hi all, put a wanted ad on gumtree and was contacted by someone a few hundred miles away with the bit of kit i was after. value of good £190. we both agreed safest thing was to pay half now, half on arrival (deal done late sat night) I paid £95 via friends and family, as the seller was insistent on this so they "would receive the payment quickly etc". before doing this , i googled quickly to see if friends and family covered by chargeback etc. and it looked like it was. cut to today and seller pops up early evening on gumtree messanger with sob story about needing money for kids bday, dont want to ask but etc etc i said no chance im afraid, stick to the deal (spidey sense now tingling) and theyre asking for an extra 35 quid (to a different email address). wasnt worried toooooo much (as seeler had originally asked if i could collect the item). i paid via friends and family from a debit card (i suspect should have used cc). sooooooo sounds like possible scam, is there any way i can do chargeback ? slight chance goods are posted out tomorrow , but not holding my breath. thanks in advance for any assistance, cheers
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