Invoice as payment??

[Christian2126]

Sold some virtual coins online for $145USD. Buyer sent me my payment in the form of an invoice with the amount as -$145USD. Did I get ripped off or will that be credited to me as a refund of some sort since he put it as negative money?

[kernowlass]

@Christian2126 

If it was marked as an invoice then its probably a scam doing the rounds as its been sent by a buyer and altered to look as though he has paid you.
Signs its a scam are >>>
its an invoice BUT sellers send invoices not buyers
marked as paid
marked as gift
says payment won't show in your balance for eg 24 hours
can't be chargedback.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send anything until the funds are showing in your paypal account balance.
Paypal payments are more or less instant.
Paypal will never tell you that a payment can't be subject to a chargeback if thats what scammers are still putting on invoices.

[sharpiemarker]

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@Christian2126 wrote:
Sold some virtual coins online for $145USD. Buyer sent me my payment in the form of an invoice with the amount as -$145USD. Did I get ripped off or will that be credited to me as a refund of some sort since he put it as negative money?

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You got ripped off. Scam buyers misuse PayPal features to trick unsuspecting sellers. Sending PayPal Invoices like this and marking them as Paid is one tactic used.