SCAM PERPETRATED TO BUYER IN FRANCE - LEGAL CASE POSSIBLE IN UK ?

[Deanangel]

Hello to all Forum fellows.
I have posted about a scam my cousin in France has been the victim of. Eruo 10k! for two used tractors from a genuine (? - no website, no tel numbers) UK LTD company but with fake invoice asking to send money to bogus bank account.
Now my question is: Can the case be brought to the HSBC bank for having allowed scammers to open an account with them and fizzle the money ?
In France they are asking that he proves the bank details on the invoice are not those of the UK Company. But I don t see how this can be done, do you?
Thank you for you replies

BTW I wonder whether that Jack the Investigator is still posting...

 

[Nearly]

The genuine UK company should be interested in helping to catch the con artists using their name and reputation.
They've got to be the first port of call.

OR... order some small part from the genuine UK company, offer to pay by bacs and you'll get an invoice with their bank details on.

 

[Deanangel]

Yes I thought about it. But:
I cannot find a website page ! (possibly it was set up for the purpose of the scam only)
Searches at the Companies House and online for the LTD returns no telephone number.
The director I traced , has a tel number 0844 that returns a recorded message only.
There is no Email address either ! the one used was for to perpretrate the scam (therefore with a slight change to the correct Co.'s name) and goes unanswered.

 

[farmerm]

Most likely the scammers have control over someone else's bank account either with or without its owners knowledge. Few are foolish enough to run such fraud though an account with their own name on it. Not sure what your cousin what sort of scrap your cousin though he was buying if he though he would get 2 tractors for £10K? I would say your cousin has little hope of any redress in this matter sadly. I like such digging though, PM me the company name if you are not willing to put it here.

 

[Deanangel]

Correction. The Tel 0844 xxxxx is that provided by the scammers.

 

[Deanangel]

Farmerm,
I have just sent you a direct mail, I think I was successfull I hope ...

 

[br jones]

Oh dear ,