Payment On hold

JancelConteh
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I sold a customer Airpod Pros however the funds she sent me placed on hold until I provided proof of shipping which has, in fact the item has been delivered and I haven't received my money. This is very uncomfortable since I have bills to pay for 

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kernowlass
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@JancelConteh 

 

Are the funds pending IN your paypal account or did you just rely on an email?

If so it may be this scam....

 

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/spam folders.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't 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.


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JancelConteh
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Do you have an email so I can show you the email I was sent ?
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kernowlass
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@JancelConteh 

 

Just post a gist of the email you received, i certainly would not be giving out my email address on a public worldwide forum thanks.


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