Legal Question in Consumer Law in North Carolina

Hi. I recently attempted to purchase a chemical from a website that turned out to be a scam. I purchased a greendot MoneyPak to pay for the product. I sent the card number to the man who ran the site, he took the money and never sent the product. I contacted the card company, and after an investigation, they deemed that they could not refund my money, and said filing a police report was the only way I could get my money back. The problem is, the chemical, although it is legal and is NOT a controlled substance analouge, is a powerful hallucinogen, and I am scared that if I file a poilce report that I may in turn be charged under the assumption that it was going to be used as a drug. What should I do?


Asked on 6/03/10, 3:11 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Rachel Hunter

I am not entirely clear. Did the greendot company whom you bought the card from do the investigation? Your dispute is with the scammers and, if they are not in the US, it will be impossible to get your funds back from them. You might be able to get your money back from greendot. If the drug is not listed as a schedule I-VI drug and is not an analogue, then there is no problem if it is legal and you planned on using it for a legitmate purpose for which it ws intended. Fill out the police report. Otherwise, you are not going to get your funds back.

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Answered on 6/04/10, 10:51 am


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