Scammed

[Ibrahim_09]

I got scammed a couple days go of £20 and £15 i was buying an item off gumtree and the buyer gave me his paypal to sent the money so i did and when i sent him the money he disappeared, ive been trying to open a dispute case but when i report a problem the only option that comes up is report unauthorised Activity nothing else paypal have been sending me useless emails on how to create a dispute case but the option for it doesnt show i want my money refunded but theirs no way to contact PayPal

[angelleye]

It sounds like you must have send the payment as "Friends and Family"..??  When you do this there is no way to file a dispute, which is exactly why the fraudsters trick you into sending it this way.

Unfortunately, I see this all the time.  If this is indeed what you did you'll likely need to chalk it up to a learning experience, and be thankful it wasn't for larger amounts.

Here's a video I posted not long ago about this exact problem.  Wish I could have shown you sooner.