Not only was I taken in by this scammer, now PayPal is making it worse. I filed a dispute with PayPal and the scammer said they would give me a full refund. However, I would have to send the small green plastic whistle back to China at a cost of around $20.00. This package was drop-shipped from Cranbury, New Jersey, USA. It weighed 2 Oz. I ordered 4 DeWalt rechargeable batteries. The package I received had a fake customs form printed on the back that was marked as "gift" and not signed by the shipper. I just know that if I spend the $20 to send it back to China, that they will just say that I scammed them and PayPal will not refund my money. After reading the other posts about this well-known scam, I have decided to cut my losses at $53.98 and just stop using PayPal. It seems that Yahoo and PayPal would rather support the scammers than honest Americans. I also shut down my accounts at Yahoo. I also found malware on my computer from the email site used by the scammer. Recently, I have had problems with eBay, too. All I can say is that I would rather pay Amazon a little extra for the things I need and get them fast with a GREAT guarantee. I have had to return a couple of items that I got from Amazon. When I did, they just automatically paid for the return shipping and refunded my money to my bank account right after the packages were scanned at the UPS Customer Service counter. At least Amazon stands behind their customers.
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