If anyone has managed to get their money back from a fraudulent purchase, would you mind posting the method and details on how you did so? I'm seeing a lot of people who buy things from websites that turn out to be fake, but are having a rotten time getting their money back, myself included. ~~ The websites frequently appear on social media advertising, or are found by doing a web search for a popular item. ~~ Once you order the item, you discover a number of red flags: extended shipping and handling times, not being shipped from the advertised location, no or slow contact from their 'customer service' contact address, a nonworking tracking number for your order. ~~ If you are able to contact the seller, they never tell you why your tracking number doesn't work, they just offer a lot of excuses and promise you will receive your purchase 'soon'. Often the seller stonewalls any explanation, or claims to have shipped within minutes after you place the order. They usually refuse to cancel the order, even though it seems to have never shipped. ~~ The seller may post a tracking number that only shows delivered (not to you) in order to fool the bots handling disputes over receipt. Frequently the tracking shows delivery before you placed the order, or to a completely different location. ~~ If you actually receive something, it is completely unrelated to the item you through you were buying, often a cheap trinket. Paypal will try to force you to return the unrelated junk in order to receive a refund; return shipping with tracking is often a substantial part of the original payment. ~~ The seller never confirms receipt of the return, or denies a refund for cause, which makes claiming a refund difficult. Thanks for any help you can give!
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