[Boat scam]

On 10/12/2018 at 20:38, wandering snail said:

This on FB this evening:

Anyone able to help.. here's the full info
On the 19th November we agreed with a Tony Hudson to purchase a 36' black 1980's Springer narrow boat 'Hobsons Choice' G110498 advertised originally on Gumtree for quick sale at £3,500.00! We viewed the boat on the water just before Outwell at Gladys Dacks Public Staithe! We then motored with Tony Hudson and a friend called Gareth to a mooring directly opposite the Crown Lodge Inn! From then we parted with £4,450.00 for the purchase of Hobsons Choice, transportation, crane and delivery to its new dry home in Sussex! Arrival date 05th December!!!
No boat arrived and we have had no contact with Tony since. Subsequent contact with Gareth leads us to believe that the boat was heading towards Fox's boatyard March and that it may currently be moored near the Ship Inn at March. 
Please if anyone has any information at all regarding either the boat or persons involved would they be kind enough to contact both myself and the police! I have incident numbers with both the Sussex police and Actionfraud.
Many Thanks debbie harding 07889007888

 

Hi was this by any chance the Scammer William Egan also known as Harper Wood, granger Egan?