i got Scammed trying to buy crypto

[Gaied_mahdi]

am a very basic user of paypal

for the first time in my life i wanted to buy some crypto from a reputed seller in some website  Epicnpc.com , but i got scammed at the end for 520€  F&F , is there a way i can fix this please ?

i hear that it is illegal to do so , i didnt even know

am afraid to call to report the issue and my account gets closed , i don't know what to do

can i at least try to contact the customer support without facing account danger ?

please i need assistance

[kernowlass]

@Gaied_mahdi 

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.

[Gaied_mahdi]

Sir, i didn't know

i opened youtube to see if paypal use Crypto

i found some videos showing people can buy BTC in paypal

i didnt have that optin in my profile so i thought it is normal to buy from somewhere else

but i got scammed !

is there nothing you can help me with ?  😞

[kernowlass]

@Gaied_mahdi 

The option to receive Paypal funds into a paypal balance is sadly not available in Tunisia.
You can only send payments for purchases funded by your (confirmed) credit card.

Paypal varies a lot country to country and can only offer the services that the banks / governments of that country allow it to offer.
There are quite a few countries unable to receive Paypal payments.

[Gaied_mahdi]

to be honest it is not me who did it, it was my friend who lives in france

but he is scarred to call paypal to resolve his Fraud because of Crypto

he is a rookie, he didn't know about the situation , he saw people in youtube that can use Crypto in paypal so for the first time in his life he went and tried to buy 520€ worth of crypto externally, after the scam we did some research an it appears to be a bad idea.

that is why am using my account to ask about if he can call paypal to ask for help without causing limitation to his account.

or even get a refund, he has proof of the issue

[Felixstella]

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