I was stupid enough to be scammed from a gumtree buyer (no need to tell me that I shouldn't buy on gumtree without meeting the person - I know that now!). I paid too little money for some gift cards and the item never arrived - it was clearly a fake sale and in retrospect I should have seen this.
Anyway, my question is: is this a criminal matter and should I report it to the police. Frankly I'm embarrassed about it and don't even want to tell my wife how stupid I was, and I know that I won't get my money back. But I do want to ensure that if they can be prosecuted or any action taken by police that it is done. Or have I just inadvertently given a nasty person a gift?
How did you pay them?