[Scammer?] PayPal Customer Care

Walnoot
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Hello,

 

Someone wants to buy a iMac from me and said he've paid me via paypal and that paypal hold the money when i send the trackable

to the paypal customer care (pays . ervice @ accountant.com ) i get the money instantly.

 

Is this real?

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kernowlass
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@Walnoot

 

THIS IS A TYPICAL PAYPAL SCAM.

They encourage you to use paypal and often ask you to send the item as a gift to a relative somewhere often Nigeria.
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.
They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

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.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.


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kernowlass
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@Walnoot

 

THIS IS A TYPICAL PAYPAL SCAM.

They encourage you to use paypal and often ask you to send the item as a gift to a relative somewhere often Nigeria.
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.
They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

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.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.


Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.
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Looks like I have been approached.  I think I got off lightly, but here are the details:

 

The email from PayPal does not look authentic. There are no Pending messages in PayPal, the buyer has no traffic in eBay for at least a year, are based outside the UK, but delivery is Birmingham - and they use a Russian email service.

Also too many names involved:
Larry Paul
peter fairgrieve
Tanuja Basudev

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