Three weeks ago l was searching for something on Google and found what l wanted on what appeared to be a UK site for a very good price, around £90. It also offered 10% off if you used Master Card, so l did. Having entered my card details l was told the transaction had failed so instead used PayPal.
Returning to the site about 10 minutes later to see what else was there l noticed that the descriptions of the items followed the same format as that of EBay and imediately became suspicious.... So l called my bank at 22.30 and spoke to a lady who confirmed that my bank card had just been used in the US for s large sum for car parts, the transaction being stopped by their fraud software. My card was cancelled and a new one issued.
My suspicions confirmed l contacted PayPal to stop their payment too but they only work 9-5 Mon - Fri so could not progress it. I waited until last week then claimed a refund on-line, expecting a long wait. However, today they contacted me to advise they had credited me with a full refund.
So, why am l boring you with this dull story? Simply because PayPals protection DOES work and l'd like to see us all benefit
