Scammer Question!

[9379034323]

So on offer up I was buying this product from this guy and he wanted me to send money through pay pal. So I went on pay pal and as soon as I sent the money to him he stopped all contact between us and went cold turkey. It was a $300 dollar charge that I want to be refunded can I do that? He then deleted his account on offer up........ Very aggravating. Any Help?

[kernowlass]

@9379034323 

Depends how you paid, did you send using friends/family OR goods/services?

[9379034323]

Yeah I used family goods and services

[9379034323]

I’m sorry friends and family

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@9379034323 

A friends / family (or gift payment) is intended as a transfer of funds from family or friends to one another. For this reason, there is no processing fee when payment is made with bank or PayPal balance.
However as it is a gift payment, there is also no Buyer protection as no goods or services should have been exchanged.

If he was not a close mate or family member you should never use that option as it enables the seller to evade paying his paypal fees and negates your buyer protection at the same time.

You would also not be able to open a dispute apart from one citing an unauthorised transaction but that would be automatically closed as you did authorise the initial payment.

Be careful as using that option for purchasing goods is against Paypal rules and can lead to account limitation.

If you funded your paypal payment via a credit card then contact your card issuer and see if they will help you but unfortunately they may decline as well as it was a gift payment.