Payment received but pending ?

[UnknownPayer]

We have received your message along with the shipment tracking number of an item you recently posted, we want to bring it to your attention that the tracking number AF591713. has now been verified. We are now in the processing of crediting the money into your PayPal account but due to the daily transactions in which PayPal handle daily, we will like you to give us a maximum of few hours to credit your PayPal account with the money paid in by "Beth Real or fake email from pay pal? NOTE : This is due to the high numbers of transactions held daily with PayPal and we are very sorry for any inconvenience this might caused you. Your money is intact and will be credited into your PayPal account in the next 24 hours..

[sharpiemarker]

@UnknownPayer

PayPal would not send you a message like this at all and it even has bad grammar so it is fake. If you were really paid, the funds will show in your PayPal account in the Pending balance section and a record of the payment in your PayPal account recent activity section. 

[UnknownPayer]

In my Activity It does say I have received the payment from the buyer, But is showing pending I’m new to pay pal an unaware of the cause of this any help on this? Thank you.

[sharpiemarker · Accepted solution]

@UnknownPayer

Ok, if payment is showing in your PayPal account as Pending then once PayPal can confirm delivery from the tracking number then the funds will be released.

You can use the funds when the balance amount is moved from Pending Balance to Available Balance.

https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-get-my-paypal-payment-sooner-for-a-transaction-...

https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/why-is-my-payment-on-hold-or-unavailable-faq1987

https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/why-is-my-money-on-hold-or-not-available-faq3306

[Jhoiigutierrez]

How can I send the tracking number for the PayPal to verify it so that my money can be released?

[irvinerm]

In selling a dining table, I was asked to send 100 gbp to the buyer to pass on for pickup and delivert costs, adding to the 150 cost which would be credited via paypal.  Subsequently, I was asked for more money in the form of iTunes gift cards, which would be credited to my paypal account.In all, I'm550 pounds out of pocket, and I can find no record of the 550 pounds on paypal. This morning, I have been asked for another 200 pounds which would take the money to be credited to my paypal account. "paypal"have said that having done so they would add it to my accountto the tune of 900 npounds.I have come to the conclusion that the "paypal" emails have been a scam.

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