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[j9806]

I have recently sold a valuable item via EBAY and the buyer had told me that he had sent off the payments but in order for me to revive it I had to send the parcel off and get the tracking number, it has been posted to Nigeria, this was 3 days ago, I then later got an email from “PayPal” saying the buyer had put an additional £300 into my PayPal account for me to pay the receiver £250 for customs costs, and my money will not be released until I had proof that I had transferred the amount..... however I stated I could not send any money until I had received the cash and when I mentioned getting authority’s invokes I have not had a reply from this “PayPal” team or the buyer...... I have been told I have been scammed by both “PayPal” and the buyer and I cannot stop my parcel from being delivered. So I am now £300 down and my goods are half way across the world. Is their anything I can do.

[kernowlass]

@j9806

Sadly no. I wish you had asked on here first 

This is a typical scam ..................

They may buy on Ebay but they use an anonymous or hijacked Ebay account and DO NOT have a Paypal account so they can't use Ebay checkout. 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 or 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.

Or once you have sent and they know you have become a victim they may again send you 'fake' Paypal emails stating they sent too much and you have to refund BEFORE the funds are released to your balance or you have to send a western union payment to pay customs fees etc.

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 eg Moneygram or Western Union etc.