Possible Scam, please help!
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Hey guys,
I requested money from a buyer, he said he had paid, however the money is not in my account and I received this email straight after he said he had paid. It looks suspicious because of the tone of the email (as if paypal knew I was express posting), plus there's different fonts used throughout. However, the email address it was sent from, is the same address as the email I received when I requested the payment. Please help!
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SOUNDS LIKE THIS SCAM, READ IT TO CHECK...
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.
Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.
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