Paul Prunier - SCAMMER

The first things other than the sketchy communication that would have made me say "No thanks" and move on is why is his Paypal acct Paul Plowing but all his other stuff is Paul Prunier. And the biggest thing is his Paypal acct is unverified. Anyone who does anything with Paypal would almost always have a verified acct. It takes like 5 mins to do. Wish you the best at getting the money back. I also always look for a phone number/contact number and I will call it and talk to them to try and get a "feel" for them. If my gut feels weird, I just wont do the deal. And I make sure to call a few times with different questions and stuff just to make sure the person in question isn't using his buddies house to run a scam.

Yikes.

Wait a minute. You sent some scammer 430 dollars he sent you nothing and your credit card company did not do an immediate charge back. That is interstate credit card fraud
plain and simple. If it is that simple to beat someone like that so many more slime balls would be doing it. And there are different stories with pay pal. They did tell some people that they do nothing if it involves animals. If one calls and asks they will tell you out right that you cannot use pay pal to buy or sell animals. I can't figure out when a seller registers with them and they tell them they sell snakes how they can get an account. I would call my bank again and demand that they charge back YOUR money. You received nothing and they see that as OK. ?

Cindy I actually took the phone from Victoria earlier because she didn't even know what to say to them. My exact question was, if she called within 24 hours to tell you she realized this was a scam and he didn't even have the product, why would you not hold the funds? Apparently it's "not that simple". He's done this before, and the only reason I can see to do this is as a short term loan. Last time he did it before Christmas, this time he was short on money for bills. By the time PayPal tells him the funds have been reversed he has the money to pay them back, and the cycle starts over again. Unfortunately, this all happens at the expense of the buyer.

I'm a pretty level-headed and non-violent person, but id REALLY like to punch this guy in the nuts lol

I'm surprised Paypal doesn't ban him if this has happened regularly for this long. Maybe that's why he isn't verified....he CAN'T get verified lol. Well as long as you get your money back and learn from all the red flags this transaction has thrown, at least to me, it's a good lesson especially if it doesn't actually cost you $430.

Careful, he'll SUE YOU!

Was the Paypal payment funded via credit card or via bank account (debit card)? Just so I am clear.

It was sent through a debit card.

That can present some challenges. Sorry.