Am I entitled to compensation after being scammed?
Last week I paid £185 for an iPhone 6 Plus through PayPal. I paid it through goods and services thankfully, so I can get my money back, but he did want me to pay through friends and family which is when I started to think that he may be a scammer.
Anyway, after I had paid, he told me that he would be posting it shortly and that was the last time I heard from him for another 3 days. I messaged him continuously asking him when I should expect my phone and he finally replied three days later telling me that he had been busy with work and clubbing and that he had posted my item. I replied straight away asking him when to expect it and that was the last time I heard from him and that was 4 days ago.
Since then, I have opened a dispute on PayPal, however I need to wait till tomorrow to escalate it to PayPal so I can make a claim for my money back.
I'm certain that this is a scam because this morning I went onto the app that I had arranged to buy it off of him and he had re-listed the iPhone 6 Plus. I messaged him asking him what was going on and he blocked me!
I'm wondering if I'm entitled to more money than just a refund? I think this is outrageous that he will get away with this and I have had to go without a phone for a week when I could have been looking for another one.
No and if you were it would be very hard to collect.
You are not entitled to more, no. You will only get a refund for what you paid
Unfortunately you can only get back the money you paid and any incidentals you incurred when dealing with him. This is a criminal and not a civil matter. Turn him over to the authorities.
And don't expect to get a "steal deal" on an iPhone 6 Plus. It is almost always a scam.
Report his listing so other people are not scammed and no you will not get back more than you paid out
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