Scam?

[Daniel12091]

Dear PayPal! I would like to ask you to send a Nintendo Switch console to John <removed> 1 week ago. Before I received an email from <removed> that John M. sent me the amount of € 505 for my paypal account at.. gmail. I sent the package with a DHL courier, which he sent me the address where the rooms should be sent. Then I sent <removed> this DHL courier ID that was accepted the next day. Then I received an email from that address that successfully identified the ID from DHL. John <removed> was in principle deducted EUR 905. Then he wrote to John M. to pay 400 euros for his cousin Moneygram, which I haven't done so far. I wanted to do this today, but the lady who worked there warned me that this was a scam and I shouldn't refer to any amount because you would not, in principle, ask for such a transaction. I would like to ask this is a scam or not? Because I'm not going to mention anything until I get anything after sending the product.

[kernowlass]

@Daniel12091 

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.

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.