I think I was scammed. (Not sure where to post this)

[Vinsu]

Hey guys, I was doing a paypal transaction with iRepLebs today, in which I paid him $100. He then said he would take a minute to sell me my keys. I am waiting, and I notice he goes offline, says he unadded me, and theres an error for me adding him. I contacted my friend who reffered me to him and he could also verify he unadded him and could not send him a request.

I really hope this is a steam error or something.. but can I get some advice on what I should do now?

 

[KillerZebra]

Looks like you got scammed

 

[Morbuzka]

Eek, bad trade. Should have used a middleman. He probably scammed you bad. Did he change his name?

 

[Vinsu]

Yeah, I don't understand though. He had 5 pages of steamrep, and he was a supplier to my main key dealer.

 

[Vinsu]

No, his name still stands. and I dont get why he would unadd my friend too.

 

[hXcjedders]

He could have been an impostor.

 

[Vinsu]

No, I saw all of the rep on his profile.

 

[takethepants]

He was marked on SR a while ago, you should have checked. If you make an additional report on SR they can add it to his notes.

http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198047102514

 

[Vinsu]

.. so there is no way I can get my money back...

 

[Morbuzka]

His last online was an hour ago. He got you, probably. Sometimes, even the best people turn evil when they see the opportunity... :(

 

[Da_Jinks]

SteamID/Link to the guys steam account? Also try doing a chargeback(?)

 

[Morbuzka]

You may be able to get your money back if you file some sort of report with paypal or something

 

[Vinsu]

whats that

 

[takethepants]

You can request a chargeback from Paypal depending on how you set the category. I think if you send it as a gift then there's no chance.

 

[Vinsu]

okay. Wait though, my dad was the one who set this up and hes leaving in a bit. Could I do this some other time with a chance to get it back, or would I have to do it now?

 

[hXcjedders]

Chances are slim of getting your cash back. I don't know paypal's coverages on virtual transactions.

 

[Vinsu]

Yeah, I sent it as a gift.

 

[takethepants]

okay. Wait though, my dad was the one who set this up and hes leaving in a bit. Could I do this some other time with a chance to get it back, or would I have to do it now?

You have 45 days from the transaction date to report it.

EDIT: If you said it as a gift I think you're SOL. This is just a reminder to check SR before doing something like this. This was a hefty Paypal trade and he's commited MULTIPLE paypal scams. Also a reminder that you will get marked as a caution if you continue to trade with marked scammers. Obviously you got caught blind here, but just a reminder to check.

 

[Vinsu]

K, so how does chargeback work?

 

[takethepants]

K, so how does chargeback work?

Go to https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_comres_flow when you're logged in and follow the prompts. Make sure you have the transaction id to fill in.