payment

[haris007]

A buyer from US won the bid on a TABLET that I posted on Dubzzle.

The buyer assures he payed and the money was deducted from his PayPal account and now he is demanding me to ship the Tablet and send him the shipping number. However, I haven't seen ANY kind of evidence in my paypal account. I DO NOT have any money on hold, or anything.

I got an email from paypal  saying that the payment from the buyer was APPROVED but I still DO NOT see any proof on my paypal account.

Should I ship the Tablet? What should I answer him? PLEASE HELP ME OUT.

[kernowlass]

@haris007

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.

They often use hijacked paypal or ebay accounts.

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.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.