Please HELP. Is this genuine or a scam?

[CharCharz76]

Hello Charxxxxxxxx, Lucy xxxxx has paid you through PayPal Note from Lucy xxxxxxxx:Furniture plus Pick up fee Details of Transaction • Amount:$280.00AUD • Pick up Fee:$100.00AUD • Total:$380.00AUD • Transaction ID:U-6SV701612V2043430 Note:This is the confirmation email of the PayPal payment made by Lucy xxxxx and how to get it completed. This PayPal payment has been approved but temporarily on hold and it won't reflect in your account balance because we had to place this transaction on an “ESCROW AGREEMENT” whenever handling third party payment in order to ensure both buyers and sellers protection from online fraudulent activities. You won't have access to the payment now until the Pick up Agent payment has been received from you due to PayPal management terms and conditions. Thanks for the co-operation Copyright © 1999-2021 PayPal. All rights reserved. • We have contacted the Pick up Agent and he requested Steam Wallet Gift Card for his payment. Therefore, you are required to purchase Steam Wallet Gift Card of $100.00AUD and get back to us with the details below as it was stated by the Pick up Agent so that he can come for the Pick up and Delivery. Details needed:Scratch and send the picture of the Steam Wallet Gift Card and Receipt,Your name,Pick up address,Pick up date and time,Item description and Contact number. You have to email us the full details to our customer care line which is helplineconsultant@mail2con sultant.com,so that we can complete the transaction and get your account credited with the total amount of $380.00AUD. You can also get back to us through that email if you have any question. You’re highly SECURED as PayPal will be responsible for any losses incurred during the course of this transaction.   The PayPal service is provided by PayPal Australia Pty Limited<removed> which holds Australian Financial Services Licence number 304962. 

[kernowlass]

@CharCharz76 

100% SCAM.

SCAM.

They encourage you to accept a direct Paypal payment.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails may go into your junk/spam folders.

They don't quibble on cost and may also say they can't view the item as they are disabled or working abroad or sending as a gift to a family member but they will arrange a shipping agent or courier to collect it.

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.

The fake paypal email will tell you that the buyer has paid for the item + shipping costs but you must send those shipping costs to the courier/ shipping agent via another payment processor than Paypal or by providing some vouchers or tokens before the funds are released to you.
They are not interested in the item, they just want that couriers/shipping funds and you will never see money in your paypal balance.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service eg Moneygram, Western Union, Bank Transfer or any sort of gift token or voucher.
There is no seller protection on paypal for any type of item that is collected by the buyer.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.