PAYPAL SCAM via FB purchase of a crochet pattern

Clarina1

I recently tried to order a download crochet pattern from a site on FB called Ma Boutique, I payed by Paypal the £2.65 using two step verification as recommded by PP. The link was never received and checking my emails later I discovered not only did I have an invoice for £2.65 but three further invoices totalling almost £7500!!

 I then checked on my PP account and it showed all 4 invoices for this total.with the name AC Invest alongside. Checking details on the supposed invoices and the PP transactions none of the names, email addresses or phone numbers exist

I straight away raised a dispute with PP, trying to get through to a real person was almost impossible but I persevered. Eventually spoke to fraud dept who assured me that they have my back and it should be ok!

So totally shocked to see 30mins later that the dispute was closed and these three payments have authorised!!! You are not able to contest this result for at least 10 days after dispute is closed!

I immediately got hold of my bank to ensure that any request for payment was blocked, removed my bank details and debit card details from PP and reduced any money in my bank current account to £100. 

My bank account already showed a declined payment for PP now for £8500!!

I cant believe this has happened as PP has always promoted the two step verification so I can only assume that the scammers somehow did this in the few seconds it took me to confirm the £2.65 payment.

 Having looked again at FB there is a long thread of people all been scammed by using the same company to buy patterns

Ive reported to Action Fraud UK

If anyone else has had this happen to them i would like to hear

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

Paypal complaints is here OP, hope you get everything sorted  

https://www.paypal.com/uk/cshelp/complaints

After completing the complaint escalation process, if the outcome isn’t to your satisfaction and you are a UK PayPal customer, you can refer your complaint to the UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS is a free, independent service which might be able to settle a complaint between you and us. You may obtain further information regarding the FOS and contact the FOS at https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk. 

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Clarina1 said:

I recently tried to order a download crochet pattern from a site on FB called Ma Boutique, I payed by Paypal the £2.65 using two step verification as recommded by PP. The link was never received and checking my emails later I discovered not only did I have an invoice for £2.65 but three further invoices totalling almost £7500!!

 I then checked on my PP account and it showed all 4 invoices for this total.with the name AC Invest alongside. Checking details on the supposed invoices and the PP transactions none of the names, email addresses or phone numbers exist

I straight away raised a dispute with PP, trying to get through to a real person was almost impossible but I persevered. Eventually spoke to fraud dept who assured me that they have my back and it should be ok!

So totally shocked to see 30mins later that the dispute was closed and these three payments have authorised!!! You are not able to contest this result for at least 10 days after dispute is closed!

I immediately got hold of my bank to ensure that any request for payment was blocked, removed my bank details and debit card details from PP and reduced any money in my bank current account to £100. 

My bank account already showed a declined payment for PP now for £8500!!

I cant believe this has happened as PP has always promoted the two step verification so I can only assume that the scammers somehow did this in the few seconds it took me to confirm the £2.65 payment.

 Having looked again at FB there is a long thread of people all been scammed by using the same company to buy patterns

Ive reported to Action Fraud UK

If anyone else has had this happen to them i would like to hear

Fake paypal site, would be a good guess.