Ive been scammed - anything I can do?

fwor

The first reply above (ignoring the "fool" bit) may save a lot of wasted effort and aggravation.

A few years ago I had a similar situation. I paid by cheque which (in theory) should have made things easier, but in fact didn't.

I took the scammer to the Small Claims Court and won a County Court Judgement against him.

He just ignored it (I later found that he had half a dozen CCJs against his name already), and I never got a penny back, though I did manage to cause him some financial inconvenience - at significant cost, which I also never recovered...

dacouch

Try googling the bank account and / or sort code as you may find other poeple have had problems and posted up the persons real details. If you google the sort code it will let you know which branch it is and this can help narrow down the search

BTB1_2

Dave101t wrote: »

live and learn fool

Theres only 1 fool on here.

Why make a pathetic comment like that

so2006

Well If you do not get anywhere, Simply authorise a lot of DD's on his behalf maybe oxfam.

If he does not have any funds he will be smacked with loads of charges!

quietishone

so2006 wrote: »

Well If you do not get anywhere, Simply authorise a lot of DD's on his behalf maybe oxfam.

If he does not have any funds he will be smacked with loads of charges!

What do have against Oxfam?

These will be disputed transactions and refundable under the direct debit guarantee so Oxfam will be put to some trouble and expense trying to work out where the money is disappearing to (and probably sending out thank you letters etc.) with no real costs being born by the fraudster.

There is a cost to using credit cards etc. but think of it as the premium on an insurance policy in case the transaction goes wrong. In future just explain that you have had bad experiences in the past and now only use secure money transfer methods for your own peace of mind.

hollydays

Sorry for being cynical,but does anyone pay £180 for a second hand phone? Without having seen it? On gumtree!!It's not like it was £30 or £40,is it?

mrmeldrew

Got scammed on ebay for exactly the same amount for a mobile over 18 months ago, the police did investigate, as did I and the others who were scammed for various items, the joke is in our case the person existed, we even traced their parents, previous addresses still to no avail, the police did tell us they had issued warrants for the arrest of the person concerned LOUISE SISSODIA so if by coincidence it was the same person or if anybody knows her location let us know maybee Ill get my £180 back at £1 a month!

soolin

so2006 wrote: »

Well If you do not get anywhere, Simply authorise a lot of DD's on his behalf maybe oxfam.

If he does not have any funds he will be smacked with loads of charges!

Please don't. I work for a charity and I often see suggestions like this with with advice to set up DDs to charity, are you trying to bankrupt us

The owner of the bank account is fully guaranteed under the DD scheme, they get their money back and probably an apology from the bank. The charities receiving the money have to refund and then rework their books (paying a book keeper no doubt). Small charities may even have ear marked the funds for something and now have to pay money to sort it all out.

mrmeldrew

She scammed loads of people including myself, over £50,000 through a lot of perseverance and preasure on the police she finaly got caught Louise Gabrys (her real name) appeared at Carlisle Crown Court and the case was mysteriously dismissed because of an administative error, what a liberty no compensation order and no punishment who says crime doesnt pay, she goes back to her housing association house in Hayes rent paid for by the tax payer, what a shame it would have been if whilst she was in court a burglar completly emptied her house of all her possecions and donated them to charity shops.

Of course it is not my intention to support or commit any criminal act.

custardy

freetospeak wrote: »

I haved pm you with a way that worked for me.

Good luck.

I hate scammers they should be ????

so does nobody else get to know the way to help themselves when scammed?