Scam

[Simmodj]

Help. I think I've been scammed out of £740. What do I do?

[kernowlass]

@Simmodj 

Depends on how you were scammed really !!

[Simmodj]

I sold a Phone, sent the phone and after prompted sent the tracking number to receive payment. Still no money.

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Simmodj 

Sounds like this SCAM...................

SCAM.

They encourage you to accept a 'direct' Paypal payment and may ask you to send the item internationally.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails 'may' go into your junk or spam folders.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't actually have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you.
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.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.

If that is not the case then it would be this....................

https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/why-are-my-payments-for-non-ebay-sales-pending-and-how-c...

[Simmodj]

**bleep**. Any suggestions of what to do?

[kernowlass]

@Simmodj 

You could try contacting Royal Mail and seeing if they can intercept the iphone for you.

But sadly its not a paypal problem as none of the transaction was done using paypals site.

Good luck.