Have I lost this money?

willhub

willhub

willhub

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So, firstly don't laugh and I know I've made the dumbest mistake ever in my life and I'm so embarrassed that I could even fall for this as I'm usually the most cautious when it comes to money scams so I've really turned the tables on myself.

A friend messaged me stating had problems with PayPal and if he could transfer the money into my account and to his bank account. I foolishly went along with it.

I woke up this morning to message saying he was hacked so I checked PayPal and seen a PayPal reversal for the 120. The same 120 I moved out and into my bank account and paid to my Facebook friend supposedly.

Anyway, I assume I've got no leg to stand on here?
 
Damn that sucks :( Never feels good when you're scammed :(

I guess just write it off and try and force it into the furthest corner of your mind :p
 
Thekwango said:
i don't think it was necessarily the friends fault if i understand the OP correctly. seems the friends FB account was hacked and the OP didn't get confirmation irl from the friend, just followed the instructions in the message he received.
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Oh ok, so the hacker would have also edited the bank accounts so that even though the OP thought he was paying his friend, the money was going into the scammers bank account?
 
I'm assuming the OP had never had the friends bank details so wasn't any wiser.. Or the op has a very bad friend !
 
robfosters said:
Oh ok, so the hacker would have also edited the bank accounts so that even though the OP thought he was paying his friend, the money was going into the scammers bank account?
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that's my take on it. awfully silly thing for the op to have done without confirming it in real life with the friend but think the OP realises that now.
 
Hi get onto your bank and paypal there is a process they can instigate that could get you refunded? as you have been part of a scam as you are not to know that it had been altered.
There was a case while back where this happened
play smart with them don't let them brow beat you.
Ok it isn't a massive amount but could mean to many won't have any food for the week plus! but explain to your bank and make them aware in case more is taken also see if can print it all off to take with you also i'd report to plod they do have a section for these matters as a crime ref helps.
 
sounds like a simple scam and they got you while you were being generous/a good helpful friend. The simplest are the best and it's only £120 thankfully, though it being only that prob meant you did it without thinking.

I wouldn't feel stupid. Sure you could have double checked, but i know if my friend texted/whataspp me i wouldn't question it.
 
willhub said:
So, firstly don't laugh and I know I've made the dumbest mistake ever in my life and I'm so embarrassed that I could even fall for this as I'm usually the most cautious when it comes to money scams so I've really turned the tables on myself.

A friend messaged me stating had problems with PayPal and if he could transfer the money into my account and to his bank account. I foolishly went along with it.

I woke up this morning to message saying he was hacked so I checked PayPal and seen a PayPal reversal for the 120. The same 120 I moved out and into my bank account and paid to my Facebook friend supposedly.

Anyway, I assume I've got no leg to stand on here?
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You haven't got a leg to stand on I'm afraid.

The same happened to myself years ago through Instagram.

A scammer had a fake designer clothing business on Instagram and needed 'workers' as his PayPal was apparently 'maxed out'. He promised big profits but obviously that never happened.

Customers would send me money via PayPal for clothes which were never even sent. I would then transfer the Paypal funds into my bank account then transfer them into his bank account..... (I was basically the middle man)

When the customers never received their goods (which were never sent) they would then raise a Paypal case against MY Paypal.

The scammer got away with it because the funds were withdrawn from Paypal into my bank account. I tried contacting Paypal but they said as it was a bank transfer nothing could have been done.

It was so much I had to set up a bloody payment plan with Paypal to pay the negative funds off!

I was young and dumb, really infuriates me when I see a scam like this now.
 
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