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I too have recently being scammed on eBay by Lucy ? Lucy@bteditor.co.uk on trying to purchase a Ford Capri for the sum of £4,600. as per previous threads I have read all looked very genuine including the Paypal email I received offering protection etc. I even went to the bank and showed them the eBay/PayPal letter to complete the transfer but was not informed or asked any promoting questions to give me any concern.
The money was transferred into Barclays account on Tuesday 20th Oct at approx 10.00 AM
Following transfer of money i received email communication from Lucy ? that vehicle would be shipped by transport shipping company "Shiply" I even goggled this and all looked OK. However after several days I had not received any further communication from Lucy and in trying to contact her I received no further communication. My concerns were confirmed when I seen the car re advertised on eBay a few days later. My immediate response was to inform eBay who then transferred me to PayPal who confirmed that the item was a scam and they could do nothing about it but report this to my bank and the police.
On visiting my bank directly I was informed that nothing could be done today as it was a Saturday and to wait until Monday morning. Secondly i went to the Police, only to be told go away and report it to Action Fraud. So no help here . This was done on 26th Oct and after several attempts to find out the status of investigation I still have had no response from Action Fraud and its now over the 28 day working period.
On the Monday morning I made contact with my bank fraud department and gave them the info and they informed me that I had to contact the beneficiary bank (Barclays) to report this fraudulent transfer. On waiting approx half hour to talk to someone I was informed that as i was not a Barclay's customer they could not discuss this account or anything with me. I made it clear that all I wanted to know was the account still open. I was told yes and potentially had sufficient funds i was also informed that they would freeze the account. So I took this a positive move considering approx one week had nearly passed since the transfer.
I received a letter from my bank dated 26th Oct basically stating that as I had willingly transferred my money it was considered as a civil matter and to confirm that they had contacted the beneficiary bank to advise them of this allegation.
Following receipt of this letter I contact my bank by phone and in writing on 11th Nov that i was looking for some help here to understand in parallel to my Action Fraud report that the bank was actively investigating my concern. I received both a telephone call and letter from my bank dated 16th Nov that again this was a civil matter as it was only my allocation that this was a fraudulent claim and that although partial funds still remain in the Beneficiary account no refund would be given.
In summary these scammers get away with it as the banks wash their hands on this and i have no response from Action Fraud that they are evening looking at my report.
Appreciate any help you can give me.
I too have recently being scammed on eBay by Lucy ? Lucy@bteditor.co.uk on trying to purchase a Ford Capri for the sum of £4,600. as per previous threads I have read all looked very genuine including the Paypal email I received offering protection etc. I even went to the bank and showed them the eBay/PayPal letter to complete the transfer but was not informed or asked any promoting questions to give me any concern.
The money was transferred into Barclays account on Tuesday 20th Oct at approx 10.00 AM
| Bank Name: Barclays Account number: 23296679 Sort code: 20-74-12 Beneficiary Name: S Malaescu *Bacs, CHAPS and Faster Payments are accepted. |
Invoice#: 42137981 Subtotal: £4,600.00 Shipping(Free): £0.00 Deposit: £0.00 Total: £4,600.00 |
On visiting my bank directly I was informed that nothing could be done today as it was a Saturday and to wait until Monday morning. Secondly i went to the Police, only to be told go away and report it to Action Fraud. So no help here . This was done on 26th Oct and after several attempts to find out the status of investigation I still have had no response from Action Fraud and its now over the 28 day working period.
On the Monday morning I made contact with my bank fraud department and gave them the info and they informed me that I had to contact the beneficiary bank (Barclays) to report this fraudulent transfer. On waiting approx half hour to talk to someone I was informed that as i was not a Barclay's customer they could not discuss this account or anything with me. I made it clear that all I wanted to know was the account still open. I was told yes and potentially had sufficient funds i was also informed that they would freeze the account. So I took this a positive move considering approx one week had nearly passed since the transfer.
I received a letter from my bank dated 26th Oct basically stating that as I had willingly transferred my money it was considered as a civil matter and to confirm that they had contacted the beneficiary bank to advise them of this allegation.
Following receipt of this letter I contact my bank by phone and in writing on 11th Nov that i was looking for some help here to understand in parallel to my Action Fraud report that the bank was actively investigating my concern. I received both a telephone call and letter from my bank dated 16th Nov that again this was a civil matter as it was only my allocation that this was a fraudulent claim and that although partial funds still remain in the Beneficiary account no refund would be given.
In summary these scammers get away with it as the banks wash their hands on this and i have no response from Action Fraud that they are evening looking at my report.
Appreciate any help you can give me.
