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Since 1 November 2009, with the introduction in the UK of the Payment Services Regulations, escrow services finally come under the auspices of the FSA and HMRC. You will find genuine escrow companies at the FSA online register at www.fsa.gov.uk/register/psdFirmSearchForm.do (try searching there...

This, I believe, is incorrect - see http://www.wider-implications.info/case_studies/wi_03.html for a 2005 ruling by the Financial Ombudsman Service indicating that using a credit-card to pay through Paypal would mean the loss of protection from Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act. People...