Bailiff Wrote "Paid Voluntarily" On A Document
When a bailiff records "Paid Voluntarily" on a document after taking a money transfer from someone other than the debtor, this can be indicative of coercion or fraud.
This practice aims to prevent the true payer—who is not the debtor—from recovering their money, which was taken under duress or threatened by having their possessions taken or facing intimidation.
If you find yourself in this situation, where the bailiff has forced you to make a money transfer and falsely labelled it as "Paid Voluntarily," you can take the following steps:
Initiate the chargeback process through your banking app to recover the funds taken by the bailiff under duress.
If the bank does not process the chargeback, consider making a third-party claim to recover the money taken by the bailiff.