I was scammed here with 250 GBP way back.... I only knew that I could of got a refund via my bank after it was to late.. So please note that if you did not send it as a gift you can claim your money back by instructing your bank in doing a charge back on your visa...
Again I prefer paying paypal charges on lump sums then sending it as a gift and getting screwed over on a couple of quid charges
Hope this helps....