online fraud

alan_UK

in 2014, around Christmas time, someone contacted me regarding my eBay account. I had 1700 100% positive feedback and that guy offered me a pound for each feedback= £1700.
I did a research and saw many people selling their accounts for a good money. so decided to sell the account and accept the offer.
we changed all account details, every single detail replaced with his details and I removed PayPal link and he linked his PayPal account to the eBay account. so we were done.
now, after more than two years, Paypal has limited my account and sized £250 credit that I have, plus seBay limited my new account.
spoke to eBay, been to that my current account has a strong link to another eBay account. same email account used to create both account and same name. seems they saved my details when my old account was created.My PayPal account has the same email address and so they limited my access and sized my money.
the Darkside is that the guy who bought my eBay account owes £5700 to eBay and £735 to PayPal. now, he closed the eBay account (saavemore) and cancelled his bank accounts that linked to his PayPal account.
Paypal and eBay, both see me responsible and want me to pay the money, while they have all details included all transactions recorded, name and address and copies of his identities.
I have not contacted the polis fraud service yet. wanted to get some advice and know what shall I do?
please advice. I am a full-time student and have a child and a wife that depends on me and my part-time job. I can effort to pay this huge money.
Thank you in advance

cjv

When you "did a research" was there any mention of these bought and sold accounts being linked to fraud or other criminal activity?

Kinda obvious that you were selling it to someone who was going to use it for no good.

theonlywayisup

You have learned the hard way that you cannot simply change the details on an account and hand it over to a stranger. If you have any other eBay or paypal accounts they will be frozen too.

You need to report this to Action Fraud.

agrinnall

Carry on with the creative writing, but use a grammar and spell checker next time...

colsten

theonlywayisup wrote: »

You need to report this to Action Fraud.

If the OP does that, he should expect that he will be investigated as a suspect, too.

robatwork

It's like this. You're both a victim and a perpetrator of fraud.

Don't expect too much help from the UK justice system as you're not simply a victim of crime.

soolin

This has been cross posted in the ebay board as well.

OP if you do come back it might be worth asking the Board guide on this board to move this across so that all responses can be in the same place.

alanq

Please respond the the original conversation on The Ebay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales Board

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5656422

I am locking this thread.