Non receipt of goods - help please

Non receipt of goods - help please

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j4ck100

Original Poster:

798 posts

144 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Hi Everyone,

Yesterday, I purchased a ticket for a festival from a man on facebook who responded to my request on the official page.

I did a quick bit of due diligence on him ensuring he wasn't a fake profile, and ran his name through 192 and it matches with an address in Colchester where FB says he lives.

So I was reasonably comfortable to send him the £45 via bank transfer (faster payments). After 3 hours, he says he hasn't received the money. Faster payments are 99% instant, and the balance take up to 2 hours, and it is largely unheard of for it to take any longer than this to clear.

In the evening he still insisted that the money had not arrived. I called my bank, and they confirmed that the money had transferred to his account at 2.34pm.

I then asked him for a print screen of his mobile banking app showing it, and he sent me a print screen of a HSBC account. I went a bit nuclear at that point and told him to stop F****** around. He then said he'd screen shotted the wrong account, and sent me his Barclays account. The first alarm bell was that it looked like he had scrolled down the payments list to chop mine off. In addition, the transactions shown on his statement were DVLA (With his registration number showing {WTF if you were a scammer would you show this?}, Vodafone direct debits, and Hastings Insurance). Every single payment that went out was re-credited immediately, and I am led to believe that this means that he is penniless and each direct debit cannot be paid.

He said he would call Barclays today at 12.30pm to ask them, so I entertained him but I know at this stage something is up.

He replied saying that he got put on hold and they didn't answer.

What's my best course of action here? I found the scrotes parents on Facebook (he's only 18), and can get his address with relative ease (already know first half postcode).

Thanks

andburg

7,213 posts

168 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Send him a message with his name, address and parents name suggesting he returns your money within the day or you'll be passing his details onto the police and his parents.


Durzel

12,232 posts

167 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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The obvious answer is to speak to the parents.. Either they are conscientious and will give him a bking, and you get your money back, or they're as dodgy as he is and it's academic that you spoke to them because you wouldn't have got your money back anyway.

j4ck100

Original Poster:

798 posts

144 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Thanks for the advice. He says he is calling Barclays after work so I'm giving him one last chance. It's going nuclear after that.

CoolHands

18,496 posts

194 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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wave goodbye to your money unless his parents graciously repay it for him. I wouldn't spend any money on a money claim if I were you, it will just add to your losses.

j4ck100

Original Poster:

798 posts

144 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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He says he's been on hold for 30 minutes - I just called Barclays who I don't even bank with and got through to an advisor on 3 rings. At the end of my tether now.

Edited by j4ck100 on Thursday 23 March 19:21

BlackLabel

13,251 posts

122 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Spangles

1,441 posts

184 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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I'm in Colchester if you want to PM me his name.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Why are you buying tickets through Facebook anyway? What a silly idea.

Next time if you buy them through a proper company or the proper channels and something went wrong you would stand half a chance of getting your money back smile


2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,230 posts

234 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Sounds like you're going to chalk 10-11 pints down to experience.

j4ck100

Original Poster:

798 posts

144 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Sounds like you're going to chalk 10-11 pints down to experience.
9 around here but I see your point.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

254 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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j4ck100 said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Sounds like you're going to chalk 10-11 pints down to experience.
9 around here but I see your point.
Oh, god, is he flashing again? Thought they'd cured him...hehe

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,230 posts

234 months

Friday 24th March 2017
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mybrainhurts said:
j4ck100 said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Sounds like you're going to chalk 10-11 pints down to experience.
9 around here but I see your point.
Oh, god, is he flashing again? Thought they'd cured him...hehe
hehe.....once a flasher.....

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,230 posts

234 months

Friday 7th January 2022
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What happened in the end?

sunbeam alpine

6,936 posts

187 months

Friday 7th January 2022
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
What happened in the end?
I commend you on your patience... smile

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,230 posts

234 months

Friday 7th January 2022
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sunbeam alpine said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
What happened in the end?
I commend you on your patience... smile
I have been pacing a bit.

MaxFromage

1,859 posts

130 months

Friday 7th January 2022
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
What happened in the end?
I'm guessing that the 18 year old scammer set up a fake PPE company in April 2020, made millions and felt guilty, repaying the OP with interest at the end of last year?