ActionFraud not pursuing despite strong evidence

meer53

So Ebay should be complaining about no further action, not you ? They are the losers.

AndyMc.....

LilElvis wrote: »

It does it you follow the link as Action Fraud is the national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime and is run by the City of London Police - the clue is in the .police.uk suffix. Call your local police and this is who they will tell you to contact.

It’s a third party organisation who vet reports of fraud and send it to the most appropriate police force if they see fit.

Call your local police and they will tell you that’s correct. Nothing stopping them recording and investigating the fraud.

steampowered

I'm afraid I simply don't believe you. I could be wrong, but it sounds to me like there is a backstory you aren't telling us.

I would not be surprised if action fraud feel the same.

It is not in the public interest to spend public money investigating this when you have been fully refunded by ebay and haven't suffered any loss. It is for ebay to follow up as they see fit.

[Deleted User]

Action Fraud wouldn't tell the OP the result of any potential investigation anyhow..

As for getting a parcel delivered to a solicitor, words fail me.

eshroom

Thanks for the replies (the helpful ones at least ).

I panicked when the seller's replies became erratic (clearly my instinct was correct), I didn't realise how efficient and fair eBay's resolution centre is. Changing the delivery address was overkill, but we're talking about £1000 here. As explained earlier, the solicitor's letter was not even needed to get a refund.

I'm disappointed ActionFraud did nothing about it and was hoping to get some insight on this forum. It seems, perhaps what I see as strong proof, others don't. I concede it could have been the delivery company, but the seller's actions (i.e. not disputing the eBay case and not answering any emails of mine or eBay's) pointed in their direction as the guilty ones.

I'd love to know the suspicious scenarios or backstories a few posters think are going on here. I am a researcher by trade and while it was not difficult to look around the electoral roll, I was quite pleased with the evidence I gathered. I initially assumed it was a hijacked account. Had I not verified beyond my reasonable doubt (though clearly not others) that the fraudster had been identified correctly, I would never have reported it in the first place.

Ectophile

The thing you need to realise about Action Fraud is that their job is not to take action on fraud.


Their purpose is to prevent you contacting the police directly, which gives the police a chance to tackle traditional crimes, rather than being overwhelmed by fraud reports.


Action Fraud will record your case. If lots of similar cases come up, they might actually ask the police to look into it. Otherwise, it will be filed and forgotten.

AndyMc.....

Ectophile wrote: »

The thing you need to realise about Action Fraud is that their job is not to take action on fraud.


Their purpose is to prevent you contacting the police directly, which gives the police a chance to tackle traditional crimes, rather than being overwhelmed by fraud reports.


Action Fraud will record your case. If lots of similar cases come up, they might actually ask the police to look into it. Otherwise, it will be filed and forgotten.

What, like Facebook disputes?

eshroom

Ectophile wrote: »

The thing you need to realise about Action Fraud is that their job is not to take action on fraud.


Their purpose is to prevent you contacting the police directly, which gives the police a chance to tackle traditional crimes, rather than being overwhelmed by fraud reports.


Action Fraud will record your case. If lots of similar cases come up, they might actually ask the police to look into it. Otherwise, it will be filed and forgotten.

Great answer and makes sense. Thank you. I guess £1,000 seems like a lot to me, but in the grand scheme of things there are more important crimes the police need to deal with, and I did get my money back. Hopefully they do note some of the details and if more allegations arise against the same fraudster, they take action.

I did inform them I had reported them, maybe that's scared them enough not to do it again (though I'd be surprised).

marliepanda

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Action Fraud wouldn't tell the OP the result of any potential investigation anyhow..

As for getting a parcel delivered to a solicitor, words fail me.

Pfft. Every purchase over £100 I get delivered to my local police station, get a solicitor to open it whilst a judge presides, just in case it’s rocks.

forgotmyname

marliepanda wrote: »

Pfft. Every purchase over £100 I get delivered to my local police station, get a solicitor to open it whilst a judge presides, just in case it’s rocks.

In front of Judge Rinder on live TV? Anything less and i still would not believe you.

And you dont mind being scammed upto £99.99, thats good to know. Wanna buy a bridge or a fairytale castle for just £99.99 ?