PAYMENT RECEIVED ONLINE FOR GOODS

[SOJOKEE]

I AM SELLING MY COMPUTER AND RECEIVED AN ONLINE PAYMENT FOR IT. USUALLY, PAYPAL HAPPENS IN MINS BUT I GOT AN EMAIL SAYING I NEED TO SEND IN THE TRACKING INFORMATION FOR THE ITEM BEFORE THE PAYMENT IS RECEIVED. HAS ANYONE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE? AND THE EMAIL TO SEND TRACKING IS A GMAIL EMAIL 

[kernowlass]

@SOJOKEE 

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.