Sending tracking number via email

[Lasagnawerg]

I have sold an item on a local selling site and have have recieved an email from paypal requiring that I ship the item and that I send the tracking number to some paypal email address. I do not have any activity related to this sale on my paypal account. Also, the phone number to call in the email for assistance is <removed> which is from Ivory Coast. I do not want to call that number. Is this all common practice? The email is in french.

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Lasagnawerg 

Sounds like this scam, read and check.

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.