Need advice

EmmaaCo

I just wanted advice on what to do i was looking for a fencer to put up a fd i found one he seemed really nice he signed a contract with me ask for the £800 upfront so me and my partner give him the money because we thought it was legit he was ment to tues both phones are off and turns out his signatures different to his name is there anything i can do to try get my money back im really upset because i feel like its my fault and my kids was really looking forward to have there own private garden/sensory garden too 

EmmaaCo

Put up my fence sorry about any spelling mistakes 

elsien

What address/contract details are on the contract? 

How did you pay the money and did you get a receipt? 

How did you find him in the first place? 

tacpot12

You need to trace him. He will be advertising his services under another name. Fortunately such criminals are lazy and they will tend to use exactly the same words in their marketing marerials as they used on previous occasions, sometimes complete with the  same spelling errors!

Once you think you have found him, get a friend to ask him around to quote on a fencing job, and when you have identified that it is him, report his fraud to the police and invite them to arrest him - ask the friend to get him to come back with the offer of some cash for the job so the police only have to attend when he is expected. It's a easy collar for the police, and you might get some compensation back from the courts.

elsien

I’d suggest the police may not be entirely interested - more likely to say it’s a civil matter, whether it is or not.
OP needs to give a bit more information -if she paid by credit card (for example) she could do a S75 claim. Although it’s a fairly safe bet the fencer wanted cash. 

EmmaaCo

That issue i is i paid by cash i did relise there was some spelling error on the contract feel as if i should have checked properly but i rushed it to much trusted him i have problem with trusting people seam to always think goof about everyone his mobile was on but kept ringing still no answer they had a website to i also found them through a website called bark.co.uk 

EmmaaCo

Good in everyone wish i was a little smarter tbh 

EmmaaCo

I should have checked the contract before he went really.