ДОСИЕ: ИЛКО ТИЛЕВ ГОЧЕВ

Източник: TripAdvisor, листинг “Ilko Gochev - OCEANIC Diving Center”
Пътуване: 22–29 март 2025 • 17 гмуркачи • яхта за dive safari
Ревю: публикувано след юли 2025 г.

Ilko Gochev from Bulgaria booked our yacht for a Maldives dive safari trip from 22-29 March 2025, bringing a group of 17 divers. He had initially agreed to pay a 30% deposit to confirm the booking, but that never came through. He sent what appeared to be a payment slip, but no funds ever arrived. When we followed up, his responses were unexpectedly rude.

He promised to bring full payment in cash upon arrival. When we met him at the airport, he arrived with significantly less cash than promised. We made clear that the trip could not proceed unless the full payment was made. He asked us to continue and assured us that the remaining balance would be transferred during the trip.

His guests seemed completely unaware of the situation, and in good faith, we decided to proceed. Unfortunately, by the end of the trip, the payment was still incomplete.

However, after leaving the country, he blocked us on WhatsApp and Instagram, has ignored all follow-up emails, and hung up the phone when we attempted to call. It has now been more than four months, and the balance remains unpaid.

We believe it is only fair to caution others in the dive, liveaboard, and tourism industry to be extremely careful when dealing with Mr. Ilko Gochev or anyone representing his business.

Хронология:

1. Договорил 30% депозит → изпратил фалшив платежен документ (парите не пристигнали)
2. При последващ контакт — грубо отношение
3. Обещал пълно плащане в кеш на летището → дошъл с много по-малко
4. Обещал остатъкът да бъде преведен по време на пътуването → не е платил
5. Обещал плащане след пътуването → блокирал всички канали
6. WhatsApp — блокиран
7. Instagram — блокиран
8. Имейли — игнорирани
9. Телефон — затваря
10. 4+ месеца по-късно — нито стотинка

Източник: Change.org петиция • Подадена от: Christos Karagoudakis (Гърция)
Дата: 29.05.2024 (ред. 26.07.2024) • 175 подписа • Статус: VICTORY

In summer of 2023 I worked at the diving center Oceanic Diving Center in Nikiti GREECE. I worked there for 2 and a half to 3 months for free, in a shared agreement with the diving owner Ilko Gochev from Bulgaria that I would be certified as a dive master and assistant instructor, but alas after my time working there it's been multiple months that he has not kept his end of the deal, being aggressive and provocative towards me as he continuously tries to find an excuse to not pay the SSI fees for my certifications and to twist the truth against me.

He used me as a means to make his life easier, doing his groceries constantly and almost always ignoring me on the part of education.

I'm not the first one to get exploited by him and I'm not gonna be the last one.

Victory update:

“After much pressure from both us and the SSI company the owner finally paid up, thank you all for your contributions”

TripAdvisor — основен листинг “Oceanic Diving Center”

“The manager was rude, the equipment was faulty and the price he asked it was very high. I also noticed that the owners behavior to his stuff was terrible.”

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