I have been fooled, and made a purchase from a fraudulent seller. The site looked identical to the reputable merchant brand. Everything seemed OK...the domain name, https certificate was valid, it was advertised on Facebook, the look, the fact that Paypal was accepted as a form of payment. Unfortunately shortly after the purchase, I discovered this site was a scam. Their PayPal account as well as the site are based in China, the email address is based on Outlook.com domain. Merchant does not respond to email. The postal address to which the home page refers to is non-existent. I opened a support case and Paypal closed it within hours, I believe without appropriate investigation and with "transaction was not unauthorized" reason. I know the transaction is "technically" authorized because it was me to initiate it. But the merchant is clearly a counterfeit scamming people with a valid PP account. I will never receive the goods I paid for. The dispute is now closed and I can't find a way to reopen it. Any suggestions more than welcome.
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