How safe is request money?

[JamesD3]

Hi, Someone made an offer on ebay. Sounded promising, but then he messaged me this.....would you trust it? If I sent the request, are they soehow able to suck money out of my account? (Ive removed his paypal info)

Consider it sold to me for £170 and I will add extra £30 for postage through Royal International Signed  making total of £200.  I'm currently at military camp and and I want it posted to my cousin in Abroad. I have problem with my account and ebay help restore it but I have to wait 21 days before I can make offer or use the "buy it now" options. If you don't mind I can pay  through paypal you if send money request then I will pay it and you can post after you receive payment confirmation from paypal.

Get back to me with money request through paypal, send it to    + outlook + com (change "+" to  @  and . ) . Include your ebay username or item number so that I can identify from whom the message is coming from you.
Thanks.

[kernowlass]

@JamesD3 

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. (to another person ie them as they have hijacked the real owners ebay account).

No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails 'may' go into your junk/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.