Hello!
I had to write here because the Service Center is down, and i've tried getting this resolved on social media too.
On April 4th, one 'Fabian <removed> ' sent me $150 erroneously which he "intended to send to his brother but got the email wrong".
I received an email from an 'Altar' first, and i'm guessing he is his brother. how his name / email is similar to mine (Kaushal) is beyond me.
Both asked me to refund the money, which i promptly did - although my balance was 0.00 since the $141.86 was 'On Hold' (minus $8.14 PayPal fees).
As soon as i refunded it and sent them the screenshot as proof, they changed the case to 'goods not received' and despite my explanation / appeal, PayPal refunded the amount (which is fine) BUT they charged ME the $8.14, turning my balance to negative.
Is this a scam? and did Fabian & Altar make good with the extra money? Please help resolve this.
They have also promised to return me the charge IF PayPal doesn't reverse it, but i want to first ensure i'm not falling for something deeper, if it's a scam! Also want to know how to ensure something like this doesn't happen again.
The entire case details have also been shared by me as a Twitter DM with AskPayPal and i've also sent it via Messaging / Inbox
Thank you for your attention. Stay safe and take care.
