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Originally Posted by Gio~Logist

Thanks. As for getting "ripped off", that's covered in the following area:
Do your homework on the developer

If you have done your homework right, there is absolutely no reason as to why you've still ended up with a "scam artist" as a developer. Unless they are just that good at scamming.

It seems lately, that even the ones with previous good feedback are now getting negative feedback left. Which makes it even more difficult to trust someone from here, because no one wants to be that first guy to get ripped off.

As for what to do after... The best thing I can tell you is to learn from your mistakes, and do things right the second time around. You can also file a complaint and use as much detail as possible. Or find others that have had bad experiences with this person and tell them to assist you in nailing them down.

Paypal can't help too much with intangible goods. This is why it's mostly up to you to avoid these kinds of situations. This is a problem that is found world-wide and all across the internet. It's up to you to avoid it.

Always put in your request that you want the files on some form of tangible goods IE a cd, disk, jump drive, whatever you want. That way paypal will still have a chance to protect you, or shut the scammers account down.

Alternatively using a Escrow service is always a viable option if you don't fully trust who you're giving money to.