Why does PayPal support known fraudulent companies like Ethhi Co. Ltd.?

SuziHam
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I've just been scammed by Ethhti! A pair of sandals which bear no resemblance to the company's advertising on Facebook. No joy from the company about retiring them. Offered a AUD$3 to $7 refund! No return postal address to China. Alarmed to find so many complaints about this fraudulent company on this website. Even more alarmed that PayPal enables them. I'll be reporting to both PayPal & Facebook.

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kernowlass
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@SuziHam 

 


Chinese Web Sites or on Social Media ads easy to spot (once you know the below signs) so buyer beware.

Paypal would not be able to check every individual seller / merchant / company in over 200 countries worldwide that adds paypal to their website to accept payments.

So they give some buyer and some seller protection. However that protection can never be a 100% coverall so you need to read it so you can risk assess your transactions.

They do stop bad companies from using Paypal when enough claims start rolling in.
However as they are in China (mostly) then its easy for them to just start over with a new name, so stopping them does not really do anything.

The best thing is to not buy from them in the first place, to recognise them -

1. No return address on the returns policy. The site will look as if its in your country (where they despatch goods from) but they will ask for returns to go back to China (returns depot) at a shipping cost often more than the item is worth.
2. No contact telephone number. if you click on contact the most you will get is webmail or an email address.
3. Rarely company address information.
4. Great pictures of items at bargain prices that turn out to be tat.
5. Fake reviews.
6. Google and you can often see previous company names as they change them once enough claims roll in and Paypal stop them using their services and start over.
7. Send fake tracking numbers to win item non receipt of item claims.

Have you opened a paypal dispute?



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SuziHam
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Given there are other companies about this company, I would have thought PayPal would stop doing business with them.

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kernowlass
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@SuziHam 

 

Did you read this bit?

 

They do stop bad companies from using Paypal when enough claims start rolling in.
However as they are in China (mostly) then its easy for them to just start over with a new name, so stopping them does not really do anything.


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amarillosteve
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I think I have an answer for you. I to was scammed by ethhti, handed over everything proving I was scammed to PayPal. Should have been an open and closed case. Needless to say, Paypal ruled in their favor like always so I have done research. It's actually pretty simple to see why PayPal lets this company **bleep** everyone over. PayPal is now 100% owned by the Chinese. From what I have found is ethhti is also a Chinese company possibly own by PayPal.  That would explain a lot.

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