Hi everyone I need help

[Kevb2]

I was selling my iPhone 7 Plus and was contacted by someone they sent these legitimate looking PayPal emails with confirmations and seemed legit sent out the phone and everything went black with the person they sent me texts messages saying what do u mean with smiley faces happy they just stole from me idk what todo paypal won’t help

[kernowlass]

@Kevb2

This is a typical 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.

Sorry but as none of the transaction was done using 'Paypal' then of course they can't do anything, you were scammed by spoof emails unfortunately.