get money back

Marley2001
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Hey, I was unfortunately scammed $100 for a laneway ticket and I have no idea how to get it back. The person I was meant to buy it from says that the money never went into her account. Apparently I made a dispute in some way but I never touched it. Was made through friends/family too. Is there any way I can get my money back? My actual paypal account is not allowing me to make payments so I used a friends but I know that he didn't make a dispute and that the money went through. Please, what do I do?

 

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kernowlass
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@Marley2001 

 

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.

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.




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