Have been so stupid (hangs head in shame)

Amanda65

Gosh now I am geting really worried! I know what I did in writing was not perhaps the most orthadox way involved but it did get a response - something I hadn't had from the seller - and further information.

I really just felt that as a parent myself I would want to know if my son/daughter were invovled in something like this, particuarly if they were using my address which potentially could have implications on my credit rating etc.

I was at a complete loss as to where to go next - the police had said they couldn't help and when I phone consumer legal direct all they advised was to log onto a register (cost £8) to see if he had any other CCJ's and if he did then there probably wasn't any point in going after him!!! They also said I could go to the small claims court (circa £30 I think) but that even if it found in my favour it was then up to me to pursue the debt! I felt as though I was banging my head against a brick wall and potentially just throwing good money after bad.

I know the debt wasn't his parents fault and I did not divulge any financial details to them other than that he had £150.00 and had refused to send me my goods - I am concerned however now though and this whole situation is turning into a bit of a nightmare

FloFlo

As you are not a company who processes financial/personal information the data protection legalities do not apply to you. As the last post said the only way they would be able to complain is to claim libel and one look at their history would soon put a stop to that. I think that the poster who raised the issue of data protection had a very different situation which has no relevance to yours. You need to press on asap if you want to see your money returned. Good Luck, and don't worry, you are the victim in this incident.

Go back to the police and ask to speak to someone who deals with fraud, the police should be more than willing to help seeing as you have all the contact details for this person.

hollydays

You have nothing to worry yourself about.I agree you should have gone back to the Police by now,and you only contacted the parents because it was the only "lever" you had,also bearing in mind the wrong info given to you by the police.WE all read newspaper articles every day about peoples financial problems,thats not illegal.Ellie bell you are misquoting the law.As has been said "financial issues "are different to crime.IF the Op had a solicitor-he would advise againts this..but she didnt have a solicitor and i really think she has handled this extremely well.Her only other option would have been to knock on the door, or ignore the whole thing,which is how the Op has been getting away with this.Lots of police forces have a helpline.Find it,ring them for advice-dont be fobbed off again.

dbonbon

Sounds like this young man needs an introduction to that well known solver of problems - Mr Baseball-Bat.

soolin

dbonbon wrote:

Sounds like this young man needs an introduction to that well known solver of problems - Mr Baseball-Bat.

I completely fail to see how committing an assault on a person somehow is OK? Surely that would mean the OP has a good chance of going to jail, or at least have a criminal conviction against them whilst the seller gets away scot free as the 'victim'.

Luckily my young boys grew out of the 'beat em up' mentality at puberty.

Soo

sarahg1969

I think Ellie has just got a bit confused about the DPA. It has no relevance whatsoever to an individual who buys an item on ebay from a scammer. She is not an organisation which holds or processes a person's personal information.

Having said that, she's not the only one. How many companies really know what they're on about when they quote the DPA at you??!! I deal with the DPA day in, day out, and the rubbish that organisations spout to me when i request information from them is unbelievable.

bazzab

ooohhh!

LOL

Amanda65

Have just come in and would like to confirm here and now that I have no intention of resorting to violence, although I would quite cheerfully hang him up by his doohdahs if that were legal lol!

robin1941

Just to try and bury the myth that the police are not responsible " THEY ARE "
It is a clear case of deception and a crime.I am at this moment in a similar situation and am being represented by the police(took some persuding though) after my solicitor informed me it was there responsabilty.So far i am being paid back in installments (3) but having a policeman turn up at the offenders address to arrest him certainly paid dividends.

Hope this helps Amanda.

bigjoe

I think the fact that his probation officer will bring it up will scare the !!!!!! out of him, but then again some people really couldn't care less and he would probably need to mug somebody to get your money back anyway.

Have you gone back to the police as told to by many posters on here? Theft is a police matter, but maybe because you gave him the money willingly it is a different matter. No lawyers on here?????

Robin1941 were you ripped off on ebay too? Is this a bigger problem near Christmas I wonder??