Pending Refund: Scam Case

[Salman_S]

Ok so I went through a weird situation,

So I found a Camera DSLR that was going for $975 on Facebook.

And after we made the deal and everything was going well. I found out I was being scammed by this guy, who actually sent me his "friends" account to make the payment to.

After finding out that I was being scammed, the guy actually blocked me through Facebook.

I filed a dispute straight away, though it seems like he might have moved the money I sent to him to another account, which I'm assuming.

The "Seller" didn't respond within 10 days, so I was given a refund by Paypal which has been Pending since the 21st.

Now I do understand that it might take 5-7 days for things to clear up and me receiving my money back.

However I was wondering what would happen if the account I was receiving the refund from had no money.

Im pretty worried at the moment, as the amount is large and I do need it back.

[Salman_S]

And before you ask, Yes I did make the payment through the goods/services.

I also wanted to add that, the sellers account is originated in the UK.

And mine in the US.

Don't know if that helps, or makes it worse.

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

If you win a dispute and the seller does not refund then paypal will refund you under their buyer protection programme.