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Greaters
Greaters Posts: 1 Newbie
edited 12 August 2020 at 12:00PM in Praise, vent & warnings
I thought I was savvy but I have been scammed by this chinese company that trades on-line in the UK though multiple outlets, advertising on Facebook etc purporting to be UK companies. The website disappeared overnight. The item I received is not as ordered but I cannot get a refund or replacement. Raising a case in PayPal has got me nowhere. Considering I easily found over 500 complaints against this company (too late!), not even including PayPal's own community, how can Facebook & PayPal be so irresponsible as to allow them to trade with them? The value of the goods is below £50. For me it's the rights and wrongs of it that makes me continue to pursue it. Anyone got any ideas who the 'good guys' are and where I can possibly get any compensation?
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  • Greaters said:
    I thought I was savvy but I have been scammed by this chinese company that trades on-line in the UK though multiple outlets, advertising on Facebook etc purporting to be UK companies. The website disappeared overnight. The item I received is not as ordered but I cannot get a refund or replacement. Raising a case in PayPal has got me nowhere. Considering I easily found over 500 complaints against this company (too late!), not even including PayPal's own community, how can Facebook & PayPal be so irresponsible as to allow them to trade with them? The value of the goods is below £50. For me it's the rights and wrongs of it that makes me continue to pursue it. Anyone got any ideas who the 'good guys' are and where I can possibly get any compensation?
    I think the bigger question is how can you be so irresponsible to buy stuff of Facebook?
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 35,865 Forumite
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    Greaters said:
    I thought I was savvy but I have been scammed by this chinese company that trades on-line in the UK though multiple outlets, advertising on Facebook etc purporting to be UK companies. The website disappeared overnight. The item I received is not as ordered but I cannot get a refund or replacement. Raising a case in PayPal has got me nowhere. Considering I easily found over 500 complaints against this company (too late!), not even including PayPal's own community, how can Facebook & PayPal be so irresponsible as to allow them to trade with them? The value of the goods is below £50. For me it's the rights and wrongs of it that makes me continue to pursue it. Anyone got any ideas who the 'good guys' are and where I can possibly get any compensation?

    I read as far as the bit in bold and could guess the problem.
  • Facebook and PayPal make money on transaction because people are gullible. I am surprised that your were not as savvy as you say you are!
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    edited 13 August 2020 at 5:28PM
    Savvy and bought something off Facebook. Now theres an oxymoron if ever I read one.
  • jon81uk
    jon81uk Posts: 3,898 Forumite
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    Did you click through from Facebook to a website? What did the website look like, was there contact details?
    Personally if I couldn't find sensible contact details and a UK address on a website I wouldn't expect the goods to be coming from the UK.
  • loobiloo
    loobiloo Posts: 151 Forumite
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    I did, the website appears at first quite sensible though some of the English on their links is questionable I must admit. They've sent me a tracking number for my order, via hermes, but I won't hold my breath. PayPal are pursuing them and will refund me if necessary. 
  • Pollycat
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    loobiloo said:
    I did, the website appears at first quite sensible though some of the English on their links is questionable I must admit. They've sent me a tracking number for my order, via hermes, but I won't hold my breath. PayPal are pursuing them and will refund me if necessary. 
    'questionable' English is always a give away, although sometimes very entertaining.

    Are you the OP posting under a different username or do you just have the same issue?
  • loobiloo
    loobiloo Posts: 151 Forumite
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    Pollycat said:
    loobiloo said:
    I did, the website appears at first quite sensible though some of the English on their links is questionable I must admit. They've sent me a tracking number for my order, via hermes, but I won't hold my breath. PayPal are pursuing them and will refund me if necessary. 
    'questionable' English is always a give away, although sometimes very entertaining.

    Are you the OP posting under a different username or do you just have the same issue?
    I have the same issue, as do 100s of others! 
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Facebook scam adverts target non manspailners as witnessed by the 100s of help i bought xxx off a Facebook advert.
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