Scammed

[bixas]

Hello community, i got this messege and i would like to know if i'm being scammed.

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We write to inform you that we just received an additional payment of £360.00 GBP from *******, Your account will be credited with the total sum of £800.00 GBP.

For your account to be fully credited with the sum of £800.00 GBP, You are require to visit any MoneyGram transfer outlet around you to send the sum of £360.00 GBP to the below information given to us by Martyn Welch so as to secure the additional payment made to you before we can fully credit your PayPal account with the total sum of £800.00 GBP.

Also, Congratulations that your account has been upgraded to business account.
Below is the MoneyGram Transfer payee details:

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[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@bixas

SCAM.

THIS IS A TYPICAL PAYPAL SCAM.

They encourage you to use paypal and often lure you in with more money than you have asked for etc.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't.

It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.

If the item requires shipping they will tell you that they will pay you extra and you must pay the agent via western union / moneygram BEFORE the funds are released to you. Or you have to pay money back that way for an overpayment or anything else they can think up.

They may ask you to send an item to Nigeria etc.

They are often not interested in the item, they just want the western union etc funds and you will never see money in your paypal balance.

They also threaten legal action...have a laugh at that one and ignore it as its rubbish.

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.

Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.

[bixas]

Thank you for your reply