Been Scammed help!

mo-money_2

So i bought a ps3 of ebay from member lady_luck154, i didnt do it through ebay because they said that if i gave them 150 via paypal then i can have it so i just did that.

Anyway its been a week and 5 days since i bought it, i was suspicious right from the start because they wouldnt reply to my emails i got a reply yesterday this is what it said.

From: sexy shell (sexy_shell154@live.co.uk)
Sent: 23 November 2009 02:50:27
To: ste_c_2k3@hotmail.com
haha lad, unlucky fella. Ya money has bin spent. Just wanted to say cheers for me new adidas predator boots ya !!!!in wool, dont try an contact me cuz am closin dis account.
you've been had ya mug

Now i have made a claim on paypal, but im still worried what are my chance of getting the money back?

What are the chances of me getting the money back by Christmas if i even get it back?


Any help would be appreciated thanks.

danlojo

A visit to the local Police Station once you have informed paypal may be in order.

If the plonker has sent this from his personal computer, whether he closes it down or not he/she IS traceable. The paypal account may be closed but to cash the money in it has to be through a bank account which is also traceable. They may be able to give duff info for the paypal account but the bank account is a different kettle of fish.

Keep any copies of emails sent/received aswell.

Good luck and lets hope you get the cash back.

twotimes

mo-money wrote: »

Now i have made a claim on paypal, but im still worried what are my chance of getting the money back?

You won't get it back from Paypal because you presumably just sent the £150 to them as a gift. Maybe if you paid via credit card you'll be covered, hopefully someone who knows more can help regarding that. Could try the police maybe, surely this counts as fraud? Again hopefully someone who knows a bit more can help.

I feel sorry for you, but this is just another example of why you should ignore and report any messages on ebay that request to trade off of ebay.

justjohn

next time you do an outside deal
1. empty paypal a/c
2 pay via visa

as paypal protection is a con

mo-money_2

I paid via a solo debit card, in the invoice i made them type the ebay item number i was buying and paid via goods not gift if thats any help? Should i contact the bank can they do anything?

wuckfit

I'm really sorry you've been scammed, but eBay does warn you about completing transactions outside of eBay for this very reason. I hope that whilst this will be a lesson learned, it will turn out to be a non-expensive lesson. I expect that the owner of the ebay account you 'bought' the ps3 from has been the victim of a phishing scam and their account was used.

mo-money_2

wuckfit wrote: »

I'm really sorry you've been scammed, but eBay does warn you about completing transactions outside of eBay for this very reason. I hope that whilst this will be a lesson learned, it will turn out to be a non-expensive lesson. I expect that the owner of the ebay account you 'bought' the ps3 from has been the victim of a phishing scam and their account was used.

Sorry read that wrong!

Lesson is learned belive me i just hope i can get the money back before christmas.

soolin

justjohn wrote: »

next time you do an outside deal
1. empty paypal a/c
2 pay via visa

as paypal protection is a con

Paypal protection is 100% on ebay, however in this instance it was not an ebay transaction so OP has only limited protection and will only get a paypal refund if the seller has money in their account. If seller has cleared out their account then paypal will just find for the buyer but not recover any funds at all.

Basically write your money off, you have fallen for a very obvious scam and I doubt whether you will be able to trace this money at all or even get the police interested.

Also you do need to take some basic precautions when buying from an unknown source, the ID you quote is from a zero feedback seller who had opened an account in 2005 and never used it. Sorry to be harsh but did you not think that even the slightest bit odd?

clb776

well, u shouldnt have done that!! it against ebays terms n conditions....if u dnt follow the rules, why should your purchase be safeguarded?

send paypal a copy of the email also...and emails etc when you were arranging the deal.

i hope u get your money back....the seller sounds like a little boy who needs to b taken down a peg or 2.

mo-money_2

Yes i did and im an idiot i no, so am i not going to get this back?
:mad:

shandypants5

Lady luck has another scam running here....