payments, tracking number

[Kenzieq7]

Hi I sold my prom dress and they sent the money through pay pal but I had to send the tracking number to pay pals email to receive my payment because it was “secured.” I emailed it to PayPal yet I haven’t heard back from them.

[kernowlass]

@Kenzieq7 

Sounds like this scam, read it and see...........

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/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.

[Kenzieq7]

I already sent the package like a hr ago! Can I cancel it!

[kernowlass]

@Kenzieq7 

Get hold of the service / courier you sent it with and see if they can stop it for you?