It was a digital purchase, and the justification and direction of this scammer was that the "goods/services" option is only for physical orders which you are able to track/get a tracking number for etc. and it could only go through the friends/family option. it was $220, i even tipped $20 due to the engagement i had with that individual. i have their paypal email, the transaction details, our messages on twitter etc. everything from that day and he has had no repercussions as of yet. I am not able to put his email here as it is not permitted, and his twitter handle is actually pretending to be another seller, who is legit and he is not. Ive attempted to report him on multiple occasions and dispute but nothing has come out of it. ive heard that it is possible to charge back through my actual bank provider? but this will turn into a negative balance on paypal. is this my only option and how would one go through with it? is there no way to expose this scammer and prevent future individuals from having fraud committed against them?
