Craigslist Sending Item

[GMONEY]

Hi, I'm new to using paypal and I have a quick question. I sold a item and I received a "Payment Temporary Holding" email. The email also includes a confirmation number. The buyers address is confirmed and the email said I have to send the shipping details to to shippingalert @ mail2consultant.com. What do I do? Do I package the item off and ask for a tracking number and send the tracking number to paypal or what?

[sandypurins]

It's a scam... you have not received payment !!!

Always login directly to PayPal's website to confirm whether a payment has been received... don't use links in emails to login to PayPal...

Use your bookmarked PayPal login page or type the https://www.paypal.com website address into your browser's address bar.

[GMONEY · Accepted solution]

Thanks!

[BenDKline]

I got this e-mail:

From: PayPal Services paypalnetcashiers@mail2Classifieds.com
Subject: ***PAYMENT CONFIRMATION***GET THE ITEM SHIPPED***
To:Me

This PayPal® payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been "APPROVED" but will not be credited into your account until the Shipment/Reference Tracking number is sent to us for shipment verification.The number is to be sent to our customer care Helpline at   "paypalwebcashiers@mail2classifieds.com" and your account will be credited as soon as you get back to us with this .

                                                          **NOTICE**

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PAYMENT WILL NOT APPEAR IN THE "PENDING" TAB IN YOUR ACCOUNT UNTIL YOU SEND THE SHIPPING REFERENCE NUMBER TO US .

This is due to new policies at PayPal to protect both the buyer and the seller in the face of the growing number of fraudulent activities perpetrated via the internet. Your payment is intact. You are instructed to complete this transaction and also note that you are to ship via the service given to you by our customer.This is done to secure both the buyer and the seller. 

Thank you for using Paypal! 

The PayPal Team

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What do I do?

[meyereri]

I got the exact same probem. I'm selling my phone on craigslist and some guy from Nigeria wants to buy it. He asking way more than what its worth. We are comunicating through emails, and the appove email what what I got too. It seems like its all a scam to me. But, if I don't sell him the phone could I reallly be charge with leagal issues like the email says below?

Thanks,

Erica

[BenDKline]

No. We just spoke with paypal and USPS and were told the same thing. That this was a scam and we will never see our money. Now we are out and engagement ring, two wedding bands, and the $30 we spent on shipping. They told us that Africa is the new sending location for scammers. We couldn't figure out why this buyer was so willing to give us more than we were asking.

[khairelion]

Wish I had seen this about 6 days ago. Same thing happened to me, feels great.

[BenDKline]

Yea, I know the feeling. Same thing happaned to us; only after the fact did we find things alerting us to it being a scam.

[Courtney]

Oh no, I JUST sent my phone out today. Is there anything I can do to cancel the shipping? Because the payment isn't being shown in my paypal account as pending or anything.

[Courtney]

There is still a small percent of hope for those of us that have been scammed. If you have sent your package via USPS, you can fill out a PS Form 1509, its a Sender's Application for Recall of Mail. If you fill out this ASAP and take it to the post office, it will send a notice to the receiving post office (the post office the package is being mailed to) to look out for the package and to not send it on to the receipent and will be sent back to you. Only if its done in a very timely manner. I hope this helps people in the future not lose money to these terrible people.