I attempted to purchase an event ticket on FB Marketplace on 9-13 for an event 9-14. The discussion raised a couple of red flags for me, so I paid for one of two tickets ($35) using the Buyer Protection option. The seller had been insisting that I use friends and family (another red flag). When I made the payment using "Goods and Services", it was completed immediately, but said "Your recipient should have the money by March 12, 2025." When I told him I had made the payment under Goods and Services, he went a bit crazy and said or it would get his wife's account locked (but he didn't know why). I couldn't cancel the payment at that point so instead, sent a request to the account holder for the $35 back. Crickets since then. The payment type I used was an Amex card, which also has buyer protection. So here's my question. How do I report this and request a refund? It doesn't seem to fall under any category I can use. Most reporting categories ask for HTML links, which I don't have, so the reporting stalls there. All I have is the very lengthy chat transcript. It seems to be fraudulent, but I don't see a way to report that.
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