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I got scammed through a 'Friends & Family' payment

by Fzefi Contributor in About Protections
‎Feb-15-2017 10:25 AM
‎Feb-15-2017 10:25 AM
Hi everyone! I did a transaction outside of eBay with an eBay seller (I have all our eBay messages saved) and to save money on the shipping they sent me a bill for a bag I purchased, they must have sent this as "friends and family" Long story short, I got the bag, got it authenticated and it is fake, I sent the bag back and PayPal was to refund me tonight after closing my case! Then I get an email outta the blue saying they won't refund me as this payment was sent as friends and family. I have been in contact with PayPal 7 times since the incident and I have yet to have had someone before tonight mention anything about friends and family, all I've been told is case will be closed in my favour once the bag is sent. I obviously was unaware I sent the money to the seller as friends and family and this scammer won't refund me! PayPal isn't being helpful but they did decide to appeal the decision and the PayPal supervisor did advise me to contact my bank and have them open an investigation for the charge of $1530.00! (😭 I wish I would have paid through my credit card) I contacted my bank and did as PayPal advised. The bank was very hellf, much more than I expected. I feel like I have done all I can. The seller won't cooperate, now they are lying saying I sent the wrong bag! It cost me a couple hundred in duties for this fake bag and 170 to ship back! I'm almost at two grand loss. Has anyone else dealt with this?! The transaction was done through my bank account, not credit card unfortunately but the bank lady said that I should see the funds in my account within 30 days hopefully. Fingers crossed, but if not, what else can I try? I am not looking for opinions on what I should have done, etc. I am looking for some hope and would like to know if this has happened to any of you and what have you done to get your money back. I'm almost at 2 grand loss! Please help! ... View more

Re: Scammed as friends and family apymebt

by Fzefi Contributor in About Protections
‎Feb-15-2017 09:46 AM
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‎Feb-15-2017 09:46 AM
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I paid with bank funds. ... View more

Re: Scammed as friends and family apymebt

by Fzefi Contributor in About Protections
‎Feb-15-2017 09:13 AM
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‎Feb-15-2017 09:13 AM
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Oh crap! Haha! Didn't even notice. Thanks, agains! ... View more

Re: Scammed as friends and family payment

by Fzefi Contributor in About Protections
‎Feb-15-2017 09:08 AM
‎Feb-15-2017 09:08 AM
Thank you for your help. I hope my bank gets me the money back and I don't have to go through this. 🙏🏽 ... View more

Re: Scammed as friends and family apymebt

by Fzefi Contributor in About Protections
‎Feb-15-2017 08:54 AM
‎Feb-15-2017 08:54 AM
Thank you. That's exactly what I need. Some hope, not opinions (PayPal gave me plenty of opinions and most of them were not even correct or useful). ... View more

Re: Scammed as friends and family payment

by Fzefi Contributor in About Protections
‎Feb-15-2017 08:53 AM
‎Feb-15-2017 08:53 AM
What does OP stand for? I paid by bank account (I know, I dropped the ball on so many things with this 😭. I was excited to get the bag so I just sent the payment as quickly as I could). I paid 1530 Canadian dollars. What's this about BBB?? I would love more info. Man, I've been an eBay member since 2008 and this happens to me now! ... View more

Re: Scammed as friends and family apymebt

by Fzefi Contributor in About Protections
‎Feb-15-2017 08:28 AM
‎Feb-15-2017 08:28 AM
I did not read it, unfortunately. They sent me a request and I accepted. I never knew about the whole friends and family thing until now. You are right, saving a few pennies cost me lots. I'm basically looking for some hope and seeing if this has happened to anyone else and if they were able to get their funds. Sign. ... View more

Re: Scammed as friends and family apymebt

by Fzefi Contributor in About Protections
‎Feb-15-2017 08:26 AM
‎Feb-15-2017 08:26 AM
I think you are missing the point of what I'm trying to do with this post. I'm not here for your opinions, PayPal advised me to contact my bank and start an investigation against this charge (nothing about unauthorized charge was mentioned, if that's the lingo I used in my previous message, my bad, I was writing quickly and looking for an answer) I am looking for some hope, I'm asking if Anyone has ever been able to get their money back when sending money as "friends and family" even though they are not friends and family! So, my question again, has this ever happened to you or have you heard of anyone successfully getting their money back? I'm at a loss here and it isn't looking good! ... View more

Re: Scammed as friends and family apymebt

by Fzefi Contributor in About Protections
‎Feb-15-2017 08:24 AM
‎Feb-15-2017 08:24 AM
I think you are missing the point of what I'm trying to do with this post. I'm not here for your opinions, PayPal advised me to contact my bank and start an investigation against this charge (notthing about unauthorized charge was mentioned, if that's the lingo I used in my previous message, my bad, I was writing quickly and looking for an answer) I am looking for some hope, I'm asking if Anyone has ever been able to et their money back when sending money as "friends and family" even though they are not friends and family! I don't care about what the seller should do with the bag not anything else, I've lost a lot of money and did all I could as a buyer to get it back but seller won't respond to my messages, they knew what they were doing in the first place! So, my question again, has this ever happened to you or have you heard of anyone successfully getting their money back? I'm at a loss here and it isn't looking good! ... View more

Re: Scammed as friends and family apymebt

by Fzefi Contributor in About Protections
‎Feb-14-2017 06:29 PM
‎Feb-14-2017 06:29 PM
I'm not quite sure what you're trying to get to. PayPal advised me to contact my bank, it is not a lie, I did not authorize a payment to anyone for a fake bag! I authorized a payment to a seller for an authentic bag! No, they are not a good seller because they would have refunded me when I sent the bag back (which cost me $170, on top of duties, by the way) and no he is not a good seller when he sells a bag claiming it is real, and it isn't! I am at 1800 lost money and I'm asking for help or thoughts on if this has happened to anyone else! If it has not and have nothing more to say, then I'm not interested on other responses. I'm aggravated of being scammed and am asking for thoughts on anyone else that has been scammed the same way! ... View more
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