Is this a scam

[Mohammedali5]

I’ve got someone buying my phone and she didn’t want to do bank transfer she wants to do PayPal and wasn’t too comfortable using PayPal to use as getting my payments she lives in London’s and I’m from Birmingham she found my ad on gumtree and we both agreed on delivery she told me sent payment and to check my junk for a confirmation but on my app it doesn’t say anything about any payments coming or being on hold on that email it say I have to deliver first then get my payment as PayPal put it on hold and that email I received is <removed> ( I had to space it out because PayPal doesn’t let me post) but after I pressed the email it shows up as <removed> and I was confused as why is that because I’ve used PayPal before never comes up on my email it comes up on the app if any payments are on hold Help meeee issss this a scam ??????

[kernowlass]

@Mohammedali5 

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.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.