I currently have a negative balance of £251.93. However I have not sold anything, let me explain... A friend of mine popped up on facebook, saying he was selling a computer and was having trouble receiving a payment so he asked if the money could be sent to my paypal, then i can send it off to his bank. I didn't think twice (stupid, i know) and said sure. I received £251.93 into my paypal account, and he provided me with a sort code and acc number. I sent the money to this bank account, then shortly after i received an email saying that there is a charegeback, my balance is now negative and there has been an anunauthorised account activity claim. My friend posted a facebook status asking everyone to ignore the paypal messages as his account had been hacked. Unfortunately it was too late for me! I called Action Fraud who then advised me to call the National Crime Agency due the moneylaundering possibility. They then gave me a number to call tomorrow morning. Two scenario's - either the person who sent the money is the same person or in on it...or the person is someone else who got scammed and wants their money back. Either way, i'm now £251.93 in debt. What can i do? Do I HAVE to pay this money? Are there any ways around this? Now how i wanted to spend my sunday night.
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