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FORESTBRI
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A couple of months ago i stupidly gave enough of my personal details to who i thought was a friend to enable them to defraud me of money.
I lost money from my bank and PayPal and they also took a loan out in my name.....
All this was done through Facebook and then WhatsApp.
As soon as i realised i contacted banks and loan company etc.
Nothing has been refunded so far as there was no money in accounts money was transferred into, i reported all this to ActionFraud but they say its not a crime.
Anyway i thought that was the end of it until i recently received a letter from the courts as this fraudster had used my Driving Licence picture to obtain almost £6000 worth of BitCoin from another person.
This person obviously is chasing me for the money as he thinks it was me.
I have replied to the court letter telling them about my fraud and am now very worried that i will be liable for this £6000 too as i gave my personal details to this fraudster.
I suffer badly with depression and this has made me consider ending everything as it is so stressful and i realise it is all my own doing!!!
Any help or advice on this matter would help me so much
Thanks for listening
I lost money from my bank and PayPal and they also took a loan out in my name.....
All this was done through Facebook and then WhatsApp.
As soon as i realised i contacted banks and loan company etc.
Nothing has been refunded so far as there was no money in accounts money was transferred into, i reported all this to ActionFraud but they say its not a crime.
Anyway i thought that was the end of it until i recently received a letter from the courts as this fraudster had used my Driving Licence picture to obtain almost £6000 worth of BitCoin from another person.
This person obviously is chasing me for the money as he thinks it was me.
I have replied to the court letter telling them about my fraud and am now very worried that i will be liable for this £6000 too as i gave my personal details to this fraudster.
I suffer badly with depression and this has made me consider ending everything as it is so stressful and i realise it is all my own doing!!!
Any help or advice on this matter would help me so much
Thanks for listening
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I can't advise you on what to do but I do know you shouldn't end anything at all.0
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Accept that, see your GP/Samaritans/etc, citizen advice as they may be able to help.
ATB and I hope it's sorted out soon
Btw, funding page? Not sure if worth a try as you appear to be a genuine case of being deceived.
Cant recall what those funding sites for good causes are called but someone will say, again aTB0 -
i reported all this to ActionFraud but they say its not a crime.
You need to question this, because from what you have posted it clearly was a crime. You will need to have AF at the very least issuing you with a crime number as that will greatly support your case not to owe anything to the person who sold the Bitcoin.0 -
You need to question this, because from what you have posted it clearly was a crime. You will need to have AF at the very least issuing you with a crime number as that will greatly support your case not to owe anything to the person who sold the Bitcoin.
I think it is because she disclosed some of her details, but please recheck as speaking with a different person can get different results.
About the funding sites - I had a look but I think they relate to medical problems only, sorry.
ATB0 -
You need to question this, because from what you have posted it clearly was a crime. You will need to have AF at the very least issuing you with a crime number as that will greatly support your case not to owe anything to the person who sold the Bitcoin.
I suppose at least if I end up having to go to court they can at least see that I have reported these instances.
I am not sure if I would need to speak to a solicitor about all this???
Going to ring Citizens Advice today and see what they say0 -
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