PayPal claim is in my favor but only $0.27 was recovered!

Discussion in 'PayPal' started by wounded1987, Jun 21, 2007.

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    after i was scammed by a cheater and he didn't respond to the claim that he opened, and now it was in my favor cause he didn't responded, but out of the 115$ only 0.27$ was recovered, that is probably was his balance, here is my question:

    What are the chances that other funds will be recovered or what pay pal can do else to recover funds?

    Thanks!
     
    wounded1987, Jun 21, 2007 IP
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    eddy2099 Peon

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    Well, the chances are slim unless the seller continues to use his account in which any incoming payment would be use to compensate your loss. But then again, most scammers would not use valid details and would most probably use a VCC to verify so there may not be a way to track them down.

    If the seller uses real information then Paypal may dispatch a credit recovery agent to collect the funds from the seller.

    However based on what I see here, people here are recommending that those who have negative paypal balance to erase all credit card, bank and personal details from their account and not use the account any further. They also recommend the use of VCC which are unverified tools to anonymize their identity. Some cheaters are apparently using fake address and may not even be from the country where their account is based so getting your money back would be even a harder task.

    I supposed in the end, you may need to just take it as a bad debt. It might be helpful to do your due diligence before you deal with anyone. Never deal with someone you do not know anything about.
     
    eddy2099, Jun 21, 2007 IP
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    wounded1987 Well-Known Member

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    his PayPal account is from India i think and he is a member of DP, any chance the admins will give me his IP so i can report to his ISP?
    or he is probably using a proxy?

    i know also his domains etc.... or maybe that's a fake info as well..
     
    wounded1987, Jun 21, 2007 IP
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    I wouldn't know. I do not know who it is but there are members here from Nepal, Bhutan or Pakistan who registered as from India so it is hard to tell.
     
    eddy2099, Jun 21, 2007 IP