i someone wanted to buy something off me and asked for my paypal email address, they said they would pay the money - an email came from paypal saying that the money is out of their account but i have to post it before i can be funded, is it real - i need to know as i have posted it!!!
the email looked like this:
This PayPal payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been "APPROVED" but will not be credited to your account until the shipment reference number/barcode number is sent to us for shipment verification so as to secure both the buyer and the seller.
Below are the necessary information requested before your account will be credited. Send barcode number to us or email us through this mail pay-palaccountnotifies and our customer-cares service will attend to you.
As soon as you send the barcode number that will be given to you from the post-office after shipping the item out to the given address to us for security purposes and the safety of the buyer and the seller,the money will be credited into your account.
**PLEASE NOTE**
Once the shipment is confirmed, your funds will become operational in your account and you will receive a "CONFIRMATION" email from PayPal company, informing you that the Money has been credited.
Thank you for using PayPal.
The PayPal Team.
PayPal Email ID PP1543.
please help, should i contact the police?
