Ebay Sale out of Ebay.

[ndelafe]

Good Morning, PayPal Community

I need to verify an email that was sent to me by an ongoing conversation over phone text (don't worry not using my real phone number) about an amount we both agreed on that was sent to me, but it is on hold until further shipping information is provided for "SECURITY" Purposes. This doesn't even seem like a legit PayPal email as the fonts seem kinda off and improvised.

Anyways hopefully someone can confirm my doubts here. Please see attached.

[kernowlass]

@ndelafe 

Can't see any ''attached'' but i bet its this scam.

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.

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.