Facebook marketplace and paypal
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I have a few items listed on faceboook marketplace. I was contacted through Facebook messenger about one of the items. He wants to pay through PayPal and then have me ship the item to his son in Illinois. I am a bit concerned it is some type of scam or something. Does anyone have any advice?
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READ THIS SCAM AND SEE IF ANY OF IT FITS.
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.
OR
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 western union, moneygram or walmart etc BEFORE the funds are released to you.
They are not interested in the item, they just want the western union etc 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 do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory.
Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service eg Moneygram or Western Union etc.
Also their is no seller protection on paypal if you send to an address that is not the registered address of the paypal account holder.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.
Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.
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ok, sorry I took the time to warn you 'in case' it was a SCAM !!
Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.

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