Scam??

Sharkness
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I am selling something in FB. Someone contacted me and said she wanted to pay for it and asked if I'd send it too her friend as it is a gift. The buyer then asked if I would include a $350 gift card. I agreed and sent her a paypal request. She said she sent the money through goods and services, yet it is not showing up on my end. I did get an email with 2 pics stating paypal is holding the funds until I send a pic of the "Vanilla VISA card" to them. They will then approve it and release the funds to me. Sounds fishy. Is this a scam?
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kernowlass
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@Sharkness 

 

Its a SCAM.

 

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 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.
They often say send to another address you have 0 SELLER PROTECTION if you don't send to the paypal registered address of the buyer even if it was not a scam.......which this is.


Once you have become a victim they may try again with more fake Paypal emails with other reasons that you must send them a payment for custom fees / to verify, expand or upgrade an account by giving them a gift card code first before you get your funds.

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.
Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service eg Moneygram, Western Union, Bank Transfer or any sort of gift token or voucher for anything account related or for release of funds.


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kernowlass
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@Sharkness 

 

Its a SCAM.

 

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 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.
They often say send to another address you have 0 SELLER PROTECTION if you don't send to the paypal registered address of the buyer even if it was not a scam.......which this is.


Once you have become a victim they may try again with more fake Paypal emails with other reasons that you must send them a payment for custom fees / to verify, expand or upgrade an account by giving them a gift card code first before you get your funds.

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.
Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service eg Moneygram, Western Union, Bank Transfer or any sort of gift token or voucher for anything account related or for release of funds.


Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.
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