Looking for advice on getting back a deposit from a provider who has since ghosted me, after saying he would reimburse me.
Here is the situation I am in.
I contacted an escort online through RM and also through his X page. He reaches out to me and we begin to converse and after a lengthy chat, he wanted to lock in an appointment and asked for a deposit. He also told me he would refund me, minus $50 if I decided to cancel. He continued to chat me up and then asked me for $500.
I responded immediately that I was not going to do that as I have had experience with providers in the past that all of a sudden had a need for money. He explained that he was sorry that others in the business make everyone look bad, but he was just trying to help out a family member...needless to say I said no.
He then asked me if I still wanted to meet him and I said no, he told me he would refund me within a couple of days.
It's now 3 weeks and the only resply from him was he needed more time to get me the the money he was going to pay back. All other messaages have been ignored.
Do I have any recourse through Paypal, which is how I paid him in the first place? Or, will they just say there is nothing they can do?
And yes, I know don't give a deposit to an escort that I've not met before...lesson learned.