Hello guys, I was looking to buy a knife then this guy Micheal reached out to me that he has the knife in looking for he sent pictures and the looked so real. He requested PayPal family and friends which I sent $450 to. He refused to reply back this is the PayPal address changeiscoming500@gmail.com I want y’all to report this PayPal address if your using PayPal let’s teach the scammer a lesson. I need my money back.
Scam from another blade forum
- Thread starter Dustinx
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opaul
KNIFE MAKER
Just found this. I suggest you go through your credit card company.
Unless you call paypal and somehow get a sympathetic rep who will open a dispute.. there is no other way to get your money back. Your only recourse is to file a dispute on the transaction through your credit card issuer. There is no purchase protection on friends & family payments, they're same as cash.
Unless you call paypal and somehow get a sympathetic rep who will open a dispute.. there is no other way to get your money back. Your only recourse is to file a dispute on the transaction through your credit card issuer. There is no purchase protection on friends & family payments, they're same as cash.
tkroenlein
Well-Known Member
Yeah...there's absolutely no protection with friends and family.
Drew Riley
Well-Known Member
Yikes.... If somebody asks (or even worse, demands) F&F, that's usually a sure sign to run the other way, as you have zero recourse through PayPal. Heck, you may be buying something from the most honest person on the planet. What if they get hit by a bus on their way to the Post Office to drop off your package?
I ship hundreds of items through PayPal, and even when buyers ask me if I prefer F&F I tell them to go ahead and pay with goods and services for their own protection. I have no intention of scamming anybody, but anything can happen in the mean time. Sure, PayPal takes their extra 3%, but we all signed the same terms of service when we signed up.
Now, depending on how you paid via PayPal (I.E., a credit card or a bank account), you MIGHT be able to dispute the charges through your credit card company or your bank, but PayPal isn't going to do a thing to help you, unfortunately.
I ship hundreds of items through PayPal, and even when buyers ask me if I prefer F&F I tell them to go ahead and pay with goods and services for their own protection. I have no intention of scamming anybody, but anything can happen in the mean time. Sure, PayPal takes their extra 3%, but we all signed the same terms of service when we signed up.
Now, depending on how you paid via PayPal (I.E., a credit card or a bank account), you MIGHT be able to dispute the charges through your credit card company or your bank, but PayPal isn't going to do a thing to help you, unfortunately.