All of these services provide advice on how to avoid fraud and scams, so it’s a good idea to read their advice to safeguard yourself against future scams of this kind. If you happened to pay for a good or service through PayPal, and that good or service was not provided after payment, you can use the dispute resolution feature. Remember, companies that build their business model on these types of tactics know the avenues available to you to get your money back much better than you do and, oftentimes, employ stalling techniques designed to allow for less available time to demand a chargeback from your credit card company, should the need arise. My self was scammed $1000 using eBay gift card.

To protect yourself in future, never give numbers on the back of a gift card or voucher to anyone you don't know. This is not a demand, just a suggestion. It's unlikely you'll get your money back if you used vouchers or gift cards to pay the scammer. They said maybe i could get my money back by going to the police and filing a police report because it looks like someone I know accessed my card and took out the money with a pin.

Someone can't take their money back from PayPal, or reverse a transaction once the funds have been sent. Decisions usually take 5 to 10 days and are mostly ruled in favor of the buyer. In the best way you can get the money back from Paypal, if you are enough smart, but the Paypal never will get the money back from scammer. You have 180 days from Payment to open a Dispute in the Resolution Centre which can be found at the top of your PP account page under Tools. If you don’t get your money back, you might be able to ask your card provider or PayPal to help. Hey there Vitaly. People either give up too easy, or don’t know the way to go about it as you’ve explained so thoroughly. #1. How to Get Your Money Back If You Were Scammed Online. Re: Scammed through Friends & Family @FrankP1 The warnings are on 'buyer protection' that you are supposed to read before using paypal to buy goods AND when you go to send money > it clearly states buyer protection on goods / services BUT DOES NOT say that on friends / family so you can read both before you select the option that you want.

How You Can Prevent PayPal Scams. One of the most common types of PayPal scams usually occurs when the sellers haven’t opened a PayPal account yet (yes, I know it doesn’t make any sense, but then again solid businesses are built brick by brick, not overnight).

Thanks for the info packed article. This is a common scam, where the "hacker" tries to sell their services and promises to hack the other party to get your money back. There are strict guidelines as to how this works and it’s not perfect, but it does help consumers obtain a refund when they are rightfully entitled to one. The most notorious PayPal scams to watch out for. Filing a dispute through PayPal should be your first course of action. It's unlikely you'll get your money back if you used vouchers or gift cards to pay the scammer. The steam game codes that were given to me were invalid and already used. PayPal may reimburse the seller if they are able to confirm that the account that made the payment was hacked. November 11, 2016.