I got Scammed, now how to go about it.?

hello,
I think DP is the best place to find answers to anything.
I did business with an overseas company. I sent them $3200 in advance, and was to give the rest after completion of work.
However, after the due date, I cam to know, that they had done nothing and I wasted my time.
I had sent them money via Paypal, which they might have probably withdrawn, so no point it filing a paypal claim, and moreover thay dont cover intangible items.
So the Question is what should I do now? Any ideas?
I have a friend who says we can go to a special branch of the US Chamber of Commerce that tracks less than reputable oversees companies that take advantage of United States citizens and companies.
This way the employees of company can be denied visa to the US.
Is this true?? Please let me know.

 

which country was this company in?

 

They are in India.

 

oh ok, i could have given you some support if it was in china, no info for india sorry

 

Is okay, thanks any ways.

 

what kind of service/product did you purchase.

 

First of all put a claim on him, this is because paypal takes minmum 10-15 days to send money in India, so may be they didnt withdrew the amount still.
Next can you tell some more info about them, so we can help you track him out.

 

I would report it to paypal anyway. My impression is that paypal takes scams very seriously.

If they still have the money in theire paypal account, paypal will probaly freeze the cash.

 

It was a freelance software.

 

It has been more than 2 months now, and they have probably closed their Paypal account. Is there no other place where I can complain?

 

Did you use a credit card with paypal? If so, call the credit card company and do a chargeback.

 

Hi, The chargeback is okay.
But I want to do something so that they learn a lesson, and dont do such things with anyone else in the future. Is there anything else I can do to prevent them from doing such things with someone else?

 

Probably a good start would be to tell us who it is.

 

yes, I think your best shot would be to tell the world the company´s name . Maybe post it in a couple of forums..

 

I would contact both Paypal and your card company. If their bank account is linked to a PP account they can withdraw from theit account the money that was transfered.

 

You should tell us who this person is so others can stay away from this scammer.

Do a chargeback if you paid by credit card.

 

Make sure you complain to paypal on time, because there is a 60 days time limit. After 60 days you cannot ask for your money bakc.

 

You should contact PP ASAP and tell them what happened so they can lock their account if the money is still in there.

 

You can always contact Paypal about it. In the case of intangible items, Paypal will usually side the customer if you provide sufficient evidences to prove your case.

I did that once for a smaller amount and Paypal replied saying that if I did not hear from the vendor within a certain timeframe to resolve the issue, they will recover whatever from the vendor.

There is no harm putting up a complain since Paypal is involved one way or the other.

 

Yes, definitely contact paypal. If they still have an account, paypal will take the money out of their account. Also, if they had it verified, then they have the info to a bank account (lord knows once I put it in, I was never able to take the bank account info off the account).