Published on 12, July, 2020
So glad you have it under control and you have spoken with your parents. It must be a huge weight off your mind.
I enclose below a copy of my reply from Gwent Police for those that are interested.
Angry Guy,
Gardner Julie <Julie.Gardner@gwent.pnn.police.uk>
7 Dec at 12:28
Good Morning, Angry Guy,
Thank you for your emails.
I have gone back to your original email sent in yesterday and read through the very lengthy web chats attached.
I see that many people have sensibly advised that ‘LostOne87’ does not hand over any money and to instead seek advice from reputable agencies.
It is very difficult to be able to ascertain any possible criminal or civil offences without much more information (especially communication between all parties) and also from speaking to ‘Lostone87’ in person. Your message to them in which you state they are to contact police would be our initial advice too. They are clearly very comfortable with communicating via web forums so by providing them with the email address for us, as you did, I would trust this would be a suitable reporting tool for them to initiate first contact and enable us to then arrange to see them and ascertain any criminal offences and deal accordingly.
Cofion gorau / Kind regards,
Julie
Trin Galwadau / Call Handling
Heddlu Gwent Police
E-bost/ E-mail: contact@gwent.pnn.police.uk
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It's good that someone is aware of this. You seem to have quite taken to Angry Guy. You should use it as your screen name.......
Seriously though, I hope the kid gets back to us soon.
Lost0ne87 said:I must stress i dont want to course conflict between you guys, This post is getting a bit long to keep up with and please guys dont argue i want to keep the peace. Were all friends here.
There's no problem LostOne87. You aren't causing any conflict. If people are arguing it's nothing to do with you at all. Everyone here disagreeing is doing it wiilingly, me included, and it's nothing for you to worry about. I want us all to be friends here.
Lost0ne87 said:I seen the a site http://www.sra.org.uk how reliable is this site?
It's legit, but I thought your parents were involved now? Have they not taken this up for you? I thought they had?
Lost0ne87 said:If lawyer is under the sra is it reliable?
Yes, but using a lawyer can be complicated and expensive. Didn't you get a response from your MP? There are also links for free advocacy, other MP's, and legal advice in the thread. I'd try these first and only use a lawyer unless completely necessary.
Can I ask who keeps suggesting you use a lawyer? Could you please answer this question?