UK farmer conned out of thousands for "Manx" shepherd's hut

A UK farmer says buying a shepherd's hut from the Isle of Man for his yurt village turned out to be an expensive mistake - after handing over £4,200 to scammers.

Jamie Butler of Hampshire says the wooden caravan was being advertised on Facebook by a man called Geoff, who said he lived on the Isle of Man.

On LinkedIn, he says Geoff sent him a passport picture, a link to a website about his farm and what seemed like genuine emails.

But after Jamie had sent him £3,900 for the mobile hut and £300 for delivery, nothing turned up.