Buying a phone, then it gets barred! Advice needed please!!!
 

Morning folks!

I bought a 2nd hand (altho unused) phone in good will a few months ago from a forum user (not on here). I paid the going rate, and sent a cheque for the full amount!

To cut a long story short, 7 weeks after my cheque cleared the phone arrived! Serious lack of communication from the seller throughout, and it wasnt until i sent him a letter threatening legal action that it actually arrived!

Anyway, after 7 weeks I didnt need/want the phone so i sold it on eBay!

The person I sold it too now says it been barred, and Im pretty confident that the original owner has reported it lost/stolen and claimed on his insurance for a new on! insurance scam!

Blatent case of FRAUD!!!!! Can any advise on what I can do from here? I'm not letting this prick get away with it after months of hassle he's caused me and loss of money!

Do i need to ring the police or the network provider? and would you say that im gonna end up loosing out on waht I paid for the phone? Cos I really cant afford to be loosing nearly £200 just before xmas!

Cheers for any advice

ring the police!

think you will get more response if this was in NSR to be honest?

what the bloke has done is insurance fraud.

Jamo :)