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Fake Money in my deposit !!Update pg5!!
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I reaaly feel for you.
The EAs sound very dodgy!
Be firm, tell them that the money was not fake, unless they are accusing your bank of dishing out fake money, and that it is their responsibility to claim this from the Bank of England. Keys please!
That said, I'm not sure that I would want to rent off these people.
Are you still planning to move into the property?
Best of luck with whatever you decide.Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it. - Jefferson0 -
To be honest I would ignore everything here & go see a solicitor - this is a serious criminal offence & you want to get serious legal advice. It's not about reclaiming a deposit it's about being accused of passing forged notes. someone could go to prison for this."Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
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Guy_Montag wrote: »To be honest I would ignore everything here & go see a solicitor - this is a serious criminal offence & you want to get serious legal advice. It's not about reclaiming a deposit it's about being accused of passing forged notes. someone could go to prison for this.
Agree whole heartedly with guy montag - get a solicitor - check if your building and contents cover has legal cover built in as this could cover the costs
secondly, if you can help it do not move into this property at all. If you do you will be constantly harassed by these EA's
I have my own theory on what I think happened
I think that the lady who you gave the deposit to has given the money to someone in exchange for the fake notes, took the fake notes back to the EA, the EA has panicked and not known what to do and made a right mess of things
But, it could be the other wya round, the EA exchanging the real money for the fake money and trying to pull a fast one
Banks don't go dishing out hundreds of pounds in forged notes in this day and age
As a regional chain of estate agents. like others I am suprised they would not accept your cheque. They could have quite easily accepted the cheque a week earlier. The lack of communication denotes the lack of professionalism
Whatever has happened you've been had, it will take months to sort out, but the police DO take these matters seriously so sit tight, take legal advice, and cut all contact with the EA'sI am a Mortgage Adviser
You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0 -
Don't ignore everything on here. The Bank of England official website tells you exactly what to do. It isn't an unusual experience. If everyone who passed a counterfeit note in this country was accused of criminal actions, there would be no need for a congestion charge in London.
Lets not scaremonger, please.FREEDOM IS NOT FREE0 -
I wish I'd known about the Bank Of England procedure when a London Underground booking clerk took and kept a fake fiver off me a few years ago! He had tested it with a yellow felt pen which "bled" and I believe he was probably right about it being fake, but he said he had to keep it and I had to pay him again. I eventually did pay again because I had no idea of the procedures and lost a fiver in the process.0
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Although this thread is a very concerning and interesting situation, I would venture to suggest that if any criminal charges are made arising from this incident then this whole thread may need to be pulled until the outcome of the case is known.A house isn't a home without a cat.
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Saint, surely the LA did employment, bank and credit checks. If they were not confident about the potential tenant, they would not have rented to him. If the tenant was going to falsely present a check, with the criminal intent of bouncing the check in order to obtain goods under deception, then you would be able to issue a two week notice under the fast track system and also have criminal charges brought against the tenants.<snip>
A 'professional tenant' would be in my property for about 5-6 months before they would finally be evicted in my city.
I have never tried to sue anyone with regards to bouncing a check with criminal intent, I don't imagine that it would be a sucessful route to take as i've never heard of anyone pursuing it, let alone securing a conviction.
I prefer to take my chance with cash.Well life is harsh, hug me don't reject me.0 -
BobProperty wrote: »....if any criminal charges are made arising from this incident then this whole thread may need to be pulled until the outcome of the case is known.
Why is that?0
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