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Employer blaims husband for falling for scam

pupskuss
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Hi all,
You have helped me in the past with a completely different issue and I hope you can give some advice on something that has happened to my husband, too.
My husband is a car sales man and last week he sold a car to what turned out to be a scammer. The proof of transfer of fund he showed was a photoshopped screenshot.
The owner of the garage is now asking my husband to pay back the value of the car.
The owner claims the insurance will not cover the claim as my husband should have asked for a valid form of ID such as a driving license instead of what turned out to be a fake Police ID.
The owner of the garage has threatened to take my husband to the small claims court if he doesn't at least agree to paying half of the car.
We are seeking legal advice, but hope someone else can guide us in the right direction in the meantime.
Thanks in advance.
You have helped me in the past with a completely different issue and I hope you can give some advice on something that has happened to my husband, too.
My husband is a car sales man and last week he sold a car to what turned out to be a scammer. The proof of transfer of fund he showed was a photoshopped screenshot.
The owner of the garage is now asking my husband to pay back the value of the car.
The owner claims the insurance will not cover the claim as my husband should have asked for a valid form of ID such as a driving license instead of what turned out to be a fake Police ID.
The owner of the garage has threatened to take my husband to the small claims court if he doesn't at least agree to paying half of the car.
We are seeking legal advice, but hope someone else can guide us in the right direction in the meantime.
Thanks in advance.
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What does his contract of employment say?
https://www.gov.uk/understanding-your-pay/deductions-from-your-pay
Assuming it counts as "retail" and the contract of employment does mention deductions for the till being light or stock missing then as per the above link they maximum they can take in any one period is 10% of your pay and cannot take you below minimum wage (last pay slip if you are leaving is different).
Not sure if a bank transfer not being made would technically count as the till be light or not. There are certainly parallels to a non-joined up POS where the cashier puts it in the till as a card payment but then doesn't spot that the payment was declined/didnt go through.
Your taking legal advice so that clearly needs to take precedent over the ramblings of random strangers here.0 -
Hi,what's happening in trying to find the scammer?Can DVLA help?0
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pupskuss said:Hi all,
You have helped me in the past with a completely different issue and I hope you can give some advice on something that has happened to my husband, too.
My husband is a car sales man and last week he sold a car to what turned out to be a scammer. The proof of transfer of fund he showed was a photoshopped screenshot.
The owner of the garage is now asking my husband to pay back the value of the car.
The owner claims the insurance will not cover the claim as my husband should have asked for a valid form of ID such as a driving license instead of what turned out to be a fake Police ID.
The owner of the garage has threatened to take my husband to the small claims court if he doesn't at least agree to paying half of the car.
We are seeking legal advice, but hope someone else can guide us in the right direction in the meantime.
Thanks in advance.0 -
Was your husband in breach of any known/written procedures the dealer has in place to ensure funds have arrived in the dealers account before releasing a vehicle.1
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frugalmacdugal said:Hi,what's happening in trying to find the scammer?Can DVLA help?
The car is reported stolen already, but probably had new number plates within minutes.1 -
Nearlyold said:Was your husband in breach of known/written procedures the dealer has in place to ensure funds have arrived in the dealers account before releasing a vehicle.
There are no written procedures.
My husband usually asks for proof of the transfer or calls the owner to ensure the money has gone into the business account.
On this occasion the proof of transfer seemed enough.0 -
Grumpy_chap said:pupskuss said:Hi all,
You have helped me in the past with a completely different issue and I hope you can give some advice on something that has happened to my husband, too.
My husband is a car sales man and last week he sold a car to what turned out to be a scammer. The proof of transfer of fund he showed was a photoshopped screenshot.
The owner of the garage is now asking my husband to pay back the value of the car.
The owner claims the insurance will not cover the claim as my husband should have asked for a valid form of ID such as a driving license instead of what turned out to be a fake Police ID.
The owner of the garage has threatened to take my husband to the small claims court if he doesn't at least agree to paying half of the car.
We are seeking legal advice, but hope someone else can guide us in the right direction in the meantime.
Thanks in advance.
I can't recall a recent car transaction that hasn't needed at least 2 points of contact/approval within the dealer.
@pupskuss how long has husband worked there and does he have a written contract ?0 -
Grumpy_chap said:pupskuss said:Hi all,
You have helped me in the past with a completely different issue and I hope you can give some advice on something that has happened to my husband, too.
My husband is a car sales man and last week he sold a car to what turned out to be a scammer. The proof of transfer of fund he showed was a photoshopped screenshot.
The owner of the garage is now asking my husband to pay back the value of the car.
The owner claims the insurance will not cover the claim as my husband should have asked for a valid form of ID such as a driving license instead of what turned out to be a fake Police ID.
The owner of the garage has threatened to take my husband to the small claims court if he doesn't at least agree to paying half of the car.
We are seeking legal advice, but hope someone else can guide us in the right direction in the meantime.
Thanks in advance.
It's a very small garage with 4 staff and 1 sales man, being my husband.0 -
Wonka_2 said:Grumpy_chap said:pupskuss said:Hi all,
You have helped me in the past with a completely different issue and I hope you can give some advice on something that has happened to my husband, too.
My husband is a car sales man and last week he sold a car to what turned out to be a scammer. The proof of transfer of fund he showed was a photoshopped screenshot.
The owner of the garage is now asking my husband to pay back the value of the car.
The owner claims the insurance will not cover the claim as my husband should have asked for a valid form of ID such as a driving license instead of what turned out to be a fake Police ID.
The owner of the garage has threatened to take my husband to the small claims court if he doesn't at least agree to paying half of the car.
We are seeking legal advice, but hope someone else can guide us in the right direction in the meantime.
Thanks in advance.
I can't recall a recent car transaction that hasn't needed at least 2 points of contact/approval within the dealer.
@pupskuss how long has husband worked there and does he have a written contract ?
The current owner being in charge since 2020 in case that makes a difference.1 -
pupskuss said:Wonka_2 said:Grumpy_chap said:pupskuss said:Hi all,
You have helped me in the past with a completely different issue and I hope you can give some advice on something that has happened to my husband, too.
My husband is a car sales man and last week he sold a car to what turned out to be a scammer. The proof of transfer of fund he showed was a photoshopped screenshot.
The owner of the garage is now asking my husband to pay back the value of the car.
The owner claims the insurance will not cover the claim as my husband should have asked for a valid form of ID such as a driving license instead of what turned out to be a fake Police ID.
The owner of the garage has threatened to take my husband to the small claims court if he doesn't at least agree to paying half of the car.
We are seeking legal advice, but hope someone else can guide us in the right direction in the meantime.
Thanks in advance.
I can't recall a recent car transaction that hasn't needed at least 2 points of contact/approval within the dealer.
@pupskuss how long has husband worked there and does he have a written contract ?
The current owner being in charge since 2020 in case that makes a difference.0
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