went to the cop shop again and they basicly said that cos i was willing to give this guy the money - nothing they can do. I said it was a loan and they said no contract was signed so it was not a loan. would be my word against his

I have tried to text and call but it just goes to voicemail, its also payg so i assume he has got rid of the simcard

I will go back to the station later on and will post my "findings" here

phone is a PAYG and everytime i go to call it just goes to voicemail and its orange - i am with orange myself and i called them to mention this - they said they cant give out any details data protection bs n all that but did say it was PAYG - that was all they could say

dont have any emails - as i regularly empty my box - i only have one text that says "thank you. i thought i would txt you to let you know; the money arrived in my account. Thank you so much for this"

well yes - i mean, when we spoke about it, he was all "no no i couldnt do that" and i said that i didnt need the money at the moment, it was sitting doing nothing and since he was a friend and was in trouble, i was going to help him out and give him the money to pay off the debt and that he could pay back when he could

I intended it as a loan - i was under the impression i would get it back :-|

I would like to know - but if i can not get that information, is that something the police could get? even if the account is closed down?

I looked up and found on wilki a list of sort code ref numbers - and it went to a Lloyds TSB bank. I myself am Bank Of Scotland.

i did not need the name to pay money in, only the account number and sort code. He said his name was David (wont give last name) but i did not have to give that to the bank. Anyway - i did go in the copshop and they said basicly that because i offered it to him, it could be seen as a gift. But can the police actually track who he was? I mean - if he has closed his account......

Hi - i met him on a forum on the internet i know you are going to say how idiotic i am but we have never met - or spoke on phone. its just been texts, emails etc.... He is in the UK and that i do know I wired the money (bank transfer) ie i went in to my bank and gave over his sort code and account number and the money was sent direct to him

I was wondering here - please, first off - dont tell me how stupid i was, i already know this. Now - over the past few months, ive got to know (thought) this person extremly well. We have had some fun online, mainly on msn, and we have had some text convos. This person, seemed to be extremly nice. Then, they went quiet, so i asked what was going on - for a couple of days, he told me that he was ashamed to admit but he was in trouble finantually. He said he was deep in debt and was scared and didnt know what to do. I thought about this, and i did think, that i have got £5k sitting in the bank, that i did not need. So i asked how much it was, he didnt tell me, then the next day he told me it was £4k and that he had bailifs at his house and everything. So long story short - he gave me his bank details (only sort code and account number) and i wired him £4k. later on that day he texted to say how thankful he was. We kept in communications for a further 4 days and thats the last i heard from him. He has failed to answer texts, phonecalls, emails, etc.... I dont even know his real name - as the name he gave me, im sure if phony. What can i do? Yes i know i am stupid, and yes i know i should not have done it - but what is done is done, and now i need some advice on what to do next. I dont know his name - the bank, when i spoke with them, said something about his account not existing or that - so does that mean he has closed his account? If he has closed his account, will the bank still have his detials on file? The police didnt seem THAT intrested as i had willingly gave the money Any ideas?