Victim of scam - legal rights

[Miss d]

Hi, my friend was recently the victim of an online scam regarding a camper van to the tune of 8k. The money was transferred to a Barclays sort code - her bank have said they can't assist as she transferred willingly, and while the police have been informed I don't hold much hope that the perps will be caught. Does anyone know if Barclays can be liable under kyc regs as they have allowed the fraud account to be set up? And if so if there is a time frame to raise?
any assistance would be much appreciated!!

[Wombats]

Re: Victim of scam - legal rights

Where was the camper bought?

[Miss d]

Re: Victim of scam - legal rights

Piston heads, but they have disclaimers. I just wonder how these people are able to set up phoney accounts. Money laundering regs etc / is the receiving bank liable at all as the account has been set up for crime?

[Wombats]

Re: Victim of scam - legal rights

I know one of the site admin is very hot on this issue. I'll pm them for you.

[Miss d]

Re: Victim of scam - legal rights

Thanks - that would be awesome

[Wombats]

Re: Victim of scam - legal rights

Done! mashappy:

[Tools]

Re: Victim of scam - legal rights

Thanks Wombats.

Miss d, sorry to hear about your friend, sadly there are far too many people falling foul of these scams.

If you can ask your friend to forward any "invoice" the scammers sent with the bank details to julian.siddle@legalbeagles.info

Any funds are normally withdrawn within a matter of hours so the chances of a refund are extremely slim but the faster I get that account number the better.

[mindex]

Re: Victim of scam - legal rights

I have also fallen prey to a similar scam. However, in my case the website that is involved is owned by the company which was selling the vehicle and I contacted them through the form which is provided on their website. They claimed that their email may have been hacked by the scammers who I sent money to.

Can't I sue the company?

[Tools]

Re: Victim of scam - legal rights

What was the website?