Gumtree RIP off tickets

Cazmolly08

I bought some tickets off gum tree. I stupidly and desperately put money straight in to this person's account. Is there anyway I can get my money back? I have the sortcode and account number it was paid into.

vikingaero

Hi Caz,

Unfortunately I think you're well and truly stuffed. You can go to the Police but they will dismiss it as a civil matter. It really depends how persistent you are willing to be and whether it's worth spending all that time pursuing the crook. If the Police don't do anything then you can make a complaint against them

You can write to the bank, but they will cite Data Protection issues. The only real way is to go to Court and get a Court Order to force the bank to reveal the miscreants address.

vikingaero

Also on Gumtree they have a statement telling you to only deal face to face.

dacouch

what was the sort code?

amber1979

You could post the fraudsters, email address, sort code and bank account number in the gumtree forum where you found him. I would.

dacouch

If you google their sort code it will give you the bank branch address, then if you have their name you can try and search for them using 192.com, google, electoral roll and friends reunited is good for finding people

sparky883

Why is the posting title saying Gumtree rip off when its nothing to do with them.