Uh, oh! First Time I got Scammed for an Online Shop

I was so hyped earlier because I went online shopping for some clothes. They are usually less than 10 Euros each, so I spent 50 Euros, which I think is a great deal. I was able to check the website and it was legit.

So, here's another website for a luxury brand, and I saw that it was 80% on sale. I got lured that I didn't check the website. Ugh, this is the first time I got scammed. I added my details on PayPal because it says the website shop accepts payment with PayPal. I tried to click PayPal on the shop but not working. Until it asked me to pay with a card and it went through. So, if only I paid through PayPal, there is a chance I could get a dispute.

As usual, it's asking for OTP for the payment to go through as confirmation of the transaction. I checked on my email but I didn't receive any confirmation of the things I purchased. That's when I started to panic.

Damn! That was 83 Euros. I lost my 83 Euros in just one click. I am not sure if I should tell my husband about this. But he also experienced getting scammed by a different online shop last 2 Christmases ago. And my MIL got scammed last Christmas, as well.

I'm using Gcash and regret not using Ginsured or insurance to protect my buying experience from fraud. That's when I realized I was not meant to own a luxury brand.

Deep sigh. I should have SIGNED UP first or created an account. Too late. Well, with the first website, I didn't create an account. I just paid directly and received an e-mail confirmation that they will send my purchases in the next few days or maybe next week. But on this fraud site, I didn't get any confirmation email. Damn. I am so stupid. 83 Euros is a big or in PHP I lost 5,000 Philippine Pesos already.

I reported it to the help center of Gcash in the PH since I am using this card to make a transaction for a fake EU online shop. I am not sure if I will get my money back. This is an expensive lesson I need to learn.

A consolation for me, well, I know that I will earn that money in different ways (in a good way) but sad to say I won't get that money back. Well, I just need to accept that this is the first time I got scammed online here in France. Yeah, it's my fault. I hope I can recover emotionally.

Have you experienced being scammed? How did you deal with it?