My payment from PayPal

[DCM12]

Hi there, I just sold my laptop and the buyer received the laptop already but paypal is asking me to pay a fee of R1800 in order for me to get my money at any pep or shoprite. If someone can please tell me if this is correct or if I'm being scammed. Thank you so much for your reply.

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@DCM12 

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.

Once you have become a victim they may try again with more fake Paypal emails with other reasons that you must send them a payment for custom fees / to verify, expand or upgrade an account by providing some vouchers or tokens before the funds are released to you.

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.