 2nd thing you got people around you that could help you but instead you so determined to do it all by your self I never see a promo of yours on socials over the past year like if something going wrong honestly you need to sit with somebody that was possibly running the business with you to see what you could do STICK TO THE R32 BUILDS it’s hard to let this all go but you already have something good there already
Don't go on dragons den......
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Hold your head high. Coming from where you have, what you’ve been through to be able to turn things around with your life and enhance others can only be applauded.
The video is clear and you’ve always been transparent which is why so many of us stuck around. Ignore the negative comments, they are worth the time. Just focus on contacting those winners who haven’t been updated and then take it a step at time.
No rush to come back, make sure the business is sorted and more importantly your health is good!
Bless! 👊🏾
25+ winners not paid out and you deny been a scammer. Wake up.
Stop spending money thats not yours people. This is the result
Nice genuine response . Hope your mum is OK and you bounce back
Keep ya head up bro 👊🏾 I feel ya pain YOU GOT THIS
Good luck to you Anton, I hope you get this situation sorted. Be a shame to fold the business after all of the hard work you have put into it but it may be your only option depending on what you owe. Get yourself some legal advice if you haven't already and again good luck 👍
Listened to the whole thing and im sorry but your body language and excuses are just not believable, the "no contact" to the winners is absolutely insane, how can you not contact them, imagine there emotions when they win most of the time a life changing amount of money or a dream car or whatever else, and you just sit there and ignore them? no wonder your being branded as a scammer.
Take some investments rebrand and go again. Hopefully things turn around 🙏
Thanks for letting us know pal … very brave fella 👍🇬🇧
Well done anton a very open and honest video which has given at of light on how these things eotknand how it can get on top and fast, your no scammer and ive never once thought it and always new more too it, ive won over 45 times yes 45+ times and not once had any issues very grateful for everyone from £10 site credit to seats to cars and 20k every paid any cleared in hours, i hope you can turn it round and can continue from the beginning again I'll be there again too, keep ya chin up mate, hope ya mum and marley are doing good too 👊
Hats off to you coming out and making this video. That can’t of been easy . You’re a nice guy , you come back bigger and better. Take the L and turn it into a W. We know you can do it and you’ll smash it bro !!!
Sounds like you ran a business extremely poorly (the ‘random crashes just before you did your draws really showed that’), robbed Peter to pay Paul with different competitions to try and cover yourself and you got in a hole. But making a RUclips video crying your sins isn’t helping the people who are still waiting for money. You should be using the energy you’ve put into this to coming up with a plan to pay people the money they won.
Random crashes was down to the website providers not myself. The website is a third party who control the servers etc. I’ve witnessed even the bigger sites crash.
And yes I dug a hole without realising it soon enough.
Nobody is crying and things are in motion to make things right.
Godsake leave him alone. Anton is genuine.
@GhostTrader37no one is questioning if anton is genuine. What people are questioning is viability as a business. He's dug himself and extremely big hole, in ALOT of debt and 25 unpaid winners. Unfortunately, as a business, and more importantly as a director, it's on his shoulders. All because of poor business decisions.
@GhostTrader37 I’m sure he’s a lovely fella who shares the same interests 99% of his audience has… cars and particularly VAG stuff. So I can see why he has many people defending him. I can also see he’s not maliciously defrauded anyone. He’s got himself in to a hole like most gambling addicts do and to pay off his last bet that went wrong he’s taken on another bet. Before long he’s having to put on 3 comps to pay the first comp winner, then 9 comps to pay the last 3 winners and so on and so on. Horrible situation to be in that has now bitten him in the arse hard.
I doubt there’s any value in his business now, I can’t see how he would attract enough new customers in to make continuing viable… this will end up being liquidated and the people who have won probably being offered a refund at best of their original outlay.
@@antonlevelup Some comments don’t deserve a response some people can’t wait to kick someone when there down. I am hoping you turn this around mate & show the hatters the big bounce back
Big up, bro, for doing this!! You're a bigger man than most 💯!! Hopefully ur be back on your feet soon 👊🏾🙏🏾
Hey Anton, I enjoyed all your build videos, can the viewers help you out of the hole you're in? Buy a coffee button or PayPal donation?
Bro 👊🏼 just keep your head up..
Your a genuine lad...
I got loads of tickets over the years
Can you remember back in the day when you bought some air ride kits off some of my builds
I had the red mk6
2025 is your year brother
One step at a time 💙💙
Heads up bro , it’s the nice people that suffer in this world , if u need anyone to chat to pal I’m a death ear always here to listen
Good luck mate I’m sure your work it out keep going with it 👊
Respect the honesty and best of luck turning everything around 👊🏽
Anton isn’t a scammer I have friends who have won multiple times one of them actually won a ps5 for free for getting shares on a post. Air ride, cash prizes PlayStations to name a few things people around me have won. I personally haven’t won nothing but level up giveaways are 100% legitimate just going through a rough patch with the current times we are in. Sad to see tbh I hope you bounce back anton 💪
Most people know you’re not a scammer, you clearly got in way over your head. I hope you figure things out and get back on your feet soon.
good luck man i hope things gets better
I’d never say you were a scammer. I’ve been entering since you started the business and only won the odd £10, had you on facebook since the R32 days. Hopefully you can bring the website back!
Tell you what your problems is. John simister has come and taken over. That’s the truth
Although John is a big player there's a lot of other big pages too, elite comps raffling off houses for 9p, 2x supercars for 6p etc. Bounty compettions doing a million pound draw, a house a month, dream car giveaways, Ricki LLf is smashing it, pristine competitions etc etc. There's a lot of huge pages now and it's a hard market to survive in
I won £2k with you. It was paid into my bank within a day. Shame it’s gone this way.
I really feel sorry for this guy ,leave him alone all you haters ,the guy who won 100 k ,just be happy with what ever you got ,he didn’t have to give you that ,at least he did .
Definitely no scammer, i won a car from anton and it was the best thing that happened to me. It changed my life. Hopefully you can get things sorted some how.
Drama drama drama…….
I've entered loads of your giveaways and never won, but not for a second do I think your a scammer or trying to rip people off , good luck in the future and hope everything sorts it's self out
Keep your head up
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