Is bankrupt Level Up Giveaways boss Anton Hall behind new scheme?
The BBC reports that former Level Up Giveaways director Anton Hall is under fire for allegedly running new prize competitions after his previous company went bankrupt with unpaid debts. Hall maintains he is not acting as a company director, but rather using a third-party platform to host draws.
Why it matters
This investigation raises questions about the accountability of business owners who leave customers unpaid and the ease of restarting similar ventures.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Steve Jones Yorkshire BBC Ex-Level Up Giveaways director Anton Hall, pictured in this composite image, has been running new pay-to-enter competitions When Ami Shuttleworth and her fiance Chris Smith were told they had won £10,000 in a pay-to-enter competition, they immediately knew how they would spend their prize.
"We were over the moon, our wedding was going to be paid off," recalls the 34-year-old mother-of-one from Middlesbrough.
Mel Higgins, 33, also had big plans for the £5,000 she was told she had won.
"I was going to pay off my credit card and whatever was left I was going to put into my business," says the driving consultant from Chippenham.
"I cried my eyes out because I thought, 'this is going to change my life'."
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