Scamming and getting a refund

[Evepoppy6510]

I have recently been scammed on Depop, I bought a phone for £200 and the seller now messaged me saying, that they have already spent the money and I am stupid. I was wondering if I can still get a refund if the seller says they have already spent the money

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Evepoppy6510 

Yes, doesn't matter if the seller doesn't refund you as if you win a dispute for non receipt of item then paypal will refund you under their buyer protection guarantee.

That is as long as you did NOT use the family / friends option to pay?

[Evepoppy6510]

No luckily I didn’t use family and friends, I used PayPal through Depop which is goods and services thank you so much xx