been scammed on paypal need help asap please

[samiak786]

basically, i has sent money to someone in the hope that they would in return send me some clothes, I have used PayPal friends and family and unfortunately there is no buyer protection, i was reluctant to do it but the seller made me, i have all the messages as it was done through vinted messages, i need this money asap and i only know his name and his paypal email, <removed> and  i don't understand what to do as i can't get my money back however i try, could i try to call paypal and tell them i sent the money to the wrong person and they aren't sending it back? or just tell the truth and risk a response? please help me asap if you can thanks

[kernowlass]

@samiak786 

No one can force you to send them money, if they said pay that way then you should have just refused.

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.