[meteorite-list] Fraudulent Buyer and Paypal warning

[Mendy Ouzillou]

Wow, thank you for letting us know! I’ll take your cautionary experience and limit my PayPal exposure.

Mendy Ouzillou

On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:28 AM, KD Meteorites via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

Hello;

I wanted to let everyone know about a person who is committing
deliberate fraud via paypal. He purchased two items from us, one one
day and a second the next. Two weeks later he disputed the first
purchase via Paypal. Paypal reversed the payment and I provided proof
of his request to purchase the meteorite, and his receipt of the
package so after almost 3 months they released my funds back to me.

Then, just as the 90 days cutoff for a credit card transaction was
almost up he disputed the second transaction but this time via his
credit card he used to pay through paypal, and again Paypal reversed
our payment. I again provided the same irrefutable proof of his asking
to purchase and his receiving the meteorite but Paypal refused to
return my funds claiming that even though they had my money still the
fraudulent buyer's credit card company said he was the one defrauded
and they were returning my funds back to the fraudulent buyer. So
ample proof of his purchase made absolutely no difference nor the fact
he had already tried once to commit fraud.
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No amount of trying to get Paypal to return my funds worked - in fact
they informed me that as of Jan 1 2025 they would not be doing
anything to help sellers in this kind of situation. I was even told to
get an attorney to represent me against Paypal and they would
understand why I would do that.

We have stopped accepting paypal for this reason.

Here is the info on the fraudulent buyer:


Name:Xun Wei
G/F NO1-2A MAN SHANG STREET,
New Territories 999077
Hong Kong
ph 52025843
panatike at yahoo.com

Through the course of emails he also used this email - skbmmzp at hotmail.com

He was also trying to buy another meteorite supposedly for his friend
at this email - fembvtkp at hotmail.com which didn't work so he gave me
this one for his "friend" arspxgt at hotmail.com.

Initially he responded to my request to explain why he was disputing
items he obviously received and he said he would let Paypal know but
he never did.

I don't know if there is any way to go after someone in another county
or if there is any way to take funds other than a wire transfer that
is secure and safe from this kind of theft. If anyone knows, please
let me know!

Thank you! I hope he doesn't do this to anyone else!

Dana

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Keith and Dana Jenkerson
kdmeteorites.com
39990 Bethel Church RD
Osawatomie, KS., 66064
928-399-0140
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