[Urgent] Someone pay me to buy a good through Paypal, but actually how is it work?

[Hayden114]

Someone has paid me through Paypal, and I have received an email from PayPal, it shows "Status : Pending - Shipment Tracking  Number Requested." It required me to take a picture of the track number and receipt. It also shows "Once you have shipped the item and send us the shipment tracking number by replying this email notification for verification, your account will be credited." 

Is this real? Or I got fraud?

Thank you!!! 

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Hayden114 

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 or 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.