Any one else get taken on this?

What scam?

I've head about it. A bootleg DVD release that's supposed to look legit in the ads?

yep !
me too
the so called montreux 2dvd ...
41 euro's.. i'm ripped of
claimed with paypal and won the case .. but no money received back ..yet? ..

Apparently Paypal is safe and easy for sellers but not safe for the buyers. They sent me this:

"We have decided in your favor, however, we were unable to recover any funds
from the seller's account. As stated in the PayPal User Agreement, recovery
of funds associated with a Buyer Complaint cannot be guaranteed."

So basically this person or persons just took all the money out of their paypal account, basically the ole take the money and run.

This sounds surprisingly like the work of Lotusflow3r.com. The same thing happened with my Lotus T Shirt! They advertised the offer, took my money and RAN!

Maybe its part of Prince's new innovative direct marketing. I think its genius!

dlp45 said:

I received exactly the same mail, only in dutch...
Looks like we're in the same boat here..
I think that there's nothing more we can do...

Even though Paypal rules in your favor if there's no money in that persons account they can't refund you anything. But...

The one thing I didn't do is let Paypal keep the fee they collected from the "seller". In the US they get 2.9% + .30 cents each transaction as their fee from the sale. I called them up and told them since they ruled in my favor and know this person committed fraud they should refund me that amount. The customer rep tried to brush me off but I didn't let it go. I've been with them for 9 years, and the next day - I had $5 in my Paypal account from them. Not lots of money but I wasn't gonna let Paypal profit from this fraud too.

If anyone EVER finds this person or persons who pulled this. Let me know.

brechten said:

There IS one last hope to get a refund... If it's worth your time & effort...

If you paid with a creditcard through paypal you can always file a "chargeback" with your CC company stating nothing was received, give them all the information on the transaction and they will persue a case for you.

Paypal are bullshit because I bought a product via paypal, it wasn't anywhere near as described and had bit missing, and they said because it hadn't come through eBay that couldn't act...they only step in via eBay disputes I was told

purpledoveuk said:

Yeah, the guy from Paypal told me that too. They only give buyer protection via Ebay sales. I guess since they get double paid on those sales they can afford to offer some protection.

purpledoveuk said:

eBay bought PayPal in 2008. That's the dilemma.

Yeah...that's what happens when you Pay for boots...you get ripped off.

vc40 said:

Spot on!

vc40 said:

I didn't see the ads on FaceBook, but to the novice they must have looked like they were legit. And given Prince's odd marketing schemes as of late (Shelbey/YouTube), I could see how gullibility could have played a role. It's too bad, really - but it is the internet.

I know its kinda exciting finding something like this

BUT

if its out there-it'll have been mentioned here-and if it hasn't-i'd be dubious

call me tight-but i research everything these days like that before buying-reviews etc

although i was so desperate in 2007 i paid forty quid for the 3121 1st night on ebay-a cdr-WITH THE GAPS still between each track

last time i paid for a boot

I got most of my money back from Paypal - $61.40 out of $66.00. Not bad, but I wish I hadn't fallen for it in the first place! Just wishful thinking I guess!

purplekat said:

how did u manage to get it back ?
i pulled a claim and won ( 1 month ago or so) but i didn't receive shit.. not even a penny