i got scammed on Ebay when i bought an alienware laptop for 1,999.99 i used paypal E-check when i found out this guy was going to scam me i told paypal to put a stop to my E-check well they said they did however the next day they said that the scammer got all of his money so we filed a claim with paypal we won and we only recieved $175 they say they are still working to recover the rest of the fund this was back in march i havent seen anymore money i know the guys name and address im contacting my local police tomorrow i have e-mailed my attorney general as well as the one in the scammers state monthes ago niether has replied no one seems like they are wanting to help what are some ways i can get help on recovering my money? Thanks
2006-07-17 18:53:28 · 12 answers · asked by freded_124 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I've gone through this with Paypal also. Go to this link https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/policy_pbp-outside
and read the Paypal Buyer Protection Policy to see if your purchase was eligible.
I know as a seller I always make sure I am covered by the Seller Protection Policy and I am covered for up to $5000 a year.
I know what they are doing. What happened was the guy removed the funds from his account before they got your dispute... means before they could freeze the funds. Make sure you don't fall for them saying.. oh well too bad. They are a financial institute and should have coverage for this kind of loss.
Also, if you don't get any help with them, go to http://www.ifccfbi.gov and file a complaint. That's the IFCC, Internet Fraud Complaint Center, website. It's our government agency that handles this kind of thing and part of the FBI.
Good Luck!
2006-07-17 19:07:37 · answer #1 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you file a claim with PayPal and you win, they will immediately take the money out of the other person's account and give it back to you. But if he doesn't have that much in his account, you'll only get what he had.
He should have had an additional funding source set up but he probably cancelled it when he found out you were on to him. So it sounds to me like PayPal isn't going to be able to get you any more of your money.
I would speak to an attorney, maybe contact consumer affairs. You can even try filing a complaint against PayPal with the Better Business Bureau as long as you have the proof that they said they would stop the check.
Good luck!
PS I would print out any and all proof you have of this transaction, just to have for your own records
2006-07-17 19:04:24 · answer #2 · answered by gintimates 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That really sucks. Just be persistant send more emails fill up his mailbox try to get the attorney gernerals phone number and call his office and leave a mesage every day on the answering machine untill he calls you back call your local police too maybe they can help I kinda know how ya fell I was almost scammed out of almost $3000 cuz some guy sent fake money orders to me as a payment for a car I was selling I would have had to pay back the bank all the money when they found out they were fake but I found out they were fake before anything happened I got lucky but yea by all means dont stop the phone calls emails or whatever until someone trys to help ya If that fails pay the guy a visit and set him straight
2006-07-17 19:06:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not check a company before entering into a transaction, you could lose your money, time and credibility. Some widely used resources are the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) and the national fraud center (www.fraud.org) these days, you can easily find out more about a company using the internet in a few minutes. From a company's website, you can details about its ownership, how old the company really is and feedback from the company's customers.
You can find more detailed information about a company at http://tinyurl.com/gtb89
2006-07-18 18:12:22 · answer #4 · answered by comptermind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't Paypal FDIC-insured? I think so. And you have contacted Ebay? This seems to be a common sense transaction. Do your part to be pro-active in correcting this wrong.
Good luck.
2006-07-17 18:58:21 · answer #5 · answered by Active Denial System™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats the biggest ripoff there is today. Ebay.
good Luck.
2006-07-17 21:24:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go down there, throw the guy on the ground and kick his ******* face in, then take your money.
2006-07-17 18:57:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, the attorney sounds good
2006-07-17 18:57:19 · answer #8 · answered by 0110010100 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
file a complaint and take it to civil court
2006-07-18 09:26:00 · answer #9 · answered by mike g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to get an atty in his state to collect anything
2006-07-17 18:57:39 · answer #10 · answered by ML 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋