Payment

[Klaudia78]

Hello! I would like to sell item and receive payment on my PayPal account. I receive an email from PayPal (which went to my spam folder) that first I need to send the parcel, then upload shipping number. When I’ll do this I’ll receive money on PayPal. Is this not a scam? I haven’t got anything on my PayPal account (any pending money etc) Thx in advance for answers

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Klaudia78 

SCAM.

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.

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.