Payment on hold until tracking number received, is this a Scam? HELP.please respond to me ASAP

[MuhammadNuh]

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Mrs (buyer name)  sent you 3,600.00RM
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Transaction Summary
3,600.00RM
Buyer
(name)
(buyer mail)
Seller
(my email)
Transaction ID
Item Description
Unit Price
25R53752C8035773T
Shipping Address - Confirmed




 Shipping & Handling 
(Insurance)

Total Amount

Payment Date

Method of Shipment

Payment Status

Contact nancy richard

3,600.00RM

January  30th, 2015

Awaiting Scanned Shipment Receipt for Verification and your Account will be credited Immediately.






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[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

you have to ask? transactions monitored by interpol

yes its a scam.

THIS IS A TYPICAL 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.

Or 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.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.

[MuhammadNuh]

Thanks kenowlass..almost get cheated because the buyer keep pushing me to sent the item and said that the payment have been made..thanks a lot.  

[kernowlass]

Glad you weren't scammed.

[MuhammadNuh]

thanks..i'm so lucky because you respond to my problem ASAP..thanks a lot.. 

[kernowlass]

Probably because i am in the UK and so its not the middle of the night here ...LOL

Bye.

[Maxcine]

Yes I'm. glad.

[JeVi1824]

Hi kernowlass,

This exact thing occured to me in the last couple of days and your post really helped! 

If I delete the emails and ignore the scammers, will they eventually stop messaging me?

I've deleted all of the fake "paypal" emails that I received but i keep getting messaged asking what the hold up is and if I received the payment. I haven't replied and haven't planned on it. I just want to make sure they stop messaging me eventually. 

Thank you!

[burnsjosie]

This exact thing has happened to me. 

they say theyre paid and the money has gone out of ther account

what do i do?? do i just ignore them and theyl go away? or contact paypal?

[moneydude22]

similiar scam happened to me. 

I'm not so nice about someone trying to rip me off, especially when im being polite in my messages so i sent them this as the tracking number

103 111 032 102 117 099 107 032 121 111 117 114 115 101 108 102 013 010

its an ASIC text to code of a pleasant phrase we all know 🙂

if you really want to know what it says just type that into a an ASCII to text converter. 

This may seem like going over the top but i'm the type to fight fire with fire. 

Seriously, dont ever consider sending any item, until you've confirmed payment directly through the paypal website. 

No matter how urgent they say and even if they "pay" for express and need it tomorrow for their grandmother's birthday.