WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I WANT TO CANCEL THE TRANSACTION FROM BUYERS WHO ALREADY PAY AS ON HOLD?

wawadolly
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I HAVE FEW BUYERS WHO SEND ME THE MONEY, BUT I ALREADY TOLD THEM I DID NOT WANT TO SELL THEM THE ITEM BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RECEIVED PAYMENT AS ''ON HOLD'' STATUS. SO I TOLD THEM TO CANCEL THE TRANSACTION, BUT PAYPAL HAVE SENT ME FEW LETTERS THAT TELLS ME I WILL NEED TO TRANSFER THE AMOUNT TO THE BUYERS VIA WESTERN UNION???????? WHAT SHOULD I DO? I DON'T EVEN HAVE A WESTERN UNION ACCOUNT. WHY IS IT SO COMPLICATED?

THIS IS THE EMAIL I GOT. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

 

Dear  Wawa Dolly

Thank you for using PayPal.

Note that PayPal verifies member's account on a regular basis, this transaction ID:
449047162D321011M has been verified and approved by PayPal Authority. 

  You are now mandated to send the total sum of  $500.00 via 
  Western Union Money Transfer to the Agent and forward us the    transfer   details 
such as.,,,,,etc.


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BigKahuna97
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The payment you received is part of a scam.  If you ever receive any e-mail from PP stating you received money, always log into PP to make sure the e-mail is legit.  All money transfer will show up in PayPal by the time you have received that e-mail messages.  

 

Good job not falling for it! 😉

 

P.S.

 

Tell the scammers you have have reported their attempts to Interpol.  This should cease all future correspondence.  

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wawadolly
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so do i just ignore it? 

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BigKahuna97
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Yes, ignore him/her.  Anytime western union and PayPal are in the same paragraph you should always consider it a scam.

 

Take Care

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