I want my money back

[Shehasadiamondinthesky]

Someone I've known for years an aquaintance, arranged a trip for November and we all paid £50 deposit. This was arranged 6 months ago.
Anyway I rang up a week ago to check everything was OK. I was told oh this has been cancelled for ages sorry did I "forget" to tell you.
I suppose you want your deposit back, yes actually here are my details.
I've reminded her four times now and no deposit. I damned sure she's spent all our deposits because she's always on Facebook going on about how skint she is and wanting money making schemes.
Its all gone quiet and she is not answering any of my messages.
I could let it go but its not £10 or anything and deposits should have been set aside not bloody spent. I'm so angry, I'm not someone's cash cow.
No idea what to do next.

Team up with everyone else who paid to put the pressure on her

She’s probably a fraudster, bet she does it all the time!!

Are you sure it was even booked in the first place?

She's spent it, I'd keep texting

Deffo spent it.

Keep texting, and do it close to payday too if she works !

Speak to the other people and all work together

Are you likely to see her in person?

What about the others? If it's been cancelled for ages she had no intention of giving the money back.

Are you close by? Text her and say you are coming over for your £50 as you need the cash urgently. If she’s not in find out when she is and go then. She can’t be out all of the time.

Are you sure there is a deposit to return? If she cancelled the holiday after booking, then they'd keep the deposit.

How do you know her?

I suspect she has spent it.

I'd keep chasing (close to payday is a good idea). Possibly say outright "If you don't have the money to pay back can we work out how you are going to repay me?"

I don't know who the others are, it was a coach trip somewhere to visit something, and I thought properly organised but it wasn't a proper organisation after all, I feel sick. I moved and this person lives 200 miles away so no hope of popping in to get my money.
We have lots of joint friends in my old area. i said I'd accept installments if that all there is on offer but I'm just being ignored.
I'm sick of scum like this, its the last time I trust anyone.
I'm tempted to do small claims as i have messages from her that I've printed off and my paypal account showing I paid but I'm just so busy right now working all hours. Its so inconvenient and I am pissed off people behave like this.

When she posts on FB about being skint, comment with "me too, so can you please send me the £50 you owe me".

I was going to suggest calling her out on Facebook too.

Can you go through PayPal?