Is this a scam?

Lilmisskris
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I'm trying to sell an item and before the money is sent to my account "paypal" is asking me to send pictures of the scratched off gift cards I would be sending along with the item in order to receive my full payment. Is this normal? What should I do?
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sharpiemarker
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@Lilmisskris 

 

That's not normal. PayPal doesn't ask you to buy gift cards and submit the code to receive money. Scammers do.

 

What in the world would PayPal want with a gift card code? They sell gift cards and they manage over a gazillion paypal accounts,  money coming left, right, and center, top and down.  They don't need no gift cards.


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