I was scammed out of $2,750 by a PayPal user through an "overpayment" scam. I arranged to sell a guitar for $1200 privately via email. Did not know the buyer. I know, stupid. He sent me a supposed "cashier's check" for $3950. I deposited the check at my bank, and it bounced about a week later, after I had shipped the guitar and refunded the overpayment via PayPal to one of his "friend's" PayPal accounts. The check was fake. Now I am out my guitar and $2750. Since I sent the refund by a "friends and family" transaction I know have no protection. My question is this: wouldn't PayPal want to know about the account to which I sent the money, try to identify who owned it, and shut it down, or do they want this guy to continue committing fraud? I can't find any way to notify PayPal about this. I'm not trying to get my money back. I'm trying to stop the guy from committing more fraud.
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