Recieved an email from paypal that legal action will be taken against me

[mazhar100]

Hi,

I have been recieveing emails from a buyer that i need to send money to an agent through western union and then send a scanned reciept so paypal can let my money come through and if i dont legal action will be taken against me.

Dear mazhar butt,

We really want this transaction to work out but since you are not ready to show your understanding and cooperation, we will have to take things up through the tough proper authorities. By not responding to our email notifications and acting according to our instructions, You have violated our security measures and we will have your profile details and account details with us passed to the Internet Fraud Crime Commission and Federal Police Department so as to ease their stress of tracking you down and delivering proper justice on you. 

As your payment company, we have our rules and regulations and we strongly believe that by you using our services, It means you agree to our terms and trust our guide for an efficient and safe transaction. Obviously, you have failed to follow our instructions and proven to be recalcitrant to our guides therefore we assume you to be either a non cooperating customer or one of the numerous online fraudsters PayPal is working hard to put an end to. 

According to the safety measures we take when handling transactions involving huge sums, We shall not fail to proceed into the next step which is our legal

As PayPal is not a hostile company, we are giving you a 24Hour grace to get back to us with the requested details. If by the end of the given period, we have not received the requested details from you, we reserve the right to infringe and forward your information on file with us (which includes your contact details, DOB and telephone lines) to all governmental agencies backing us, and we shall as well close your PayPal account. actions proceedings. This message will be our last alert to you and if we do not read from you within a short period, then be sure to receive officials fighting internet corruptions from all governmental agencies in your local area and international standards.

This message is not a threat by PayPal but a legal step that we take in order to ensure a safer environment for all our users.

We request for the Scanned Receipt and the western union details to prove sending of the Shipper's fee in less than 48hours and once we receive these details, we will release your funds into your account or otherwise face the consequences of LEGAL ACTION.
This is done in accordance to our policy and in other to protect both the seller and buyer.

We are highly sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Thanks

Scott Thompson

Thanks for using PayPal.
PayPal 

Email ID: PP307.

Is this a fraud and if it is what shall i do as i have already reported it to paypal but they will take time to contact me back..

[kernowlass]

THIS IS A SCAM.

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

Most scams originate from Nigeria and people there cannot even own a paypal account.

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.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.

[Vegetasai]

I got an offer from a buyer and she made a payment from paypal but unfortunately all the products are sold out, so I told them to cancel the payment but PayPal mailed me that the payment can not be canceled and PayPal threatening me I have to ship the product and mail the shipment receipt to the PayPal or else they will take ligal action. How can I ship the product which is not available now? Please someone help me..

[kernowlass]

@Vegetasai

Sounds like you have received a spoof / fake email.

Are the funds actually SHOWING in your paypal account balance?

I suspect they are not?

If they are SHOWING in your paypal balance then just refund the buyer.

If they are NOT showing in your paypal balance then its a SCAM so just delete the emails and forget it.

Paypal does not threaten you with legal action. The 'most' they would do is refund your buyer for you and then put your paypal account into negative until you paid them back again.