being scammed

[Drew2001]

made payment with family and friends, scammed and want to get money back

[kernowlass]

@Drew2001 

Then sadly you should not have used that option.

A friends / family (or gift payment) is intended as a transfer of funds from family or friends to one another. For this reason, there is no processing fee when payment is made with bank or PayPal balance.

However as it is a gift payment, there is also no buyer protection as no goods or services should have been exchanged.

If he was not a close mate or family member you should never use that option as it enables the seller to evade paying his Paypal fees and negates your buyer protection at the same time.

You would also not be able to open a dispute (apart from one citing an unauthorised transaction), which would be automatically closed as you did authorise the initial payment.

Be careful as using that option for purchasing goods is against Paypal rules and can lead to account limitation.

If you funded your Paypal payment via a credit card then contact your card issuer and see if they will help you but unfortunately they may decline as well as it was a gift payment.

[Drew2001]

mate, new to this nd got scammed, little bit heartless **bleep**

[kernowlass]

@Drew2001 

Just giving you the facts and your only option, not sure how any of that was heartless???

To be honest if they were not a close mate or family member then not sure why you would use the friends/family option?

It clearly states on both the web and the app that you have 0 buyer protection if you go ahead and use that option.