Hi, I was just wondering if someone could help me. Yesterday I paid someone £200 for a phone they were selling on facebook marketplace. After I had sent them the money on paypal, they deactivated their account and removed me so that I could not contact them. The transaction is in my recent activity. Yesterday I began a dispute but the only option on the menu was "unauthorised transaction" so i selected that option and explained how I'd been scammed. The case has now been closed after one day as the transaction was not unauthorised however that was the only option I had to select. The transaction was authorised because it was me who sent the money; but I have not received my item and the seller has literally disappeared! I'm sure there's something that can be done to solve this as the seller surely shared details in order to create a Paypal account. My friend believes the seller won't receive the money until I have confirmed that I have received my item - but I am unsure! I believe they may now have also deactivated their paypal account too!
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