I got scammed

[simonhusdal]

So earlier today, a guy sent me an offer to buy my knife in csgo. It was my first time on PayPal, and i didn't really know how i could get scammed like this! I saw an invoice and thought he might have sent me the money, but actually he had just sent an invoice that demanded my money. I dont know if i lost anything but, he got my 80 Euro knife for free and probably my money aswell. I hope you can help me. I can send the picture of the invoice aswell. https://gyazo.com/95dee43179f32cb0004e67009e6de4b0 Lock him out and please refund me...

[kernowlass]

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.

[simonhusdal]

I never saw this advice, I would not have been tricked if I did. Thank you for your help. But I still lost 80 euro, and that sucks.