Is this a scam?

MervynB
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I am a small business owner and have been contacted via Whatsapp by a foreign customer who would like to buy an item from me. 

I am naturally a bit skeptical of the conversation and for that reason I am directing them to pay to my Paypal account rather than share my bank details. 
I can see scams online that involve a fraudulent email confirming receipt of funds, so I will watch out for that. 
But assuming I verify the funds are in fact in my Paypal account - is there any further way that a scammer could get those funds back?

 

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kernowlass
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@MervynB 


That depends on many factors all listed in Paypals seller protection policy for you to read so you can risk assess your transactions.
Legal (bottom right of Paypals pages) > user agreement > seller protection.





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