am i being scammed?

[rguiano]

Hi. I am trying to sell a product through a tgird party. The potential requested that i set-up a PayPal account so that the.money could be paid through here. I set it up because i could use in the future. I asked the buyer for an email to send an invoice and he/she could pursue the payment. The buyer did not give me the email address but.is instead asking me for my email and name associated with paypal so that he/she can make the payment to.me. is that possible?

[kernowlass]

First READ THIS AND SEE IF ANY OF IT FITS >>>>>>>>>>

THIS IS A TYPICAL PAYPAL SCAM.

They encourage you to use paypal and often ask you to send the item as a gift to a relative somewhere often Nigeria.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't.

It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.

They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

They also threaten legal action...have a laugh at that one and ignore it as its rubbish.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send trackable, they advise it for seller protection etc but it is not compulsory.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.

Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.