Wired funds to a Spanish bank

voodooman2017

Hi, my first post. I have sent 787 Euros from my NatWest account to a Spanish bank account as a holiday deposit. I have not heard from the company for 4 days since the payment and the message played when you call their office no states the phone is inactive. I really feel like I've been scammed, they do have a seemingly good website and i did talk to them about a week ago. Do i have any recourse one getting my money back if I've been scammed or is it just bite the bullet and accept it ?

jpsartre

Nope, no recourse.

ERICS_MUM

Have you checked with the Spanish bank if they have actually paid the money into their account ?

leylandsunaddict

voodooman2017 wrote: »

Hi, my first post. I have sent 787 Euros from my NatWest account to a Spanish bank account as a holiday deposit. I have not heard from the company for 4 days since the payment and the message played when you call their office no states the phone is inactive. I really feel like I've been scammed, they do have a seemingly good website and i did talk to them about a week ago. Do i have any recourse one getting my money back if I've been scammed or is it just bite the bullet and accept it ?

Out of interest, which company did you book through?

macman

How did you actually make the Euro payment, assuming that your bank account is in sterling?
There is no protection whatsoever if you use bank transfer-always use a debit or credit card to pay 3rd parties that you cannot verify.
However, if it's only 4 days (including Sunday?) since you made the transfer, then, given that the currency conversion has to be made, I think it's a bit early to assume a scam.
A scammer would usually have used some ruse like offering you a discount for full early payment, rather than just going for the deposit.

AlexMac

Bad luck; you might be lucky, but given the number of scams of theis type, Tripadvisor has useful advice about holiday lets, including never paying by bank transfer- i.e. "wiring money"!

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g186338-i17-k8364877-Dos_Don_ts_for_Short_Term_Flat_Rental_in_London_UPDATED-London_England.html

Unhelpfully hidden away on their London Forum

And, if you have been robbed, regrettably a bit late for you. Sympathies