Family members scammed on auction site selling not buying, options?

Thesnipergecko · 4 Apr 2010 at 20:48

A family member has been had by an auction site, they received what they thought was a legit email from paypal saying the payment was in their account blah blah, but without actually checking to see if the money was actually in the account they posted the item.

Item value was approximately £150.

I doubt there is but what are the options / chances of getting the money back?

Please don't bother replying unless its something helpful, I am not interested in the "he should know better" replies.

Heliospherez · 4 Apr 2010 at 20:56

If they posted it - go round to the address and sort it.
What was the item, and how close was the buyer ?

PhillyDee · 4 Apr 2010 at 20:58

Police. Its fraud.

Thats it am afraid. Also, forward the email to [email protected] and phone their CS giving them alll the details.

Thesnipergecko · 4 Apr 2010 at 21:04

Sorry should have said in OP it was posted to Nigeria :rolleyes:

I know I know, not all people know the internet that well, it's a generation gap.

apeZ · 4 Apr 2010 at 21:10

Thesnipergecko said:
Sorry should have said in OP it was posted to Nigeria

I know I know, not all people know the internet that well, it's a generation gap.

...

People really need to be educated better about how to use the internet, stuff like this just keeps the scammers going

InvaderGIR · 4 Apr 2010 at 21:16

Thesnipergecko said:
Sorry should have said in OP it was posted to Nigeria

Get a flight to Nigeria, get your money back and have a holiday.

SoliD · 4 Apr 2010 at 21:18

InvaderGIR said:
Get a flight to Nigeria, get your money back and have a holiday.

what a stupid idea this would cost way more than the £150 that the people got scammed, no wonder you cant afford a car.

Lethal` · 4 Apr 2010 at 21:25

InvaderGIR said:
Get a flight to Nigeria, get your money back and have a holiday.

They'd probably end up getting scammed a few more times whilst there...

Thesnipergecko · 4 Apr 2010 at 21:43

Idiots. Close thread.

Robbo · 4 Apr 2010 at 21:43

Thesnipergecko said:
Sorry should have said in OP it was posted to Nigeria

Oh dear oh dear.

Absolutely nothing you can do as far as I know

Robbo · 4 Apr 2010 at 21:46

Thesnipergecko said:
Idiots. Close thread.

You are bound to get replies like that, it's just how people are.

As I said above though, as you've sent an item to them there's no guarantee you can prove its worth as far as I am aware, so Paypal etc are not going to pay out when for example, you didn't even send the item?

The fraud department of Ebay/Paypal probably get thousands of these per day and there's probably very little they can do