Legal Action???

[zooyann]

Hi, I am quite worried. PayPal is threatening legal action against me if i do not comply to send 980 dollars via Western Union to an unknown person. I have already notified the PayPal email that the transaction was not to go through as the person I was dealing with felt like a scammer. Yet I keep receiving word that if I do not comply within 24 hours, legal action will be taken against me. Is this true? How can PayPal just force a transaction upon me like that?

Please help! >< Thank you!

[kernowlass]

@zooyann

They can't and they DON'T.

The emails you are receiving will be SPOOFS from the scammer AND NOT from paypal.

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.

If the item requires shipping they will tell you that they will pay you extra and you must pay the agent via western union / moneygram BEFORE the funds are released to you.

They are not interested in the item, they just want the western union etc funds and you will never see money in your paypal balance.

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.

[zooyann]

Great, thank you, that's a relief. I did see your posts in other forums but no forum specifically addressed legal action so I had to confirm to ease my worry. Thanks a lot, I will just ignore the future emails from "PayPal".

[kernowlass]