07/11/2025
Serious warning: About fraud in the field of global event production and in Thailand in particular. Umbrella Fright Network organization (www.umbrellafreightnetwork.com ). It is a company that deals with organizing events and business meetings in the field of logistics and transportation worldwide. The company belongs to François Gouws and is managed in collaboration with his wife. The company is located in South Africa. This is how the fraud method works. First, François Gouws contacts local production companies worldwide. But right now I am telling you about my personal experience as the owner of an event production company in Bangkok. I am telling you in the first person as someone who actually went through the fraud. Umbrella Fright Network sends an email with all the requirements for managing and producing the event. When everything is approved, he advances a symbolic amount to place an order. All with nicety and lip service. On the day of the event and after all the production has actually been carried out, François Gouws is required to complete the remaining amount for payment. Then the stories begin that he cannot transfer money while he is staying in Thailand. Because the customer, through false representation, has placed trust in you that everything is in order. And he is satisfied. He also gives out a lot of compliments. That the event is managed skillfully. I did not imagine what would happen to me after the event ended. After a few days, François Gouws returns to his office. At the Umbrella Fright Network . Suddenly I discover that he has blocked me in every possible way. No phones, no online applications. Therefore, there is no way to reach him. After rejecting several emails. I received an email full of empty claims. Irrational claims. He denies paying the debt and claims that he paid everything in advance and that there is no debt between the Umbrella Fright Network and me. The poor excuses and insulting words he uses to evade paying the debt border on crime. The guy is a crook and a liar. He is clearly not trustworthy. Needless to say, the entire event was financed by sponsors and sold to the company's customers for full price. But paying what he committed to is far from him. Therefore, I am addressing and warning against The Umbrella Fright Network and its owner François Gouws . He seems like a nice and convincing man. However, be warned, he is a wolf in sheep's clothing. I hope that I have contributed to someone on the Internet in order to warn you of the scam and sting of the Umbrella Fright Network , and that anyone who guards his soul will stay away from him. Be warned. Do not do business with him and do not attend his events. Of course, do not finance sponsorships, since he takes all the money for himself and does not pay his debts. Anyone interested in more information can contact me privately and I will explain to him how not to fall into the trap of this international scammer. Thank you.
