I paid $3,600 for a used car.
The seller gave me a signed receipt.
I transferred the money while we were sitting together.
My banking app showed the payment as completed.
He checked his account.
He said he received it.
I drove the car home.
The next morning, I received a message from my bank.
“Your transfer has been reversed.”
I checked my account.
The $3,600 was back.
I thought the seller had canceled the transaction.
I called him.
He said the money was still in his account.
That didn’t make sense.
I sent him a screenshot.
He sent me his.
Both showed the same transaction.
Completed.
Same amount.
Same reference number.
I called the bank.
They investigated.
The employee told me something strange.
The payment had been reversed because the receiving account had been flagged.
I asked why.
She said: