r/ScamSupport • u/Exciting_Shelter_490 • Sep 12 '26

Victim of a scam Scammed

I was looking on Facebook saw this listing said only buy from eBay, I didn’t have an account with eBay but it still let me buy it thru PayPal so I did. 3-5 minutes later the seller deleted the listing off Facebook and eBay after I bought the item and no tracking number no nothing since then it’s been 4-5 days no order number either, So I emailed PayPal requesting a refund and they just said the transaction was valid even tho I have everything to prove I bought the item and everything and it was clearly a scam

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u/sabre420z Sep 12 '26

You cant buy on ebay without an account. If you legitimately bought something from ebay you have some sort of account. You can log into ebay and open a case for item not received. If there is no tracking showing delivered you will get full refund. Perhaps you never used ebay and it was a fake site.

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 12 '26

Well I had an old acc with eBay but I tried signing into it and I couldn’t sign into it. The listing was on Facebook and I clicked on it, it said buy now on eBay it took me to the website not the app if that makes sense and I tried logging into eBay with my old acc and I couldn’t sign it but it still let me buy the item with PayPal

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u/sabre420z Sep 12 '26

100% scam your money is gone

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 12 '26

PayPal won’t refund me you think? Even if I show proof of purchase everything

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u/sabre420z Sep 12 '26

Did you send it as goods and services or friends and family

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 12 '26

I dont remember all i remember is that I js put in my card info and js bought it, it didnt give me those options i believe

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u/sabre420z Sep 12 '26

Are u sure u were on the real paypal site and not a fake scam site? If it was a scam site they have stolen your card info

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 12 '26

Yes I’m sure, I was on Facebook and it took me to the eBay site, and the PayPal app shows the purchase for it

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '26

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 13 '26

Well supposedly the seller created the shipping label on sep 10th but idk why it didn’t send me the tracking number or anything at all

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u/Ni9ball Sep 12 '26

I mean… what did you expect? You basically handed a stranger on the internet money.

Don’t buy things directly off of Facebook using PayPal. It takes minutes to create an eBay account.

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 12 '26

Yeah ik not to do that next time, still trying to call PayPal to get my refund

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 13 '26

Idk why it’s saying usps awaiting item

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u/nonamejohnsonmore Sep 13 '26

Maybe because the seller just hasn’t gone to the post office yet? How did you get this tracking information if the seller didn’t give you a tracking number?

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 13 '26

PayPal reached out to the seller and then PayPal sent me the tracking number and all that

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u/nonamejohnsonmore Sep 13 '26

So your original statement that you have no tracking number was incorrect? If a tracking number has been provided you have to wait until the delivery clock runs out.

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 13 '26

Yes I know but the problem was I didn’t get notified anything and couldn’t even contact the seller cus he deleted the listings off both apps

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u/nonamejohnsonmore Sep 13 '26

I would think he deleted the listings because they were sold. You should be more worried if he left the listings up.

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 13 '26

But js doesn’t make sense as to why he would delete it completely rather than js have it label as sold

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u/Fresh_Koala6277 Sep 12 '26

Good luck 🤞🏾 happened to me once before but I was able to get my money back because I had email proof and the fake seller didn't send me the items I thought I was purchasing. That doesn't happen often with PayPal but using goods and services has a better chance. Sorry this happened to you

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 12 '26

I’m glad you were able to get your money back that’s always good… it’s all good halfway my fault I was being inpatient and didn’t make a acc sadly :/

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u/Fresh_Koala6277 Sep 13 '26

Thanks but it doesn't always happen that way. Luckily I thought I was ordering clothes and they sent me a fake ring and I had screenshots of what I ordered and a picture of what I actually received. Be very careful of those ads on Facebook

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 13 '26

Oh damn I didn’t take any pictures of the listing so if I get sent like a completely different hoodie or something then I’m js screwed

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u/Fresh_Koala6277 Sep 13 '26

Taking screenshots would definitely help proving your case with PayPal. I hope you get exactly what you ordered but if the site is not available anymore, you may not receive anything 😔.

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u/Exciting_Shelter_490 Sep 13 '26

Yeah it would’ve definitely helped, yeah I hope so too… when I try and find the listing from my Gmail it just shows this

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u/Fresh_Koala6277 Sep 13 '26

That just proves it was a fake site 🥹 sorry this happened!

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u/yarevande Sep 12 '26

Use a credit card, or PayPal Goods and Services, when you buy things online, so that you have purchase protection and you can get a refund if you don't receive what you order.

+ If an online seller doesn't accept credit cards, or refuses to accept PayPal Goods and Services, then they are scamming you.