Potential scam!

[HypeLinesUK]

Dear all,

I was selling a product online and got an official email receipt that concludes with:

'This PayPal® payment has been debited from the buyer's account,it has been "APPROVED" but your account will not be credited until the merchandise is sent to the given Name and Address of the Buyer and then email us the shipment tracking number for verification.This is PayPal newly introduced policy to secure both the buyer and the seller.

Yours sincerely,
PayPal.

PayPal is committed to preventing fraudulent emails. Emails from PayPal will always contain your full name. Learn to identify phishing.'

I would just like to confirm that this indeed a scam as I haven't sent any products out yet.

Many thanks.

[kernowlass]

@HypeLinesUK 

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.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.