No. The account number and sort code are correct however the name is not. Surely all 3 are supposed to be checked.

Hi, Just looking for some advice. We requested Lloyds pay an account at Barclays. The account that they have paid is in a completely different name to the one we advised. They have advised that they are not liable as the name apparently is only used as a reference. I can not see that this is correct. If you write a cheque and the name is wrong they will not accept it. Can anyone enlighten me, thanks.

Yes have reported to Action Fraud. the officer mentioned has obtained a name and address for this person from Barclays. Said he would pass it to the Met police (must be London) and they may call but then again may not. I am getting as angry with the police as i am with the person who conned us.

Yes reported to the police straight away. Ebay sent a form to be completed by the police which we have requested they do however the PC in charge of our case does not seem to think its worth it as they are a large american group,in his words. Does not give me great confidence. It appears that crime does pay. We have managed to establish that the culprit is Romanian.Reading other forums it seems that this kind of [problem] has been going on for some time, pitty i didnt find out before.

Thank you all for you comments. As you can appreciate i do not have the knowledge of how people manage to access these sites and that is why i am in the position i am. Can anyone advise me as to whether i have any claim against ebay. I remained on the site at all times, no block ups appeared. I have written to ebay twice by recorded delivery at their Dublin office and have not received a reply. Surely such a large organisation as theirs should be secure as they always appear to advertise.

Can i ask renegadeimp how you are so sure that the site was not hacked into. I have joined the site for help, not to be patronised, thanks.

We have received confirmation that the site was hacked into. In view of this as ebay always seem to stress that the site is secure it obviously is not. We have also reported this to Action Fraud and the police however do not have much faith in them as we constantly have to chase them.

Hi, No we didnt view the motorhome. Carried out hpi checks which came back clear. What is really annoying is that we advised the bank as soon as we were aware that the motorhome was never going to arrive and provided all the proof that this person was obtaining money by deception and they did nothing. Do we have a claim aginst ebay,as the site was hacked into?

Hi, I have an issue regarding ebay spoof that we have recently been the victims of. Before i go any further please do not think that i am stupid. I am normally so careful with my money and feel so stupid at what happened. I will try and keep it short. My partner have been looking fro a mobile home for some time. One recently came up on ebay. We communicated with who we thought was the seller via text as he told us his hearing had been affected by an accident. Called ebay, they confirmed that the advert was there and read it to us word for word. Invoice came through with his bank details. (Barcalys Leicester) Transferred the money which included delivery. Mobile home never turned up. The person who we thought that we were buying from has sent us confirmation that his account had been hacked into. The police and Barclays have been of no help . All ebay will say is they can find no trace of the sale. Can anyone offer any advice please.