How I know that a person paid me?

[RobEsteves]

Hi, Yesterday, a friend paid me on paypal but I didn't receive nothing yet, I have here the "bill" but it says on payment status, "marked as paid", can someone tell me what that mean? 

[kernowlass]

@RobEsteves

Is it an invoice marked as paid?

Are you sure they are a friend and no likelihood of a scam?

[RobEsteves]

yes ,it is an invoice marked as paid

[kernowlass]

@RobEsteves

You did not answer my second question??

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If it was marked as an invoice then its probably a scam doing the rounds as its been sent by a buyer and altered to look as though he has paid you.

Signs its a scam are >>>

its an invoice BUT sellers send invoices not buyers

marked as paid

marked as gift

says payment won't show in your balance for eg 24 hours

can't be chargedback.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send anything until the funds are showing in your paypal account balance.

Paypal payments are more or less instant.

Paypal will never tell you that a payment can't be subject to a chargeback if thats what scammers are still putting on invoices.

[v_rae_cho]

I wouldn't trust it.  I would make sure the money is showing in your Paypal balance first.  If it's not, chances are it's not paid yet.  My buyers send me money, I get an instant notification on my phone or an email stating I just received a payment from so-and-so name (my buyer).

Something that is "marked as paid" can be done so by the buyer on eBay or by the seller.  That doesn't mean it's actually paid yet necessarily, it just means either you or the buyer marked it as paid.  

I was scammed a couple years ago in believing something was "paid" but stating my funds were being held until I provided a tracking number for shipping.  Of course that money never came into my account and Paypal couldn't do anything about it because the emails I received on it were made from someone in Nigeria, not the real Paypal.

Hope this information helps!!