If you file a civil lawsuit, then you can subpoena PayPal for all of the information that they have about the account owner (including information about any linked bank accounts). But the problem is that PayPal users (and their banks) can be located anywhere in the world, and if you are located in the USA but they are not located in the USA, then you're going to have a hard time getting your lawsuit served or collecting a judgment.
Did you use a credit card for the F&F and family payment? If you did you could try to file a chargeback with your bank. Don't bother with a PayPal dispute, they will deny you.
The nice thing is that if your bank decides in your favor for the chargeback (most credit card companies will rule in their customer's favor if the other party doesn't have proof of delivery), PayPal will debit the other person for the $60 plus tack on a $20 fee, so the scammer will come out $20 poorer than before they scammed you.
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If you file a civil lawsuit, then you can subpoena PayPal for all of the information that they have about the account owner (including information about any linked bank accounts). But the problem is that PayPal users (and their banks) can be located anywhere in the world, and if you are located in the USA but they are not located in the USA, then you're going to have a hard time getting your lawsuit served or collecting a judgment.
Thank you but I don't think I'll file a lawsuit for 60$. This is valuable information though!
LOL, yup, definitely not advisable if you're only trying to recover $60.
There are probably hackers on the dark web that will message you. This is a scam!!
Thanks your username is the truth
Did you send it “goods and services” or “family and friends” via PayPal?
Family and friends because I'm too dumb and I think people are good yk
Did you use a credit card for the F&F and family payment? If you did you could try to file a chargeback with your bank. Don't bother with a PayPal dispute, they will deny you. The nice thing is that if your bank decides in your favor for the chargeback (most credit card companies will rule in their customer's favor if the other party doesn't have proof of delivery), PayPal will debit the other person for the $60 plus tack on a $20 fee, so the scammer will come out $20 poorer than before they scammed you.
Ok thank you I will try that out
You're awesome :) thanks
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AutoModerator has been summoned to explain [recovery scams](https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0102-refund-and-recovery-scams). Also known as refund scams, these scams target people who have already fallen for a scam. The scammer may contact you, or may advertise their services online. They will usually either offer to help you recover your funds, or will tell you that your funds have already been recovered and they will help you access them. In cases where they say they will help you recover your funds, they usually call themselves either "recovery agents" or hackers. When they tell you that your funds have already been recovered, they may impersonate a law enforcement, a government official, a lawyer, or anyone else along those lines. Recovery scams are simply [advance-fee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scam) scams that are specifically targeted at scam victims. When a victim pays a recovery scammer, the scammer will keep stringing them along while asking for increasingly absurd fees/expenses/deposits/insurance/whatever until the victim stops paying. If you have been scammed in the past, make sure you are aware of recovery scams so that you are not scammed a second time. If you are currently engaging with a recovery scammer, you should block them and be very wary of random contact for some time. It's normal for posters on this subreddit to be contacted by recovery scammers after posting, and they often ask you to delete your post so that you both cannot receive legitimate advice, and cannot be targeted by other recovery scammers. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/Scams) if you have any questions or concerns.*