guy scammed me, and paypal does nothing...

[karoliz]

hello, today i decided to buy bitcoin using paxful.com, found seller with the price i like, he asked to send money to him via paypal as a gift, so i wont be able to refund, guy seems trusted, had a positive feedback, i sent him money, but till now hes not replying my messages, and not sending bitcoins..

i have full chat with proofs that he accepted money on paypal, that he he indicated me his paypal email where i send money.

please paypal do something about this, there shouldnt be scammers..

i already reported him on paxful, but as i think they cant cover any of my loss, but you cant refund my money back, i have proof that i never received bitcoins i bought from seller..

[karoliz]

you can refund my money*

[kernowlass]

@karoliz 

As you said you sent a ''gift'' of money.

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.