Hi Red, yep, identified it as Leicester Barclays already but to be fair, I live in Messingham (Yorkshire) and my account was opened in Wales. If the Police could look into it (doubtful), they could get the bank to release his address but I don't think this will happen tbh. At this point, anything that I could establish through non authorities would help....The bank account is in the name of C.Owen as it is his brothers engine he was selling. His number is not being answered from other mobiles, obviously Vodafone wont tell me anything and the number and his bank information are not flagging up on Google. Balls
I appreciate that so my plan is to try an establish where he is and go on a day trip with a couple of friends to say hi.....
I doubt it, I think he got four years and as that was the second time (can't recall the first sentence) early release may not be on the horizon.
Can you clarify, you paid 500 pounds and no engine has ever materialised? Did you arrange the courier or the other party?
I paid up front as you would expect to do, I suggested he arranged courier as I work away and it would need palletising. No engine was received as he called me on the arranged collection day to apologise as the courier had dropped the engine off the pallet and he have to would claim off them but in the meanwhile wanted to refund my £500 as it could take a while to sort. He wanted to know if I would even still be interested in buying the engine once the claim was sorted (less the cost of the damage etc). I was still interested at this point but pushed for the refund, asking for payment reference that never arrived. It was only a few days after this conversation that his phone goes straight to his mobile answer phone. There was no reason to think initially that this was/is a con, no foreign accents, overseas banks etc. As I said, I have bought products this way for years and this is the first time its been an issue.Typical that this time its for my bike, not a customer!
You know his name: Robert Owen You know his brother's name: C Owen You think RO was from Dorset: (although with a South West accent, not necessarily so) You know where CO is located. You have some bank account details...His brother's I think you said. Do you know which carrier? Or didn't he email you the carriage receipt and tracking number like most honest people do? If you know which carrier, have you contacted them? You have all this information; so have you reported it to Plod yet? My opinion if it's worth anything, he was selling his brother's engine which probably doesn't exist and his brother knows nothing about it other than maybe he lent RO some money which has just been repaid. FYI There is a Bob Owen in Pentraeth, Anglesey who is a bike racer and I believe deals in boats and engines....easily found on Google; races a Seeley G50.
I don't know the carrier as it was not actually taken. It was apparently damaged before it was loaded onto the van so no information was shared. He called straight away to ask if he could offer the refund as he would make a claim. I will start googling again! Cheers chaps
Yes, but plod are not prepared to look into as I willingly sent the money and I have no address. I need to try and track him down, when I do, I am going to pay him a visit as the Police will do naff all......
Just registered on 192.com to get an address for a Robert Owen in Poole, Dorset...........Why do the bloody website registration emails take so long to come through???
Ffs not willing to because you did it willingly?! What about hese letter scams that are often on tv, they seem to follow those up Theft is theft. End.
I agree completely but this is what they told me when I reported it. As far as they are concerned it could be an isolated incident and I had to register the event on the Action Fraud site with his bank details and they will look into it only if its been done before through this bank account.
Pmsl register it on a website. Yep, modern policing working well. Its not the bods in blue, its the white collar lot with flat caps and economic degrees that are the problem. Oh and a political horizon of privatisation and cuts. Hope you get it sorted and if you find the guy and give him a hiding that plod take the same attitude; he knew you'd be looking, he willingly stole your money so willing took a smack in the chops
I take it he will still come on here, to see how you are progressing with the task of chasing him and the cash.
Write a letter to his bank explaining what has happened. Banks are hyper sensitive about unwittingly providing fronts for criminal activity or laundering the proceeds of crime. Let the bank know the steps you have taken with the police and ask them how Barclays might help you recover your money.
