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[Emma115]

I have received an email from the above address saying I have received a payment and the funds would be released once I have send shipping confirmation, none of the links in the email work and my main concern is there is a space in the email address and I know that email addresses cant have spaces in them. I am pretty sure that I am trying to be scammed. Has anyone else had anything like this? The email address shows like this <removed>

[kernowlass]

@Emma115 

IF THE FUNDS ARE NOT SHOWING IN YOUR PAYPAL BALANCE THEN ITS THIS 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.

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.