Scam

jonathantaylor1
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 I have had 45.99 deducted randomly after a sale from a customer. He paid for an item using friends and family as apposed to goods and services and he is trying to scam me out of the 45.99. I have evidence that he bought it and he said i paid for it so there is no mistake. The goods were also sent off as well, i have proof of the postage dated today and his address complies with this as well. I will not be depositing any funds unless a legit reason is provided. 

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kernowlass
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@jonathantaylor1 


Its against Paypal rules to accept a family / friends payment for selling goods and can lead to your Paypal account being limited.


A buyer would not be able to open a Paypal dispute for 'non-receipt' OR 'not as described' as they would have no Paypal buyer protection.


However they can still open an 'unauthorised transaction' OR do a 'chargeback' (if they funded that Paypal payment via their credit card) and you would probably lose as you would have no Paypal seller protection because you accepted payment that way.


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