got sent 20 dollars through invoice, got 2 invoice mails

Ak0s
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i am really new to paypal and i do not understand how it works fully, today i got 20 dollars sent to me through invoice it said that i have recieved the 20 dollars on both of them but my balance is still 0, have i been scammed? or does it take a while for the money to appear in the paypal balance

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sharpiemarker
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@Ak0s 

 

"today i got 20 dollars sent to me through invoice it said that i have recieved the 20 dollars on both of them"

 

When a payment is made on an invoice you sent, the invoice status will be marked "paid" and a separate record of payment will show up in your account activity, not another invoice saying its paid. That's a scam. The buyer made a fake invoice and mark it paid to trick you.

 

When you click the invoice you sent on the Manage Invoices page, you should see a reference to the payment actually sent with Transaction ID number. If you do not see that, that's another sign its a scam. 

 

 


Kudos & Solved are greatly appreciated. 🙂
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