Payment not showing.

[AliKook]

Received an email from a PayPal saying that my buyer has sent the money and it will be on hold until I send a tracking number but it is not showing anywhere on my PayPal account and the email was in my junk folder which PayPal never is. Now the buyer is threatening to get me arrested if I do not send it by 5 o’clock. What do I do as I don’t think this is legit and am quite terrified.

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@AliKook 

Don't worry about it, its a common 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 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.

They also 'sometimes' threaten legal action...have a laugh at that one and ignore it as its rubbish.

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.