Scammed!

[jacobsjo87]

So I called paypal. they said they won't do anything because the buyer claimed that his financial information had been stolen and this purchase was made. So the bank took the money out of my paypal. They said it means nothing that he left positive feedback because the person who stole his info could have created the account. Even though the account had been there for 2 years. So basically he gets his money and I get nothing.

[sikeston34m]

Originally Posted by jacobsjo87

So I called paypal. they said they won't do anything because the buyer claimed that his financial information had been stolen and this purchase was made. So the bank took the money out of my paypal. They said it means nothing that he left positive feedback because the person who stole his info could have created the account. Even though the account had been there for 2 years. So basically he gets his money and I get nothing.

Find his County of Residence, then find the Courthouse at the County Seat.

Call that Courthouse and ask for the person who takes care of Internet Crimes.

Explain to him what happened and see what they will do for you. They have access to his "records". They can also pay him a visit and do some questioning.

What he has done is a crime and should be treated as such.

You have him where you want him, nailed! But Paypal isn't going to help you. You have to go at this a different way.

It's fraud! No matter how you look at it. He stole from you.

He says someone stole his information? Ummm......how does someone get your credit card AND mysteriously discover the password to your Ebay account? Then put it all together?

Let's be for real!

[sikeston34m]

One other piece of advice. Email the seller that he screwed out of $840 bucks. Get his testimony.

I would bet that he was fed the same story as you.

He got by with it that time, this is why he decided to do it again.

I hope you Stop him and get your money back.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by jacobsjo87

So I called paypal. they said they won't do anything because the buyer claimed that his financial information had been stolen and this purchase was made. So the bank took the money out of my paypal. They said it means nothing that he left positive feedback because the person who stole his info could have created the account. Even though the account had been there for 2 years. So basically he gets his money and I get nothing.

You have his address yes? Is it the same the guy had on the paypal acct, and what the "stolen from" guy has? You have to get your paypal acct verified, so the "thief" stole this guys info, stole his bank passwords and ebay acct on a 2yr conspiracy to steal a buggy from you? This sounds like complete BS.

I would continue badgering paypal until you get someone who knows what they are talking about (as well as pursue other ave's) and hopefully they can help.

I have a completely seperate checking acct I leave barely no money in just for paypal, and I move any money out of paypal accts and the check acct as soon as possible. Its not perfect, but hopefully if they tried to steal/reverse something, there would be nothing to get. Ebay really sucks sometimes, and they wonder why they are losing revenue.