Not sure if scam

[Vigilante4545]

After listing a computer in a local Facebook group, a lady contacted me to purchase. She wanted to send to her daughter in the US and paid the amount via PayPal. I got a notification sent to my junk mail from <removed> that said the amount would show in my account once I had given them the courier tracking number. I can find no trace of this pending transaction on my PayPal account. Is it a scam?

[kernowlass]

@Vigilante4545 

YES.

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/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.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.