Unsure if this is a real payment from <removed>

[MichaelS37]

Hi, I am selling something on Gumtree and I have been messaging the buyer quite a lot. She initially sent a payment to the Gumtree generated email. She has now sent it to my email but it has come from <removed> and it is asking me to click a button to Claim My Money. The buyer is apparently inthe Republic of Ireland. She is asking me to send it quickly as she requires it as a present tomorrow but the email address seems weird, any advice welcome!

[kernowlass]

@MichaelS37

Sounds like a scam.

Has she sent it to the email address you have linked and verified to your paypal account?

If so then the funds should be showing in that paypal account balance.

[MichaelS37]

She did - sent it to an @ googlemail address rather than @ gmail which is what is linked to my paypal.

She cancelled the payment a resent to correct address and it came through fine.

Still not sure about he scam/unofficial email address the first mail came from but funds sorted now.